On February 25, Beijing time, 28 players of the national table tennis officially set off for the Middle East country of Oman to participate in the WTT Challenge that will kick off on February 27, through the photos flowing out of the Internet, we can see that everyone's mental outlook is very good, like Lin Gaoyuan and other people although wearing masks, but when facing the camera is also obviously happy on the eyebrows:
Obviously, after more than a month of rest, everyone is eager to return to the field, show their strength again, play a mighty role in the first battle of the Year of the Tiger, and strive for the championship: it is really good to have such a mentality!
The WTT Oman Challenge is one of the top 3 events that the national table tennis will prepare for the next month, and the national table tennis attaches less importance to it than the WTT Grand Slam tournament in which the main Player of the Olympic Championships joined, but it is higher than the WTT Qatar Regional Tournament, which is played entirely by non-main players (there is also a WTT Qatar Star Challenge at the end of the month, and the current list is not yet determined).
Because of this, when selecting athletes to participate in the Oman Race, the national table tennis team chose a small number of main forces to lead the most non-main force to assist the program, of which 5 world champions - Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Chuqin, Yu Ziyang, Chen Xingtong is undoubtedly the focus of people's attention, but Lin Shidong and other young players have the same strong strength as the non-main force.
After entering 2022, the national table tennis team played in the WTT Macau Tournament in January, but because only 5 athletes from foreign associations joined, and only 2 of them were from abroad (all of whom were of Chinese descent), it was difficult to bring everyone the feeling of "foreign war", so the WTT Oman Tournament became a more valuable training place.
Through the photos, we can also see that the eyes of Liang Jingkun, Chen Xing and other people are more serious - as the best singles scorers among the male and female players in this national table tennis competition, they are obviously the target of the impact, especially Liang Jingkun was also bombarded by the African player Aruna 11-1 score last year, and Aruna also participated this time, so he must seriously think about how to deal with each other.
Although Lin Yunru and other top players of the foreign association withdrew from this tournament, the Chinese team still has to face the challenge of strong enemies such as Aruna, Simon, Zhuang Zhiyuan, Zheng Yijing, etc., or there will be a vicious battle, so let's wish the national table tennis athletes to achieve good results and win the first battle of the Year of the Tiger: Come on, everyone, look forward to your success as soon as possible!