Table tennis is a household name in China, and Chinese players have achieved great results in both domestic and international competitions. Recently, in the women's singles final of the 2024 WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, Chinese player Chen Meng defeated teammate Sun Yingsha with a total score of 4:2 and won the championship. This match not only witnessed the improvement of Chen Meng's strength, but also once again confirmed the dominance of Chinese table tennis on the world stage.
Chen Menglianke is the three main Japanese forces
In this Grand Slam tournament, Chen Meng showed an amazing form. She first swept Canada's Zhang Mo in the quarterfinals and successfully advanced to the round of 16 with a score of 3:0. In the next two rounds of competition, Chen Meng eliminated Japanese stars Miyu Hirano and Miwa Zhang with a score of 3:0 and 4:1 respectively, showing excellent offensive and defensive strength.
In the semifinals, Chen Meng faced Hina Hayata, Japan's number one women's singles player ranked fifth in the world. Chen Meng played quite well in this match, and she constantly put pressure on Hina Hayada in the first three boards, limiting her opponent's offensive tempo. Although Hina Hayada also showed extremely high quality in the hand-to-hand ball, Chen Meng relied on her excellent defensive ability and backhand line change ball to finally win in straight games, clearing the way for herself to advance to the final.
Through the three main forces of Japan, Chen Meng not only defended the lower half of the zone, but also completed the task of not losing foreign wars, and locked in the singles qualification for the Paris Olympics for himself. This is undoubtedly the best confirmation of Chen Meng's recent form, and it also makes fans look forward to her performance in the Olympics.
In the final, Chen Menglik and Sun Yingsha
In the women's singles final, Chen Meng and her world-ranked teammate Sun Yingsha started a fierce civil war. At the beginning, the two went back and forth and started a fierce fight. In the first game, although Chen Meng took the lead at the beginning, he made more mistakes and finally fell behind 6:11.
Entering the second game, Chen Meng adjusted his state in time, disrupted Sun Yingsha's rhythm through various twisting and flipping methods, and quickly pulled back a city at 11:5.
In the third game, Chen Mengji maintained an offensive momentum, although Sun Yingsha also tied the score in the middle game, Chen Meng always controlled the initiative on the court, and finally won 11:8.
In the fourth game, the two sides were even more stalemate, and the score was tied many times. On the key point of 9:9, Chen Meng scored two points in a row to win the game 11:9, leading the total score 3:1. Although Sun Yingsha launched a counterattack in the fifth game, Chen Meng made another effort in the sixth game and won the tiebreaker 11:8, and finally defeated Sun Yingsha 4:2 to win the championship.
This victory not only ended Chen Meng's two-year championship drought, but also allowed her to win the women's singles and women's doubles championships in this tournament. After the match, Chen Meng posted on social media to celebrate, attributing her victory to her tireless efforts over the past two years, and it was this perseverance that allowed her to regain her motivation to move forward.
Chen Meng responded to questions after the game
It is regrettable that in the infield interview session after the game, some fans at the scene were dissatisfied with the results of the game and publicly questioned Chen Meng's means of winning the championship with words such as "rubbing the edge". This kind of behavior is undoubtedly a blasphemy against sportsmanship, and it also casts a shadow on Chen Meng's victory.
Chen Meng showed a high level of professionalism in responding to questions. She didn't respond much to those remarks, instead focusing on the game itself and her own upbringing. Her calmness and calmness are exactly the demeanor and cultivation that a top athlete should have.
Chen Meng has proved everything with his strength and hard work. She started learning table tennis at the age of 5 and was selected by the national team at the age of 13. Years of hard training and valuable experience have allowed her to win two gold medals in singles and team at the Tokyo Olympics. And winning the championship in this Grand Slam tournament is also the best confirmation of her strength.
Chen Meng's outstanding performance at the Saudi Grand Slam once again demonstrated the dominance of Chinese table tennis on the world stage. She won the honor with her strength and hard work, and also locked the singles qualification for the Paris Olympics for the Chinese team. As a veteran of the national team, Chen Meng will continue to contribute to the cause of Chinese table tennis, and we look forward to her even better performance in the future.