I have to admit that Ito is a chipper is a nightmare.
Double-reverse arc fast-break players have to be careful when playing top chippers, and some are even poorer, and they may not be able to pass the chipping level in their lifetime. Relying on the spin and tenacity of spin and non-rotation, Xu Xiaoyuan cut the last defending champion Chen Xingtong to the quarterfinals in Bangkok, and cut down Chinese Taipei's Zheng Yijing to the semifinals. But when he met Misei Ito, Xu Xiaoyuan found that he couldn't play this little effort.
On July 7, in the semifinals of the women's singles of the Bangkok Star Challenge, Misei Ito swept Xu Xiaoyuan in three straight games to advance to the finals, with the scores of 12-10, 11-4, 11-4. Xu Xiaoyuan only barely struggled in the first game, and he couldn't play in the last two games at all.
For Ito, she probably likes to meet chippers the most.
Why did Ito play chipping so easily.
It's all about the style of play.
Ito's backhand raw rubber has bounce, knock and other force techniques, fast speed, great power, forehand is mainly fast attack, mainly pumping and shooting, the same speed, great power. As long as Misei Ito plays on the stage, Xu Xiaoyuan can't get on the stage at all, and he can't form a round, how can he play?
This is indeed a saying that there is a way of playing. Chen Xingtong lost to Xu Xiaoyuan, but now Ito Misei wants to win Chen Xingtong, it is simply impossible.
Let's take a look at Zhang Benzhi and VS Lin Yunru
Zhang Benzhihe reversed Lin Yunru in three consecutive games after falling behind 0-1, and the scores in four games were: 9-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-8. Zhang Benzhihe advanced to the men's singles final, and the other semi-final was Lin Gaoyuan vs Ahn Jae-hyun, Lin Gaoyuan has a higher probability of winning, which is also what Chinese netizens want to see. The final is tonight at 19:00.
Lin Yunru is two years older than Zhang Benzhihe, and the two can be said to have fought from childhood to adulthood, and their careers have been competing all their lives. Judging from past encounters, there have been winners and losers. In the 2023 Frankfurt Championship, Tomokazu Zhang lost to Lin Yunru, which stimulated him to lose weight, because he felt that his pace was not as good as Lin Yunru. Tomokazu Zhang has now lost 10 pounds and has defeated Lin Yunru twice in a row in the 2024 Chongqing Championship and the Bangkok Star Challenge.
Under the premise that China's main team did not participate, Zhang Benzhihe has achieved good results in international competitions recently and is more eye-catching. The mixed doubles in Bangkok also reached the final.
Objectively speaking, Lin Yunru has been plagued by injuries for more than a year, and he has been unable to participate in more competitions, and his results have been affected. This time in Bangkok, Lin Yunru's purpose is to adjust his condition before the Paris Olympics.
Currently, Shin Yubin vs Hashimoto Honoka Women's Singles semifinals are underway.
16:00 Men's Singles Semifinals Lim Gao Won vs Ahn Jae Hyun
16:30 Mixed Doubles Final Wong Chun Ting/To Hoi Kim vs Tomokazu Zhangmoto/Hina Hayata
From 19:00 Women's Singles Final, Men's Singles Final