On the afternoon of March 16, in the mixed doubles final of WTT Singapore grand slam, the Chinese team Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha defeated Japan portfolio Zhang benzhihe/Matada Shina 3-1 and successfully defended the title.
The duel between China and Japan has attracted much attention from the outside world. In the previous semi-final of mixed doubles, Zhang Benzhi and/ASADA Shina sealed Fan Zhendong/Wang Manji, the national security team, 3 to 0. Therefore, while Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha shouldered the important task of winning the championship in this final, I also hope to “revenge” for my teammates “. In the latest world ranking published by the International Table Tennis Federation, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, a combination of “Sha Tou”, ranked first in the world. The two won the mixed double championship in the Houston World Table Tennis Championships in 2021. In the WTT Singapore grand slam mixed doubles final in 2022, they defeated Lin Junru/Zheng Yijing to win the championship.
Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha played in this year’s grand slam as the defending champion, and he will reach the final all the way through the pass. The combination of “Sha Tou” in this battle was very tacit. Most of the time it suppressed the opponent’s attack and firmly occupied the advantage of the score. Finally, it was 11 to 2, 5 to 11, 11-9 and 11-8 beat Zhang Benzhi and/Matada Shina, while defending his title, he won 12000 dollars bonus and 2000 mixed points.
After the game, Wang Chuqin said that now players from all over the world pay more and more attention to mixed pairs and the competition is more intense. They still treat each game with a normal heart. When talking about the world championships in Durban, he said, “everyone’s level is between a millimetre. The key to winning is to play on the spot, and to maintain this normal heart.” Sun Yingsha added: “I am very happy to win the competition. Wang Chuqin and I have not played against Japan portfolio for a year and a half and met again in the final, I think both sides have played their best.”
In the selection of the new national coach team, Xiao Zhan became the leader of the mixed double team. After he took office, Guozhen took the lead in adjusting the layout of mixed doubles to prepare for the Paris Olympics. Xiao Zhan once said that Wang Chuqin in the Paris cycle had made a lot of efforts in mixed pairs, and almost all of his spare time was used to practice mixed pairs. However, if he did not have the ability to become the absolute main force of mixed pairs in China, there would still be adjustments. “I will bring Wang Chuqin’s singles and doubles wholeheartedly, and I will keep fairness in mixed doubles and speak with strength. For me, winning the mixed double gold medal is the only goal.” Xiao Zhan said.
When talking about the mixed doubles project, Li Qiying, the head coach of Guozhen, also said that the whole team has realized the importance of mixed doubles and should truly accomplish the first gold medal task of table tennis in Paris Olympic Games. He said, “At present, the cooperation male and female teams is very good, and there have always been coaches who are specially responsible for coordination to ensure the mixed group training. In the training, the mixed double group often adjusts some male and female team members to carry out targeted technical and tactical training, and gives the mixed double group training guarantee in terms of time and personnel allocation.”
Text/reporter Zhou xueshuai
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