At the Table Tennis WTT European Grand Slam, the Chinese team has taken all four places in the women's singles semifinals, locking in the top two spots early. Details are as follows.
Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Chen Yi, and Shi Xunyao each overcame their opponents to reach the women's singles semifinals.
Sun Yingsha advanced to the semifinals with a 4-1 victory over Mima Ito.
Shi Xunyao secured her semifinal spot by defeating Satsuki Odo 4-0.
Wang Manyu moved on to the semifinals with a 4-2 win against Honoka Hashimoto.
Chen Yi reached the semifinals by beating Winter 4-1.
With this, the Chinese women's singles players have claimed all four semifinal places, ensuring the champion and runner-up in advance. But who will advance to the final and win the title?
Tonight, two women's singles semifinals will take place. Who will win and advance to the final?
The first semifinal starts tonight at 8 PM, featuring Sun Yingsha versus Chen Yi, broadcast live on CCTV-5+ and Yangshipin.
The second semifinal will begin at 8:45 PM tonight, with Wang Manyu facing Shi Xunyao, also live on CCTV-5+ and Yangshipin.
Pre-match Predictions
At the US Championship, Chen Yi decisively defeated Sun Yingsha. Therefore, Sun Yingsha has surely studied Chen Yi thoroughly and is expected to win tonight to reach the final.
At the Japan Championship, Shi Xunyao beat Wang Manyu 3-2. Tonight, Wang Manyu will definitely pay close attention to the young Chinese player Shi Xunyao and will not allow a second defeat.
My personal prediction is that Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu will win their matches and advance to the final.
Of course, I also wouldn't mind another scenario where Chen Yi and Shi Xunyao meet in the final, as it would show the depth of talent in our Chinese women's singles team.