NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — The 2023 Women’s World Table Tennis (WTT) Finals noticed continued dominance from China, with 4 Chinese gamers sweeping singles semifinal berths and two pairs continuing to the doubles semifinals right here on Saturday.
Chen Xingtong convincingly defeated her compatriot and world No. 2 Wang Manyu 11-9, 11-4, 11-5. Chen superior to the semifinals for the primary time in her third look of the season-ending event.
“I did well today, after having played all five sets in yesterday’s match, I gradually adapted to the court and felt relaxed, some lucky points also helped me win,” mentioned Chen.
An analogous process was seen within the different ladies’s singles quarterfinal, the place world No. 4 Wang Yidi swept previous fellow Chinese Zhang Rui 11-6, 11-8, Sept. 11, 11-8 to safe a semifinal spot.
Chen Meng dispatched Japan’s Mima Ito 3-0 of their third assembly this 12 months. The 29-year-old Olympic champion has saved an undefeated file in opposition to Ito of their seven encounters. “Ito is a tough opponent,” Chen mentioned. “I was fully prepared for the difficulties, which I think helped me control the rhythm of the game today.”
Women’s singles prime seed Sun Yingsha of China outplayed German defender Han Ying 3-0. Although the 23-year-old performed a seesaw sport with opponent in first set, she managed to seal the take care of higher efficiency 3-0.
“We both played well today. I was not good enough at handling the balls’ landing in the first set, so I had to make adjustment. I’m satisfied with my overall performance at taking control of the match,” commented Sun. In the ladies’s doubles class, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu superior to the semifinals after defeating Sweden’s Christina Kallberg and Linda Bergstrom 3-0.
Sun/Wang will encounter Chen Meng and Wang Yidi, who triumphed over Ni Xialian and Sarah De Nutte from Luxembourg 12-10, 11-2, 11-4.
Cheng I-Ching/Li Yu-Jhun of Chinese Taipei, Japanese duo of Miyuu Kihara and Miyu Nagasaki booked remaining spots within the final 4.
The semifinals and finals will happen on Sunday.