On January 20, 2022, at the WTT Macau Championship 2021 China Star Women's Singles 1/8 Final, Liu Shiwen 3-1 Wang Yidi [11-6, 10-12, 13-11, 14-12], advanced to the quarterfinals.
Liu Shiwen, who turned 31 years old just three months away, is already a full-fledged veteran in the Chinese women's table tennis team.
After participating in the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo and the Shaanxi National Games, Liu Shiwen voluntarily gave up the World Table Tennis Championships and gave up the quota to young athletes. As the five-time champion of the World Cup, Liu Shiwen did not participate in the WTT World Cup finals after the reform of the competition system. There is also a constant debate on the Internet about whether Liu Shiwen will retire or not, and when.
There is also a debate that even if Liu Shiwen insists on playing, what kind of level is she at now?
Wang Yidi's performance in this half year is very eye-catching! The National Games and Chen Xingtong won the National Games team championship for the Liaoning women's team, the World Table Tennis Championships half of the zone successfully blocked Japan's Hayata Hina and Ito Mimachi, made a great contribution to the Chinese women's team, the World Cup finals broke into the final and lost to Sun Yingsha, and won the runner-up! Judging from Wang Yadi's recent performance, he has steadily entered the top five of the national team and become one of the new "five golden flowers".
Liu Shiwen has not participated in the competition for four months, and in this context, in the first match of the Macau tournament, Wang Yidi was eliminated 3-1, and the performance could not but be said to be quite eye-catching and stunning!
After playing the last ball, Liu Shiwen shouted! Boom boom! There was also a loud applause in the stands! Fans cheered loudly on the victory of the little date!
For more than ten years, Liu Shiwen has many fans in China. Many fans came to the scene from thousands of miles to watch Liu Shiwen play. They love watching Liu Shiwen play. People also know that there will be fewer and fewer matches for jujubes.
In the post-match live interview, Liu Shiwen said: "Thank you WTT, I can organize such a good competition during the epidemic, especially for my age"
"The dates are not big! Dates never grow old! You can still hit the dates! A huge voice of the fans sounded in the stands, and Liu Shiwen's voice was instantly drowned out.
Liu Shiwen smiled and continued: "There has been no competition for many months, and I enjoy and are very eager for such a game. I'm happy to be able to win today and I can play one more game. ”
Liu Shiwen's next opponent is Wang Xiaotong.
At the end of the interview, Liu Shiwen packed up her equipment and left the competition site. When leaving, Liu Shiwen smiled and waved to the fans in the stands.