The national table tennis team is busy preparing for the competition – Sports – China Industry Network

Original title: National table tennis team is busy preparing for war

After three years, the 2024 ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cups in Macau have resumed. This is also a major event before the Paris Olympics. After several days of fighting, although some members of the Chinese table tennis team fell behind during the competition, the competition situation was still optimistic. The national table tennis team once again showed strong dominance among the elites of the international table tennis world, winning the men’s and women’s single championship and runner-up.

Sun Yingsha won the 2024 ITTF Women’s World Cup in Macau.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Shen

This World Cup has made major innovations in the competition system. The four-game decider format in the group stage has added more suspense and uncertainty to the game. Each player must treat every game and every point more rigorously. At the same time, the number of participants has also increased significantly. Not only have more outstanding players been given the opportunity to participate, but also young players can enter the World Cup stage as early as possible. The men’s and women’s teams of the National Table Tennis Team each played 6 people in this campaign. The main force was all-out. Among them were not only veterans and famous players, but also young players such as Kuai Man and Lin Shidong. Their performance was remarkable. Not only did they perform well in the game, they also performed well. The style.

The competition for the national table tennis women’s team is particularly fierce. Although Sun Yingsha is currently ranked first in the world in women’s singles, her road to the championship has not been smooth sailing. Especially the seven-game “dream match” with Wang Manyu in the final was even more thrilling. The game was stalemate for a while, but In the end, Sun Yingsha defeated Wang Manyu 4-3 and won her first World Cup singles championship.

Sun Yingsha said after the game that before the final she was well prepared to lead or fall behind, to reach the deciding game or even to lose the game. “I think it was very difficult for the two of us. Wang Manyu and I really tried our best and were very eager for this championship.” Sun Yingsha said, “I fell behind for a while, and then chased back point by point, and in the final game we were leading. Being tied again and winning the game by two points in the end, this is the charm of competitive sports. I think we are both winners if we can stand in the finals.”

Today, Sun Yingsha has accumulated the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships women’s singles championship and the World Cup women’s singles championship. She is only one step away from becoming the sixth Grand Slam winner in the history of women’s table tennis. The Paris Olympic singles is worth looking forward to.

Although Wang Manyu unfortunately lost to Sun Yingsha in the final and missed the championship, he still performed very well in this World Cup, holding on to the “foreign war” defense line and even defeating the Japanese team’s main players Hina Hayata and Miwa Harimoto. In particular, Hina Hayata has become a strong enemy of the national table tennis women’s team in recent years, and has broken through the main force of the national table tennis team many times. India’s main player Batra was also defeated by Wang Manyu, and the final showdown with Sun Yingsha in “Civil War” also showed her strength.

Defending champion Chen Meng failed to reach the top this time. He met Sun Yingsha in the semi-finals and ended up in the semi-finals. The National Table Tennis Women’s Team recently optimized its Olympic selection methods, and the women’s singles candidates are about to be determined. Losing at this critical moment will have a greater impact on Chen Meng. But Chen Meng also played to his own level in the game, sweeping the Japanese star Miu Hirano and the Thai star Sutasini 4-0.

Wang Yidi’s performance in recent international competitions has been unsatisfactory. This time she came to the Macau World Cup and her performance was still poor. She lost to Zhang Benzei 1-4 and missed the women’s singles quarterfinals. Next, she needs to find out the problems and improve her condition.

Chen Xingtong’s performance during the group stage was acceptable, but in the first game of the knockout round, he faced Sun Yingsha and ended up in the quarterfinals. It is worth mentioning that as the youngest athlete of the national table tennis women’s team, although Kuaiman was eliminated in the group stage, her performance was still remarkable. In the first game, she defeated Australian player Hong Jianfang 4-0. After a 2-2 draw with Korean player Tian Zhixi, Tian Zhixi took the lead 36-33 through the score, so Kuaiman was eliminated, but she gained experience in the competition, which will be of great benefit to her future growth.

The national table tennis men’s team competed with all the heroes, and the men’s singles final was full of ups and downs. Ma Long and Lin Gaoyuan played for seven games before deciding the winner. Malone even showed strong psychological quality during the game. He fought back from 0 to 3 behind and staged a dramatic reversal. He defeated Lin Gaoyuan 4 to 3 and won the third place. Winning the World Cup men’s singles championship for the first time was also Ma Long’s 30th world championship title, once again refreshing the history of table tennis. Not only that, Malone also eliminated Wang Chuqin, currently ranked number one in the world, with a score of 4-0 in the semi-finals, allowing everyone to see the veteran’s strength and experience.

Fan Zhendong, who is currently ranked second in the men’s singles world, is the defending champion. He was defeated by Lin Gaoyuan in the semi-finals of this World Cup. The two had played against each other many times before. Fan Zhendong won more than he lost. This upset happened before the Paris Olympics. An opportunity to discover and solve problems, I believe Fan Zhendong will become stronger after adjustment.

Liang Jingkun’s performance is regrettable. He performed well in “foreign wars” and was ranked third in the world. He lost to Sweden’s strong enemy Carlberg 3-4 in this World Cup and missed the quarterfinals. Whether he will eventually be selected for the Paris Olympics Lists also have an impact. As the youngest athlete of the national table tennis men’s team, Lin Shidong successfully made it out of the group stage and entered the knockout round. Although he was eliminated in the match against Fan Zhendong, his gains did not stop there.

The Paris Olympics are getting closer and closer, and the national table tennis Olympic roster is still in suspense. The team members are currently actively preparing for the Paris Olympics to accumulate strength.

Reporter Gong Xuewen