Beijing time on July 14, 2022, the WTT Star Challenge Budapest station continued. Zhang Benzhi and were upset and the Japanese men's singles were wiped out. The Japanese women's singles showed good form. Mima Ito , Kasumi Ishikawa , Miu Hirano , Hina Hayata , and Miyu Kihara all won and advanced to the top 16 together. Miu Hirano U and Miyu Kihara both shot 11 to 1, and their competitive status is very good. The national table tennis team should not take it lightly.
On the second day of the main event, two unexpected news came. First, Chen Meng retired due to injury, and secondly, Harimoto Chiwa was upset and the Japanese men's singles were completely wiped out. Top seed Chen Meng withdraws from the competition, Sun Yingsha , Wang Manyu will have to shoulder greater pressure, and it may be an opportunity for the Japanese women's table tennis. After all, Chen Meng is the number one sufferer of Mima Ito, but Mima Ito is next In the semi-district, if you want to reach the finals, you may have to defeat Wang Manyu, Sun Yingsha and other masters consecutively, which is almost unrealistic. For Kasumi Ishikawa, who was originally in the same half zone as Chen Meng, this may be a good opportunity to break through.
In addition, Japan's men's table tennis team was overwhelmed. The men's singles team was completely wiped out in the first round. Japan's challenge for the championship depends on its women's table tennis team. Therefore, in the face of these unexpected news, Mima Ito, Kasumi Ishikawa and others have both opportunities and pressure. The key is how to seize the opportunity. However, the Japanese women's table tennis team did show a good performance. All five players who appeared in the second round of the women's singles won and advanced to the top 16 with five wins.
First in the top half, Ishikawa Kasumi fought hard for 5 games. She completed the reversal in the decisive game when she was quite passive and eliminated Zhang An 3-2. Miyu Kihara is also in the first half. She eliminated Bota 3-1. In the second game of the game, she scored 11-1, which is quite strong. Miyu Kihara will challenge Wang Yidi in the next round. Followed by the second half, Mima Ito swept Madaras 3-0, Hina Hayata swept Liu Weishan 3-0, Miu Hirano swept Yang Xiaoxin 3-0, and the third game of the game also scored 11-1. , the winning Miu Hirano and Hina Hayata will have a direct conversation in the next round.
The Japanese women's table tennis team won all 5 games in the second round of women's singles, scoring two 11-1 matches. The state was indeed excellent. In comparison, the national table tennis team encountered some challenges in the women's singles field. In addition to Chen Meng's withdrawal, Liu Weishan was eliminated. Wang Yidi took the lead in advancing to the top 16, but she had to guard the top half alone. Fan Siqi , Wang Manyu, and Sun Yingsha are all in the bottom half and will play in the second round of women's singles in the evening.
The competition in the men's singles competition was fierce. Lin Gaoyuan fought hard for 5 games and narrowly defeated Qiu Dang 3-2 and advanced to the top 16. Malone completed the reversal after losing a game first and eliminated Felix Le Brun 3-1. Zhang Benzhihe fought hard for 5 games, lost to Asal 2-3, and was upset. The victorious Asal will face South Korean player Lim Jong-hoon in the next round, who eliminated Aruna 3-2. Moregaard defeated Falke in the derby, the score was 3 to 2, and faced Zhuang Zhiyuan in the next round.
Overall, the protagonists of the women's singles field are still the National Table Tennis Team and the Japanese Women's Table Tennis Team. The two teams will occupy most of the top 16 seats. In other words, the Japanese Women's Table Tennis Team is still the number one rival of the National Table Tennis Team. As for the men's singles competition, the competition is indeed fierce. The Japanese men's singles were wiped out, and many powerful players emerged in Europe. If the national table tennis team wants to win the championship, it will have to undergo a huge test! Good luck to the national table tennis team!
