On January 6, national table tennis star Matt announced his official withdrawal from the national team in a post on social media. After the End of the Tokyo Olympic Cycle, a large number of National players left the team, and matt, 28, was not originally on the list, but he decided to leave the team after some consideration.
Matt is a chipper, as a special player, it is still more important in the national team, because the national table tennis needs to have a chipper, on the one hand, it can be used as a special weapon, on the other hand, it can be used as a sparring partner to help other national players exercise the ability to deal with the chipper.
Matt mentioned in a long article: "It is true that with the increase of age, the decline in competitiveness is an indisputable fact, coupled with the problem of injuries and other trivial things, so that I really can not improve myself in the systematic training, and finally decided to apply to the team to leave the team." ”
However, Matt left the national team not to retire, but to participate in other competitions with Hubei. "Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao this cycle I will also complete the National Games and national competition tasks with Hubei, the Table Tennis Super League will continue to participate, although I left the national team but I will not give up table tennis." Matt said.
Matt also mentioned that if the national team needs him to participate in auxiliary preparation (as a sparring partner), then he will report to the national team as soon as possible.
Matt won the Men's Singles Title at the National Youth Championships twice in 2011 and 2012 and the Men's Team Runner-up at the East Asian Games in 2014. In 2016, he won the third place in mixed doubles at the 2016 National Table Tennis Championships (partner Sun Xiaotong).
Matt, as a chipper, now 28 years old, has little room for improvement. However, he is still very good as a sparring partner. While preparing for the 2021 World Championships in Houston, Matt played Against Chen Meng and won 4-1. Although Chen Meng lost, playing against male players can increase Chen Meng's training intensity.
Gu Yuting left a message to Matt for the first time: "I am a special gothic stick, and I also have a unique ink in my stomach [squeezing my eyes] The future will be better... Thanks to the Chinese table tennis team, grateful for everything. ”
Matt responded: "Haha or my black sister can chat, ah, my little essay is OK." ”
Ding Ning, Feng Yalan, Li Jiayi, Zhang Qiang, Liu Fei, Gu Yuting, Che Xiaoxi of the women's team, and Fang Bo, Zhou Yu, Yan An and Zheng Peifeng of the men's team all withdrew from the national team.