On the evening of January 16, Beijing time, the Chinese table tennis team arrived in Macao safely, preparing for the arrival of the first battle of 2022 - "WTT Macau Championship 2021 China Star".
A total of 30 athletes were sent to participate in the competition, including 12 world champions. After the team arrived at the local hotel, Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, led all the participants, coaches and relevant staff to take family portrait photos together, only to see that everyone was full of spirits and was greeting the arrival of the new season with a new look, which was really exciting!
It is reported that this year's Macau Tournament is extraordinary, it was not originally a regular event of WTT, and there were no world ranking points, but because it was held in China and was relatively secure in terms of safety, it was not surprising that Liu Guoliang and The National Table Tennis finally decided to do their best: there is such a good opportunity to practice instead of the competition, why not enjoy it?
Therefore, when the list of the Macao Competition was announced, it was not surprising that the national table tennis players accounted for 85.7% of the total number of people, and included a team of athletes of all ages and levels, which was indeed a veritable "fairy fight" in the table tennis industry.
In addition to the national table tennis players, the Macau Competition also invited 5 athletes from foreign associations to join, namely Du Kaixuan and Lin Zhaoheng of the Hong Kong team, Zhang Zicheng of the Macau team of China, and 2 foreign players of Chinese descent - Li Qian (Poland) and Li Jie (netherlands).
There is no doubt that the main players of the national table tennis are the favorites to win the competition, such as Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Xu Xin, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin and Lin Gaoyuan of the men's team, and Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Sun Yingsha, Liu Shiwen, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong of the women's team. Of course, we can't ignore the competitiveness of other players, after all, the level of athletes in the national team is obvious to everyone, and it may break out at any time.
As we all know, the national table tennis in 2021 has basically completed the task of replacing the old and new, the veteran Ding Ning chose to retire, Ma Long, Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen has not participated in the official competition for several months, and now the three of them can return to the field to compete with the juniors It is indeed rare, and such a showdown is really to see one less game, worth cherishing!
So who can become the first kings of the National Table Tennis New Year? The tournament will take place from January 19 to 23, let's sit back and wait for the arrival of the peak duel in table tennis: come on, guys!