Beijing time on September 10, 2022 World Table Tennis Professional League WTT Regular Challenge Muscat Station has entered its last day. In the women's singles final, Chen Xingtong defeated the Korean left-hand player Cui Xiaozhu 4-0, won the championship, and successfully got the ticket to the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships team competition. In this way, the five Chinese women's table tennis players were confirmed, namely Chen Meng , Sun Yingsha , Wang Manyu , Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong.
According to the selection method for the team competition of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships announced by the national table tennis team, if Chen Xingtong can win the women's singles championship at the Muscat station of the WTTh regular challenge competition, she will qualify for the World Table Tennis Championships , becoming the fifth athlete in the Chinese women's table tennis team to win the team competition of the World Table Tennis Championships after Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi. If Chen Xingtong fails to win the championship, then the Kuaiman , which won the team's selection, will be selected into the World Table Tennis Championships lineup.
In this site competition, Chen Xingtong fully mobilized his form, defeated Indian player Akula 3-1 in the first round, defeated Indian player Chatler 3-0 in the second round, defeated German player Nina Mitlam 3-0 in the third round, and defeated Qian Tianyi 4-0 in the semi-finals and advanced to the final. In the finals of
, Chen Xingtong faced South Korean left-handed player Choi Hyo-joo. 25-year-old Chen Xingtong is currently ranked 33rd in the world and has won the mixed doubles championship in this site (paired with Liu Yebo ). 24-year-old Cui Xiaozhu is currently ranked 88th in the world. She defeated four players, Polkanova , Xu Yi, Pesotska, and Chen Siyu , and is in good condition.
in the first game, Chen Xingtong got into the state quickly and took the lead 3-0. Choi Hyo-joo changed the serving rhythm, causing Chen Xingtong to come out of the net, and the Korean player chased the score to 4-6. After serving, Chen Xingtong took the initiative to attack, but then pulled out of bounds, and the two sides tied at 7. Chen Xingtong combined the length and short-term to get the game point 10-8 and took the lead 11-8.
In the second game, Chen Xingtong had rich technical and tactical changes, causing frequent mistakes from his opponents and led the lead with a strong 10-0. As Choi Hyo-joo returned the ball and went out of bounds, Chen Xingtong won another goal 11-2. In the third game, Chen Xingtong lost three points 3-0 after losing three points, and she adjusted in time to lead 9-6. With serving and scoring , Chen Xingtong won 11-8.
In the fourth game, Chen Xingtong fell behind 0-4 at the beginning. After 4-8, she scored three-pointers in a row. After 7-8, Chen Xingtong took decisive action and dared to fight in a stalemate. She won 11-9, thus defeating Cui Xiaozhu 4-0 and winning the championship.
With Chen Xingtong winning the women's singles championship, the Chinese women's table tennis team team competition was released. The five players are Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, and Chen Xingtong. Before this, the five Chinese men's table tennis players have been confirmed, namely Fan Zhendong , Ma Long , Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin and Lin Gaoyuan .
Recently, the team participating in the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships team competition was confirmed. There are 35 teams in the men's team, including China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, etc., and 31 teams in the women's team, including China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, etc. The draw ceremony will be held on September 28, and the official competition will be held from September 30 to October 9.
