On January 16, Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Table Tennis Association, led the national table tennis team to Macau, China, and will participate in the competition on the 19th, which is the second time to return here after the WTT test match.
This was praised by ITTF Vice-President Muhammad Mohannadi: "The WTT event is back in Macau and is a perfect example of the perfect combination of sport and the city. ”
In the mixed doubles of this competition, there is a combination that has attracted much attention, she is the 21-year-old young player Qian Tianyi, the partner is the legendary team member Ma Long, this is her first time with Ma Long, it can be seen that the coaching staff attaches great importance to her, so that the top king of table tennis, to bring money Tianyi.
Table tennis left-handed general, since Ding Ning retired, the strength of the national table tennis women's team will be very few left-handed, Qian Tianyi is slightly better, from the perspective of doubles, left and right collocation, better.
In fact, the national table tennis has been cultivating Qian Tianyi, participating in international competitions many times, once defeating Olympic champion Liu Shiwen 4-3 at the 2019 Austrian Open, and playing with Ito Mimachi many times, but at present, it is still impossible to beat Ito.
In doubles, or mixed doubles, Qian Tianyi has been paired with the main players of national table tennis many times, and in last year's Olympic simulation match, Qian Tianyi partnered Fan Zhendong to compete, losing to the final champion, the double chip combination Matt/Liu Fei. At the National Games, Qian Tianyi partnered with Sun Wen and won the bronze medal.
In the women's doubles field, whether it is a domestic or international competition, Qian Tianyi and Wang Manyu, Chen Meng, Chen Xingtong, Wang Yidi, etc., have partnered, the most eye-catching is with Chen Meng to compete in the World Championships.
At last year's Houston World Championships, Qian Tianyi was the 11th person to compete in the national table tennis team (5 men and 5 women all played in singles, and she only played in women's doubles), paired with Chen Meng for the first time and reached the semifinals, losing to Ito Mimachi / Hayata Hina, and won the bronze medal.
Among the active national table tennis left-handed doubles players, Xu Xin is a well-deserved top player, known as the "doubles king" and "golden left hand", and the women's team has no left hand that is top-notch, and the slightly outstanding strength is 21-year-old Qian Tianyi and 17-year-old Ku man.
This time, Qian Tianyi partnered with Ma Long, and Ku Man partnered with Fan Zhendong. I hope that Qian Tianyi can seize the opportunity to grow up and become a person like Xu Xin, if he can't seize the opportunity to take over Ding Ning, Ku Man may grab the power in advance and become a player like Ding Ning.