WTT Singapore station has begun to play, this tournament is the first Grand Slam competition after the restructuring of the tournament, both in terms of prize money and points are very attractive, and therefore gathered a variety of masters to participate, including naturally indispensable national table tennis figures. During this period, the Chinese Table Tennis Association released the selection plan for the Asian Games, which triggered heated discussions. Through the interpretation of the selection rules, it is not difficult to find that in fact, Wang Chuqin, the successor of national table tennis, has almost locked in an Asian Games quota. In the match in Muscat, Wang Chuqin lost 2 consecutive championships, but he was still reused by the national table tennis, and Qin Zhijian also explained the reason why the national table tennis was so selected.
Wang Chuqin is the strongest of the post-00s of the national table tennis, and also the object of Liu Guoliang and Qin Zhijian's key training. Despite his young age, Wang Chuqin was already the main player of national table tennis, and he also won the Olympic P card, and the ranking in the team can be said to be before Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan. From the perspective of age, Wang Chuqin has more advantages, as long as he can develop upwards according to the established trajectory, then in the next two Olympic Games, Wang Chuqin is a popular candidate for the main force of national table tennis. After all, in addition to Fan Zhendong, the young players of the national table tennis are not particularly reassuring, and Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan are like this.
In the recently concluded WTT Muscat race, Wang Chuqin's performance will not be ideal. Although he won the mixed doubles championship with Chen Xingtong, Wang Chuqin did not reach the final four in singles and doubles, and lost to his teammate Xiang Peng. You know, Xiang Peng was born in 2003, 3 years younger than Wang Chuqin. Losing to a teammate who was younger than himself, Wang Chuqin must have held his breath in his heart. And Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan met in muscat men's singles final, Liang Jingkun finally won the championship as he wished, in this competition, Wang Chuqin lost.
However, according to the Asian Games selection plan released by the Chinese Table Tennis Association a few days ago, there is a stipulation that Chinese players born after January 1999, the world's highest ranking in the 14th week, will be eligible for the Asian Games. Wang Chuqin happens to be within this age group, and there are only 4 weeks left at present, and it is difficult for any of the post-99 players in the national table tennis team to rank more than Wang Chuqin. Therefore, we can say that Wang Chuqin has taken the lead, and if there is no unexpected situation, his participation in the Asian Games is almost a foregone conclusion. Obviously, for this post-00 successor, Liu Guoliang and Qin Zhijian have high hopes.
It can even be said that this rule is almost tailor-made for Wang Chuqin. Qin Zhijian, secretary general of the Table Tennis Association, explained the reasons for such an employment, saying that the national table tennis should consider the long-term preparation for the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games, and at the same time, athletes in the Asian Games should be in four sports, so physical fitness is also a mandatory requirement. Obviously, this four-event player is likely to be Wang Chuqin, who is younger and more physically energetic, and also in line with the national table tennis long-term preparation plan for the Olympics. In fact, in Singapore this time, Wang Chuqin once again performed three events in one person and many consecutive competitions, which also reflected the importance that national table tennis attached to him.
Under the current selection rules, Xu Xin, who is only ranked No. 5 in the national table tennis in the world, has no way back, and he will either win the singles championship in Singapore or enter the top 3 of the national table tennis before week 14. Of course, if the national table tennis does not have 5 people, Liu Guoliang and Qin Zhijian can still discuss through the coaching team and let Xu Xin enter the final list. Just considering the long-term preparation, Xu Xin may not necessarily have an advantage over Lin Gaoyuan.