2021 is over and a new year of 2022 is coming to us. 2021 is a fruitful year for the Chinese table tennis team. Four crowns at the Tokyo Olympics, four titles at the Houston World Table Tennis Championships, and a double crown at the WTT World Cup Finals. The supremacy of the Chinese table tennis team in the world table tennis arena is still as solid as a rock. The following is an inventory of the outstanding performance of the Chinese table tennis team in the international table tennis arena in 2021.
First, the Malone Sword is not old
On July 30, 2021, in the men's singles final of table tennis at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Ma Long won the olympic gold medal in table tennis men's singles 4-2 Fan Zhendong. Became the first person to successfully defend the Olympic table tennis men's singles title. Seven days later, on August 6, Ma Long cooperated with his teammates Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong to win the men's team championship. In addition, Malone won the men's team championship at the 2012 London Olympic Games; the men's singles and men's team championships at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Five gold medals at three Olympic games have made Malone the player who has won the most Olympic table tennis in history. This record may only be broken by Malone himself.
Ma Long, who was born on October 20, 1988, is already a 33-year-old veteran in 2021, but he is still not old and sharp. His 26 world titles make him the most world champion in history. Grand Slams are normal for Malone, who has won more than two titles in all competitions he has played, including the Olympics. Such a miracle, such a legend, no one can do it except Malone! What is even more valuable is that Malone has always maintained a high degree of self-discipline, has always maintained a love of table tennis, and is eager to win without fear of challenges. For him, as long as he can still hold the racket, he will continue to fight. In the future, Malone will continue his legend and will create one unsurpassed record after another.
Second, Fan Zhendong rode in the dust
Although Fan Zhendong lost to Ma Long in the men's singles final of table tennis at the Tokyo Olympic Games, he is still the leader of the future national table tennis and the needle of the sea god. At the Houston World Table Tennis Championships, Fan Zhendong withstood the pressure to defeat Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun to advance to the final, and defeated Sweden's 19-year-old Moregard 4-0 in the final to become the new owner of the St. Pride Cup.
Fan Zhendong once said in an interview: "Defeating Ma Long is what I have always wanted! When Fan Zhendong faced Ma Long in the final of the National Games men's team, Ma Long almost forced him into the Jedi. Fan Zhendongsheng won back six match points before leading the team to win the men's team championship. Among the active players, Ma Long can create such a dilemma for fan Zhendong, who is ranked no. 1 in the world. Also only world number one Fan Zhendong can pull back six match points in Ma Long's hands.
In addition to the Tokyo Olympics, Fan Zhendong performed perfectly throughout 2021. As long as you participate, you can basically win the championship. On December 7, 2021, in the men's singles final of the WTT World Cup in Singapore, Fan Zhendong defeated Nikko Ben Benzhi and successfully won the cup, drawing a successful end to 2021.
In the main force of the Chinese table tennis team, Fan Zhendong has ridden far ahead of the others, chasing Ma Long's pace and rushing forward. In the future, Fan Zhendong is the one who is most likely to break Malone's record.
Third, the women's team has three points
On July 29, 2021, in the women's table tennis final of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Chen Meng won the gold medal in the table tennis women's singles 4-2 Sun Yingsha. On August 5, 2021, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu teamed up to win the women's table tennis team championship by defeating the Japanese team 3-0. On November 30, 2021, Wang Manyu defeated Sun Yingsha 4-2 in the women's singles final of the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, becoming the new owner of the Ji Geist Cup. She also became the 32nd Women's Singles Champion of the World Table Tennis Championships in the history of table tennis. On December 7, 2021, Sun Yingsha defeated Wang Yidi 4-2 in the women's singles final of the WTT World Cup in Singapore to win the championship.
Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu represent the strongest of the new generation of the Chinese table tennis team and successfully completed the replacement of the old and the new at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Each of them can stand alone and win or lose with each other, so that the Chinese women's table tennis team presents a pattern of "three points in the world", which belongs to their era!
Of course, under the leadership of Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Table Tennis Association, the Chinese table tennis team has achieved fruitful results and talents. Young players such as Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Yidi, chen Xing and other young players have performed well, and veterans such as Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen have also played steadily. They are the cornerstone and source of a strong table tennis in China. The brand new year 2022 will be the best stage for them to show themselves!