On the evening of the 30th, the WTT (World Table Tennis Professional League) World Cup finals ended in Xinxiang, Henan.
Like the previous WTT Macau Championship, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin finally won the women's and men's singles championships.
After careful calculation, this time is only a week away from the last WTT event.
Summarizing the performance of the past period, although the state of the national table tennis players has fluctuated with the intensive schedule, the dominance of the "dream team" is still unshakable.
Image source: Official Weibo of WTT World Table Tennis Federation
Spotlight on Finals
The women's singles final took the lead, and Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha started a civil war in national table tennis.
In the first game, Chen Meng used the serve to mobilize Sun Yingsha, forcing the latter to make more backhand mistakes, and Chen Meng took the lead.
In the second game, Sun Yingsha stepped up her forehand attack and tied the score with 11:4.
The process of the third and fourth games was exactly the same. The two took the lead alternately. At the critical moment, Sun Yingsha accelerated the attack and scored two cities in a row.
In the sixth game, after the two were tied at 10:10, Chen Meng won 2 points in a row and dragged the game into the tiebreaker.
In the seventh game, Sun Yingsha seized the opportunity to build an advantage at the beginning, and finally resisted the counterattack and won the championship with 12:10.
This is also the third championship that Sun Yingsha won in October.
After the game, she still said the phrase "see you next game".
Image source: Official Weibo of WTT World Table Tennis Federation
In the men's singles final, Wang Chuqin and Zhang Benzhi met.
In the first game, Zhang Benzhihe took the lead to enter the state and went to the next game with 11:8.
In the second game, the situation was stalemate.
Wang Chuqin was better in grasping the key points and equalized the score.
In the third game, after the score was tied at 9:9, Wang Chuqin scored 2 points in a row to win another game.
In the fourth game, the two took the lead alternately, and Wang Chuqin used the serve to mobilize the opponent for another win.
In the fifth game, Zhang Benzhihe was more decisive in the key points and pulled back a game.
In the sixth game, Wang Chuqin scored 3 points in a row, established an advantage, and successfully won the championship.
Image source: Official Weibo of WTT World Table Tennis Federation
It is not an exaggeration to describe Wang Chuqin's recent performance as "hot". This "post-00" player has gradually shown his own domineering.
On the way to the last two promotions, Wang Chuqin has won against captain Ma Long.
Image source: Ma Long Weibo
After defeating Malone in the semifinals, Wang Chuqin attributed the victory to his good mentality.
"In the details of the game, including the understanding of the game, I have a certain gap with Brother Long." He said.
And Malone also concluded on social media, "I will go all out to complete every game well and be satisfied with my performance. Of course, the victory belongs to the side who played better."
While we are delighted with the growth of the young players, we also admire the perseverance of the veterans.
When the opponent launches a "siege" to the national table tennis
In the past two WTT events, the national table tennis players faced the "siege" of European, Asian and other opponents.
Combined with the performance of the competition, the national table tennis women's team played more stably.
In this Xinxiang WTT World Cup final, the Chinese team's four "Golden Flowers" Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi all advanced to the semi-finals, and the women's team secured the women's singles championship, runner-up and third place in advance.
When facing the old rival Japanese team, whether it is singles or team battles, the national table tennis players have all the advantages.
In the contest with Mima Ito, Wang Manyu and Chen Xingtong did not give their opponents too many chances in the past few matches and won easily.
Compared with the women's team, the national table tennis men's team, which is undergoing a transition between the old and the new, has encountered greater challenges, especially in the face of the Japanese team and the German team.
And when the "upset" thing really happened to the players of the "Dream Team", the fans gave them encouragement, and the players remained rational and calm.
Image source: Screenshot of netizen comments
Xinxiang WTT World Cup final, in the men's singles 1/8 final, Lin Gaoyuan lost 2:3 against German veteran Boer; in the men's singles 1/4 final, the world number one Fan Zhendong won the first game Under the counterattack of German player Ocharov, he missed the promotion with a 2:3 loss...
It can be seen that after the "back-to-back" battle, the national table tennis players have been severely tested in terms of physical fitness and psychology.
The picture shows Fan Zhendong in the game.
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"Slow entry and failure to handle key scores are the main reasons for the loss." Fan Zhendong said when talking about the reasons for the loss.
He admitted that his overall performance in the game was not good.
However, we are also very pleased to see that the national table tennis players are actively mobilizing their own state.
Chen Meng and Wang Manyu, who played poorly in the WTT Macau Championship, recovered to their former level in the Xinxiang WTT World Cup final.
In the competitive sports arena, victory or defeat is a matter of military affairs.
Learning from the "upset" and sounding the alarm for the team may also be the harvest of Guoping in the game.
The picture shows the national table tennis men's team achieved ten consecutive championships in the World Table Tennis Championships.
Image source: Visual China
Intensive race halfway through
Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships and two WTT events.
In the past October, Guoping has participated in three consecutive games with high gold content, covering doubles and singles arenas.
After the trip to Xinxiang, the intensive schedule of Guoping has also passed half.
As mentioned above, after sending the entire main lineup to participate in three competitions, Guoping has a deeper understanding of opponents around the world.
The experience of several losses has also made the team pay more attention to the research of opponents.
In mid-November, the Asian Cup of Table Tennis will be held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Combined with the actual situation of the team, the national table tennis men's and women's teams selected Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Yidi and Chen Xing to play together.
"Fan Zhendong and Ma Long took the initiative to withdraw from the Asian Cup according to their own situation." Qin Zhijian, the head coach of the national table tennis men's team, introduced after the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships.
The picture shows the award ceremony of the National Table Tennis Women's Team Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships.
Photo by China News Agency reporter An Yuan
As for the women's team, head coach Li Xun hopes to use the opportunity of the Asian Cup to enhance the overall strength of women's table tennis and prepare for the Paris Olympics.
"Arranging the two players in the World Table Tennis Championships team who did not play in the knockout stage to play in the Asian Cup and directly confront their main opponents will help enhance the overall strength of the team."
After participating in the international competition, the main players will return to the local team to prepare for the national championship.
In the three-month intensive competition at the end of the year, the main players need to be more familiar with the opponent's ball path, techniques and tactics; if the young players want to take on more competition tasks, they need to find opportunities to show themselves on the field and lay the foundation for the competition in the new year.
At present, Guoping has basically reached the preliminary vision.
Going to the Asian Cup, please continue to cheer for the team!
Author: Liu Xingchen