2022 Table Tennis Super League women's team final ended, finally Shenzhen University lost to Shandong Luneng 2-3, lost the championship, in fact, from the beginning of the final should know, Shenzhen University still risky to use the lineup, Shandong Luneng has always been the bright card, it seems to be more, but Shandong Luneng can still succumb to the elusiveness and deceive everyone.
Shandong Luneng 3-2 Shenzhen University
Qian Tianyi/Chen Xingtong 3-0 Sun/Chen Meng (11-9, 11-4, 11-8)
1-3 Sun Yingsha (4-11, 9-11, 11-8, 9-11)
Chen Xingtong 3-1 Chen Meng (16-14, 12-10, 9-11, 11-7)
Sun Yingsha (5-11, 2-11, 1-11)
3-0 Sun Yezhen (11-7, 11-3, 11-8)
These two teams had exactly the same lineups as in the previous round robin, but the final results were different. In the round robin, Sun Yi frame Chen Meng beat Qian Tianyi and Chen Xingtong 3-0, and Sun Yingsha also beat Wang Manyu twice in a row, but the third set was very important. In the round robin, Chen Meng beat Chen Xingtong, and in the final, Chen Xingtong beat Chen Meng 3-1, making the score scale gradually converge towards Shandong Luneng.
In fact, with this lineup, we can see that Shenzhen University doesn't have much of an advantage per se. Although Shandong Luneng didn't change their lineup, it can be proved that they think the only lineup is the best one to inhibit Shenzhen University.
First, let's talk about doubles. Chen Meng and Sun Yi frame don't work very well together. This is well known. Why they could beat Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi in the round robin simply cannot be said, because Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi have paired up many times and have a very good understanding, and are the women's doubles champions of the All Championships. Facing Chen Meng and Sun Yi frame, they lost 1-3, which is something no one would have expected. Although there are losses and wins in competitive sports, it is still hard to understand.
In the second set, after losing the first set, Sun Yingsha had to beat Wang Manyu, there was no doubt about it, there was no way out. And Sun Yingsha beat Wang Manyu twice in a row to equalize the big score for SZU.
The third set will be crucial. In the round robin, Chen Meng beat Chen Xingtong, but it was hard to win. Many people know that Chen Meng always has some disadvantage against Chen Xingtong, but Shenzhen University still arranged the same lineup in the final. In the end, Chen Meng lost two points in a row, but it couldn't be all Chen Meng's fault because there was a big problem in arranging the lineup.
The fourth set was a straightforward 3-0 win over Qian Tianyi in the fourth set, but Sun Yingsha's two points seemed even more unfortunate as, at 3-2, Shandong Luneng sent Wang Manyu to face Sun Yifang in the final set in a match that was not in doubt.
summarize
In the round-robin, Shandong Luneng could not be harmed to advance to the knockout stage. Shandong Luneng lost to Shenzhen University, who are very good at women's doubles and the crucial triple singles. It's all about the desire to catch. It's definitely not easy for Wang Manyu to catch Sun Yingsha, so they will choose to give up, while the women's doubles and the triple singles have a big advantage for Shandong Luneng. After all, the doubles strength of Chen Xing and Qian Tianyi is there for all to see. And Chen Xingtong also has the advantage when facing Chen Meng.
It is also because it seems that Shandong Luneng deliberately lost to Shenzhen University in the round-robin matches to make it drop its guard, and once again appearing in the finals with such an arrangement is actually exactly what Shandong Luneng meant. In other words, if Shandong Luneng beat Shenzhen University in the round robin, then Shenzhen University would probably change its lineup in the final, so Shandong Luneng would be very passive. Therefore, Chen Meng cannot be blamed for the loss. Shandong Luneng wanted to tackle and fooled everyone.
