Olympics: Singapore table tennis player Yu Mengyu loses in women’s singles midfield, but bronze medal is still okay, Singapore News

TOKYO – China’s number one win in the world Chen Meng showed the bridge too far for Singapore paddler Yu Mengyu when he lost 4-0 (11.6, 11-8, 11-7, 11-6) in the Tokyo Women’s Olympic singles final on Thursday (29th). July).

Ranked 47th, Yu tried to play permanently and stay close, but made too many flawless mistakes to threaten to be shocked because Chen was too fast and determined with his first three strokes.

31-year-old Yu still has a chance to claim a medal in the Games, which would be Singapore’s first since London 2012, when the women’s team took home the bronze medal and her compatriot Feng Tianwei’s bag of bronze in the women’s singles.

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Next, Yu will face either Japan’s second-place Mima Ito or China’s third-place Sun Yingshan Bronze Championship at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

The match starts at 7 pm (Singapore time).

Yu has exceeded Tokyo 2020 expectations by beating Portuguese Shao Jiene, Taiwanese Cheng I-ching, American Liu Juan and Japanese Kasumi Ishikawa to reach the last four.

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