#头条首发大赛#
WTT Bangkok Star Challenge national table tennis player Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong participated in the singles competition, because these two players won the championship in Bangkok last year, if they don't win the championship this year, they will be cleared of points, so this time Chen Xingtong and Lin Gaoyuan goal is to win the championship. Last year, the two won the championship in singles, doubles and mixed doubles respectively, and this year, due to the preparation for the Olympic Games, the national table tennis did not send other players to participate, so the two players focused on the singles competition.
With Hina Hayada only competing in the mixed doubles and not in the singles, Chen Xingtong became the top seed in the Bangkok Star Challenge, which meant she was placed in the top half. The second seed is Miwa Zhangmoto, as she is currently ranked No. 7 in the world, behind only Chen Xingtong, who is ranked No. 6 in the world.
This means that Zhang Benmeihe is in the bottom half of the bracket, and only when she reaches the women's singles final will she meet Chen Xingtong, and the two sides are also the favorites to win the Bangkok Star Challenge. There is still a gap between Zhang Benmeihe's backhand strength and the main force of national table tennis, and this player's basic skills must be at a disadvantage.
Chen Xingtong's ability to resist pressure is very strong, since Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha can defeat Zhang Benmeihe, there is no reason why she can't win her opponent. Chen Xingtong does have a good defensive thickness, and her connection speed is fast, Zhang Benmei and simple speed are difficult to gain the upper hand in the game.
Chen Xingtong is not afraid of the speed of his competitors, so the speed of Japanese table tennis players does not have too much advantage, and Chen Xingtong can completely limit the speed of his opponent with backhand and spin. Chen Xingtong has played against Miu Hirano the most times in this Olympic cycle, in fact, her style of play is also more restrained from Japanese table tennis players.
There are many Japanese table tennis players participating in this competition, and Misei Ito is also coming to participate in the competition, and is expected to play against Chen Xingtong again. In terms of the current state and strength of Misei Ito, Chen Xingtong may be swept out of the game directly. Misei Ito has now become the weakest of the main players in Japanese table tennis.
It is possible that Misei Ito will be eliminated early if he can't meet Chen Xingtong, and there are so many Japanese table tennis players participating in this time, and many Japanese table tennis players will stage a derby battle in advance. Ito Misei is likely to be eliminated by her teammates first, and with the weakening of Ito's strength, it is becoming more and more difficult for her to face the main force of Sengoku table tennis, this is because her strength does not allow it.
However, this time, the two Japanese table tennis chippers, Hashimoto Honoka and Hitomi Sato, will come to the competition, and the chippers are the most threatening to Chen Xingtong. In terms of the strength of Hashimoto Honoka and Hitomi Sato, although they have to participate in the qualifying round, they can make it to the main tournament with their strength. Although these two chippers have participated in international competitions a small number of times, their real level is not weaker than that of the main force of Japanese table tennis.
In addition, German chipper Han Ying will also participate, and this time there will be three chippers participating in the Bangkok Star Challenge. Han Ying has just recovered from injury to participate in this Bangkok Star Challenge, also to find the game form. Therefore, Chen Xingtong can still win against Han Ying, after all, Han Ying's condition has not yet recovered to the best, and she is worried about the recurrence of the injury during the game, which may reduce the running distance, which will inevitably affect the performance of the game.
Hashimoto Honoka and Hitomi Sato, two Japanese table tennis players, are different, because they are in the prime of their careers, just like Chen Xingtong. These two are also in the best form, and they also played well in the Japanese Table Tennis League, and Hitomi Sato also reached the women's singles final in the just-concluded Asian Championships selection within the Japanese table tennis.
Hashimoto is very close to Hitomi Sato, and Chen Xingtong must first adapt to the opponent's spin no matter which of these two chippers he encounters. Hashimoto Honoka still plays with granular glue, and her forehand offensive ability is relatively strong. Hashimoto and Hitomi Sato also won the WTT Rio de Janeiro Challenger doubles title at the end of May, and Chen Xingtong is indeed a fierce rival.
Chen Xingtong can't be touched by a chipper in the singles competition this time, and it is inevitable that Chen Xingtong will be in the same area as the chipper, which really tests her ability to play chipping. Because there is no chipper with a similar style of play in national table tennis, Hashimoto Sailoka and Hitomi Sato not only have strong defensive ability, but also have a certain ability to take the initiative to attack.
Therefore, this Bangkok Star Challenge is a test of Chen Xingtong's forehand offensive ability, and he must use his forehand against chippers. This year, Chen Xingtong's forehand attack has increased frequently, but only against chippers can her forehand strength and heritage be tested.
In fact, once he got used to the spins of Hashimoto Honoka and Hitomi Sato, the two chippers, Chen Xingtong was still able to win the game steadily. Of course, you must do a good job of defense, Hashimoto Honoka and Hitomi Sato will take the initiative to attack when they see the opportunity. However, Chen Xingtong's basic skills are relatively solid, and as long as the game tactics are used properly, he can win.
This time, Szokos and Yang Xiaoxin will also participate in the Bangkok Star Challenge, especially Yang Xiaoxin's granular play, which created a lot of pressure on Chen Xingtong last year. The player Chen Xingtong wants to fight against most in this Bangkok Star Challenge should be Yang Xiaoxin, so the gold content of this Bangkok Star Challenge is still quite high.
Chen Xing came to the competition with the same person, and fans were worried that it would be difficult for her to make it to the final. But fans should not underestimate Chen Xingtong's strength and determination, and participating in an event alone can test her level of foreign warfare. In fact, the national table tennis should let these main players participate in international competitions separately, only in this way can the main players of the national table tennis play against different types of opponents and test the real ability of the players to fight abroad.