The Chinese team performed well in the 2024 Table Tennis Grand Slam
2024 is an extremely important year for table tennis players, with Grand Slam tournaments determining their world rankings and Olympic tickets. In several competitions that have been held this year, the Chinese team can be said to be famous and has shown strong strength many times.
Singapore Open
In mid-March, the Singapore Open gave us a Chinese civil war. In the mixed doubles final, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha defeated teammates Ma Long/Lin Gaoyuan to defend the title three times. The veteran duo showed a very high standard in the final, especially in the crucial points, which was impressive.
In women's singles, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Chen Xingtong and Wang Yidi reached the semifinals, and finally Chen Meng and Wang Manyu met in the finals. After seven rounds of fierce battles in the final, Chen Meng finally defeated his teammates and defended his title. This civil war shows how strong the overall strength of the Chinese table tennis women's team is.
In the men's singles field, national players Fan Zhendong and Lin Shidong also defeated Sweden and Chinese Taipei respectively, and both advanced to the semifinals. However, in the civil war in the semifinals, Fan Zhendong lost to Lin Shidong and missed the final. Lin Shidong finally lost to the German veteran Boll and could only stop at the runner-up.
The Chinese team won the mixed doubles, women's singles and men's doubles championships at the Singapore Open, which can be described as a bumper harvest.
Saudi Arabia Open
At the beginning of May, the Saudi Arabia Open saw the outstanding performance of the Chinese team. In the mixed doubles final, the Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha combination lost three games in straight games, beating Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting/To Hoi-king to win the championship.
In Men's Doubles, Ma Long/Wang Chuqin also defeated Japan's Akuto Ishizuka/Shunsuke Tomigami in straight games to reach the top of the championship.
In the women's doubles, Chen Meng/Wang Manyu finally defeated the Korean pair Chun Zhixi/Shin Yubin in the final after some hardships, adding another championship to the Chinese team.
In the singles event, Wang Chuqin and Chen Meng both reached the semifinals, sweeping Denmark and Japan respectively. However, in the civil war in the semifinals, Chen Meng lost to Sun Yingsha in the world today and missed the final.
The Chinese team won the mixed doubles, men's doubles, women's doubles and women's singles championships at the Saudi Arabia Open, once again showing their dominance at the same level.
The Chinese team is very dominant
Through the data of the above two tournaments, we can see that the Chinese team is in quite good shape in 2024. Not only do they have an absolute advantage in the doubles event, but they also have a number of top players in the singles event, and their strength is very strong.
The Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha mixed doubles duo is unrivalled today, winning both Singapore and Saudi Arabia with a dominant title. In singles, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Sun Yingsha and others have also met in the finals many times, showing extremely high personal ability.
In addition to these veterans, the new generation of players of the Chinese team, such as Lin Shidong and Chen Xingtong, are also gradually growing up and will take over as the mainstay in the future. On the whole, the overall strength of the Chinese team is far ahead of other national teams, and it is difficult to be shaken in the short term.