Hina Hayata PHOTO: Itaru Chiba
WTT Women’s Finals Nagoya 2023
This is a major international tournament with spectators, returning to Japan for the first time in four years since the 2019 Team World Cup. It will be a grand stage for the top 16 players in the world rankings to end the year, and Japan’s ace will aim to surpass Tokyo Olympics double champion Chen Meng, who has not won in the past six races.
Chen Meng repeatedly hit the forehand side with backhands, and Hayata was forced to play a bit of a defensive battle, losing the first game 5-11.
In the second game, Hayata used a combination of high-risk, high-return straight attacks, and repeatedly overtook Chen Meng in exchanges from the middle position.
Hayata enters 10-10 and hits an ace ball, evading Chen Meng’s sway. It was a hotly contested game in which both sides used timeouts, and Hayata, who delivered a wrap-around serve and attacked the back straight as a breakthrough, took it back at 17-15.
Hayata dares to mix in high balls, and even with changes in height, Hayata misses Chen Meng’s wait. Chiquita made a big move to the foreground and scored, winning the third game in a row at 11-7.
However, Chen Meng also counterattacked. He displayed shrewd pitching, reading Hayata’s move to the foreground and serving to the backside to score points, and then attacking the middle and losing the fourth game at 8-11.
At the beginning of the fifth game, Chen Meng made a high-speed long serve, which is his specialty, and Hayata also scored from half-long and stop reception. However, they conceded five consecutive points at 3-3 to Chen Meng, who attacked the middle like a precision machine.
Hayata made a comeback with a big drive from the back, and from there they responded with 3 points and resisted. However, he was again pushed aside by Chen Meng, and in the end, he was hit with a straight foredrive and lost 7-11.
Hayata put up a good fight against the Tokyo Olympics gold medalist, but once again fell short of victory.
Hayata Hina 2-3 Chen Meng (China)
5-11/17-15/11-7/8-11/7-11
＜Conference Summary＞
Tournament name: WTT Women’s Finals Nagoya 2023
Event period: December 15th – 17th, 2023
Venue: Nagoya Kinjo Pier Arena, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
schedule:
December 15th (Friday) Women’s Singles Round of 16
December 16th (Saturday) Women’s Singles/Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
Sunday, December 17th Women’s Singles/Women’s Doubles Semi-Finals/Finals
Participating players:
Sun Yingsha (China)
Chen Meng (China)
Wang Manyu (China)
Wang Yundi (China)
Hina Hayata (Japan)
Chen Xingtong (China)
Qian Tianyi (China)
Shin Yubin (Korea)
Han Ying (Germany)
Mima Ito (Japan)
A. Diaz (Puerto Rico)
Seci (Romania)
Yang Xiaoxing (Monaco)
Miwa Harimoto (Japan)
Choo Chung Hee (Korea)
Zhang Rui (China)
Jung Ji-hee/Shin Yu-bin (Korea)
Chen Meng/Chen Xingtong (China)
Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu (China)
Zheng Yijing/Li Yuchen (Taiwan)
Berström/Kjöllberg (Sweden)
Miyu Nagasaki/Miyu Kihara (Japan)
Du Kaiqin/Zhu Chengzhu (Hong Kong)
Nie Sha Lien/De Nutte (Luxembourg)
2023-12-15 13:40:05
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