At the WTT Macau Championship, Liu Shiwen, who was not optimistic, won 1 championship and 1 runner-up, which is a long-lost achievement for Xiao Zao. Affected by age and injury, Liu Shiwen can no longer compare with the state she was in when she won the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships, but she is still a strong player. After the end of the competition in Macau, CCTV also paid great attention to Liu Shiwen, revealing the reason why XiaoJue was able to win the championship. Liu Shiwen also reviewed her competition and summarized it in 12 words. I don't know if Liu Guoliang, who is the chairman of the Table Tennis Association, has seen this?
Competitive sports are very cruel, and everyone knows that athletes eat youth. No matter how good a player you have been, there will be a day when you will grow old, the years will not be spared, and we have seen too many stories of heroes who are late. Liu Shiwen is now an uncompromising veteran, she will turn 31 this year, and Ding Ning, who is at the same time as her, has also retired. But unlike Ding Ning, who has no regrets in her career, Liu Shiwen's career can be described as fateful, with twists and turns, and perhaps because of this, it has created her quality of perseverance and never accept defeat.
In Macau, Liu Shiwen, who has been away from the field for a long time, chose to return, in fact, before the game, everyone was not very optimistic about the veteran, after all, she has been injured in the past two years, and her state has been much worse than before. However, the more this is the case, the more Liu Shiwen can bring surprises to everyone. She first won the mixed doubles championship with her old partner Xu Xin, and then defeated Sun Yingsha in the women's singles competition to reach the final, and finally lost to Wang Manyu to get the runner-up. Being able to win 1 championship and 1 runner-up after her comeback, Liu Shiwen's trip to Macau can be described as perfect.
Liu Shiwen's outstanding performance has also received continuous attention from CCTV, on January 25, the social platform of CCTV Sports used Liu Shiwen's photo to say good morning, and the caption is also very intriguing: May you run in your love every year. This sentence of CCTV has actually revealed the reason why Liu Shiwen can win the championship, that is, her love for table tennis. Without this love, Liu Shiwen is afraid that she will not be able to overcome her injuries, and she can still make a comeback at such an age, such courage is not possessed by ordinary people, and what supports Liu Shiwen is her love for the national ball.
CCTV also paid attention to Liu Shiwen's status on the social platform, Xiao Zao summed up his performance in this competition, and put forward requirements for himself with 12 words: do not forget the original heart, continue to love, and strive to move up. These 12 words are not only Liu Shiwen's expectations for herself in the new year, but also the best interpretation of the reasons behind Xiao Zao's outstanding performance in Macau. Liu Shiwen has not forgotten her original intention of playing, continues to maintain her love for table tennis, and has been actively working hard. Because of this, Liu Shiwen can come up with such a good play without being favored.
In fact, after the Olympic Games, there were voices saying that Liu Shiwen might retire. But now, instead of retiring, Xiao Zao is still working hard for his dream. I don't know if Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Table Tennis Association, will see Liu Shiwen's summary and CCTV's continuous attention to Liu Shiwen, but I believe he can also feel Liu Shiwen's love for table tennis. Perhaps in the next game, Liu Guoliang should consider giving Liu Shiwen more opportunities.