The group stage of the 2024 Busan Team World Table Tennis Championships has all ended, and the knockout round will begin on the 21st. The national table tennis women's team suffered a strong impact in the first round of the group stage, Sun Yingsha lost in an upset, and Wang Yidi did not resist the pressure when she played three singles, and lost 0-3 directly, this result was not expected by anyone before the game. And this result, to a certain extent, determined the candidates for the women's team knockout round.
The current wins and losses in the group stage are as follows: Sun Yingsha played 3 times, played 4 sets, 3 wins and 1 loss; Wang Manyu played 2 times, played 3 sets, and won all of them; Chen Meng played 3 times, won 3 sets and won 3 sets; Chen Xingtong played 2 times, 2 sets and 2 wins; Wang Yidi played 2 times, 1 win and 1 loss.
It can be seen that the core iron triangle of Meng Shayu has not changed, and it is still the one who has played the most and won the most, while Di Tong and the others are weaker. But many fans think that this does not affect the play of the knockout round, because the knockout round is played according to the three highest ranked in the world, so Wang Manyu has little chance, but is this really the case?
First of all, the rule is that in the knockout stage, the three highest-ranked people in the world will play first, but they are only preferred, not necessary; Secondly, if there are force majeure factors such as negative field, injury, automatic abandonment, etc., substitution will be considered, that is to say, even if there are these situations, it is not necessary to replace someone else on the field, but it is still necessary to consider comprehensively.
Moreover, the rules do not say that the loss of the knockout stage is a loss, so why is the loss of the group stage not taken into account? At present, the world's No. 1 and No. 2 in the world have the premise of losing the field, and they both have reasons to be replaced, but Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi are not the same.
Although Sun Yingsha lost the first game, she won it back in the fourth set, filled in the hole she dug herself, at least kept her 1 point, and there was no problem with her follow-up performance, so she was not the first person to consider being replaced; And Wang Yidi, as a third single, faced a relatively weak opponent, but lost 0-3, how can this reassure people that her performance in the follow-up knockout rounds?
And Chen Xingtong is ranked fifth in the team, so even if someone in the top three does not play, it will not be her turn for the time being. Therefore, in the women's team competition of the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, there is a high probability that Mengshayu will play the whole way. As a world series, there is no room for loss, the championship is greater than the rules, if you can win 3-0, you will not be 3-1, and if you can be easy, you will be easy, and there is almost no such thing as deliberately making the game ups and downs in order to prove anyone's ability. **10,000 Fans Incentive Plan