At the Hangzhou Asian Games in September last year, the Chinese team defeated the Japanese team 3-0 and achieved the fifth consecutive championship of the table tennis women's team. At that time, Ma Lin, the head coach of the Chinese women's table tennis team, said that this was the most difficult game between the two teams in many meetings last year, and it was believed that the two teams would meet in more competitions in the future. Five months later, the two sides met again in the final of the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan, and last night, the Chinese team finally defeated the Japanese team 3-2 in a backward situation, and won the Babylon Cup for the 23rd time.
The young Japanese team is walking non-stop, this is the first time they have forced the Chinese women's table tennis to a desperate situation, and the tenacious fighting spirit shown by the girls of the Chinese team is even more moving. After the game, they burst into tears, feeling that this was a victory for the team.
Caption: Chinese women's table tennis won the Babylon Cup for the 23rd time Xinhua News Agency (the same below).
The fighting spirit is tenacious and has the last laugh.
In yesterday's final, Sun Yingsha, who took the lead, defeated Zhang Benmeihe 3-0 and won the first place for the Chinese team. But Chen Meng and Wang Yidi, who played later, lost 1-3 to Hina Hayada and Miyu Hirano. In the crucial fourth game, Sun Yingsha appeared again, and she showed super forehand strength, sweeping Hina Hayada 3-0 to help the Chinese team tie the big score. In the decisive game, Chen Meng won three games in a row against Miwa Zhang after losing one game first, helping the national table tennis team reverse the Japanese team 3-2.
In this game, Sun Yingsha scored 2 points, showing the strength of the world's No. 1 and making great contributions to the team's six consecutive championships. As the absolute main force of national table tennis, Sun Yingsha reached the top of the ITTF world rankings for the first time on January 30, 2022, and thus became the first post-00 world No. 1 in the world table tennis world. In the past year, she has won a string of women's singles titles, including three of the most points in the Singapore Grand Slam, the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban and the Nagoya Finals. In last night's peak showdown, Sun Yingsha not only showed super dominance at the technical level, but also showed strong ability to resist pressure.
After the game, Chen Meng said: "In such a difficult situation, Sasha won two games, which is really excellent, which makes me feel the strength of the team, and this trophy is the best Lantern Festival gift for the audience and friends." ”
This game also made Olympic champion Chen Meng burn with strong fighting spirit. "When I was going to play again, I told myself that I had to not lose two points in the final. In the post-game interview, Chen Meng cried several times, "because I am the oldest ...... in this team."”
Caption: Sun Yingsha.
The fierce battle should not be underestimated.
At the Asian Games five months ago, Ma Lin, the head coach of the Chinese women's table tennis team at the time, said that this was the most difficult meeting between the two teams last year, and I believe that the two teams will meet in more competitions in the future. And five months later, Marlene's "hunch" came true.
Last night's final was the first time that the Japanese women's table tennis team fought to the deciding game with the national table tennis team in the final of the world's top competition. The Japanese team is a veteran and a new line-up, and they are also part of the team at this year's Paris Olympics. Hina Hayada and Miu Hirano both played the best matches of their careers. In the decisive game, 15-year-old Zhang Benmeihe was fearless in front of 30-year-old Chen Meng and won the first game. Although she lost to her opponent in the next three games, she brought a lot of challenges to Chen Meng, the scores of the two sides continued to draw, the scene was ups and downs, and Chen Meng was not easy to win.
Although Zhang Benmei and both fights were defeated, her progress in the past two years is obvious, which has brought a strong impact to the national table tennis. During the Hangzhou Asian Games in September last year, Deng Yaping commented on her: "Zhang Benmeihe is very talented, we have to be more careful about her." In Hangzhou, Zhang said, "Now I feel like I can beat a higher-ranked player. ”
After winning the runner-up in this year's World Table Tennis Championships, Zhang Benmeihe still feels annoyed, because she feels that she still has a chance. As Miu Hirano said, "When I lost to the Chinese team before, it felt like it was over. It's a pity to lose this time. Hina Hayada said that to be able to defeat the Chinese players is like crossing a high wall, "Playing such a close score and such a fierce game shows our growth." ”
There are still five months before the Paris Olympics, and while the Chinese women's table tennis team won the championship trophy in this World Table Tennis Championships, it needs to be more fully prepared for difficulties in the face of the impact of foreign association players. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Tao Xingying).