Entering 2022, the world table tennis is still quiet, and the first international competition will start in mid-to-late January. Currently, there are several associations that are hosting their own leagues, such as Japan. And the Japanese league also has the figure of the national table tennis player, that is, the 38-year-old Hao Shuai, who represented Okayama to turn the tide many times, and in the latest round of the match, he appeared in the decider to defeat the main Player of the Japanese Olympics Niwa Takashi 11-6. Already 38 years old, and more than 4 years after leaving the national team, Hao Shuai still maintains a good competitive state, and can't help but make us sigh: how strong is the national table tennis?
The scale of the Japanese table tennis league is relatively small, and the attraction is not too strong, and it is temporarily unable to attract the main players of national table tennis to participate. However, veteran Hou Yingchao has participated in the Japanese league, and as a sharpshooter, he has also won the league's best player, which is surprising. This season, another national table tennis veteran appeared in the Japanese league, that is, the 38-year-old Hao Shuai, a former national table tennis player, who also achieved good results.
When you think of Hao Shuai, everyone will definitely think of his match with Metz, which was a turning point in his career. However, looking back at Hao Shuai's career, Hao Shuai can occupy a place in the fiercely competitive national table tennis, and Hao Shuai is of course successful. In fact, Hao Shuai applied to leave the national team before the Rio Olympic Games, but because of the needs of the team, Hao Shuai helped the main players in the team to complete the Olympic preparation work, and the official departure from the national team should be half a year after the end of the Rio Olympic Games.
Counting up, Hao Shuai left the national team for more than 4 years. However, Hao Shuai did not retire, he participated in a series of domestic competitions, and then appeared in Japan at the age of 38 to continue to chase his dream of table tennis. Obviously, Hao Shuai's competitive state is not as good as when he was young, but in the Japanese league, Hao Shuai often turns the tide, and it is common to score 2 points in a single game. The Okayama club he played for was average, but because of Hao Shuai, the Okayama club also won many victories.
In the most recent league round, Okayama played against TT Caiyu Club led by Takashi Niwa, and Okayama lost all two sets in the first two sets, trailing 0-2. Hao Shuai came on in the third set, beating Zeng Genxiang 3-1. Subsequently, Masataka Morien beat Kenta Matsudaira 3-2 and Okayama Club chased him to 2 draws. In the decider, Hao Shuai played against Takashi Niwa, the main player of the Japanese national team who had participated in the Tokyo Olympics before, but even so, he could not beat Hao Shuai.
In a set to be won, Hao Shuai defeated Takashi Niwa 11-6 to help Okayama Club complete a big comeback. Hao Shuai, who is already 38 years old, still won a complete victory against the main players of Japan, and we can't help but sigh: how strong is the national table tennis? In fact, many of our retired athletes, if they go to other associations to compete, are absolutely the main force, such as Fang Bo, Yan An, Zhou Yu, Gu Yuting and other people who left the national team, can only say that there are too many national table tennis talents and the competition is too fierce.
The 38-year-old Hao Shuai insists on the dream of table tennis and defends the glory of national table tennis in his own way, which is touching!