With Sun Yingsha winning the women's doubles and women's singles championships in a row, the WTT Nagoya Women's Finals ended tonight, which also means the end of the ITTF 2023 event.
In the women's singles semifinals this afternoon, Sun Yingsha scored with a clean backhand straight line, which caused thunderous applause from the audience. She not only defeated Olympic champion Chen Meng 4-1, but also showed her champion temperament as a new generation of table tennis players. In the women's doubles final, she partnered Wang Manyu to defeat Japan's Miyu Nagasaki and Miyu Kihara 3-1 to win the championship. Half an hour later, she ushered in the women's singles final, which was another Chinese civil war, and there were no secrets between the two sides. Sun Yingsha is ranked No. 1 in the world and Wang Yidi is No. 4. For the two, physical fitness is the biggest enemy, the women's singles final is Sun Yingsha's fourth match today, Wang Yidi's third game today, and the women's singles final is a best-of-seven system.
In the first game, Wang Yidi entered the state faster and took a 3-0 lead. Then Sun Yingsha scored 4 points in a row to overtake her opponent. Next, the two sides alternated scores, and the two sides were tied 9-9. At the critical moment, Sun Yingsha seized the opportunity and won the first game 12-10. At the beginning of the second game, the two sides still bit very tightly, and after the battle was tied at 4, Sun Yingsha began to exert her strength and won 11-6 again. In the third game, Wang Yidi began to fight back and won the game point 10-5. Next, Sun Yingsha saved 3 game points, at which time Wang Yidi called a timeout. After the pause, Wang Yidi seized the opportunity to pull back a game 11-8. In the fourth game, Sun Yingsha was still like a rainbow, and the big score was 3-1. In the fifth game, Wang Yidi, who had a back-to-back fight, won 11-6. In the sixth game, Sun Yingsha no longer gave her opponent any chance, won 11-7, defeated Wang Yidi 4-2, and won the women's singles championship.
Tonight's final, I have the mentality of going to fight. 2023 is a perfect ending. Sun Yingsha said after the game, "Looking forward to 2024, come on!" (Xinmin Evening News reporter Tao Xingying).