Sun Yingsha and Ma Long won the "straight-through" places in the singles of the Durban World Table Tennis Championships

　　China News Agency, Beijing, February 23 (Hao Lingyu, Xing Chong) The Chinese table tennis team's "Straight to Durban" World Table Tennis Championships trials came to an end on the 23rd.

In the two singles finals, Sun Yingsha and Ma Long defeated Chen Xingtong and Fan Zhendong 3:0 respectively to win the women's singles and men's singles championships.

According to the selection rules, both of them also won the "through" places in the singles event of the Durban World Table Tennis Championships.

　　The Durban World Table Tennis Championships will be held in Durban, South Africa from May 20th to 28th. The National Table Tennis Championships have filled the quota for five individual events, 5 men's and 5 women's singles, and 2 men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. .

According to the selection rules, the men's and women's singles champions in the trials of this station will directly qualify for the World Table Tennis Championships singles.

　　All the main national table tennis players participated in the trials.

In women's singles, after many rounds of competition, Sun Yingsha and Chen Xingtong met in the final.

In the first game, the scores of the two sides were tight. After the battle reached 9 draws, Sun Yingsha was even better at handling the key ball, scoring two points in a row to win the first game.

In the second game, Sun Yingsha pursued the victory and started with 5:1. Chen Xingtong chased the score to 7:8. After a short adjustment, Sun Yingsha scored a key point again and won another game with 11:9.

　　After the second game, Sun Yingsha felt discomfort in her left foot and continued to play after emergency treatment.

Sun Yingsha's state was not affected. At the critical moment, she once again showed her "big heart" and made another victory at 11:8, thus beating Chen Xingtong 3:0 and winning the women's singles championship in this trial.

　　Sun Yingsha said after the game that she missed the ball in the second game and caused her foot discomfort, but it was fine after treatment, and she was still able to run normally in the third game.

Throughout the whole game, Sun Yingsha said that the two sides are very familiar with each other, and their level and strength are comparable. She has done a better job in handling the key balls in the first two rounds and grasping the rhythm of the stalemate.

　　The men's singles final was between Ma Long and Fan Zhendong, who have played against each other in World Series many times.

After the start, Ma Long quickly entered the state and won the first game with 11:8.

In the second round, Ma Long performed strongly and quickly opened up the score, winning another victory with 11:5.

In the third game, Fan Zhendong still failed to find many countermeasures, and Ma Long scored consecutive points to win the game 11:7.

Video: Ma Long defeated Fan Zhendong 3:0 and went straight to the World Table Tennis Championships

　　In this selection race, Ma Long played five games.

He said that his competitive state has been maintained well.

"Every game today is very focused. Fan Zhendong is very strong, and it is easy to overtake the score. Today I performed very well in terms of concentration."

　　The head coach of the Chinese table tennis team, Li Sun, said when summarizing the performance of the players that the main national table tennis players participated in this competition, and everyone went all out, especially in the finals.

Li Sun specifically mentioned that Ma Long, the double Grand Slam player, was very active in mobilizing himself. He played smoothly in the final and maintained a very high level.

"Ma Long was injured before the game. When he heard that there was a game, he picked up his bag and left, saying that he would play closed games. It can be seen that our athletes have a great desire to win and a sense of responsibility."

　　According to the arrangement, the second qualifying match will be held after the WTT Singapore Grand Slam, and the time and place of the match will be determined separately.

In addition, the men's and women's singles champions of the WTT Singapore Grand Slam will also directly qualify for the men's and women's singles at the Durban World Table Tennis Championships.

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