The Saudi Table Tennis Grand Slam has come to an end! The Chinese table tennis team once again won all five championships! And the biggest winner among them is undoubtedly Wang Chuqin, who won the triple crown and won the event bonus of 520,000 yuan at the same time. It can be said that Wang Chuqin is both fame and fortune! What's even more surprising is that the night Wang Chuqin won the men's singles championship was his 24th birthday! The tournament organizers also prepared a birthday cake to celebrate it at the tournament site! In addition to being excited, Wang Chuqin also announced the good news and will continue to work hard!
In the previous Singapore Grand Slam, Wang Chuqin almost created a miracle of the triple crown. At that time, he also competed in three events. Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha won the mixed doubles event, and Liang Jingkun won the men's singles event. It's just that in the men's doubles event, Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong lost to Ma Long and Lin Gaoyuan. As a result, the opportunity to win the treble was missed. I didn't expect to make up for the regret of the Singapore Grand Slam in the Saudi Table Tennis Grand Slam! In the mixed doubles event, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha continued to win the championship, in the men's doubles event Wang Chuqin and Ma Long won the championship, and in the men's singles event, Wang Chuqin defeated Francesca to reach the top. Therefore, Wang Chuqin, who won the triple crown, also became the first person in WTT history to achieve this result. On social media, Wang Chuqin posted a news that the three champions are the best birthday gifts! He thanked the fans and announced that he would continue to achieve his dreams in the future! It is not difficult to understand that at the Paris Olympics, Wang Chuqin's goal is to win three gold medals!
If the biggest winner of men's table tennis is Wang Chuqin, then the biggest winner of women's table tennis is Chen Meng! In this Saudi Arabian Table Tennis Grand Slam, Chen Meng played in two events. In Women's Doubles, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu won the title by beating world No. 1 South Korea's Tian Zhixi and Shin Yubin. In the women's singles event, Chen Meng defeated Sun Yingsha to win the championship. Especially the championship in the women's singles event is not easy for Chen Meng. Because of Wang Manyu's unexpected elimination, Chen Meng started from the 1/8 knockout round, and successively faced the three main forces of Japanese women's table tennis, defeating Miyu Hirano 3-0, eliminating Miwa Zhang Ben 4-1, and entering the final after sweeping Hina Hayada 4-0. Because of this, many fans call Chen Meng an anti-Japanese hero!
Facing the world No. 1 Sun Yingsha in the final, Chen Meng defeated Sun Yingsha 4-2 after dropping a game first. After the game, Chen Mengle blossomed! First, she didn't expect that she could defeat Sun Yingsha! Because in the past two years, Chen Meng has hardly won against Sun Yingsha. In this game, Chen Meng was also ready to fight, but he didn't expect to finally win! Second, Chen Meng has qualified for the Olympic singles! Before this event, Wang Manyu's points were higher than Chen Meng's. But Wang Manyu's third-round exit gave Chen Meng a chance to overtake. In the end, Chen Meng ranked second, surpassing Wang Manyu.
For the performance of Wang Chuqin and Chen Meng, the fans also sent blessings in the message, double happiness! We look forward to more exciting performances in the next competitions!