At the recently concluded WTT Macau Championships, 31-year-old national table tennis veteran Liu Shiwen played an outstanding role, winning the gold medal in mixed doubles and the silver medal in women's singles, which can be described as a big surprise for everyone. After all, Liu Shiwen hung up the exemption card after the National Games, and did not go to Hong Kong and Macao to participate in activities like Ma Long and Xu Xin. This time she returned to participate in the Macau competition, and many people also had doubts about her status. However, Liu Shiwen's outstanding performance also made it difficult for Liu Guoliang to do. A few days ago, CCTV paid attention to the latest developments of xu Xin, a veteran of national table tennis, and Liu Shiwen also ushered in a new turnaround.
Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen are both veterans of national table tennis, and they are also an old pair of partners. Since the mixed doubles entered the Olympic Games, the national table tennis has always regarded Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen as the first choice, and the two can be said to be running for the Olympic mixed doubles gold medal. Unfortunately, in the Olympic arena, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen faced Mizutani Hayabusa and Ito Mishimasa in the local battle, and finally lost, failing to create history with a mixed doubles gold medal. Subsequently, Liu Shiwen withdrew from the team competition due to injury, and the young general Wang Manyu was ordered to win the championship of the women's team for the national table tennis together with Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha.
At the WTT Macau Championship, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen joined forces again to successfully defeat Fan Zhendong/Kuman to win the mixed doubles gold medal. Ginger is still old and spicy, and when many people doubted whether the Xinwen simulcast group could continue its past strength, the two of them gave the best response with their results. Liu Shiwen, who was successful in the mixed doubles arena, also played well in the women's singles field, defeating Sun Yingsha in the semi-finals and facing Wang Manyu in the final. It can be said that when her future is uncertain, Liu Shiwen has won herself a new opportunity with a series of outstanding plays.
Xu Xin, a veteran of national table tennis, updated his personal social platform on January 24, saying that he was very happy to be able to return to the field again and win the championship with his partner again. CCTV also paid attention to the status of the veteran national table tennis player and reported on it. It can be said that the achievements and contributions of veterans will not be easily forgotten. Just when everyone thought that the national table tennis would enter the era of young players, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen, two veterans, once again used the excellent performance of the championship to prove that they could continue to play. Retirement is probably not the current choice for them.
Liu Shiwen's excellent performance, while winning a turnaround for herself, also gave Liu Guoliang a problem. After all, the current situation of the national table tennis women's team Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu has been relatively solid, but now Liu Shiwen's state recovery will undoubtedly intensify the competition within the national table tennis team, and also let Liu Guoliang face difficult choices and decisions. Whether Liu Shiwen can still hold out for three years is probably very difficult, but she herself is not going to give up. More importantly, her mixed doubles combination with Xu Xin is still very strong, how should Liu Guoliang arrange the lineup of national table tennis?
In fact, Ma Long, Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen, the three veterans have no intention of retiring after the Olympic Games, and Ma Long has made it clear that he still hopes to participate in the Olympic Games again. Perhaps, Malone really has the possibility and opportunity to win the Olympic men's singles three-game championship. Being able to have both veterans and young players with excellent status at the same time is also a happy annoyance for Liu Guoliang.