Chen Meng
Wang Chuqin
1On the evening of October 8, in the women's team final of the 2022 56th World Table Tennis Team Championship (finals) held in Chengdu, the Chinese women's team and the Japanese women's team staged a peak showdown. In this game, the Chinese team still sent out the strongest lineup, with Sun Yingsha , Chen Meng and Wang Manyu playing one after another. In the end, the women's national table tennis team defeated the Japanese team 3-0 and achieved the five consecutive championships of the women's team. This is also the 22nd time in the history of the Chinese team, winning the Kowloon Cup.
This year's World Table Tennis Championships team competition, Chinese women's table tennis team sent Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong to compete. The women's national table tennis team reached the finals with a record of seven games and seven wins. In the battle to defend the title, the Chinese team still sent out the "Tokyo Olympic Championship Lineup" composed of Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu, and they faced the challenge of the Japanese girl team. In the first game of
, Chen Meng took the lead in playing, and her opponent was Japanese young player Kihara Miyu . In the first game, Chen Meng continued his competitive state and gave Kihara Miyu almost no chance, and took the lead 11-6. In the second game, Miyu Kihara has improved the quality of attacking the top three boards with her advantage of raw rubber, posing a certain threat to Chen Meng. However, after the two sides reached 8-8, Chen Meng, who had rich experience in the competition, scored 3 points in a row and won another game 11-8. In the third game, Chen Meng focused on steady play, gradually controlled the rhythm of the game, locked the victory 11-8, swept Miyu Kihara 3-0, helping the Chinese team lead the Japanese team 1-0. After the game, Chen Meng admitted that he had prepared a lot and sufficient preparations before the game, and the coaches used all the preliminary preparations. She said: "The other Chinese team members, coaches and logistics personnel in the audience cheered me on. I felt every time the fans shouted at the scene. Thank you." In the second focus battle between
, Wang Manyu welcomed the challenge of the Japanese team's first singles Ito Mima . In the first game, Ito Mima fought very fiercely and took a 7-4 lead. Then Wang Manyu scored another 3 points to tie the score. Wang Manyu made a strong comeback when she was behind 7-9 and took the lead 11-9. In the second game, the two sides began to fall into a stalemate, and the scores were tied many times. After drawing 9-9, Ito Mima scored 2 points in a row and won the game 11-9. In the third game, Ito Mima still maintained her stable performance and once won the game point 10-9. Then, Wang Manyu won another game 12-10 with the handling of the key ball. In the fourth game, Wang Manyu still played his strength and continued to expand his advantage, winning 11-5, defeating Ito Mima 3-1, helping the Chinese team win the second point. The Chinese team led the Japanese team 2-0 with a big score. After the game of
, Wang Manyu said that this final was also a game he had prepared for a long time. The opponent played well, but no matter how well the opponent played, he would do his best to win.
The third game, Sun Yingsha, the world's number one "Little Demon King", played against Japanese young player Nagasaki Miyu . She defeated her opponent 3-0 in three straight games, helping the Chinese team defeat the Japanese team with a total score of 3-0, and won the women's team championship as she wished.
This is the fifth consecutive time that the Chinese women's team has won the World Table Tennis Championships team championship since the 2012 Dortmund World Table Tennis Championships team competition, the 2014 Tokyo World Table Tennis Championships team competition, the 2016 Kuala Lumpur World Table Tennis Championships team competition and the 2018 Swedish World Table Tennis Championships team competition, and the 22nd time in history have won the Kowbilun Cup.
3-2 narrowly defeated the opponent
Chinese men's table tennis team to advance to the finals
Last night, in the men's team semi-finals of the 2022 56th World Table Tennis Team Championship (Finals) in Chengdu, the Chinese men's team and the Japanese men's team staged a focus duel, and the two sides competed for a final spot. In this game, the Chinese team still played the strongest lineup composed of Fan Zhendong , Ma Long and Wang Chuqin. The two sides fought for 5 games, and in the end, the men's national table tennis team narrowly defeated their opponent 3-2 and advanced to the finals.
