WTT China Grand Slam, after 11 days of competition, the mixed doubles, men's doubles, women's doubles champions and runners-up have been born, Lin Shidong/Kuo Man won the mixed doubles championship, Liang Jingkun/Wang Chuqin won the men's doubles championship, Chen Xingtong/Qian Tianyi won the women's doubles championship. Tonight, in the men's and women's singles finals, Sun Yingsha was worthy of the world's No. 1 and defeated teammate Wang Manyu to win the women's singles championship. In the men's singles final at 19:30, teenager Lin Shidong reversed the veteran Ma Long 4:3 to win the men's singles championship.
On the evening of October 5, in the men's singles semifinals of the WTT China Grand Slam, Chinese player Ma Long defeated teammate Liang Jingkun 4:0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-8, 12-10) and advanced to the final. In the other semi-final, Lin Shidong defeated teammate Xiang Peng 4:2 to advance to the finals. In the women's singles semifinals, Wang Manyu defeated teammate Chen Xingtong 4:2 to advance to the final, and Sun Yingsha swept teammate Fan Siqi 4:0 to advance to the final. This is a championship match for men's and women's singles in table tennis after the Paris Olympics, which not only has a huge prize money, but also 2,000 points will be awarded to the champion.
Sun Yingsha won the women's singles championship and defended the world's No. 1 glory.
At 18:00 on October 6, the WTT China Grand Slam took the lead in the women's singles final, with Sun Yingsha, ranked No. 1 in the World Table Tennis Federation, facing Maggie Wang, ranked No. 3 in the World Table Tennis Federation. Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu are comparable in terms of strength, each has its own strengths, and it depends on how well the two sides play in the game and show their hard power.
At the beginning of the first game, the two sides began to compete for the backhand position, and Wang Manyu took the advantage and led 3:1. Sun Yingsha fought hard to catch up and led 4:3, limiting Wang Manyu with rhythm changes and service changes, and Sun Yingsha led 9:5 in the middle game. Wang Manyu's offensive errors increased and fell behind 10:6. Sun Yingsha won the first game 11-6.
In the second game, Sun Yingsha took the lead in serving, and Wang Manyu responded with a rolling tennis ball, and the two sides played 1:1. Next, the two sides still competed for backhand skills, and Wang Manyu's state began to pick up, leading 4:3. After the middle game, Wang Manyu began to make unnecessary mistakes again, and Sun Yingsha overtook 6:4. In the second half of the game, Sun Yingsha took the initiative to attack on the first three boards, and the far platform had an advantage in the pull, and the forehand smash was tricky, leading 10:8. Wang Manyu was not to be outdone, and the score chased to 10:10, 11:11, and 12:12. In the end, Wang Manyu pulled back a game with 14:12. In the best-of-seven finals, the two sides played 1:1.
In the third game, Wang Manyu served, Sun Yingsha returned the ball twice to the net, and fell behind 0:2. Sun Yingsha took advantage of the serve opportunity to equalize the score, took the initiative to attack in the receiving link, stared at Wang Manyu's middle position, and led Wang Manyu 7:2. In the second half of the game, Sun Yingsha accelerated her batting speed, scored a very high rate, and led 10:2 to get the game point. In the end, Sun Yingsha won the third game 11:4 and led Wang Manyu 2:1.
In the fourth game, Sun Yingsha maintained the speed of the serve to contain Wang Manyu, and Wang Manyu used the advantage of height and arm length to speed up the hitting speed of the ball in the table, and the two sides played 3:3, 4:4, 5:5, and the scores of the two sides were bitten together. In the middle game, Sun Yingsha made a mistake against La, while Wang Manyu changed tactics, took the initiative to fight the first three boards, and led Sun Yingsha 9:5 and 10:5. Wang Manyu pulled back a game with 11:6, and the two sides tied 2:2.
The fifth game, the crucial game. Sun Yingsha took the lead to score 2 points, Wang Manyu's service advantage was dismantled, and Sun Yingsha's serve quality was not high, and the two sides played 3:3. It was Sun Yingsha's turn to serve, Wang Manyu dared to shoot, the two sides launched an offensive and defensive battle, and a wonderful fairy ball appeared, Wang Manyu began to make mistakes again, and Sun Yingsha led 8:6. The next key point, Wang Manyu ate the serve, and Sun Yingsha led 10:6. At the end of the game, Sun Yingsha won the fifth game 11:8, leading Wang Manyu 3:2.
In the sixth game, Sun Yingsha took the lead after serving, Wang Manyu took the initiative to change, and the two sides drew 2:2. Sun Yingsha continued to maintain a strong serve, Wang Manyu sought a change in the landing point, and the two sides played 5:5, after which Wang Manyu took the initiative to call a timeout. The two sides fought again, Sun Yingsha led 7:5, and used the service round to stretch the score to a 9:5 lead. Wang Manyu caught up with a point, and Sun Yingsha immediately called a timeout. The two sides fought again, Wang Manyu served and scored skillfully, but the service was wrong, and Sun Yingsha won the sixth game 11:7. In the end, Sun Yingsha defeated Wang Manyu 4:2 to win the WTT China Grand Slam women's singles championship.
