Not a single game lost! Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha won their mixed doubles debut and started their journey to gold

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2024-07-27 23:16Published on the official account of Shanghai Paper

On July 27, Beijing time, in the mixed doubles match of the table tennis event of the Paris Olympic Games, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha defeated Omar· Assal/Tina· Meshev 4-0.

On July 27, Beijing time, the table tennis event of the Paris Olympics officially started, and the "Shatou" combination composed of Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha played in the mixed doubles and made their debut in this Olympic Games. In the end, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha defeated Omar · Assar/Tina · Meshev 4-0.

At the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen lost to Japan's Mizutani Hayabusa/Ito Misei and lost the first mixed doubles gold medal in Olympic history.

At the Paris Olympics, the national table tennis aimed at "recovering lost ground" sent Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, who were ranked No. 1 in the men's and women's worlds, to partner in mixed doubles.

In the first game, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha did not immediately open the score, although they always led after 3-3, but it was not until the second half of the game that they opened up the difference and won the first game 11-7. The second game was also stalemate, the two sides fought all the way to a 7-7 draw, and then the "Shatou" combination scored consecutive points to win the second game.

After a slightly tight start, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha gradually found their rhythm, scored 8 points in a row in the third game, and finally won 11-4 again. In the last game, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha did not give the opponent any chance, and finally won the opponent 4-0.

The tension at the start of the two may stem from the importance they attach to the mixed doubles match. Wang Chuqin said in an interview with "Bloom Paris": "I may put 80% or 90% of my energy into mixed doubles, because mixed doubles is the first thing to start, and only after I have practiced all the mixed doubles things, will I go to practice singles." ”

Liu Guoliang also stressed: "We have not won the Olympic mixed doubles championship yet, and this Olympic Games we want to regain this gold medal from the world players and from the Japan team, and we use a challenger attitude to have a better chance of winning." ”

Due to the retirement of Mizutani Hayabusa, the underperforming Mimato Ito was not selected for the Japan national team, which means that a new pair of champions will be born in the mixed doubles event at this Olympics.

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