ITTF Women's World Cup ends, Shandong player Chen Meng wins men's World Cup on 13th

Qilu Net·Lightning News November 11 News On the evening of November 10, the 2020 ITTF Women's World Cup ended at the Olympic Center in Nanhai New Area. In the women's singles final, 's current world number one Shandong player Chen Meng went through five rounds of fierce battles and defeated teammate Sun Yingsha 4:1 to win the championship. Sun Yingsha won the runner-up. Z2z is Chen Meng's first singles world champion and also a national Table tennis has won the Women's Table Tennis World Cup championship trophy for 4 consecutive years.

​​In the bronze medal battle, Japanese player Mima Ito defeated German Chinese player Han Ying 4-0 to win the bronze medal, and Han Ying finished fourth. The

​​international competition restarted and ended successfully, which was hard-won. The complex situation of the epidemic has brought about the suspension of global sports events, which has left table tennis players, fans and everyone concerned about table tennis in confusion. At the opening ceremony, Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association and chairman of the WTT World Table Tennis Professional League Council, said, “2020 will be an extraordinary year for the whole world, especially for sports people. In this case It is also more difficult to maintain a competitive state and stay strong."

​​In order to bring table tennis back to the international stage, the Chinese Table Tennis Association and the ITTF are actively discussing, Shandong Province, Weihai City, Nanhai New Area and other levels to jointly find solutions. It is such a world-class event, such an event that once again opened the way for Chinese sports, and also the first international event held in China, which landed in Weihai Nanhai New Area. "Started the most special World Cup of Table Tennis in history. We did it, table tennis did it, and we defined a name for this moment'restart'." Liu Guoliang said.

​​During the three-day competition, the familiar lights and music, and the familiar faces of the athletes made the audience on the scene and in front of the screen utter the "long-lost" voice. Regarding the return of the ITTF, ITTF CEO Steve Denton issued an open letter thanking China for its tremendous efforts to restore and run the ITTF before the end of 2020. For this competition, we waited for too long, and Weihai Nanhai New Area made it bloom as it should be.

​​On November 13, at the same venue, the 2020 ITTF Men’s World Cup will be held. Fan Zhendong and Ma Long will represent the National Table Tennis Team. According to the schedule, the 2020 ITTF Men's World Cup will be held on November 13th; the 1/8 final will be held during the day on the 14th, and the quarter-finals will be held that night; the semi-finals will be held in the afternoon of the 15th, and the final time will be on the 15th. at night. According to the rules of the tournament, the top 8 seeds will directly advance to the round of 16 competition, and the 9th to 21st seeds will be divided into four groups. Fan Zhendong and Ma Long are both the top 8 seeds.

Lightning News Reporter Xiao Mengfan Correspondent Wang Xiaogen reports