The 2021 Nanyang Direct Competition of National Table Tennis has entered the end, on May 29, the 3 Olympic champions of the men's and women's teams - Liu Shiwen, Ma Long, Xu Xin all lost the situation, and the first two have ended the battle in advance, of which Liu Shiwen is the champion of any event, and Xu Xin also lost the mixed doubles gold medal, but there is still a men's singles champion to fight.
On May 30, the Straight Through Tournament will hold 6 matches, namely the semi-finals and finals of men's and women's singles - the final showdown is coming, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Xu Xin, Xu Chenhao, Chen Meng, He Zhuojia, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu Who can reach the top? Can Sun Yingsha, who has already won 2 golds in women's doubles and mixed doubles, become the "Triple Crown" again? The suspense is still there, and the excitement is worth paying attention to!
See below for details of the battle and schedule.
Speaking of the straight-through match on May 29, it is really difficult to say. Originally, the main 6 Tokyo Olympic players and 2 P card (substitute) players have reached the singles quarterfinals, and Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen have already reached the mixed doubles final, so everyone habitually thinks that they are the biggest favorite to win the championship, but the results of several games have not developed in the direction that many people expected.
In terms of singles, Liu Shiwen lost 0-4 in extremely bad condition and was hung by the sparring partner He Zhuojia in the team, which was completely unexpected. Subsequently, Ma Long also lost in the duel with the non-main player Xu Chenhao, losing the whole game 2-4.
Among the 3 olympic champions, only Xu Xin's singles status is very good, 4-0 to win the world champion Liang Jingkun. But it didn't take long for him to overturn the ship in his proud mixed doubles event, and together with Liu Shiwen, he and Liu Shiwen collapsed in a 3-1 lead over Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, and held the match point, and finally were defeated by two post-00s youngsters, who had no chance to win the championship.
Another singles match on May 29 was when Chen Meng was almost upset by Wang Yidi (who lost to the other side in last year's Olympic mock match) and won 4-2 after six innings. In the previous day's game, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu had already broken through successfully, so the list of the top four singles was officially released: 6 main players + 2 non-main players, which was really fierce!
May 30 is the last matchday of the Nanyang Pass, and only the singles events are left to compete for, the specific schedule is as follows -
Starting at 10:00, playing 4 consecutive semi-finals, in the order of: (1) Chen Meng vs He Zhuojia, (2) Fan Zhendong vs Wang Chuqin, (3) Sun Yingsha vs Wang Manyu, (4) Xu Xin vs Xu Chenhao;
Starting at 19:30, two consecutive finals were played (the matchup was determined according to the results of the morning match), followed by an award ceremony.
So who can have the last laugh in the showdown of this straight-through tournament? Can the two big dark horses fight to the end and impact the status of the main players? The answer will soon be revealed, so let's sit back and wait for the latest war report to come back: Come on, guys!