Sun Yingsha won the mixed doubles and women's doubles titles at the Nanyang tournament, but lost to Manyu in the women's singles semifinals, taking only third place. Meanwhile, Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong fell to the Ma Long and Xu Xin pair, finishing as men's doubles runners-up, and later lost to Fan Zhendong in the men's singles, also settling for third place.
Ordinarily, these were routine wins and losses among teammates, but since the Olympic simulation matches served as a benchmark for the Tokyo Olympics, Sun Yingsha's losses—one to Chen Meng and one to Manyu—intensified the doubts surrounding her Olympic singles qualification.
"She's so young and lacks experience. Can she really shoulder the responsibility at the Tokyo Olympics?"
"Why is Manyu only a P-card holder while she not only gets to join the team but also plays singles? She doesn't merit the position."
"Did Sun Yingsha pull strings with the coaching staff? How can someone with such poor results go to Tokyo?"
"Chen Meng overshadows her. How can an eternal runner-up get such royal treatment?"
"If you don't have the ability, stop hogging the spot. Are you planning to embarrass us all the way in Tokyo? Hurry up and step aside for XXX."
"I predict Sun Yingsha will be knocked out in the group stage. If I'm wrong, I'll streaking live."
"Sun Yingsha, just step down already. Coach Liu, do you even know how to pick players? If you can't do it, let me run the Chinese Table Tennis Association."
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