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Editor|Koku Fengda

Under the Macau Tower, the sound of the ping-pong racket colliding with the ball is crisp and rapid. 20-year-old Chen Yi frowned, and he couldn't tell whether it was cold sweat or something on his forehead. Faced with the elusive chopping of 41-year-old German veteran Han Ying, her forehand hitting the ball flew out of bounds again.

On this night, both players of the Chinese table tennis team were eliminated, and the biggest upset in this competition was revealed.

With high expectations, Wang Yidi, who was dominated by the decisive game, was scored 5 points in a row by the beautiful Puerto Rico, and he didn't even make it to the quarterfinals.

When Diaz knelt down to celebrate, Wang Yidi stared at the scoreboard in a daze, as if she could not believe the result.

At the same time, Chen Yi, a young player with a dazzling record, was beaten out by the German player with a very ugly score. This defeat not only surprised the fans, but also triggered in-depth thinking on the growth path of young players.

From winning streak of Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu to losing in foreign battles, What's wrong with Chen Yi?

The source of this article comes from authoritative reports [Shangguan News] [Xinhua News Agency] [Chen Yi Encyclopedia Information] (the detailed source is attached at the end of the article). In order to improve the readability of the article, the details may be polished. Please read them wisely for reference only!

Macau is in the cold wind, the Chinese women's team Waterloo

In the venue of the Macau Championship, the atmosphere was warm and nervous. Wang Yidi and Diaz's match reached a fierce stage, and Wang Yidi led 9-7, just one step away from the victory. At this time, her expression seemed extremely solemn.

"At this time, we need to take decisive action, but Wang Yidi seemed a little hesitant."The on-site commentator pointed out incisively. Sure enough, Diaz chased points continuously, and the situation changed unexpectedly. This result caused an uproar among the audience.

In the same field, the match between Chen Yi and Han Ying is also being held. The 20-year-old young player faces the 41-year-old veteran. This should have been a showdown between the old and the new, but it has become a teaching bureau that is being beaten. Han Ying used her signature chopping style to resolve Chen Yi's offensive one by one.

" Pay attention to Han Ying's rotation changes," the commentator analyzed, "The rotation intensity of each ball is different, which makes it difficult for young players to adapt."

Chen Yi's face was full of anxiety. She kept adjusting her position and changing the batting rhythm, but she could never break through Han Ying's defense line.

After the game, Chen Yi quickly packed up his equipment and left the field with his head down. This new star who once defeated Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu continuously seems particularly lonely at this moment. She simply left: "We need to keep working hard." Then she hurriedly left.

In previous games, Wang Yidi had already shown signs of instability.

From the 2021 Slovenia Challenge losing to 58-year-old veteran Ni Xialian, to the Doha World Table Tennis Championships loss to Ito Mima, and to the difficult advancement of the Macau World Cup group stage, her foreign game results have been ups and downs.

From the Star of Hope to the Focus of Controversy

Time goes back to August 2025, when Chen Yi was ushering in his first highlight moment in his career. In the American Grand Slam, she defeated the world's No. 1 Sun Yingsha 3-1 and reached the finals and finally won the runner-up. This victory made her the media focus overnight.

"I didn't think of anything before that game," Chen Yi later recalled, "It was just to go all out to fight every goal.I didn't expect to win, maybe this mentality helped me."

So she once again brought hope to the new generation in Yokohama. In the game against Wang Manyu, she won three consecutive games and achieved a shocking reversal.

In a post-match interview, she said: "I have never defeated Sister Manyu. Today I have no psychological burden, I fight with a hard-working mentality."

However, these auras bring not all cheers and encouragement. As the attention increased, Chen Yi began to face unprecedented public opinion pressure.

On some social media, A netizen said bluntly: "Although I like Sasha, cy really cannot be compared with Manyu, and there is no point in shaking it." The number of echoes of this comment is also heartbreaking.

More intense criticism appeared in the live broadcast room of the event: "With this level, it still shakes Shi Er? Think too much, be anxious, put your position first."These sharp comments undoubtedly bring extra psychological burden to young players.

Technical statistics show that Chen Yi's stalemate score rate in the game against Wang Manyu cannot even exceed half. Although he won in the end, he was obviously at a disadvantage in the multi-shoot stalemate.

Maybe this is the case with young players. Anyone can win when they are in good condition, and they may lose to any opponent when they are in poor condition. This is a stage that must be experienced in growth.

The road to the future: growing in setbacks

The competition mechanism within the Chinese table tennis team has always been known for its strictness. In order to compete for the precious singles quota of the World Table Tennis Championships, the team players need to play a cruel round-robin match, a process that fans jokingly call "battle royale".

In this competitive environment, stability and foreign war ability are the key to assessment.

Wang Manyu is currently at the forefront of the table tennis world with high scores. Behind this result is the accumulation of years of international competitions. The Olympic tickets, World Cup championships, and foreign victory rates in her hands are real "hard currency".

In contrast, although Chen Yi has performed amazingly, his overall performance is not stable enough. She only has one side championship and even lost to the Japanese second team member in the foreign battle. These are all shortcomings she needs to make up for as soon as possible.

She also exposed obvious problems in the game against Han Ying, and she still performed poorly in cutting balls, lacked stability in forehand, and lacked the ability to outperform.

Chen Yi wants to go further, he must first sit in the fifth position and then strive for the third position. This process will take at least two years. To use the image of netizens as an analogy, "If you want to overtake after half a year of highlights, it is equivalent to chasing the high-speed rail with a bicycle."

However, Chen Yi's improvement is obvious to all. Her world rankings have also been progressing. The quality of the backhand twist pull has increased by at least two levels compared to half a year ago, and the change in the serve landing point has also begun to consciously target the opponent's mid-lane weaknesses.

On the other hand, Han Ying's performance in the game showed a possibility. This German veteran uses his changing serve and excellent defense to prove that table tennis is not only a game for young people, but also a stage for wisdom and experience.

Her stable performance just highlights what young players need to improve:the comprehensiveness of technology and the ability to control the competition.

For Chen Yi, this failure in Macau may not be a bad thing. It looks like a mirror, reflecting where improvement is needed. Losing is not scary, what is scary is that you can't figure out where you lose. As long as you can learn from every defeat, it is worth it.

Conclusion

It is difficult to achieve this peak overnight. For young players like Chen Yi, Every defeat is a valuable experience, and every setback is an opportunity for growth.

In the sport of table tennis, there are no eternal winners, only athletes who are constantly pursuing progress. Perhaps, this is the most charming place in sports competition -It always leaves hope for those who work hard and prepares surprises for those who persist.

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