On December 15, 2023, the table tennis WTT women's finals staged a gripping China-Japan showdown, with national table tennis world No. 1 Olympic champion Sun Yingsha facing 15-year-old Japanese rising star Miwa Zhangmoto. This fierce match saw Sun Yingsha come back from behind and win a thrilling 3-2 victory. And Zhang Benmei, who was coaching off the court, and her father, former Chinese athlete Zhang Benyu, despite their support, ultimately failed to change the direction of the game.
Sun Yingsha, born in 2000, as one of the leaders in the table tennis world, she is the only player among the post-00s players who has won the Olympic championship. Miwa Zhangmoto, who played against him, is 8 years younger than Sun Yingsha, but has already shown extraordinary strength on the field, defeating first-class masters such as Misei Ito, Miu Hirano, Kasumi Ishikawa, Hina Hayata, Shin Yubin, Qian Tianyi, etc., showing a strong momentum of rising in the future.
At the beginning of the game, both sides adopted a strategy of quickly forming a topspin ball hold, and then launched a hard-fought power confrontation. Zhang Benmeihe is tall and has the strength to not lose to Sun Yingsha, and it is really impressive to have the advantage with an 11-6 lead in the first game.
In the course of the subsequent game, Sun Yingsha overtook in the second game, and then was tied by Zhang Benmeihe, but finally won 11-9 and pulled the score back.
However, at the beginning of the third game, Sun Yingsha fell into a passive situation of 1-6, and in the face of Zhang Benmeihe's high-quality attack and constant shouting fighting spirit, Sun Yingsha's father and coach quickly called a timeout to guide her. Despite accepting the guidance, Sun Yingsha still fought back tenaciously and reversed the situation 11-8, forcing Zhang Benmeihe into a difficult situation.
In the fourth game that followed, Sun Yingsha fell into passivity again and lost 3-11, and the score was dragged into the deciding game. At the critical moment, her head coach Ma Lin called a timeout and adjusted tactics, and finally completed the reversal 11-6 and won the suspenseful game.
Although Zhang was unable to achieve victory, her outstanding performance won praise from the court. The 15-year-old Japanese star not only competed with Sun in terms of attack speed and serve control, but also showed impressive improvement in the match.
However, another contestant, Hina Hayata, lost control of her emotions after the match and burst into tears at the interview scene. She has lost to Chen Meng 7 times, and this situation of narrowly winning but ultimately losing is really heart-wrenching.
In addition to this matchup, the other matches are also full of drama and suspense. Germany's Han Ying defeated South Korea's Zhu Qianxi 3-2, while Japan's Misei Ito defeated Puerto Rico's Diaz 3-1. In the next match, Han Ying will face Sun Yingsha, and Ito Misei will challenge Chen Meng again.
This competition not only showed the fighting spirit of the players, but also made people look forward to more fierce competition in the future. The Table Tennis WTT Women's Finals will surely bring more surprises and exciting duels to fans!
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