At 8:30 p.m. on July 30, Beijing time, the Paris Olympics table tennis mixed doubles final staged a "strong showdown". The Chinese pair Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha will face off against the biggest dark horses of this Olympic Games, the "North Korean pair" Lee Jung-sik and Kim Qin-young.
China's Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha defeated Korea's Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yubin 4-2 in the semifinals. In this matchup, the Chinese team won very hard. The two were slow to get into the opening game, and the Korea played almost perfectly, falling behind 1-2 in the first three games. In the subsequent matches, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin withstood the pressure, did not rush or impetuous, adjusted quickly, and through solid technology, finally defeated the Korea pair without danger and entered the final round.
China's opponents, the North Korean pair, defeated the Hong Kong team 4:3 in the semi-finals to enter the final, and they can be said to be the biggest dark horses of this Olympic Games. The dark horse pair, this Olympic performance is extremely impressive, in the first round defeated the No. 2 seeds Tomokazu Zhang and Hina Hayata, a big upset, it can be said that they showed their strong strength from the first round, and finally entered the final is justified.
Mixed doubles final between China and North Korea. In the first game of the duel, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha entered the state very quickly, played good shots in a row, and took a 7:3 lead. Subsequently, the North Korean team scored two points in a row through serve to close the score. However, the gap between the two teams is still very large, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha continued to exert force, and finally won the first game 11:6.
After the start of the second game, the two teams played inextricably at the beginning, respectively 3:3 draw, 4:4 draw, and then 6:6, it can be said that the North Korean combination still put a lot of pressure on the Chinese team. In the ensuing match, the Chinese team was completely suppressed by the opponent and it was difficult to score points on the opponent, while the North Korean team was extremely brave and extremely efficient in smashing, and finally lost the second game 7:11.
After the start of the third game, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha adjusted very quickly. In particular, Sun Yingsha shot very decisively, the position selection was very good, and the smash scoring rate was very high, helping the Chinese team to take a 5:2 lead, and then the North Korean combination seized the mistake of the Chinese team and chased the score closer, and the two teams then entered the stalemate stage, after the two teams played 9:8, the Chinese combination called a timeout, and then the Chinese combination scored two points in a row, winning the third game with 11:8, and the big score was 2:1 ahead.
After the start of the fourth game, the Chinese pair entered the state very quickly, scoring consecutive points to take the lead of the game 3:0. Then the North Korean combination called a timeout, although there was a brief improvement, but Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin maintained a very good state, scoring continuously, leading 7:4, the ball leading, and good luck, the Chinese combination wiped the tennis ball once and scored, played a scoring climax, and won the fourth game with 11:5, leading with a score of 3:1, one step away from the championship!
After the start of the fifth game, the North Korean combination grasped the serve game well, scored consecutive points, and led 2:0, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha were a little uncomfortable with the changes of the opponent, and fell behind 1:4 at the beginning, and the maximum gap reached 3:8, and then the Chinese combination suddenly made a force and chased it to 6:8, but in the end it still did not catch up with the score, and lost the game 7:11, and the big score became 3:2.
At the beginning of the sixth game, the Chinese combination was obviously more active, played well at the beginning, and took a 3:1 lead, but then Wang Chuqin made two consecutive mistakes, and the score became 3:3, and the two teams then played very close, 4:4, 5:5, Wang Chuqin was obviously not adjusted well in this game, and then made a mistake on the serve, the Chinese combination fell behind 5:7, but the Chinese team adjusted very quickly, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin scored consecutive smashes, scored three points in a row, overtook the score, and got the match point at 10:8, and finally North Korea went out of bounds, winning the game 11-8.
After the Chinese table tennis team won the mixed doubles championship, it was also the sixth Olympic gold medal won by the Chinese delegation, temporarily jumping to the first place in the medal table.
For Sun Yingsha, this Olympics is very important, she has already won the singles title at the World Cup and World Championships, and is one Olympic gold medal away from the Grand Slam. In this Olympic Games, Sun Yingsha participated in three individual competitions and was very hopeful of winning three gold medals! Now, Sun Yingsha has won the mixed doubles gold medal, which can be regarded as the first step out of the Grand Slam!