In the history of Chinese men's table tennis, there have been many outstanding athletes, and the two kings and one horse are the outstanding representatives!
The two kings and one horse refer to Wang Liqin, Wang Hao and Ma Lin, these three athletes have ruled the world table tennis world for many years and won countless honors for China, but at the same time, these three people restrict each other, resulting in the final three people did not achieve a Grand Slam.
Still, this doesn't affect the greatness of the three of them in the slightest.
Among these three athletes, Wang Liqin has won the men's singles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships three times, but has participated in two Olympic Games, but twice stopped in the semi-finals, I have to say that it is very regrettable, and Marlene won four World Cup men's singles championships and an Olympic singles championship, but three times into the World Table Tennis Championships men's singles final, but did not win a championship, life and Grand Slam did not have a chance.
For Wang Hao, it is also a pity that he has won three World Cups and one World Table Tennis Men's Singles Championship, but three times to reach the Olympic Men's Singles Final, but lost to Liu Chengmin, Ma Lin and Zhang Jike, respectively, and won three Olympic Men's Singles Runner-ups!
Many fans may feel very strange, you know, the World Table Tennis Championships is known as the most difficult game to win the championship, but Wang Liqin can win the championship three times, why can't he reach the final in the Olympic Games?
In fact, Wang Liqin also had a good chance to reach the final or even win the championship, but he was unexpectedly defeated by Wang Hao, and this game was also questioned by many fans, thinking that Wang Liqin was forced to give up the ball.
Originally, at the time of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the then Chinese men's table tennis sent Wang Liqin, Ma Lin and Wang Hao to participate in the men's singles competition, but after Ma Lin lost to Lao Wa, Wang Liqin and Wang Hao successfully reached the men's singles semifinals, but had to fight in the semifinals!
You know, before this semi-final, Wang Liqin at that time had already won the men's singles championship of the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships, and the world ranking was high. In addition, in the more than a year before the Athens Olympic Games, Wang Liqin maintained a record of total victory over Wang Hao.
However, unexpectedly, in the semi-final with Wang Hao, Wang Liqin played abnormally, losing to Wang Hao 1-4.
This game was also questioned by many fans, believing that Wang Liqin was forced to give the ball to Wang Hao in the semifinals!
Many fans believe that this is the Chinese table tennis team to ensure that the men's singles championship can be won by the Chinese team, because Wang Hao has maintained a total victory in the match with Liu Chengmin!
Although the other semi-final had not yet been played at that time, the other semi-final was played between Lao Wa and Liu Chengmin, and the coaching staff also considered that if Lao Wa entered the final, Wang Hao would have an advantage against Lao Wa.
Before this semi-final, Xu Yinsheng said:
In fact, in terms of strength, Wang Liqin and Wang Hao are still stronger than him. What I am more worried about is that Wang Liqin's strength is very strong, but once the judgment is not accurate in the game, it is easy to be 'deceived' by Lao Wa, and he cannot play his own level. Wang Hao, this child, Europeans are not very willing to fight with him, he pulled the ball past with his backhand is more awkward, but Lao Wa is very adaptable.
The final result we all know, in the final, Wang Hao against Liu Chengmin, but in the momentum was completely suppressed by the opponent, in the end, Wang Hao lost to Liu Chengmin and did not win the championship!
Although Wang Liqin and Wang Hao refused to admit that there was such a thing as a handicap, both of them were holding their breath to prove themselves in the next game!
Fast forward to 2005, the men's singles final of the National Games, Wang Liqin will be wang Hao, at that time, neither of them won the men's singles championship of the National Games, and both people are bound to win this championship!
In the men's singles final of the National Games, Wang Liqin, who has always been slow to enter the state, was unusual, and soon entered the state of the game, taking the lead in winning the first set with an 11-3 score.
In the second set of the game, Wang Liqin was even more unstoppable, playing an 11-1 disparity, winning another round, and leading 2-0.
Although Wang Hao desperately tried to mobilize himself, but in the face of Wang Liqin's powerful attack, he seemed to be powerless, Wang Liqin won two more sets with 11-6 and 11-5 scores, and swept Wang Hao 4-0 with a big score to win the men's singles championship of the National Games.
In this game, only Wang Hao scored 15 points in four sets!
Wang Liqin also used the victory of this game to prove his strength, and this also made fans suspect that at the Athens Olympic Games, Wang Liqin was indeed forced to give the ball to Wang Hao!
Of course, until now, the rumors about the handicap have still not been confirmed, this matter, it is likely to become a big mystery, I am afraid it is difficult to confirm whether to let go, or not to let go!