Defeating Zhang Benmeihe, Chen Meng's career has changed
In the team competition of the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan, Chen Meng won 2 wins and 1 loss and made a great contribution to the championship. After defeating Zhang Benmei in the deciding game, this is a classic match that can change Chen Meng's career, and Wang Manyu is likely to face huge pressure in singles at the Paris Olympics! Why? Let's do a brief analysis below.
Chen Meng lost to Hina Hayada and abstained.
Chen Meng faced Japan's top seed Hina Hayada in the final, and she was the runner-up of the national team. Chen Meng has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and if he can win this game, it will bring a greater advantage to the national team. In the previous encounters, Chen Meng has maintained an undefeated record, especially in the duel with Hina Hayata, which has taken the advantage. If you just look at the current roster, the country can be considered a complete win and could win the game 3-0 or 3-1. However, at this juncture, Chen Meng had an unexpected situation. In the fight against Hina Hayata, Chen Meng was knocked out by Hina Hayada after getting her first victory.
Chen Meng's defeat by Hina Hayata, will it have any impact on her results? The only decisive role was played by the course and outcome of the war. Hina Hayada is the biggest rival of national table tennis and the most promising foreign player to win the championship. In this crucial World Series final, although Chen Meng lost the most important opponent, he still completed a big counterattack. Chen Meng was slow to adjust after a smooth race, and she will have to face Hina Hayata's high-quality wrestling and control of key points for the next three bouts. If the national table tennis team loses, Chen Meng will definitely be responsible. If it's just this battle, then Chen Meng will also become a big problem.
In a crucial game, in a crucial outside battle, in the most crucial one, and in a crucial match, losing to the main opponent. In the Tokyo cycle, Zhu Yuling and Ding Ning, and even Liu Shiwen, were defeated by Ito in an important event, but their career trajectories did not change in the slightest. In the final stage of her career, Chen Meng also had to face many opponents, and a single major defeat was enough to change her career path.
Chen Meng defeated Miwa Matsumoto and achieved self-redemption.
Sun Yingsha stepped forward at a critical juncture, and also saved Chen Meng's life and pulled the game to the last game. In the playoff match with Zhang Benmeihe, although Chen Meng lost a game, he still narrowly pulled back a game and won glory for the country.
Chen Meng's performance will be related to whether the national table tennis team can win the championship, which is a very difficult and tense game. Chen Meng hadn't fought against Zhang Benmeihe before, so even if he made sufficient preparations before the game, he would not be able to adjust slowly until after the game. Lost at the beginning, the pressure was very high, Zhang Ben was in front of Meihe, Chen Meng would not show mercy.
Chen Meng won this game, which can be regarded as a redemption and a reduction of some pressure on himself. Although the defeat at the hands of Hina Hayada dealt a big blow to Chen Meng, after defeating Miwa Harumoto, her strength has been greatly improved. Chen Meng is over 30 years old this year, which means that his skills have basically been finalized, and it is very difficult to complete the transformation in a short period of time, and his biggest advantage is to rely on the experience gained from reading music scores to make up for his shortcomings. Chen Meng has fully demonstrated her strength in the victory over Zhang Benmeihe, she is a veteran chess player who can adapt to changes. I can bear it when it matters.
This time, in order not only to prove himself, but also to make his score higher, Chen Meng also further expanded his score advantage in this competition. Chen Meng participated in all the competitions, Wang Manyu did not play once, and Wang Yidi lost as the third place. In the recent Olympics, Chen Meng ranked behind with a margin of more than 1,000 points, she ranked behind with an advantage of more than 1,000 points, and was more than 2,000 points higher than Wang Manyu, ranking fourth. Although there are still some uncertainties, Chen Meng is still in a large lead and has grasped the initiative in the game. If Chen can continue her good form at major tournaments such as the Grand Slam and World Cup, then she has a good chance of knocking Wang Manyu out of the final of the Olympics again.
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