Liu Shiwen said after the game: “This is my sixth time to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships, and it is also my third time to enter the women’s singles final. If I can’t win this time, I don’t think I have a chance to win in the future.”
Xinhua News Agency, Budapest, April 27 (Reporter Yuan Liang) in the women’s singles final of the World Table Tennis Championships held in Budapest on the 27th, Liu Shiwen defeated his teammate Chen Meng 4:2 and won the women’s singles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships for the first time.
After the opening, Chen Meng took the lead and took the next city at 11:9, but Liu Shiwen, who had more experience in the competition, resisted the pressure and changed the big score to 2:1 after winning two games in a row. In the fourth game, Chen Meng won another game at 11:7, and the big score was 2:2. In the key fifth game, Liu Shiwen hit Chen Meng at 11:0. After winning the sixth game at 11:9, Liu Shiwen won the women’s singles crown with a total score of 4:2.
Women’s singles gold medal is Liu Shiwen’s second gold medal in this World Table Tennis Championships. In the mixed doubles final on the 26th, Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen beat Japan portfolio Jicun Zhenqing/Kasumi Ishikawa 4:1, winning the first gold medal in this World Table Tennis Championships for the Chinese team.
Liu Shiwen said after the game: “This is my sixth time to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships, and it is also my third time to enter the women’s singles final. If I can’t win this time, I think there will be no chance to win in the future. I think I deserve this championship, but it came a little late.”
Liu Shiwen said at the press conference after the match that the reason why she won today’s match was mainly because she had rich experience in the competition and a better mentality, she played every match as the last one.
Chen Meng said: “This is my first time to enter the women’s singles final of the World Table Tennis Championships. The overall and comprehensive experience is still lacking, and the courage on the field is not enough. I hope I can do better next time.”
The Chinese team locked the women’s singles gold medal in the World Table Tennis Championships in advance on the 25th. In the quarter-finals, Chinese players Ding Ning, Chen Meng, Liu Shiwen and Wang Manji defeated their opponents respectively. In the semi-final, Liu Shiwen beat Ding Ning 4:2 and Chen Meng 4:0 swept Wang manzhang.