On August 4, with Chen Meng's match with German sister Solja, the last point landed. The Chinese team defeated Germany 3-0 and successfully advanced to the final of the women's team at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Yesterday evening, Japan defeated Hong Kong 3-0 to advance to the final. In this way, the tokyo Olympic women's team final will be played between the Chinese team and the Japanese team. This is also the second time that the Chinese and Japanese teams have met in the Olympic team competition after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
According to the requirements of the format, the first set of the Olympic team competition is doubles. So for the Japanese team, the lineup is already a bright card: the first set, Ishikawa Yoshijun / Hirano Miyu; the second set, Ito Mimako; the third set, Hirano Miyu. In the face of such a lineup as the Japanese team, the national table tennis team actually has two choices: Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu as a doubles player and Chen Meng as the first singles; or, with Chen Meng/Wang Manyu as a doubles player, Sun Yingsha once again takes on the heavy responsibility of the first singles.
Looking back at the women's team competition at the Olympic Games, the Japanese women's doubles team of Yoshinori Ishikawa / Miyu Hirano played extremely well, winning 3-0 in all three matches. Before the competition, although Ishikawa Yoshijun was going to compete in the singles event in this Olympic Games, he still focused on doubles training. Therefore, if you look at it from the perspective of winning the first set, sending Sun Yingsha / Wang Manyu to play in the women's doubles is the most secure arrangement.
Then, the singles in the second set are Chen Meng against Ito Mimachi. The previous record of the two sides was Chen Meng's 4 total victories. Although the two sides did not have the opportunity to meet in the singles event, Chen Meng's overall strength still occupied an advantage. Winning this point for the national table tennis should not be a problem. It's just that in the course of the game, whether it can be like Sun Yingsha in the singles game, sweeping and winning may be a question. After all, in the final arena, the psychological pressure of the team members will be greater, and it is inevitable that there will be certain fluctuations. But I believe that if Chen Meng takes on a single position, he will definitely complete the task.
On the contrary, Sun Yingsha served as a single. With a record in singles matches, psychological pressure will fall to the side of Ito. After all, in the singles semi-finals, 0-4 by Sun Yingsha, there will still be a shadow in Ito's heart. Looking back at Ito's match with Hong Kong's Du Kaixuan, it is also a lack of stability in it. Once the play is suppressed by the opponent, there will be a series of mistakes. And if in the final, she played against Sun Yingsha again, she lost half of the momentum. Therefore, Sun Yingsha's first singles will not only lay the foundation for the national table tennis championship, but also completely eliminate the fighting spirit of the Japanese team.
What kind of lineup will the national table tennis finally send? At 18:30 Beijing time on August 5, this high-profile peak showdown is about to be staged. Let's wait and see. You are also welcome to make your predictions in the comments section.