Beijing time on November 21, the ITTF finals continued. Currently, the top four women's singles have been released. The top eight women's singles in the finals were Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Zheng Yijing, Suoerjia, Mima Ito, and Xu Xiaoyuan. With Zheng Yijing, a total of 5 Chinese women's singles players advanced to the quarterfinals. Regrettably, the Chinese women's singles failed to take over in the Final Four. Two women's singles players were out, Zheng Yijing and Wang Yidi. Most importantly, the number one rival Mima Ito once again broke through the national table tennis women's defense line.
In the women's singles semifinal battle, Chinese Taipei star Zheng Yijing lost 1:4 to the little devil Wang Manyu and missed the promotion. Wang Yidi fought hard for seven games, losing to the Japanese star Mima Ito with a total score of 3:4. In the other two games, the top seed Chen Meng won four games in a row after falling behind by a big score of 0:2 and defeated German player Solga. Sun Yingsha fought hard in six rounds, with a total score of 4:2 and thrillingly eliminated the chipper Xu Xiaoyuan. In the women's singles semifinals, Wang Manyu faced Mima Ito and Chen Meng faced Sun Yingsha.
In the match between Wang Manyu and Zheng Yijing, Wang Manyu was backed by Zheng Yijing with a big score of 2:0. But then Wang Manyu won two games in a row with 11:6, 11:6, and sealed the victory 4:1. After the game, Little Devil Wang Manyu said: This is the first time I have played against Zheng Yijing. I watched her video before the game and made some preparations for her play style. It is hard to imagine that it is the first time that two table tennis masters have played against each other. In fact, Zheng Yijing's strength is not weak, forehand ability, running and first three rebounds have characteristics. Therefore, Wang Manyu also has certain pressure.
However, Wang Manyu thanked Xiao Zhan for his guidance and believed that the coach gave him a very reasonable tactical arrangement. So starting from the fourth game, Wang Manyu has improved in his serve, and overall it is much better. Talking about the characteristics of Zheng Yijing, Wang Manyu said that her backhand changes have characteristics. Facing the opponent Mima Ito in the semifinals, Wang Manyu expressed his efforts to release himself and find a state of selflessness.
In another game, Mima Ito defeated Wang Yidi with a total score of 4:3, which caused the Chinese women's singles player to miss the semifinals. After the game, Mima Ito summed up the game and said: I made a lot of mistakes in the first game. From the second game I played my own style and played more decisively. It can be said that I played until the last game and enjoyed it very much. . It can be said that Mima Ito was confident and very proud after winning the game. Mima Ito has always changed his serve and played decisively in the final set.
After the World Cup ended, Mima Ito has been actively seeking to practice with the national table tennis players. Mima Ito said that he will not let go of any opportunity to improve himself. Practicing with national table tennis players has helped me a lot. In this regard, Mima Ito expressed his gratitude to the national table tennis players, believing that this can help him progress and grow. Facing the opponent Wang Manyu in the semifinals, Mima Ito said with a smile: I have not played with Wang Manyu for a long time, and tomorrow I will play with a Chinese player. I am very happy. I am also very happy to play today. I hope that tomorrow too. Play happily, I hope I can play style, I hope I can be more decisive, and I hope I can win.
