On May 27, 2023, the Durban World Table Tennis Championships continued, the women's doubles final was released, Chen Meng/Wang Yidi eliminated the Japanese pair Miyu Kihara / Miyu Nagasaki, Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu lost 0-3 to the South Korean pair Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin, and the national table tennis world number one was out.
Sun Yingsha / Wang Manyu is the national table tennis ace combination, two-time World Table Tennis Championships women's doubles champion, the first in the world, with absolute strength, just in the previous match, Sun Yingsha / Wang Manyu did not lose a game, blasted three 3-0, won consecutive victories Akula/Chitale, Du Kaixuan/Zhu Chengzhu, Zheng Yijing/Li Yuzhen, and then against the South Korean combination Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin, the two sides competed for the place in the first half of the final.
Tian Zhixi / Shin Yubin as the number one women's doubles of the South Korean team, can enter the final four of the World Table Tennis Championships, it is not easy to get a medal, both of them are very excited, after all, the results of the South Korean women's team in recent years in the World Table Tennis Championships are not ideal, this time the draw is good, in the final four did not encounter the national table tennis team members, while Tian Zhixi / Shin Yubin seized the opportunity, successfully persevered to the final four, to challenge the world number one.
After the start of the game, Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu in the first game was a little slow and hot, the attack was meaningless and there were many mistakes, because of the combination of events, the competitive state was also affected normally, Tian Zhixi / Shen Yubin led 8-5, and then took the lead 11-7, Tian Zhixi / Shen Yubin was obviously prepared, the performance exceeded expectations, the singles ability of the two is not too strong, but it is very tacit to cooperate and it is really difficult.
In the second game, Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu fell into a hard battle, although maintaining the lead, but never able to open the point difference, Tian Zhixi/Shen Yubin chased closely, after the end of the game came to 9 draws, Tian Zhixi/Shen Yubin scored 2 points in a row, 11-9 to win a game, Tian Zhixi/Shen Yubin's first three boards connected quickly, Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu veneer quality is higher, the opponent plays to his strengths and avoids his weaknesses, strengthen changes and do not play strength with you.
After losing two consecutive games, Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu came to the edge of the cliff, can only be a backwater battle, there is no way back, the third game Tian Zhixi / Shen Yubin 3-1 lead, Sun Yingsha / Wang Manyu called a timeout, after returning Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu chased to 6 draws, Tian Zhixi / Shen Yubin scored 5 points in a row, ended the game 11-6, and finally defeated Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu 3-0, knocking out the world number one, which was unexpected.
The match that ended earlier, Chen Meng/Wang Yidi defeated Miyu Kihara / Miyu Nagasaki 3-1, won two pairs of Japanese combinations in a row and made great achievements, the national table tennis women's doubles did not have the opportunity to meet, Chen Meng/Wang Yidi was burdened, the final against Tian Zhixi / Shen Yubin, competing for the women's doubles championship, the victory or defeat is unpredictable, it all depends on the performance of the scene, then whether the national table tennis combination can have the last laugh, let's wait and see, come on!