Beijing time on January 20 news, WTT match, Liu Shiwen defeated Wang Yidi 3-1, after winning, Liu Shiwen was very happy. But when it comes to her future, Liu Shiwen has tears in her eyes, and she is not far from retiring. As a veteran, Liu Shiwen can still play games and win, and she is very satisfied. Next, Liu Shiwen's opponent in the 8-in-4 knockout round is Wang Xiaotong, who is only 20 years old.
In this game, Liu Shiwen performed very well, in the whole game, Liu Shiwen saved 10 innings, especially in the 4th inning, Liu Shiwen once fell behind 7-10, but tenaciously pulled back! In the end, 14-12, Liu Shiwen won, and the scores in 4 sets were 11-6, 10-12, 13-11, 14-12!
After the game, in an interview with the scene, Liu Shiwen was very happy, this is her first time to participate in a WTT competition, "I am a veteran, I can win, I am very happy, because I can play one more game. ”
Wang Yidi pointed out the reason for his loss, "Liu Shiwen played very well, I didn't play well in the first three boards. ”
Subsequently, Liu Shiwen was interviewed off-site, and at this time, Liu Shiwen revealed her true feelings and tears in her eyes. After all, Liu Shiwen has been participating in the event recently, and fans know her status in their hearts.
Liu Shiwen said with red eyes, "In the future, I will try some things, gradually transform, I will play well, and hope to promote table tennis." ”
Liu Shiwen clearly hinted that she was not far from retirement. Moreover, Liu Shiwen clearly mentioned that she did not participate in last year's World Table Tennis Championships. Judging from Liu Shiwen's statement, as long as Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Sun Yingsha, Chen Xingtong and Wang Yidi are not injured, she basically will not be able to participate in the team world table tennis championships in April this year.
This is sad, Liu Shiwen was once the world's No. 1 and also won the World Table Tennis Championships women's singles championship, but never participated in the Olympic singles competition in her career. Liu Shiwen is almost 31 years old, and she is thinking about her future. Liu Shiwen's statement today is very similar to the statement made when Ding Ning officially announced his retirement.