Fan Zhendong: It is calm when it reaches the key points
The men's national table tennis team advanced to the semi-finals with a record of 3-0, ushering in the challenge of the Japanese team, and competing for a ticket to the finals. In this game, the Chinese table tennis team continued its previous lineup, but the order of appearances has changed. Fan Zhendong still played one single, Wang Chuqin served as the second single, and Ma Long served as the third single.The Japanese team will be represented by , Kazuto Tomoto and , while Hayasuke Tom and Reiki Oikawa will be represented by 2 and 3 respectively. In the first game of
, Fan Zhendong, the world's number one, took the lead in the game, and his opponent was Japanese player Junsuke Togaki. In the first game, Fan Zhendong performed strongly and quickly got into the state, winning the first goal 11-5. In the second game, Tohsaka Hayasu took the stage lightly, strengthening the change of rhythm, and the two sides fell into a stalemate and tied at 10 for a time. But Fan Zhendong played the key goal more resolutely and won another game 12-10. In the third game, Fan Zhendong scored 4 points in a row as soon as he came up, and then established his lead again, winning 11-4, and swept Togaki Hayasuke 3-0 in three straight games, helping the Chinese team lead the Japanese team 1-0. After the game, Fan Zhendong admitted when reviewing the game that the first game of the semi-finals was very difficult to play, and he could not look at his opponent with his old eyes. He also performed very well. Fan Zhendong was very satisfied with his performance, including this result. He said: "I was still ahead in the middle of the second game. Junsuke Togaki performed very well in the second game. He was trying his best to score. In the end, he scored a key score, so he was still calm and composed."
Ma Long: The opponent performed better in the first game
The second focus battle, Wang Chuqin played against Zhang Benzhihe. In the first game, the two fell into a tangle, and the scores of both sides rose alternately. Wang Chuqin took the lead and won the first goal 11-8. In the second game, Zhang Benzhihe quickly got into the state after adjustment and led 4-0. Although Wang Chuqin chased points in the game, Zhang Benzhihe still won the game back 11-8. In the third game, both sides scored 5 points. Wang Chuqin was in poor form and lost points in a row, losing another game 6-11. In the fourth game, Wang Chuqin played against with a back-to-back. Although he once took a 9-7 lead, he missed the opportunity and lost 9-11, and was reversed by Zhang Benzhihe 3-1. It suffered its first loss since the start of the game. Previously, the Chinese team swept 3-0 in each game.
The captain of the third game, Ma Long, played against his opponent Oikawa Reiki. In the first game, Malone was a little slow to warm up, and once fell behind from 5-9 to 8-9, but in the end he accidentally lost a game 8-11. In the second game, Ma Long quickly established his advantage and won the game 11-5. In the third game, Malone still played steadily and won another game 11-5. In the fourth game, Malone continued to lead the way, suppressed his opponents in an all-round way, and ended the game 11-2. In this way, Malone defeated his opponent Iokawa 3-1 with a big score, helping the Chinese team win the second point, and the Chinese team led the Japanese team 2-1 with a big score. After the game, Malone said that he and his opponent had not played for several years. In the last game, he actually won 4-2, so he was also prepared for difficulties this time. He did not play very poorly in the first game, but his opponent performed better. "From the second game, I am more committed, and I will follow the tactics I formulated before the game," said Ma Long.
Wang Chuqin: In the future, we will prepare more actively and comprehensively for the fourth game of
, which will attract much attention. The first singles between the two sides will be Fan Zhendong and Zhang Benzhihe have a head-on confrontation. In the first game, Joe Benzhihe made another effort and won the first goal 11-7. In the second game, Fan Zhendong showed a very outstanding competitive state, leaving Zhang Benzhihe completely unable to resist and won the game 11-6. In the third game, Fan Zhendong completely opened the situation, widened the score gap early, and won 11-3. In the fourth game, Zhang Benzhihe fought against the scene, and the situation was once again in a stalemate. At the critical moment, he decisively took action to win the game 11-9. In the decisive game, the two sides were hard to solve, and Zhang Benzhihe seized the opportunity at a critical moment and secured the victory 11-9. In this way, Zhang Benzhihua defeated the world's No. 1 Fan Zhendong with a big score of 3-2, helping the Japanese team catch up to 2-2.
win game Wang Chuqin faced the second single against the Japanese team, Doraemon Hoshisuke. In the first game, the two sides competed fiercely, and Wang Chuqin, who had stabilized his mind, won the first goal 12-10. In the second game, Wang Chuqin continued to maintain a good shape and won another game 11-7. In the third game, Wang Chuqin withstood the pressure, took advantage of the victory, and secured the victory 11-4. Help the Chinese team defeat the Japanese team with a total score of 3-2 and advance to the finals. After the game, Wang Chuqin admitted that he was still very excited after winning this game."I proved that I did it. Today our team can win, which is equivalent to sounding the alarm for us. We will prepare more actively and comprehensively in the future." Wang Chuqin said.
According to the schedule, on October 9, the Chinese men's team will compete with the European powerhouse German team for the men's team championship trophy - Swethlin Cup .
This group of text/Reporter Zhou Xueshuai
Coordinator/Du Rui Photo provided by Xinhua News Agency
