Recently, the Chinese national table tennis general has arrived safely in Houston, the United States after running and working, and is undergoing adaptation training before the competition, but the fans have not seen Liu Guoliang's figure, is it that the old Liu is not going to supervise the battle this time? According to the latest news, Liu Guoliang and his old friend Waldner are preparing for a table tennis blockbuster event!
On December 7 this year, the "Liu Guoliang Lao-Wa Cup" (Liu Guoliang Lao-Wa Cup) event will be launched, which will be jointly prepared by Swedish table tennis star Waldner and Liu Guoliang, president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, when the competition will be held in turn between China and Europe, Lao Wa and Liu Guoliang will each lead a team, bringing the world's best table tennis players together to compete in the same field, so that the world team and the national table tennis team to have a top event, Table tennis events will become an important bridge for cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.
Known as the "evergreen tree of table tennis", Waldner is the world's first men's table tennis grand slam, he single-handedly fought against several generations of national table tennis players, until 2016 did not retire, when his competition with Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui and other people became an eternal classic of the world table tennis. Waldner said that Liu Guoliang is not only one of his most respected opponents, but also a very good friend of his. "Without Liu Guoliang's help, it would be difficult for us to complete this work." And Liu Guoliang is now actively promoting table tennis to the world, how can this be without another Grand Slam Kong Linghui?
Although everyone still does not know what format the "Liu Guoliang Lao Wa Cup" will be held, nor do they know who will be the specific participants, but because of the participation of Lao Wa and Lao Liu, many fans are also looking forward to the "Prince of Table Tennis" Kong Linghui can return to participate! In addition, Zhang Jike, who has not yet responded to whether to retire but has long been away from the field, now has a good opportunity to make a comeback, if Liu Guoliang personally invites, it is estimated that Kong Linghui and Zhang Jike should be difficult to refuse.
However, Lao Wa and Lao Liu have long retired after all, although they led the team to participate in the fun, but the technical and tactical level and state have long gone, now is the world of young people, perhaps in order to expand the influence of this event, like Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Zhang Benzhihe, Ito Mimachi, Lin Yunru, Shen Yubin and other table tennis rookies are very likely to be within the invitation range, then, which opponents do you most want to see between the confrontation?