On January 18, the WTT Macau Championship men's singles, women's singles, mixed doubles and other three events were officially released. At the press conference and the lottery ceremony, Ma Long, Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, the six Olympic champions of national table tennis, sat on the stage, and Liu Shiwen, who was also the Olympic champion, sat on the stage.
There are 7 Olympic champions in the national table tennis competition, Liu Shiwen is the team champion of the Rio Olympic Games, and only won the mixed doubles silver medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and the remaining 6 people have all won the Championships at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
According to the ranking of the national table tennis, Liu Shiwen has retreated to the position of the main force of the No. 4 in the women's team, and the name is generally after Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, and this time she came to Macao and failed to sit on the stage.
From the previous core to the audience sitting under the stage now, Liu Shiwen has embraced this change with her hands around her, and her goal now is to stand in front of the table as much as possible, continue to play, and cherish the opportunity to play.
In the first round of this women's singles, Liu Shiwen, who has been fighting for a long time, will face the new main force Wang Yidi to guard against a round of travel. In the mixed doubles arena, Liu Shiwen's partner Xu Xin is still the favorite to win the championship.
For Ma Long, a Grand Slam return to the field, this comeback trip is even more difficult, he will face the powerful Liang Jingkun in the first round of men's singles, and in the first round of mixed doubles, he will partner Qian Tianyi to face world champion Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha. Also when the gap was long, Ma Long's two lines encountered strong opponents, and whether he could pass the first round was also a lot of suspense.
When Ma Long spoke on the stage, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu moved synchronously, and both turned their heads to stare at the dragon team. Whether it is playing ball, or speaking, captain style, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu should learn more about Brother Long, and maybe they will become female table tennis captains in the future.
Compared with the two sisters, Chen Meng had a serious expression on the stage, after all, she is now the world's first and Olympic double champion that everyone wants to impact, and the pressure is huge!
After winning the Olympic championship, Chen Meng's performance showed a downward trend, and he could not reach the women's singles final in a row. This time in Macao, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu are divided into the same half of the district, can she defeat Wang Manyu and break into the final?