By the end of 2021, all the events of the ITTF have been completed, and according to the past practice, the ITTF's annual best selection is also in full swing, but due to special reasons, 2020 has been forced to cancel, and this year it is not known whether the selection results can appear.
The best of the year, in addition to the selection of male and female athletes, there is also the selection of the best rising star, I believe that this award has no suspense, that is, the Swedish youngster Moregard who reached the final at the Houston World Table Tennis Championships. This alone can conclude that the best rising star is none other than Moregold.
2021 is a very important year for table tennis, because the Olympic Games, the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup were held in the same year, and the national table tennis players achieved very good results, of which the two most outstanding players were Ma Long and Fan Zhendong. Not surprisingly, the 2021 Player of the Year will also be produced between these two people, and the competition between them is also very fierce. Let's take a look at the achievements of Ma Long and Fan Zhendong in this year.
Fan Zhendong's main champions: Olympic Games + World Table Tennis Championships + World Cup
Fan Zhendong participated in almost all the competitions in 2021, including the warm-up match and the pass-through match within the team, Fan Zhendong's performance is very outstanding, after all, he is a player who is the focus of national table tennis, after Ma Long, Fan Zhendong must carry the pressure all the way forward, and the strongman is destined to be lonely.
The Tokyo Olympics is an important event in this year's table tennis event, Fan Zhendong first appeared in the men's singles field of the Olympic Games, and finally reached the final, losing to Ma Long and winning the men's singles runner-up, but this achievement is also an award that other players are eager to win. Then Fan Zhendong served as the number one main force of national table tennis, leading the men's team all the way to the final, and in the duel between the number one main players, Fan Zhendong defeated the German No. 1 Ocharov to help the team win the team championship, which was Fan Zhendong's first Olympic gold medal, full of gold.
The National Games every four years, Fan Zhendong represented the Guangdong team, the Guangdong team with a luxurious lineup met the same luxurious Beijing team in the final, Fan Zhendong finally helped the team to win the men's team championship, and then defeated Liu Dingshuo in the subsequent men's singles final, and finally realized the dream of the men's singles championship of the National Games.
Houston World Table Tennis Championships, Fan Zhendong carried the national table tennis championship flag, from the beginning to the end, Fan Zhendong's tight string has not been relaxed, until the final victory over the opponent Moregard, topped the world table tennis men's singles throne, Fan Zhendong finally showed a smile.
In the subsequent World Cup finals, Fan Zhendong also went alone in the case that his teammates could not meet with himself in the final, and finally defeated Zhang Benzhihe to win the men's singles championship, for Fan Zhendong, 2021 is a year of fulfilling his dreams. Gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, gold medal at the World Table Tennis Championships National Games and five-time winner of the World Cup. Fan Zhendong won the prize and got it softly.
Malone's main champion: the Olympics
For Ma Long, to be able to stand on the stage of the Tokyo Olympic Games, itself is an incentive for himself, in the silent effort behind, finally got the reward, this year for Ma Long is also a fruitful year, although missed the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup, but two gold medals, so that Ma Long's career is more brilliant and unmatched.
As a singles player in the national table tennis, Ma Long passed the hurdles and met with teammate Fan Zhendong in the final and won the men's singles championship, Ma Long raised the height of his career again. A double-lap Grand Slam requires a time and place and an opportunity to be found. With the men's singles and men's team titles at the Tokyo Olympics, Malone will also have a chance to win the 2021 ITTF Best of the Year.
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Regarding the selection of the annual best of the International Table Tennis Federation, it is believed that it will also be produced between Ma Long and Fan Zhendong, and Ma Long's two gold medals are relatively more gold-rich, and they are also a summary of the entire career, but it is not yet to be continued. Fan Zhendong has gained a lot in 2021, winning multiple championships and dominating the world's first position for a long time. If you choose one of the best of the year from the two, fans, who do you think it will be?