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Guangzhou Daily All-Media Reporter Yang Min
2022 World Table Tennis Championship Team Championship last night at Chengdu Hi-tech Zone Sports Center . The defending champion Chinese women's table tennis sent Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu to easily eliminate the Hungarian women's team in straight sets in the 1/8 finals, and will compete with the Portuguese women's team to enter the semi-finals. The Chinese men's table tennis team took a bye yesterday and will compete with the Indian men's team for the quarterfinals of the men's team at 3 pm this afternoon.
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Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships start on September 30 and end on October 9. The national table tennis team will strive for the men's team's ten consecutive championships and the women's team's five consecutive championships. After 5 days of competition, the top 16 men's and girls' teams were all produced on October 4. After the draw, the Chinese men's table tennis team's opponent in the quarter-finals was the Indian men's team, while the Chinese women's table tennis team competed for the quarter-finals with the Hungarian women's team. According to the schedule, the Chinese women's table tennis team took the lead last night, and the Chinese men's table tennis team got a day off and will play this afternoon.
During the group stage, all five Chinese women's table tennis players were given the opportunity to play. Chen Meng and Wang Manyu participated in the World Table Tennis Championships in Halmstad, Sweden 4 years ago and joined hands with Ding Ning , Liu Shiwen, and Zhu Yuling to achieve the four consecutive championships of the women's team. Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong are both selected for the World Table Tennis Championships team lineup. It turns out that "Little Devil" Sun Yingsha also participated for the first time. However, she has richer experience than her two teammates in the competition. Last year, she has competed with Chen Meng and Wang Manyu in the Tokyo Olympics and won the gold medal in the women's team. Entering the knockout stage, the Chinese women's table tennis team sent out the Olympic women's team champion lineup, and Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu, who are ranked in the top three in the world, made a debut last night. They easily defeated the Hungarian women's team 3-0 in three sets. The women's team's 1/8 finals started at 7:30 pm, and the winner was decided before 9:00 pm, while the other three 1/8 finals that started at the same time were still in a fierce battle. No wonder the fans were amazed at the Chinese women's table tennis team's "going off work at the speed of light".
Sun Yingsha, who is in charge of the lead, revealed that when she came to the knockout stage, she performed better than the group stage and was in a faster state. She was very excited to stand on the field of the World Table Tennis Championships. Due to the large gap in strength, Hungarian women's team's Madaraz even used tennis hitting with both hands in the game, but still could not defeat Tokyo Olympic women's singles champion Chen Meng in the second set. When asked about his opponent playing "tennis" in the game, Chen Meng smiled and said that he almost thought he was on the clay court.
Wang Manyu revealed after winning the third point for the Chinese women's table tennis team, that as the game progresses, his condition is getting better. Regarding the praises of the Chinese women's table tennis team's winning speed as "speed of light", Wang Manyu feels that this is because the overall strength of the Chinese table tennis team is strong and the players on the court are quickly transferred. Although no one cares about the time issue, they are indeed winning very quickly.
59-year-old Ni Xialian failed to further
The women's team quarterfinals of this World Table Tennis Championships were all decided last night. In addition to the host Chinese women's table tennis team, the Portuguese women's team, the Chinese Taipei women's team, and the Singapore women's team were promoted in the first half of the district, and the Hong Kong women's team, the German women's team, the Slovak women's team and the Japanese women's team. The Luxembourg women's team led by 59-year-old star Ni Xialian failed to become the opponent of the Chinese women's table tennis team in the quarter-finals. The team lost to the Portuguese women's team 1-3 in the 1/8 finals, and Ni Xialian lost two points. However, being able to advance to the top 16 of the women's team in the World Table Tennis Championships, grandma-level player Ni Xialian has become a highlight of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships. From Shanghai, she once represented the Chinese women's table tennis team in the World Table Tennis Championships team competition and won the women's team championship in the 1980s. Later, Ni Xialian moved to Luxembourg . She finally realized her Olympic dream in nearly 40 years old and has participated in five Olympic Games so far. She was very happy to be able to return to Chengdu to participate in the competition, and she did not give up and would continue to participate in international competitions.
If the Chinese women's table tennis team advances to the semi-finals, they will compete with the winners of the Chinese Taipei women's team and the Singapore women's team for a final spot. In the second half of the competition, the Hong Kong women's team in China will meet the German women's team in a narrow way, while the Japanese women's team led by Mima Ito will compete with the Slovak women's team for the semi-finals.
has 4 teams leading the way to the quarterfinals of the men's team, namely the Japanese men's team in the first half, the Korean men's team in the second half, the Hong Kong men's team in the second half, and the French men's team in the other four quarterfinals seats will be released today. Although they were bye yesterday, the Chinese men's table tennis team did not relax. The participating team members such as Fan Zhendong and continued to go to the training hall to prepare for the competition. After advancing to the quarterfinals, the Chinese men's table tennis team has a great chance to play against the Swedish men's team, which sent all the main players to participate in the competition in the quarter-finals. This will be the first tough battle that the Chinese table tennis team has encountered since the start of the competition. The Swedish men's team's lineup this time includes two runner-ups in the men's singles in the World Table Tennis Championships, namely Falk , which advanced to the finals in the 2019 Budapest World Table Tennis Championships, and Moregood, which advanced to the finals in the 2021 Houston World Table Tennis Championships. Compared with the German men's team, which lacks the three main players such as , Boll, , the Swedish men's team is the strongest overall among the European participating teams. Four years ago, the team entered the semi-finals of the men's team and won the bronze medal. Of course, to challenge the Chinese men's table tennis team in the quarter-finals, the Swedish men's team still needs to eliminate the Belgian men's team in today's 1/8 finals.
has 4 teams leading the way to the quarterfinals of the men's team, namely the Japanese men's team in the first half, the Korean men's team in the second half, the Hong Kong men's team in the second half, and the French men's team in the other four quarterfinals seats will be released today. Although they were bye yesterday, the Chinese men's table tennis team did not relax. The participating team members such as Fan Zhendong and continued to go to the training hall to prepare for the competition. After advancing to the quarterfinals, the Chinese men's table tennis team has a great chance to play against the Swedish men's team, which sent all the main players to participate in the competition in the quarter-finals. This will be the first tough battle that the Chinese table tennis team has encountered since the start of the competition. The Swedish men's team's lineup this time includes two runner-ups in the men's singles in the World Table Tennis Championships, namely Falk , which advanced to the finals in the 2019 Budapest World Table Tennis Championships, and Moregood, which advanced to the finals in the 2021 Houston World Table Tennis Championships. Compared with the German men's team, which lacks the three main players such as , Boll, , the Swedish men's team is the strongest overall among the European participating teams. Four years ago, the team entered the semi-finals of the men's team and won the bronze medal. Of course, to challenge the Chinese men's table tennis team in the quarter-finals, the Swedish men's team still needs to eliminate the Belgian men's team in today's 1/8 finals.
