Battle report! The World Cup semi-finals are 2-2 Ito, and if they are reversed to the finals, there will be a play in the Los Angeles Olympics

On April 19, Beijing time, the first match of the women's singles semifinals of the Macau World Cup began, with table tennis teenager Kuo Man facing Japanese star Misei Ito. Kuo Man staged a reversal in the 1/4 match after falling behind 0-2, defeated his senior sister Wang Manyu in four games in a row, and advanced to the semifinals of the three major tournaments for the first time. And Misei Ito also had a fierce derby with teammate Satsuki Oto, and finally advanced 4-1. After losing the first three games 9-11 and 6-11, he pulled back two games 11-4 and 11-9 to draw 2-2 with Misei Ito.

Head to head record: 1-1 draw

The two sides have met twice before, winning one game each. In the 2023 Star Challenge Ljubljana station, Kueman was counterattacked by Misei Ito and lost 1-3 after winning the first game. In the 2025 Asian Cup, Kuaiman won 3-2 and achieved "revenge", and the two have a 1-1 draw so far.

Match Results:

In the first game, Kuaiman took the lead in serving, and after the first backhand error, Kuaiman took the advantage in holding the ball to score points, and both sides made mistakes in the opening game to 2 draws. Kuaiman broke through Misei Ito with a backhand long ball, and the opponent lost more self-defeating attacks, and Kuaiman tied the score with the opponent 3. The change in Kueman's rhythm made Ito uncomfortable, and he rubbed the ball with his backhand to make the opponent make a mistake to lead 5-4. Ito's hair extension pulled out the arc ball, Kuaiman was not ready to make a mistake in time, and Ito Misei achieved a 6-5 overtake. Kuaiman lost the opportunity ball, and the state needs to be further improved, the strength of the backhand position is gradually highlighted, and the score bites the opponent again. Ito seized the opportunity in the middle position and strengthened the spin to tie the score. At the end of the game, Kuo Man dared to change in front of Misei Ito, but he made more mistakes, and he was relatively conservative in receiving the serve and lost the first game 9-11.

In the second game, Ito Misei took the lead in serving, and Kuaiman made a mistake in the counterspin, and then she took the initiative to score a 1-1 draw. The next two serves were grabbed by Ito and attacked, and the defensive errors fell behind 1-3. The forehand backhand was scored by Pullman, and the proportion of long balls gradually increased, and the score was tied at 4. Then Ito Misei played a characteristic, and the spin was also very sufficient, and Ito had the advantage in the score when he returned the ball to the net. Kuaiman then made consecutive mistakes, Ito Misei got the game point, Kuaiman sent a hair extension, and finally won another game 11-6 Ito.

In the third game, Kuaiman fell behind in two games and could not afford to lose, leading 4-1 in the opening game. Kuaiman's rush brought him an advantage, and after gradually finding his rhythm, Kuaiman won a game back with 11-4, and the big score was close to 1-2. In the fourth game, Ito Misei continued to take the initiative, Kuaiman's upper hand still made more mistakes, two chances to lose Kuaiman's 4-8 behind, and then Kuaiman recovered 4 points in a row, Ito Misei still did not choose to pause, Kuaiman recovered 5 points and led 9-8, and finally Kuaiman won 11-9, and the big score chased to a 2-2 draw.