On October 25, Beijing time, the national table tennis rarely announced the list of the Houston World Table Tennis Championships in advance, and finally surprisingly, Ma Long, Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen, the three veterans and Olympic champions did not participate in the competition, and there were 4 abnormal situations, which also meant that Liu Guoliang, the head of the national table tennis, was consciously accelerating the speed of the shuffle, and for Fan Zhendong, it will also be the first time to independently carry the banner of national table tennis, and the pressure is naturally self-evident.
With the progress of time, the national table tennis team rarely announced the Houston World Table Tennis Championships list in advance, and the list is as follows:
Men's Singles: Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan, Zhou Qihao
Men's Doubles: Fan Zhendong / Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan / Liang Jingkun
Women's Singles: Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Chen Xingtong, Wang Yidi
Women's Doubles: Sun Yingsha / Wang Manyu, Chen Meng / Qian Tianyi
Mixed doubles: Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu
In this list, it is not difficult to see that the three veterans of the national table tennis Ma Long, Xu Xin, and Liu Shiwen did not participate in the competition, to say that only one or two did not participate, it can also be said that the athletes themselves do not want to play, but because the three of them have revealed in the previous interview that they do not want to retire for the time being, it is indeed difficult to say that the three people do not participate in the three people have nothing to do with age, and from the announcement of this list, there are 4 abnormal situations, which confirms from the side that Liu Guoliang still wants to replace the national table tennis with fresh blood as soon as possible.
Exception 1: The list was announced prematurely
I believe that friends who pay attention to national table tennis and table tennis events are very clear, according to the practice of national table tennis, not to mention the world table tennis championships such a big competition, even the ordinary open competition, the final list of the national table tennis is very late to be announced, on the one hand, considering that the list is not confirmed will make the players see the hope to fight the other hand, it also makes some of the main forces more dangerous, but this time there is nearly a month before the start of the World Table Tennis Championships, it is indeed a little early.
Anomaly 2: All three have stated that they will not retire
This point is believed to pay attention to Ma Long, Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen when the three people interviewed everyone knows, before Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen in an interview with reporters said that although the "news combination" can not fight forever, but for the time being, the two have not considered retirement, especially Xu Xin said that his body can adapt to the rhythm of the game and peacetime training, and Ma Long is clearly stated on his birthday that he will not retire, but this time he is collectively absent.
Exception 3: The WTT Tunisia match is not yet finished
In fact, in the hearts of fans or by virtue of their achievements and strength, Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Liang Jingkun actually got the qualification for the World Table Tennis Championships early, and Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen could still participate in the competition with mixed doubles strength, WTT Tunisia sent Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, and Wang Chuqin, obviously to test them, including Wang Yidi, and the result was that the list was announced before the game was finished.
Anomaly 4: Malone is still strong
This point is believed to be beyond doubt, whether it is in the Olympic Games or in the National Games and the performance of the table tennis super, Ma Long is undoubtedly the top strong, look at the results, look at the current strength, personal competitive status, comprehensive competition experience, etc., Ma Long playing in the World Table Tennis Championships is very reasonable, but the result is that he did not participate in the competition.
Synthesizing the above four points, it is not difficult to see that this is not the result of everyone's personal attitude, more is Liu Guoliang's decision from the overall consideration of national table tennis, after all, the future of national table tennis needs to have new people constantly emerging, and the emergence of new people often requires the experience of the competition, old athletes always have to retire, even if Ma Long, Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen is strong, the next Olympic cycle of national table tennis still depends on young people.
So the old athletes have to make some sacrifices, plus this generation of veterans, especially Ma Long is indeed too strong, young athletes are difficult to beat him, so there can only be such a result, and Liu Guoliang's decision although for the old athletes is somewhat unfair, but considering the long-term strength of the national table tennis, I believe everyone can also understand, and the reuse of young people for the national table tennis also has two great benefits.
Benefit 1: Speed up update iterations
This location is very important, after all, a strong team should not only look at the current lineup, but also look at the overall strength of young athletes, this time sending a young team to play the World Table Tennis Championships, for the national table tennis, for the young players are a good opportunity, a good opportunity to experience the experience of the competition, growth, and the national table tennis only young people can really play out, in order to continue to be brilliant.
Benefit 2: Veterans can rest
On the one hand, veterans can use this time to live well with their families and close some feelings, after all, they always have to retire and always adapt to the rhythm of new life, the other veteran also has his own injuries, continue to concentrate on training, participate in high-intensity competitions on the body load is still very large, so this time for veterans can also properly relax the body, spirit, for the next game to adjust the state.
Finally, although the change of this list is less than the three veterans liu shiwen, Xu Xin and Ma Long, I believe that with the efforts of Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Chen Xing and many other players, they can still get all the gold medals and return home!
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