Data map: Chen Meng in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Zhongju
Chinanews client, Beijing, November 11 (Reporter Wang Yu) "No matter how difficult this road to return is, you will eventually stand on the court at this moment and restart the table tennis game that belongs to all of us. I want to tell you this. Everything is worth it."
Four days ago, the Women's Table Tennis World Cup, which marked the full restart of the international table tennis world, took the lead in swinging. The words of the Chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association Liu Guoliang gave people nearly eight months of ping-pong memories about suspension, postponement and silence. Back in the arena.
Although Guoping sent two "newcomers", Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha, who have never participated in the World Cup, it does not mean that the gold content of the Cup has dropped at all.
On the one hand is the world’s number one backbone force, on the other hand is the team’s most promising new star. In addition to their first individual world championship, the two people’s goal is to compete for qualification for the Tokyo Olympics, which is within easy reach. .
Data map: Chen Meng boarded the women's singles champion podium in the 2020 finals.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Zhongju
In the end, the two did not disappoint in the finals on the evening of the 10th.
Under Liu Guoliang's gaze, after five rounds of fierce battle, Chen Meng became the winner of the last laugh. Not only did he keep the championship trophy on the Chinese table tennis team for the fourth consecutive year, but also continued to consolidate his leading position in the team.
From the world's No. 1 throne in early 2018, to the women's singles three consecutive championships in the 2020 finals, and to the women's singles and women's doubles championships in this year's National Championships, Chen Mengguang, who is domineering and composed, is gradually dazzling. Has already moved to the center of the "stage" of the women's table tennis world.
After the game, Chen Meng tried her best to control her emotions, just as she had been introverted, rational and full of desire in her past career regardless of glory or trough.
But the slight choking still clearly conveyed the pressure that 26-year-old Chen Meng brought to herself when she got closer to her dream.
In the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships, Liu Shiwen defeated Chen Meng to win the women's singles championship.
Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
At the beginning of the Tokyo Olympic cycle, in front of the three names of Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen and Zhu Yuling, Chen Meng was not noticeable on the list of national table tennis defending the glory of Olympic women's table tennis.
Now that her name is engraved on the Hamalund Cup, with the blessing of a single world champion, her Olympic outline is clearer.
Sun Yingsha facing each other across the net can hardly be called the loser of this duel.
The Tokyo Olympics confirmed the postponement, and there are endless speculations about whether the young Chinese sports players can use this to emerge. Sun Yingsha has been mentioned repeatedly, but it is recognized that it is quite difficult to achieve it.
"Little Devil" is the title given to Sun Yingsha by fans. The fierce fighting on the court and the uncommon composure of her peers make the outside world full of reveries about her future.
But if the "small" in the nickname is removed, Sun Yingsha still has a long way to go with the thickness of the national table tennis lineup.
Data map: Sun Yingsha playing the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wu Junjie
The Olympic Games were postponed, but Sun Yingsha's growth began to accelerate.
It was also the first time to participate in the World Cup. Chen Meng, who stood on the highest podium, was 26 years old, while Sun Yingsha, who was wearing a silver medal beside her, was only 20 years old.
However, it is still difficult to summarize Sun Yingsha's growth in the past period of time.
For the team World Cup, the Asian Championships, which are related to the qualifications of the Olympic team, the women's doubles venue of the World Table Tennis Championships, and even the Olympic simulation games within the national table tennis team, although the national table tennis team is like a forest, there is no lack of opportunities and stages.
And the ability to seize the fleeting opportunity again and again has made Sun Yingsha today.
As a result, the expected Paris is gradually moving closer to Tokyo, and it can appear in the list of the most important individual events before the Olympics. National Ping Pong's expectations of Sun Yingsha are obvious.
Although she couldn't resist Chen Meng's pressure, her promotion path was convincing, especially in the semi-finals against the national table tennis opponent-Mima Ito.
Data map: Sun Yingsha in the game.
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At the award ceremony, Mima Ito once looked at Chen Meng who was on the highest podium beside her, her eyes full of unwillingness.
After eight months away from the international arena, her goal is not only to adapt to the arena.
After a long absence, Mima Ito, who has a new serving technique, is still the most powerful challenger of the national table tennis women's team.
Mima Ito’s “dancing” serve and game style has always been eye-catching. This World Cup is also the first time she has demonstrated the power of the new serve studied during the epidemic.
Ito once said that the benefits and risks of new serve are very high, and what he can do is to minimize serve errors and constantly sum up experience.
From being a blockbuster to being focused on research, to devoting himself to technical tactics, Mima Ito can always make a comeback after repeated failures.
She once made a bold statement: "I am very happy to be researched by the Chinese team. I am happy to be able to continue to improve on the basis of being researched."
Now, it seems that such remarks are not just rants.
Data map: Mima Ito.
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Sun Yingsha has a clear understanding of this contemporary opponent, and she bluntly said Mima Ito will be her main opponent in the next ten years.
Regardless of how the table tennis world changes, the ability to snipe the flagship of the Japanese women's table tennis player now means that it will take more responsibilities in the future.
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