[Sports Road Busan Direct Attack]The most popular Chinese women’s table tennis team, ranked No. 1 in the world, defeated No. 8 seed France 3:0 in the first semi-final of the 2024 World Table Tennis Team Championship this afternoon, and took the lead in entering tomorrow night’s Hong Kong time 7 The final will be held at that time, striving to win the title for the sixth consecutive time. The opponent in the final will be the winner of tonight’s Hong Kong women’s table tennis match against Japan.
Both sides lined up before the game.
The first semi-final match of the World Table Tennis Women’s Team started at noon today. In addition to narrowly defeating India 3:2 in the opening match, the Chinese women’s table tennis team won the remaining matches against Uzbekistan, Hungary, Spain and Thailand 3:0. Yesterday, the top 8 faced South Korea. They sent Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and Wang Yidi to the battle. They also easily defeated the host Li Shiwen, Tian Zhixi and Shen Yubin in 3 games with a score of 3:0. Today they met the French team. The national table tennis team was obviously better than the original team. Won 3 more games in a row and reached the finals first.
This event is held in Hall 1 of the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) in South Korea, which can accommodate 3,480 people. The lowest ticket price is 30,000 won (approximately HK$176) and the most expensive is 180,000 won (approximately HK$1,057). About 50% to 60% of the audience were seated at the venue, and most of them were Chinese fans. Even the emcee at the scene called on the fans to cheer up in Mandarin. The shouts of “China team! Come on!” came and went, making the national table tennis players feel like Same as playing at home.
In the first event, the world’s “No. 1 Sister” Sun Yingsha faced off against French No. 2 singles Prithika Pavade, who was ranked 33rd. Sun Yingsha had already led 4:0 at the beginning. After her opponent caught up to a tie at 5, Sun Yingsha scored consecutively, winning 11:5. Get the win. In the second game, Sun Yingsha also took the lead from the beginning. Although the 19-year-old Pavard saved the decisive points many times, he still could not prevent Sun Yingsha from winning 11:8. In the third game, Pavard stubbornly resisted, but the experienced Sun Yingsha was more Good at grasping the key points, he finally won the first game for the national table tennis team with 14:12.
Sun Yingsha, ranked number one in the world.
Chinese women’s table tennis head coach Ma Lin
The second game pitted Chen Meng, ranked No. 3 in the world, against Yuan Jianan, who was born in Henan. Yuan Jianan, ranked 20th in the world, is 38 years old. He transferred to France in 2011 and reached the semi-finals of Mixed Doubles at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Today, facing Chen Meng, who is 8 years younger than him, Yuan Jianan lost 6:11 in the first game and tied with 12:10 in the second game. This was also the second game Chen Meng lost in this tournament. In the third game, after Chen Meng led 10:5, he was once chased by Yuan Jianan for 3 points, but he was still able to win 11:8. In the fourth game, Chen Meng was 1:3 behind and hit a wave of 10:1, ending the game with 11:4. The national table tennis team won two games in a row. Chen Meng also won his 6th consecutive game in this tournament, maintaining a 100% winning rate with Wang Manyu, who had won 3 games, and Chen Xingtong, who had won 2 games.
Chen Meng
The 38-year-old French golfer Yuan Jianan is originally from Henan.
World No. 2 Wang Yidi faced No. 115 Charlotte Lutz in the third game. Wang Yidi led 7:0 at the beginning and finally took the lead 11:5. After the warm-up, Lutz, who was only 18 years old, was completely different in the second game. The two sides tied 7 times and tied at 19. Lutz missed the winning ball 3 times after the “Diao Shi” step and was defeated by Wang Yidi at 16: 14 wins another round. In the third game, Wang Yidi did not give his opponent a chance and established the victory with a disparity of 11:2. The national table tennis team took the lead in entering the final at 7 o’clock tomorrow night and will compete with the winner of Hong Kong vs. Japan (held at 7 o’clock tonight). champion. Tomorrow’s men’s semi-finals and women’s final day, there are five types of ticket prices, namely 90,000 won, 120,000 won, 150,000 won, 400,000 won and 480,000 won, which converted to Hong Kong dollars are 529, 705, 880, 2,349 and 2,818 yuan.
Wang Yidi swallowed three eggs from an Indian golfer this year.
Lutz is only 18 years old.
Pictures and text: Vincent Busan Direct
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “Table Tennis World Championships | Super class China takes the lead in the finals and will compete with the winners of Hong Kong and Japan at 7pm tomorrow night」
2024-02-23 08:18:30
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