The first round of the 2023 WTT Nagoya Women's Finals ushered in a key match, with Sun Yingsha facing 15-year-old Japanese table tennis player Miwa Zhangmoto.
Sun Yingsha is the No. 1 player in the world in women's table tennis today. Zhang Benmeihe is very young, but he has grown rapidly this year, has achieved many good results, and has risen to 14th place in the world rankings.
The two have played once on the international stage, and Sun Yingsha won.
Ma Lin served as Sun Yingsha's off-court coach, and Zhang Benmeihe was served as an off-court coach by her father.
The two played a full five rounds. Sun Yingsha narrowly defeated Zhang Benmeihe 3-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the first game, Sun Yingsha made a 2:1 start, and Zhang Benmei scored 3 points in a row to overtake the score. Sun Yingsha also scored 2 points in a row to tie the score. Zhang Benmeihe scored 4 points in a row and gained a big advantage. The two sides fell into a stalemate, and Zhang Benmei and retained the lead and won the first game 11-6.
In the second game, Sun Yingsha scored the first point. Zhang Benmei and immediately tied up. The two clenched the score and alternately rose. Facing Sun Yingsha, the world No. 1 in women's table tennis, Zhang Benmei and not falling behind. At 5 times, Zhang Benmei and made a mistake. Sun Yingsha snatched the attack and took the lead. Zhang Benmei and the fast attack succeeded, leading Sun Yingsha 8:6. Sun Yingsha scored 4 points in a row to get the game point. After both sides scored 1 point each, Sun Yingsha pulled back a game 11:9.
In the third game, Zhang Benmeihe made a 6:1 start. Zhang Benmei and the first three boards are too strong. At 8:4, Sun Yingsha chased 3 points in a row to narrow the difference. Zhang Benmeihe called a timeout. Sun Yingsha scored another 4 points and won the third game 11-8.
In the fourth game, Zhang Benmeihe made a 2:0 start. Sun Yingsha chased the score to 3 draws. Zhang Benmei and scored 7 points in a row to get the game point. After both sides scored 1 point each, Zhang Benmeihe won the game 11:4. The big score was 2-2.
In the fifth game, Zhang Benmei and made a 3:0 start. Zhang Benmei and went crazy. Marlene had to call a timeout. Zhang Benmei and the air were slashed, and then the ball was returned out of bounds. Sun Yingsha scored 4 points in a row to overtake the score. Zhang Benmei jumped angrily. Sun Yingsha became more and more determined, and the quality of her shots became higher and higher, and she took an 8:4 lead. Sun Yingsha retained the lead and won the fifth game 11-6.
In the end, Sun Yingsha defeated Zhang Benmeihe 3-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's singles. Zhang Benmei played at a very high level. This player has been growing, but Sun Yingsha did not give Zhang Benmei and a chance to cause an upset.
There are 7 players in the national table tennis to participate in the first round of the women's singles. All their games were over, except for Qian Tianyi, who lost to his teammates, and the other team members all advanced.
Among them, Wang Yidi won 3-1 against South Korean genius Shin Yubin, Wang Manyu swept Monaco veteran Yang Xiaoxin 3-0, Zhang Rui won 3-0 against teammate Qian Tianyi, Chen Xingtong defeated Romanian beauty player Szokos 3-2, Chen Meng defeated Japanese table tennis sister Hina Hayada 3-2, and Sun Yingsha defeated Japanese table tennis supernova Miwa Zhang 3-2.
Seven matches have been played in the first round of women's singles, and 6 players in the national table tennis have advanced to the quarterfinals. There is one match left, and Misei Ito, the former sister of Japanese table tennis, will play against Puerto Rican player Diaz.
The matchups of national table tennis in the 1/4 finals are as follows: Sun Yingsha VS Han Ying, Zhang Rui VS Wang Yidi, Chen Xingtong VS Wang Manyu, Chen Meng VS Ito Micheng and the winner of Diaz.