Wang Manyu's Noble Gesture in WTT Chongqing Challenge

An unexpected scene occurred in the second women's singles semi - final of the WTT Chongqing Challenge. Wang Manyu withdrew from the match due to injury after leading Chen Xingtong 2 - 1. The women's singles final will be held between Sun Yingsha and Chen Xingtong.

It is said that Chen Xingtong was the first player in this WTT Chongqing Championship to win a game from Wang Manyu (previously, Wang Manyu had won all three matches without losing a single game). This shows that Chen Xingtong is not without strength. However, such a sudden withdrawal of the opponent was really unexpected for everyone. Chen Xingtong said that this might be the first time in her career that the opponent withdrew due to injury in the middle of a game, so she was very surprised!

From the live broadcast of the game, Wang Manyu seemed to have suffered a serious injury from a sudden stretch and couldn't adapt for a while. But in order not to affect the subsequent schedule, she chose to withdraw voluntarily after a short medical timeout. Wang Manyu also correctly demonstrated how to request a medical timeout. First, she signaled the referee to stop the game and then clearly stated that it was a medical timeout. Only after getting the referee's approval could she receive treatment from the team doctor.

Wang Manyu gave Liang Jingkun a lesson. Liang Jingkun called the doctor to treat an old injury without consulting the referee when someone else called a timeout. He couldn't ignore the rules. Later, he even innocently claimed that he had told the referee but the referee might not have understood. In fact, it was not that the referee didn't understand, but that he violated the rules and was not allowed to do so. It was not unjust for him to get a yellow card. In contrast, Lin Gaoyuan suffered a lot in his previous game against Liang Jingkun because of the opponent's multiple medical timeouts. Liu Shiwen was once disrupted in rhythm because of Ding Ning's sprained ankle and finally lost the qualification for the women's singles in the Olympics, which became a lifelong regret.

What would Lin Gaoyuan and Liu Shiwen think if they had an opponent as upright as Wang Manyu? Maybe some people would say that health is very important for athletes. But unless it is an extreme situation where there is a life - threatening danger, it is normal to get bumped or sprained in competitive sports. If you are in great pain, you can withdraw voluntarily. After all, the opponent is also a teammate. Why disrupt the opponent's rhythm in this way? Doesn't Wang Manyu want to win? Would she not persevere if she met opponents from foreign associations in a major competition? It's just that she considered the unity among teammates and didn't want to act disgracefully!

Wang Manyu's withdrawal highlights her noble character and is worthy of being recorded in the history of table tennis!