On March 30, 2022, the table tennis Doha Star Tournament continued, the national table tennis lost three foreign games in a row, the men's singles Zhou Qihao lost 0-3 to Aruna, Xue Fei lost 1-3 to Gasina, the women's singles Zhang Rui lost 1-3 to Chen Siyu, 19 people participated in the singles competition, and now all were eliminated, the best result is the quarterfinals, the Japanese team monopolized two seats in the women's singles final four, Kato Miyu and Kihara Miyu advanced.
After the men's singles two foreign war losses were eliminated, the national table tennis in this tournament only Left Zhang Rui alone, her performance was concerned by the outside fans, Zhang Rui imitated Ito Mimako's playing style, praised by the coaching team is the behind-the-scenes hero, this time she can turn the tide is worth looking forward to, now only the women's singles project can also be fought, in the previous Doha Challenge, Zhang Rui lost to teammate Fan Siqi to get the women's singles runner-up.
The opponent is Chinese Taipei star Chen Siyu, 28-year-old ranked 27th in the world, Chen Siyu is ranked higher in the world, the competition experience is rich, of course, this is directly related to her opportunities, Zhang Rui although the winning rate is very high, but not every time can go out with the team to participate, Chen Siyu is the second player in the team, second only to Zheng Yijing, and the national table tennis players, basically did not win much, often focus on participation.
In the first set, Chen Siyu took a 3-1 lead, the two did not play each other for a long time, Zhang Rui was also adapting to Chen Siyu's playing style, Zhang Rui began to accelerate, chased to 5 draws and scored consecutive points, 10-7 to take the lead in the set, Chen Siyu scored 2 points in a row, Zhang Rui seized the opportunity to win 11-9, Zhang Rui's snowboard quality is higher, but also has a strong ability to hold each other in the middle and far stage, Chen Siyu is too conservative in the handling of key balls.
Chen Siyu tried to adjust the rhythm, through the change of tactics and tactics to limit Zhang Rui, the second set of both sides scored 2 points, Chen Siyu scored 4 points in a row to 6-2, soon blasted out 11-4 equalizer, the third set Chen Siyu took advantage of the chase, to take a 6-2 lead, Zhang Rui's unnecessary mistakes gradually increased, Chen Siyu won another round at 11-4, Zhang Rui's mentality changed, indeed there was only one person left in the national table tennis, and she was under great pressure.
In the fourth set, Chen Siyu led 3-1, Zhang Rui called a timeout, but this suspension had no effect, Zhang Rui suddenly dropped the line, Chen Siyu played a momentum, and finally locked in the victory at 11-4, Chen Siyu reversed Zhang Rui 3-1, advanced to the women's singles final four, with Zhou Qihao, Xue Fei, Zhang Rui was eliminated, the national table tennis game was all over, the process is worth summarizing.
In the match that ended earlier, the Japanese team two advanced, Kimihara Miyu eliminated Monaco veteran Yang Xiaoxin 3-1, Miyu Kato defeated South Korean sister Tian Zhixi 3-1, and German chipper Han Ying swept South Korean rising star Zhu Qianxi 3-0, and Zhang Rui was the only qualifier.
Women's Singles Final Four:
Han Ying vs Miyu Kato
Yingu-ha vs. Miyu Kihara