WTT Macau Championship Women's Singles quarter-finals debut. Chinese Taipei 30-year-old veteran Zheng Yijing , who is now ranked first in the mixed doubles world, failed to pass the level. Facing the main force of the Chinese table tennis team, Sun Yingsha , the whole game was passive. In the end, Sun Yingsha defeated Zheng Yijing 3-0 (11-4/11-8/11-3) to advance to the semi-finals. The first place in the women's singles world before the game was still in competition between Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and even Wang Manyu . With Wang Manyu and Chen Meng's successive exit, missed the quarterfinals, and the gap between Wang Yidi and Sun Yingsha was 1,550 points, Sun Yingsha continued to firmly sit in the throne of the world in the women's singles world and widened the distance with Chen Meng.
Sun Yingsha is the youngest among the five major players in the national table tennis team. She has participated in the 2nd team World Table Tennis Championships and the 1st Olympic Games, and won the world championships of 3 teams. However, the highest-level championship in the women's singles are the World Cup finals champion so far. The 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Houston World Table Tennis Championships and National Games are all runner-ups in the women's singles, always losing to Chen Meng and Wang Manyu in the finals, the two strongest teammates. Sun Yingsha's points ranking is temporarily ranked first in the world in , ITTF , women's singles.
Sun Yingsha's opponent in the quarter-finals of this site is not a weak team. Zheng Yijing of Taipei won the women's singles runner-up in the World Cup as early as 2016, and the highest ranking in the world has reached 7th place. Currently, Zheng Yijing and Lin Yunru ranked first in the world and are also the third place in the mixed doubles of the Tokyo Olympics. Zheng Yijing performed well in the first two rounds of this site, defeating the world's 7th-ranked Hong Kong star Du Kaiyan , and defeated the Czech Republic's Matrova in the second round. However, if she met Sun Yingsha, Zheng Yijing would be in danger.
Sun Yingsha quickly gained the upper hand after a brief first few points in the first game. The backhand landing point continued to change, making Zheng Yijing overwhelmed. In the stalemate, Sun Yingsha pulled out her hand and made a slam and Zheng Yijing couldn't stand it. In the end, Sun Yingsha easily won the first game. In the second game, Sun Yingsha continued to lead the score. She reached the end of the game and got the game point 10-8. She took the initiative to request a timeout, suppressed the rhythm, slowed down the opponent's chasing momentum, and returned to the court to win the game point. After losing 2 games, Zheng Yijing was a little discouraged. She suffered a big defeat in the third game, and she scored only 3 points and was swept out by Sun Yingsha.
Sun Yingsha ensured that the world's No. 1 position will not change with the victory in this game. After Wang Manyu missed the top 16 and Chen Meng missed the top 8, he not only was unable to catch up with Sun Yingsha's points, but he was even bigger by Sun Yingsha, who had already reached the semi-finals. Wang Yidi, who ranked 4, and Sun Yingsha still had a 1,550-point gap. Even if he won the championship, he could not become the world's No. 1. However, if Wang Yidi entered the women's singles final, he would at least surpass Wang Manyu to reach the third place in the world. Sun Yingsha has already shattered the suspense in the competition for No. 1 in the world. The next semi-finals will depend on whether she suppresses the crazy feel of French veteran Yuan Jianan, and starts looking for countermeasures from receiving serves to defend the glory of the national table tennis team!
