The evening of July 27th.
Paris Olympics
In the first round of the mixed doubles, the Chinese pair
Wang Chuqin (1938-), Chinese soccer player
Yingsha Sun (1954-), PRC female pop star
They faced Egyptian rivals Omar/Mercerif. After four sets of fierce battle, "Sha head" combination with 11-7, 11-8, 11-4, 11-3 scores in straight sets, easily advanced to the last eight.
As the top seed of Mixed Doubles event in this Olympics, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha showed strong strength and tacit cooperation in the match. In the first set, although the Egyptian pair once reduced the difference to two points, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha took two points in a row with their stable play at the critical moment and took the first set 11-7.
In the second set, the two teams exchanged the lead in the beginning, but Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha made another push at the critical moment, scoring three consecutive points to build up a lead. Despite the Egyptian team's persistent pursuit, the "Sha head" team didn't give their opponents too many chances, and won another set with 11-8.
In the third set, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha showed an overwhelming advantage in the opening stage, scoring seven points in a row and hitting their opponents with a 7-0 mini-boom. In the end, they easily took the set 11-4.
In the fourth set, the "Sha Tou" team continued their good form and took a 5-0 lead at the beginning. As the game progressed, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha gradually widened the score difference and finally ended the game with 11-3.
The victory of Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha not only showed their great strength in the Mixed Doubles event, but also made a good start for the Chinese Table Tennis Team in this Olympics. Next, they will face the winner of the match between Chinese Taipei's Lin Yunru/Chen Si Yu and France's Alex Lebrun/Yuan Jia Nan, and they are expected to continue their form and make a push for the gold medal.
