On February 21, 2024, the top 16 of the women's team at the Busan World Table Tennis Championships were born! India won 3-0, former champions Singapore were unexpectedly eliminated, Ni Xialian failed to lead Luxembourg to move forward, and Thailand eliminated Austria to become the opponent of the second round of national table tennis.
The beginning of the women's team knockout round was extremely hot! Portugal's match against Luxembourg was in the spotlight. Both teams have players of Chinese descent, with Portugal winning their last meeting and this time they managed to advance again. In the first set, Shao Jieni narrowly defeated Ni Xialian 3-2 to achieve a crucial victory, while Fu Yu and Matos also won the follow-up matches, and finally Portugal easily eliminated Luxembourg 3-0. Although Ni Xialian lost the game, as a 60-year-old veteran, it is already a victory for her to be able to stand on the stage of the World Table Tennis Championships.
Another highlight match is India vs. Italy. Akula, Batra and Ejica easily beat their opponents in Italy with scores of -0 and 3-1 respectively. The Indian team, which had caused problems for the Chinese team in the previous matches, once again showed strong strength this time, which is worth noting.
Poland vs. Singapore is also a high-profile match. In a fierce duel of three consecutive sets of tiebreakers, the Polish team eliminated the former World Table Tennis Championships women's team champion Singapore 3-0. The strength of the Singapore team has declined since the retirement of Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu, and the result of missing the round of 16 this time is regrettable.
There are also a lot of exciting matchups in other arenas. The likes of Egypt, Brazil, Croatia and Sweden also won 3-0 or 3-1 to advance to the next round.
Next, there will be a showdown in the finals of the women's team project 1 8! The first half of the matches include China vs. Thailand, South Korea vs. Brazil, France vs. Portugal, and Germany vs. Sweden; In the second half of the matches, Chinese Taipei vs. India, Hong Kong vs. Poland, Romania vs. Egypt, and Japan vs. Croatia. The Thai team has a special style of play, which will bring a severe test to the national table tennis, let us look forward to this wonderful game together!
The World Table Tennis Championships women's team knockout round is in full swing, and every game is full of fierce competition and endless expectations. This game is not only a competition for players, but also a carnival feast for table tennis lovers from all over the world, let us witness this historic moment together and cheer for the team we support!