In the women's team final of the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, the national table tennis women's team fought hard for five sets and defeated the Japanese team 3-2, successfully winning the championship and achieving a six consecutive championships.
This time in the women's team final, the national table tennis team continued with the previous trio of Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, and Wang Yidi, while Wang Manyu remained on the bench, not getting a chance to play in the entire elimination round.
Sun Yingsha, who played in the first set against Zhang Benmeihe, showed her strong strength and completely suppressed Zhang Benmeihe, defeating her opponent with a score of 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 in straight sets. In this battle for the championship, Sun Yingsha took the lead for the team, and this victory was as easy as turning over one's palm.
In the second set, Olympic champion Chen Meng faced off against Japan's number one player, Zao Tianxina. Before the match, Zao Tianxina made a bold statement, saying, "National table tennis (players) are human, India can beat them 2-3, and the Japanese team has a chance to win." As the ace of the team, she was very confident.
After the start of the game, both players did not test each other, and they entered an intense exchange. Chen Meng quickly got into her rhythm and won the first set 11-6. In the second set, Zao Tianxina used her serve and changes to counterattack, leveling the score at 11-8. Afterwards, Chen Meng played quite dull and ended up losing two consecutive sets, resulting in her first loss to her opponent with a score of 1-3. By the way, Ma Lin's timeout was useless.
Representing the national table tennis team in the third match was world champion Wang Yidi. In the face-off against Hirano Miu, Wang Yidi's performance was unbearable to watch, being completely dominated by Hirano Miu throughout the match. Ultimately, Wang Yidi suffered a crushing defeat of 0-3. How could a player like this represent the national table tennis team in the finals?
After Wang Yidi's loss, CCTV commentator Gao Han said, "The Chinese team is facing a crisis and needs Sun Yingsha to step up." In the fourth set, Sun Yingsha faced Zao Tianxina again. After a fierce competition, Sun Yingsha swept Zao Tianxina, the number one player of the Japanese team, with scores of 11-2, 11-7, 11-6 in straight sets, once again leveling the score.
In the decisive match of the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, Olympic champion Chen Meng returned to the court to face off against the 15-year-old Zhang Benmeihe. After a tough four-set battle, Chen Meng defeated Zhang Benmeihe 3-1, helping the team secure the championship with difficulty.
When the national table tennis team was in trouble, we saw Chairman Liu Guoliang helping Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng with their guidance. If they could have played well earlier, why would it have forced Chairman Liu to intervene? The women's coaching staff needs to seriously reflect on how the team performed.
Congratulations to the national table tennis women's team! And thank you to the Japanese team for pushing out the strongest Chinese team!