On the evening of the 8th, the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships women's team finals, the long-awaited Sino-Japanese showdown came as scheduled.

　　In the latest ITTF women's singles world rankings, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, and Wang Manyu ranked in the top 3, and Hayata Hina, Ito Mima, and Kihara Miyu ranked 5th, 6th, and 15th.

Although Hayata Hina was unable to play due to injury, this women's team final featuring five top 20 players in the world is also a high-level competition in the world of women's table tennis.

　　With Sun Yingsha's victory over Nagasaki Meiyou, the Chinese women's team defeated the Japanese team 3:0, won the Corbylon Cup for the 22nd time, and achieved 5 consecutive championships!

Image source: Screenshot of the official website of the World Table Tennis Federation

game progress

　　Before the final, the players of both teams expressed their inner expectations and bluntly said that they would enjoy the game.

And the final was as exciting as everyone expected.

　　In the first set, when Chen Meng faced Miyu Kihara, he kept hitting his opponent with his serve, increasing the changes in the first three cricket and taking the initiative on the court.

In the end, they defeated the opponent 3:0 and scored the first point for the Chinese team.

　　In the second game, Wang Manyu played against Mima Ito.

The situation between the two is relatively stalemate, and the first two rounds have each other's winners and losers.

Since then, Wang Manyu has been better in grasping the key points and defeated his opponent 3:1.

　　In the third set, Sun Yingsha faced Nagasaki Meiyou, who was not ranked high in the world. She completely took the initiative on the field and did not give her opponent too many chances.

Road to Championship

　　In this World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese women's team's record was finally fixed at 8 wins and 0 losses.

　　Since old rivals such as Germany and South Korea are in a period of transition between the old and the new, the Chinese team won the championship with a complete victory record, which many netizens have actually expected.

Looking back on the team's road to winning the championship, there are many pictures that make the outside world talk about it.

　　In the group stage, due to the overall weakness of the opponents, the Chinese team appeared to be more flexible in arranging troops.

Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong, who participated in the World Table Tennis Championships team competition for the first time, also got the opportunity to play in different games, and they also performed well.

　　In the spare time of the game, the female team members also appear to be very "busy", and they will accept the invitations for group photos from various parties.

　　The idol of 14-year-old Lin Yixuan of the US team is Wang Manyu. When she and the latter practiced on the training ground together and successfully took a group photo, the little girl smiled happily.

Chen Meng in the game.

Photo by Anyuan

　　After the quarter-final with Portugal, the Chinese team members did not rush to leave the venue.

I saw the opponent put down the racket and quickly ran to take a photo with the national table tennis players, while the photographers on the side recorded this friendly scene.

　　In the knockout stage, the most common words of the national table tennis players may be "the state is relatively normal." In the face of opponents who don't play much on weekdays, the girls can always find a way to deal with them after they are familiar with the opponent's ball path.

　　The successful win this time has also further enhanced the strength of the Olympic champion pair Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu.

Chen Meng said that she, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu have more tacit understanding and trust each other, but even so, when they play, they will not rely on each other because of this, but will go all out to be themselves.

"Grandma Ping Pong" Ni Xialian was a guest reporter and wished Guoping.

Photo by He Shaoqing

Netizens' fancy praise

　　During each national table tennis competition, netizens always turn on the "fancy praise" mode to cheer for the "dream team".

　　There was a one-sided situation in many games this year. Guoping will soon be able to win the game. Netizens call it "getting off work at the speed of light".

Image source: Screenshot of netizen comments

Image source: Screenshot of netizen comments

　　In this regard, Wang Manyu also responded in the interview.

"We actively mobilized our opponents, and the game was very focused and fast. In fact, I didn't care about the time, but when I looked down, (the game ended) quite quickly."

　　Hearing this, Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha on the side couldn't help laughing.

In fact, when it comes to "getting off work at the speed of light", it is also a manifestation of the strength of the national table tennis.

　　Many viewers said that watching the national table tennis women's team competition is a steady happiness.

Guoping "Little Devil" Sun Yingsha.

Photo by Anyuan

　　In this regard, the girls seem very calm, as several players said when looking forward to the final, they will face their opponents with a shocking attitude.

And this calmness and humility may be one of the reasons why Guoping has always been in the leading position in the world.

　　"We are still going all out, and our overall strength may be somewhat higher than our opponents, but we still have to be ourselves." Sun Yingsha once said.

　　In her opinion, no matter what opponent it faces, the team will be prepared for difficulties.

The mutual trust and encouragement among teammates makes the team atmosphere of "Dream Combination" very beautiful.

after cup

　　After defeating the old opponent, the national table tennis women's team also ushered in the 5th consecutive championship of the event.

Group photo of the National Table Tennis Women's Team after the match.

Photo by Anyuan

　　Compared with the lineup sent by the men's team this time, the members of the national table tennis women's team are even younger.

Among the five players, only Chen Meng and Wang Manyu participated in the 2018 World Table Tennis Championships as non-main players.

Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong participated in the World Table Tennis Championships team competition for the first time.

　　Compared with the lineup of the last World Table Tennis Championships team competition, the National Table Tennis Women's Team has successfully completed the transition between the old and the new.

When Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen and others gradually faded out of the fans' vision, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu's "three golden flowers" have now firmly occupied the top three positions in the women's singles world.

　　The Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships is also the highest-level team event after entering the Paris Olympics cycle. In addition to defending the title, Guoping also pays more attention to the overall inspection of the team and solves the problems exposed in the competition.

Wang Manyu in the game.

Photo by Anyuan

　　With less than two years to go before the Paris Olympics, it is also the team's goal to understand the current situation of competitors through the competition and plan future preparation plans.

　　For the players, seizing the opportunity to become familiar with more opponents' ball paths and further consolidate the world rankings will also give them a favorable position in the competition for qualification for the Paris Olympics.

　　After winning the cup, waiting for the girls of the girl group will be a new journey.

During the Paris Olympics cycle, everyone can still shout that sentence: You can always trust the national table tennis.

　　Author: Liu Xingchen