"Zhou Yu found that the situation was unfavorable: Wang Yidi's team had a record of 1 win and 1 loss, helping Chen Meng advance to Paris"
At the 2024 Busan World Table Tennis Championships, every game of the national table tennis women's team is like a tense psychological war, and every point is a fiery test of strength and will. At the beginning of the game against the Indian team, the national table tennis women's team experienced a thrilling best-of-five team before narrowly defeating the opponent. This victory is a wake-up call for the team and a severe test of the strength of each player.
However, in this group stage competition, there is one person who has become the focus - Wang Yidi. The young player competed in two tournaments, playing as a three-singles player, and the result was one win and one loss. But more importantly, these two matches revealed a shocking fact - Wang Yidi is personally paying for Chen Meng's qualification to win the Paris Olympics!
In the past six months, Wang Yidi has attracted the attention of the national table tennis coaching staff. Since winning the Asian Cup, the national table tennis has pinned its hopes on her to replace Chen Meng and Wang Manyu and directly qualify for the Paris Olympics. However, the defeat at the Asian Games made some fans begin to question the decision-making of national table tennis. Although in terms of strength, Wang Manyu and Chen Meng are better than Wang Yidi, but Wang Yidi has more opportunities.
However, the defeat at the Asian Games seriously affected Wang Yidi's mentality. Although she regained her confidence with her victory at the Frankfurt Championships, the opening match of the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan was a big surprise. Wang Yidi was too conservative and even a little timid, which was very different from her previous image. Commentator Zhou Yu also made it clear that the situation is not optimistic.
At the same time, Sun's loss didn't cause much concern because she had plenty of room for error. However, Wang Yidi was not so lucky. The national table tennis coaching staff gave her a lot of opportunities, but her performance at key moments was disappointing. This was especially true against India, who were clearly in poor form and lost.
In the next game, Wang Yidi was absent again, and the national table tennis lined up back and forth between other players, and she could only be a bystander. It wasn't until the fourth round against Hungary that Wang Yidi appeared again. However, her performance has spoken for itself. Wang Yidi is helpless due to her mentality, which makes people worry about her future.
In general, there are obvious differences between Wang Yidi and Sun Yingsha. Sun Yingsha was able to work harder after losing, but Wang Yidi lost her self-confidence because of this. She personally sent Chen Meng to the Paris Olympics, which was not only the result of a competition, but also a complete collapse of the mentality of a young athlete.