Returning to the international arena to defeat Wang Yidi, Liu Shiwen hopes to promote table tennis in the future

Liu Shiwen defeated Wang Yidi to advance to the quarterfinals. Figure/WTT

Beijing News (chief reporter Sun Haiguang) On January 20, the WTT Macau Championship began the first round of women's singles, and Liu Shiwen, who has not appeared in the international arena for a long time, defeated Wang Yidi 3-1. Liu Shiwen talked about the transformation for the first time after the game, hoping to promote table tennis in the future and let more people like the sport.

After the Tokyo Olympics, Liu Shiwen has not participated in international competitions, missing the Houston World Table Tennis Championships and the Singapore WTT Finals. It wasn't until this week's WTT Macau Championship that Liu Shiwen returned to the international arena. During the inaugural WTT Macau Championship, Liu Shiwen came to Macau with the team, but was unable to participate due to injury.

This afternoon's first round against Wang Yidi, Liu Shiwen played relatively easily, and finally won 3-1 to advance to the women's singles quarterfinals.

"I haven't played against Wang Yidi for a long time, and her recent status and results are good. I came today with the mentality of fighting, and I played very freely. Today's opening was not bad, and I enjoyed the feeling of winning. "In the past period, Liu Shiwen has been training with the team in Beijing, and the feeling of the international competition makes her both familiar and strange," the on-site lights and the shouts of the audience made me find a long-lost feeling. ”

At the same time, Liu Shiwen also specially thanked WTT for being able to organize such a good competition during the epidemic, this is her first time to participate in wTT competition, which has been looking forward to for a long time, "For me, a slightly older athlete, I am very satisfied with being able to play another game, and continue to work hard." ”

After the game, Liu Shiwen also talked about the topic of transformation for the first time, saying that the future will definitely face a gradual transformation, but table tennis will be a cause she will always love, "I hope to promote table tennis and let more people love this sport." ”

Beijing News reporter Sun Haiguang

Edited by Wang Chunqiu Proofreader Li Lijun