Sun Yingsha won in serve and attack speed, and Wang Manyu lost in return and forehand and backhand attack errors too much.
At 19:30 on the 6th, the WTT China Grand Slam men's singles final began, veteran Ma Long VS Lin Shidong, Ma Long is 36 years old, Lin Shidong is 19 years old, this is a contest between players of the next generation.
In the first game, Lin Shidong took the lead in scoring 2 points with the serve, Ma Long grabbed the first three boards with the serve, Lin Shidong controlled it in the stage, Ma Long made a forehand backhand pull error, and Lin Shidong led Ma Long 6:3. The teenager Lin Shidong made a decisive backhand shot, and the quality of Zhongyuntai's backhand was very high, and he led 9:3, and Ma Long made many forehand mistakes. Lin Shidong won the first game 11:4.
In the second game, Malone took the lead and led 2:0 twice. Lin Shidong made too fierce mistakes in the service wheel, Ma Long adjusted his tactics, continued to rush Lin Shidong's forehand in the table, and led Lin Shidong 6:2. Next, Lin Shidong used high-quality twisting and pulling to chase 4 points in a row, chasing the score to a 6:6 draw. In the second half of the game, Ma Long used the service wheel to tie the score to a 9:7 lead, and the two sides played against each other from afar, and Ma Long had the upper hand. Malone pulled one back at 11-7. In the first two games, the two sides tied 1:1.
In the third game, Malone used his No. 2 racket and took the initiative in the first three boards, leading 3:1. Lin Shidong backhanded heads-up and forehand smash chased the score to a 4:4 draw. Next, Malone used a forehand smash to take a 6-5 lead, and then scored five points in a row. Ma Long won the third game 11:5, leading Lin Shidong 2:1.
In the fourth game, Ma Long came up to play a side ball, and then a far platform rushed, Lin Shidong did not show weakness, and the two sides bit the score tightly and tied 3:3. Lin Shidong used frustration, Ma Long controlled the landing point, Lin Shidong showed his backhand ability, and led Ma Long 7:4. Next, both sides were taking the initiative to get started, Ma Long controlled Lin Shidong through rhythm, chasing 2 points in a row, and Lin Shidong called a timeout. After the pause, Malone had a very good rhythm in the process of holding each other, chasing the score to an 8:8 draw. The key points, Ma Long frustrated, Lin Shidong made a mistake in returning the ball, and the two sides tied 9:9 and 10:10. Ma Long served, Lin Shidong shot back decisively, and the two sides played 11:11. At the critical moment, Lin Shidong played a side-kick, Ma Long went toe-for-tat, and the two sides played to 12:12. In the fourth game, Ma Long saved the point with two violent rushes, and won the fourth game 15:13, leading Lin Shidong 3:1.
In the fifth game, Lin Shidong took the lead in scoring 2 points, and Ma Long mobilized Lin Shidong at a large angle. Lin Shidong suppressed Ma Long's backhand with a serve, and Ma Long also used the serve to steal Gong Lin Shidong's forehand, and Lin Shidong led 7:3. Then Malone didn't take advantage of the serve round and made a mistake on offense. Lin Shidong pulled back a game 11:4, but the big score was 2:3 behind Ma Long.
In the sixth game, the two sides saw the moves, Lin Shidong took the lead in the attack and scored 2 points, and then both sides scored 1 point each, and Lin Shidong led Malone 3:2. After that, Lin Shidong had a speed advantage, Ma Long made consecutive mistakes in strong attacks, and Lin Shidong led Ma Long 7:3. On the big road, Lin Shidong played a simple ball, and Ma Long made a mistake in attacking the ball and fell into passivity. In the game, Lin Shidong won the sixth game 11:5. The score of the two sides was tied 3:3.
In the seventh game, the real contest between veterans and newcomers is also a dialogue across the era. Malone self-mobilized and took the lead 5:1, and the two sides exchanged positions. Lin Shidong was very tenacious, scoring against the middle of the match, scoring with a frustrated ball, and the score was chased to 4:5. At the critical moment, Malone led 8:4 after scoring twice. Lin Shidong dared to fight, chased the score to 8:8, and then overtook the score with a backhand twist, and won the championship point with a 10:8 lead. In the end, Lin Shibiao reversed the game 11:8 and won the WTT China Grand Slam men's singles championship.
Ma Long played with his mind and strength, and Lin Shidong showed talent and hard work. Lin Shidong has a promising future to win the championship, and we should send flowers and applause to Ma Long. Feel free to exchange comments!