Beijing time on June 2, the current time has come to the beginning of June. Entering the final sprint stage of the Paris Olympic Games, the athletes from various associations who have confirmed their Olympic qualification have seized the last opportunity to train and polish their form and feel on the trial stage provided by WTT. The WTT Chongqing Championship, which is currently in full swing, has attracted the attention of many fans from the outside world. In the several key battles that have just ended, many of the main players of national table tennis have played eye-catching, whether it is Fan Zhendong who defeated his old enemy Zhang Benzhihe, or Wang Manyu who won the competition in the team, they all played very beautifully. Among them, the 30-year-old women's team also played well: in the face of the increasingly strong threat of Zhang Ben, she decisively "showed her sword"!
In the women's singles 1/4 finals of the WTT Chongqing Championships, national table tennis player Chen Meng and Japanese table tennis player Zhang Benmeihe encountered. Let's talk about Chen Meng's side first, after entering the Paris cycle, Chen Meng's pressure and challenges have become heavier and heavier, but she is still positive and optimistic, and in the previous Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, she defeated the main Japanese table tennis Olympic players in the foreign war one after another, handed over the "perfect answer sheet" in the foreign war test, and then had the last laugh in the duel with Wang Manyu for the singles quota in the Paris Olympics. Chen Meng, who won the Olympic singles quota, will have to make persistent efforts next, after all, the final stage is far from coming, and Chen Meng, who has gained enough confidence and blessing, is bound to still want to make a difference. Zhang Benmei and this side also make the outside world very concerned, this 16-year-old genius girl and his brother Zhang Benzhihe have a very similar growth path, young and promising and the momentum of the ball is very obvious, she has become a potential main force of the Japanese table tennis women's team in the Paris cycle, and the follow-up national table tennis coaching staff must be taken seriously.
In the first set of this match, Chen Meng entered the state very quickly, played very decisively on the serve, and the quality of the shot was stable, Zhang Benmei and was beaten a little passively, and Chen Meng, who was in the lead, immediately won 11-5. In the second set, Chen Meng continued to play steadily in the first set, pulling a straight line with his forehand and changing the line with his backhand to directly achieve a fantastic 6-0 lead, but then Zhang Benmei and calmly chased the score, through the forehand rush and backhand spin, and strengthened the protection of his backhand in the middle position, and gradually shortened the score gap until 10 draws. At the critical moment, Chen Meng pulled back the forehand position and won 13-11 tenaciously, and Zhang Benmeihe, who was a little less experienced, was still a little anxious. In the third set, Chen Meng and Zhang Benmeihe competed very fiercely in the first three boards, and Zhang Benmeihe, who gradually adapted to Chen Meng's way of serving, began to look for a breakthrough point, and relied on the side pull of the serve to successfully "break through" and pull back a set 12-10 without falling behind.
In the fourth set, Chen Meng summed up the experience of the previous game and decisively played a speed advantage, took the early lead by sending long and short backhand balls, and then curbed the opponent's offensive fighting spirit by continuously defending the opponent's forehand attack, Chen Meng seized the opponent's attack mistake at the critical moment and locked the final victory 11-5 in one go. Chen Meng, who is full of quality, is very comfortable in the face of Zhang Benmeihe, who is constantly rising, especially in the handling of key balls, Chen Meng, who has rich experience in the competition, is obviously much higher than his opponent. Of course, we also have to face up to the fact that Zhang Benmeihe can dare to fight Chen Meng in the two-set duel, give a backhand through extreme speed, and flexibly mobilize and pull Chen Meng's defense, such a young opponent is really worthy of attention in the later stage. Chen Meng's ability to win this key victory is not only a response to the trust of the women's team coach Ma Lin, but also a key performance of self-justification, which is convincing.