On August 2, Beijing time, the Olympic table tennis women's singles semifinals were contested, and China's Chen Meng faced Korea's Shin Yubin. In the competition, Chen Meng showed excellent strength and form, and finally swept her opponent 4-0 and reached the women's singles final for two consecutive Olympic Games. Chen Meng will strive to complete two consecutive Olympic titles in the final, thus becoming the third athlete in Olympic history to win consecutive gold medals in table tennis women's singles, alongside Deng Yaping and Zhang Yining.
On the previous road to promotion, Chen Meng almost encountered any challenges, either 4-0 or 4-1 defeated his opponent. In the previous 1/4 finals against Austria's Polkanova, Chen Meng won 4-0 neatly, and once played a perfect offensive of 11-0 in a single set. Originally, Chen Meng's most likely opponent in the semifinals was Japan's Miu Hirano, but in the end Miu Hirano was defeated by Shin Yubin.
In this game, Chen Meng quickly entered the state at the beginning, and quickly won the first game 11-7. In the second game, Chen Meng continued to have a hot hand and won another game 11-6. In the third game, Chen Meng started 6-1 and won the game point 10-4. However, after that, Shen Yubin scored consecutive points to chase 7-10. At the critical moment, Chen Meng called a timeout. After the timeout, Chen Meng scored 11-7 to win the third game. In the fourth game, Shen Yubin gave it a go and bit Chen Meng in the opening stage. But with a huge strength advantage, Chen Meng quickly opened up the gap, and finally Chen Meng swept the opponent 4-0 and reached the final.
After the victory, Chen Meng also clenched his fists and roared in celebration! After 3 years of preparation, Chen Meng once again lived up to the expectations of the national table tennis coaching staff, swept her half of the district, and reached the finals. Next, Chen Meng will move towards two consecutive Olympic singles titles. In the history of the Olympic Games, only Deng Yaping in 1992/1996 and Zhang Yining in 2004/2008 have done this. This time, Chen Meng will hit the third person in history.