Sun Yingsha and Chen Mengying argued for 3 minutes, the referee was puzzled, and the controversial ball embarrassed the two
This controversy led to a more than 3-minute argument between Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng, and the referee could not understand the English expressions of the two, which led to this decisive argument.
In the final of WTT Nagoya, Sun Yingsha defeated her Wang Yidi 4-2, and she won two doubles victories with Wang Manyu. So far, Sun Yingsha has not only won the men's singles and men's doubles gold medals in the finals, but also achieved the brilliant record of three consecutive women's singles championships. After the game, Sun Yingsha celebrated the successful end of the 2023 season with everyone on her social **.
However, because Sun Yingsha played a controversial side ball in the semifinals with Chen Meng, some national table tennis fans raised questions about it. Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng argued on the sideline for 3 minutes. More specifically, it is a stroke that touches the edge of the bottom of the table, and according to the rules of the game, when the ball touches the top edge of the table, the ball is judged to be "rubbed". Therefore, according to the rules, this shot should be regarded as Sun Yingsha's goal.
However, because of the referee's erroneous judgment and three rulings, Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng were greatly affected. The referee first awarded Sun Yingsha a goal, and then awarded Chen Meng a goal. When both athletes objected to the referee and wanted to use a replay to deal with the controversy, the referee did not go to the replay, but re-credited the score to Sun Yingsha's name. This raised doubts about the professional level of the referees, and also put Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha in an embarrassing position.
In this controversy, the issue of verbal communication highlighted the importance of high-level competitions. Even the players of the national table tennis team have encountered some difficulties. This accident has led to the beginning of a focus on foreign language training, especially when communicating with foreign competitors, where it is necessary to communicate in English.