[Sports Road Busan Direct Attack]The women’s final of the 2024 World Table Tennis Team Championships was held on Saturday (24th) evening. The favorite China faced Japan, led by 15-year-old Akiramoto Miwa. The stormy sea fell behind 1:2 at the next time. Sun Yingsha, the “No. 1 Sister” in the world, scored 2 points alone, and Chen Meng defeated Miwa Harimoto in the 5th game. They won 3:2 and completed their 6th consecutive championship. This is also the 23rd time in history that they have been ranked second in the World Table Tennis Team Championships. .
For the finals of the two East Asian Table Tennis Powerhouses, there are five types of ticket prices, namely 90,000 won, 120,000 won, 150,000 won, 400,000 won and 480,000 won. When converted into Hong Kong dollars, they are about 529 yuan, 705 yuan, 880 yuan, 2,349 yuan and 2,818 yuan. However, Hall 1 of the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO), which can accommodate 3,480 people, was still 90% full of spectators. They were all on the top of the hill. Regardless of whether they were supporting a team to score or lose, they cheered loudly during the pauses of the game, filling the scene. The atmosphere reached its peak.
China and Japan both won consecutive games to reach the finals this year. Except for China’s 3:2 victory over India in the first game, they won the rest of the games 3:0. Japan defeated the Hong Kong team 3:0 in the semi-finals, winning 7 consecutive games: 0 advanced to the finals. In this final, the Chinese team continued to put away Wang Manyu and Chen Xingtong, and faced the original lineup of Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and Wang Yidi. In the first game, Sun Yingsha met Zhang Benmiwa. The former performed strongly and won 11:5, 11:8, 11:4 in straight games. The national table tennis women’s team won its first victory.
In the second game, Hina Hayata faced off against Chen Meng. Hina Hayata had never won in the previous 7 matches. Chen Meng also maintained a long winning streak this year. However, after 4 games, Hayata won 6:11, 11:8, 11 :9, 14:12 won, and Japan tied the total number of games at 1:1.
In the third singles match between the two teams, Miu Hirano played against Wang Yidi. The latter accidentally swallowed 3 eggs. Miu Hirano won 11:8, 13:11, 12:10, and the total number of games was 2:1. .
There was no room for failure in the fourth national table tennis game. Sun Yingsha faced Hina Hayata, who had never lost before. Her forehand power left her opponent unable to compete. She won 11:2, 11:7, 11:6 in a row, and entered the match at 2:2. Game 5.
In the finale, Chen Meng once again played against Miwa Harimoto for the first time in his career. Chen Meng lost the first game with a big score of 4:11, and regained his momentum by winning 11:7 in the second game. In the next two games, Chen Meng showed his true qualities as an Olympic champion and successfully won with 11:8 and 11:7, leading the national table tennis team. Establish a victory and complete 6 consecutive championships. Although Japan failed to win the title again in 53 years after 1971 and won silver medals for five consecutive years, it has demonstrated its ability to challenge China in the competition. After the game, it even threatened to challenge China’s dominance in the table tennis world again at the Paris Olympics.
Pictures and text: Vincent Busan Direct
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “Table Tennis World Championships Direct Attack | Sun Yingsha grabbed two points and Chen Meng won the national table tennis championship by narrowly defeating Japan for 6 consecutive years」
2024-02-25 04:58:54
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