On May 28th, 2023, the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban ended. On the last match day, Sun Yingsha and Fan Zhendong won the women's singles and men's singles respectively. Guo Ping drew a perfect ending by sweeping the hardware.
In the men's singles final, Fan Zhendong beat Wang 4-2. The first two games were evenly divided. From the third game, more rich experience helped Fan Zhendong take the initiative and finally won the game. This is his second gold medal at this World Table Tennis Championships after winning the men's doubles championship.
As one of the most important events this year, Durban World Table Tennis Championships is a preview of next year's Paris Olympic Games. Liu, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, called the competition "the senior high school entrance examination for the Paris Olympic Games".
Women's singles champion:
In the women's singles final, Sun Yingsha beat Chen Meng 4-2. In the competition, Sun Yingsha won three games in a row without losing the first game. After winning the fifth game, Chen Meng pulled back one point. In the sixth game, Sun Yingsha readjusted and finally reached the top successfully.
Sun Yingsha thus became the first "post-00" singles champion in the history of World Table Tennis Championships. This is also her second gold medal in this World Table Tennis Championships after winning the mixed doubles. In the mixed doubles final, Wang He defeated Japanese team Zhang Benzhi and/or defending champion 3-0.
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