The WTT Singapore competition will be rested for a day on 10 March, and the main competition will begin on 11 March, and the results of the draw for the five events have been settled. In this competition, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha are both in three events, showing the attitude of the team to focus on cultivating them. Qin Zhijian has recently clarified one of the employment criteria of national table tennis, that is, physical fitness, and it is used as a hard indicator. Because considering that the Asian Games will have a personal body and four events, and the schedule is very tight, it is necessary to meet the physical fitness standards. From this point of view, Sun Yingsha has the advantage, while veteran Liu Shiwen suffered losses, and the national table tennis really has to change this time.
Competitive sports are youth meals, no matter which famous player you are, there will be a day when you will grow old. Although many veterans are still conscious, their bodies are obviously unable to keep up, so they have to retire. The same is true for table tennis, the master of violent aesthetics Zhang Jike is an example, his strength has no problems, but with the increase of age, Zhang Jike's strength and other aspects of physical fitness are inevitably declining. Coupled with the loss of this style of play to the body, it brought a lot of injuries, and Zhang Jike had to fade out of the game. In contrast, Malone, who is more skillful in his playing style, has a longer peak period.
Ma Long, Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen 3 veterans are considered to be the evergreen trees of national table tennis, but from them, we can still clearly see the difficulties of veterans. Nowadays, the physical fitness of the three people is a problem, especially Xu Xin, who could often do three things in one person in the past few years, but now it is difficult for him to continue this state. But it is clear that in major competitions such as the Asian Games, the World Table Tennis Championships, and the Olympic Games, national table tennis often requires one team member to do three or even four events. Therefore, young players such as Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha have more advantages than veterans such as Ma Long, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen.
In this Singapore competition, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha are both one person and three. In addition to singles matches, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha also have to be paired to participate in mixed doubles combinations, and the two are clearly the first choice for national table tennis for the 2024 Olympic Games. In the men's doubles competition, Wang Chuqin's partner is Fan Zhendong. In the women's doubles competition, Sun Yingsha's partner is old friend Wang Manyu. Seeing this arrangement of Liu Guoliang and Qin Zhijian, it is not difficult to analyze that this is the potential plan of national table tennis for the Olympic Games, and it is also one of the most likely plans. Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, these 4 people will participate in the next Olympic Games without accident.
Although there are still 2 years to go before the Olympic Games, we can still see that a new pattern of national table tennis has been formed. The women's team is Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, and there are relatively many choices for doubles pairing, but Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha are two-time World Table Tennis Champions, which is undoubtedly more reassuring. In terms of the men's team, Ma Long and Xu Xin are afraid that they will not participate in the next Olympic Games, Fan Zhendong will inevitably go, Wang Chuqin should be able to get a place without accident, and the remaining one place is most likely Liang Jingkun, of course, Lin Gaoyuan also has a chance. This time, Liu Guoliang, Qin Zhijian, and Li Falcon arranged the lineup in this way, and it was obvious that Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha were cultivated as the core.
Under Qin Zhijian's clear physical hard employment standards, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin had the advantage, while veterans Liu Shiwen, Ma Long, and Xu Xin suffered losses. But competitive sports are fair, not by seniority, so they have to cheer themselves up!