World Table Tennis Professional League (WTTh) World Cup finals held the quarter-finals of men's and women's singles on the 28th. Sun Yingsha , Wang Manyu , Wang Yidi , and Chen Meng all defeated their respective opponents and won the top four places in the women's singles. In terms of the Chinese men's table tennis team, Wang Chuqin and Ma Long advanced to the semi-finals, and Fan Zhendong was eliminated. Please listen to reporter Shen Tong's report:
2022WTT World Cup final entered the second match day yesterday. Following the Lin Gaoyuan's elimination the day before, Fan Zhendong, the top seed of the tournament, also fought fiercely in the match of German veteran Ocharov, and finally lost to his opponent 2-3. After the game, Fan Zhendong said that his own start and control of the rhythm of the game were not very good: "The overall speed and entry state are slow. Ochar's quality is indeed very high, but if he has the speed and landing point, he can still limit him. Today, this aspect is not done well. Especially in the decisive game, the score behind at the beginning made me nervous, and many balls cannot be handled calmly."
However, last night, veteran Ma Long eliminated Chinese Taipei player Lin Yunru . After the game, Ma Long believed that both sides performed at a high level, but he just seized the chance to win. "I took a few goals at the beginning and guessed the other party's intentions. This is very important. In recent times, I played with Lin Yunju until the last game before I decided to win. Today, I performed well in the first and fifth games, but I was still a little passive in the middle three games. Fortunately, I seized the opportunity when I was behind in the third game."
Another showdown, Wang Chuqin defeated Moregaud in three straight games. After the game, Wang Chuqin said that he was gradually adapting to Moregod's rhythm. "I think I did a good job in this game. I fought with Moregod many times and slowly understood his technical and tactical characteristics. In addition, after yesterday's hard battle, I have adapted to the venue more openly today!"
Women's singles, Wang Manyu and Japanese player Ito Mima showed a one-sided situation, and Wang Manyu won the game again with 3 11:4. However, after the game, Wang Manyu admitted that the process of every match against Ito was not easy, "because there are many fights recently, I may be faster in response, but every time I play with her, I must be fully prepared and perform at a very high level. Ito is indeed a very respectable opponent."
In addition, Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi both defeated Japanese players Ishikawa Kasumi and Puerto Rican player Diaz respectively, and both sides will compete in the semi-finals. Chen Meng 3-1 defeated his teammate Chen Xingtong . In the semi-finals, Wang Manyu played against Chen Meng, so the national table tennis women's team won the semi-finals of the women's singles.
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