For the majority of table tennis fans, 2021 can be said to be an unforgettable and exciting year. Because in this year, he witnessed the flash of the Chinese table tennis team at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium and witnessed Ma Long become the first men's singles champion in history to successfully defend the Olympic title. I also saw how Sun Yingsha stood up and played the national table tennis in front of the strongest opponent Ito Mimakoto in the moment when the team encountered difficulties and lost the first gold of the Olympic mixed doubles, thus achieving the victory in the women's singles final. I also saw how the young Mesozoic and new generation players in the absence of Ma Long, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen proved themselves on the field of the Houston World Table Tennis Championships and played a young style. Whether it is Wang Manyu or Fan Zhendong, while achieving his dreams, he has also helped the national table tennis defender to honor. At the end of the WTT World Cup, Sun Yingsha and Fan Zhendong both reached the top, no matter from which point of view, the 2021 year of the national table tennis team is beautiful and full of sunshine.
However, fans need not be disappointed in 2022. Therefore, even if 2021 is a big year for table tennis, in 2022, there will be many wonderful duels on the table tennis field. For example, from the 19th to the 23rd of this month, the WTT Macau Star Game will be held as scheduled, and the first-line main force of national table tennis can be said to be absent. Ma Long, Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen will also be put back on the team, and in addition to the masters of the Japanese table tennis team, because they want to participate in the domestic championships, they will not be able to participate in the competition, most of the masters of other associations have accepted the invitation and will engage in head-to-head confrontation with the national table tennis players. Even if the two sides are in strength, there may be a certain gap. But such a competition is indeed easier to attract the attention of fans than only domestic players participating. Coupled with the fact that the time is close to the Lunar New Year, the prize money of the competition is as high as 12.6 million yuan, so even if the Macao Tournament does not give players points to participate, it is also worth everyone's attention and expectations.
Now, there is another new message about table tennis. That is the official announcement date of the 56th World Table Tennis Championships Team Competition, set for mid-April, the venue of course everyone is also very familiar, that is, Chengdu's high-tech sports center. The major media also reported the news in a timely manner, and it is necessary to remind everyone that in the tripartite talks between the International Table Tennis Federation, the Chinese Table Tennis Association and the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships Preparatory Committee, the decision was made to take mid-April as the official competition time. In order to express his support and attention to the event, Liu Guoliang, the head of the Table Tennis Association and also the head of WTT, participated in the event with Zhu Yuling, a former world champion from Sichuan. It can also be said that both the World Table Tennis Federation and the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships Preparatory Committee. Even if it is the friendship of the landlord, it is also used in such a way to let everyone feel the enthusiasm of the people from Chengdu to run the game.
Of course, for the majority of fans, it may be more concerned about what kind of team lineup of five men and five women will be sent by the national table tennis team in the future World Table Tennis Championships. Judging from the current team's lineup composition and the competitive status of the players, the most likely men's table tennis is still the five-person combination of Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin and Xu Xin. If Ma Long and Xu Xin do not compete, their positions may be replaced by Lin Gaoyuan and Zhou Qihao, or Lin Gaoyuan and Liu Dingshuo (Zhao Zihao). On the women's team, it is most likely a five-person group of Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong. Of course, Chen Xingtong's position may be replaced by Zhu Yuling, who has begun to slowly recover from severe illness, and another possibility is to give this quota to Liu Shiwen. At least what kind of lineup combination will be in the end, I am afraid that I can only wait for the official announcement of the national table tennis coaching staff.