Can Sun Yingsha sing all the way to the Saudi Grand Slam?
The women's singles event at the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam 2024 will feature a high-profile showdown. Sun Yingsha, a popular star in the Chinese table tennis world, performed well in the early stage of this tournament, passed all the way, won the upper sign at the tournament, and is expected to win the championship in the final. As the leading player of the Chinese team, Sun Yingsha has strong strength and has been in hot form recently, and whether she can continue her good results and make great progress in the Saudi arena will be the focus of the audience.
Sun Yingsha has just won the singles event at the Macau World Cup, and her confidence has doubled. Her signing for the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam is also quite ideal, and she is thought to be a direct finalist. But even so, Sun is still under pressure to give her all and perform at the top level in order to win the final battle and add confidence to the upcoming Paris Olympics.
1. Sun Yingsha was the most optimistic before the game
The distribution of women's singles spots for the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam 2024 has been revealed. Among the 48 contestants, the Chinese team sent a strong six-man main lineup, including the star Sun Yingsha. Sun Yingsha was lucky to draw the upper sign, and in the 1/4 area, she has few strong opponents.
This signing undoubtedly gave Sun Yingsha a great advantage. It stands to reason that as long as she plays at her due level, she can go all the way to the finals. In the first few rounds of this tournament, Sun Yingsha was indeed at ease. In the round of 16, she swept South Korea's first sister Tian Zhixi 3-0; In the top 8 matches, Sun Yingsha swept her teammate Qian Tianyi 4-0, and the single game of 11-0 in singles reflected her current master state.
Before the match, most pundits and fans were generally optimistic about Sun Yingsha's prospects of winning the Saudi Grand Slam. Not only is she strong, but she's also very good at signing, and no opponent seems to be able to put much of an obstacle on her.
Second, it is under tremendous pressure
Despite the pre-tournament bullishness on Sun, her road to the Saudi Grand Slam title was not all smooth sailing. In addition to Sun Yingsha, the other five main players of the Chinese team have repeatedly suffered setbacks in this tournament, which undoubtedly increases the pressure on Sun Yingsha.
Even if Sun Yingsha has passed all the way, her opponent in the final has not yet been determined. You can't take it lightly, any opponent may be upset at their peak, and table tennis events have always been unpredictable.
Most importantly, this is the last stop for Sun Yingsha's preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. She has yet to win the singles event at the Olympics, and whether she can win the gold medal in Saudi Arabia will be of great significance to her and will have a direct impact on her performance at the Games.
Third, we need to go all out
With so much pressure on her, Sun will have to go all out and perform at her top level. She needs to maintain a high level of focus and take every detail to the extreme, and any negligence can lead to regret.
Thankfully, Sun Yingsha has been in good form lately, having just won the singles title at the World Cup in Macau. She will enter the Saudi Circle with that breath of victory and confidence. And in the first few rounds of the Saudi Grand Slam, Sun Yingsha's dominance was impressive.
Even so, Sun Yingsha's opponent in the final will probably be teammate Chen Meng. Chen Meng passed all the way, and even swept the three kings of Japan in the semifinals, and his state was also hot. The duel between the two at the pinnacle will be a rare show.
Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng are both popular stars in the Chinese table tennis world, with equal strength, and both are eager to win the championship in Saudi Arabia. For Sun, this will be her final campaign in Paris and she will have to give it her all if she is to win this civil war and add confidence to her Olympic gold medallist.
Chinese star Sun Yingsha has a bright future at the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam in 2024. Not only is she strong and in excellent form, but she is also lucky to draw the ideal signing, and is generally expected to go all the way to win the final. Sun Yingsha is also under tremendous pressure to give her all and perform at the top level in order to win the final battle and boost her confidence for the upcoming Paris Olympics.