On October 3rd Beijing time, the WTT China Grand Slam women's singles quarterfinals ended. In the last key match, China's top player Wang Manyu battled Japanese player Hina Hayata. The match turned into a one-sided affair, with Wang Manyu dominating completely and sweeping Hayata 4-0. As a result, all Japanese women’s singles players were eliminated, and the semifinalists were confirmed: China holds three spots with Shin Yubin, Sun Yingsha, Chen Xingtong, and Wang Manyu!

In the match between Wang Manyu and Hina Hayata, Wang is ranked second in the world, second only to Sun Yingsha, and has consistently strong results internationally. She advanced to the quarterfinals easily in this event. Facing Japan’s top player Hayata, who is ranked sixth worldwide and is Japan’s highest-ranked player, Hayata competed in three categories hoping for good results but now only remains in women’s singles. In their head-to-head record, Wang has dominated Hayata with six consecutive wins, making her a formidable obstacle. Today marks their seventh encounter, and with normal performance, Wang is highly likely to win!

After the match started, Wang Manyu quickly got into rhythm, delivering powerful serves and maintaining control in rallies to score repeatedly, overwhelming Hayata 11-3 in the first game. The second game saw a fierce battle, with Hayata fighting hard to keep close but ultimately losing narrowly 10-12. Riding the momentum, Wang pressed on in the third game, using her serves to break away and taking it 11-6. In the fourth game, Wang was flawless in both serving and rallies, winning 11-4 and completing a 4-0 sweep over Hayata!
Wang Manyu was in fiery form this match, breaking through effortlessly to crush Hayata 4-0, leaving Hayata frustrated. This marked Hayata’s seventh straight loss to Wang. Wang continues to be reliably dominant, shutting down Hayata completely, leaving her empty-handed in this tournament — truly satisfying to see!

With this, the semifinalists for this event are decided. Although China didn’t take all four spots, they have secured at least one finalist position early. Wang Manyu will face Shin Yubin for a chance at the final, while Sun Yingsha and Chen Xingtong will battle in an internal derby. The earlier China-Korea semifinal is expected to go Wang’s way. The later all-China match is less predictable since Chen recently defeated Sun. Looking forward to seeing who makes the final!
Written by / Sports Novel