At the WTT Grand Slam in Singapore, we will once again usher in the peak showdown between Ma Long and Wang Chuqin in the men's singles 16-8 battle. In a way, Ma Long's world ranking is much higher than Wang Chuqin's, and they are not in the same weight class in terms of past achievements. But when Malone entered the end of his career and Wang Chuqin began to enter his real ascending period, and it was a fast track to fully enter the ascending period, the strength comparison between the two people had changed significantly. It can be said that after Liu Guoliang clearly proposed that Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong are the main contenders in the Paris Olympic cycle, we have found to some extent that the main place contenders for Ma Long's desire to continue the Olympic dream are no longer Wang Chuqin, but have become the X factor in Liang Jingkun and the national table tennis team. Because Wang Chuqin has made great progress in his age, technical playing style, left hand clapping and comprehensive ability in mixed doubles, men's doubles and men's singles, he has become the most competitive player in Fan Zhendong's foreign table tennis. He is also one of the young main players of national table tennis, who can win the most against Fan Zhendong and Ma Long in the world arena, as well as Liang Jingkun.
It is this situation analyzed above that makes Wang Chuqin no matter what kind of ups and downs there will be in the future, as long as he does not drop the chain in the foreign war, even if there will sometimes be some defeats in the competition between teammates, he will still be the second choice after Fan Zhendong in the selection of the national table tennis Olympic lineup. In other words, as long as Wang Chuqin plays a player in the foreign association without obviously dropping the chain, he will play an important role in the Paris Olympics. Ma Long, on the other hand, due to his age and physical fitness, as well as his decreased speed and limited foot movement, formed a pattern of competition for the third person with Liang Jingkun, who was relatively unstable (there may also be another X player who has improved a lot). It's just that whether Ma Long has the opportunity to play Olympic singles depends on the degree of progress of Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun, and whether the national table tennis coaching team will give the opportunity to young people because of the consideration of future Olympic candidates, and only let Ma Long play the third person in the Olympic Games.
At this WTT Grand Slam, Wang Chuqin played very well in singles, doubles or mixed doubles matches, even if he was in three or three events, and maintained a high degree of stability. Ma Long and Wang Chuqin met in advance on the singles field, which is actually a comprehensive control, as well as game skills and game experience, and the competition between hard work, momentum, and technological advancement and forehand offensive quality, the key is to see if Ma Long can come up with something new after Wang Chuqin gives him enough impact, and can still do more delicate in some technical links. For Wang Chuqin, it depends on whether he can maintain the stability of his mentality after Ma Long gives a corresponding response in the process of impacting Ma Long, and can continue to play stably? Be tough on yourself, and be tough on Malone until you can't find any way to restrain yourself.
After all, the last time at the Macau Star Game, Wang Chuqin defeated Ma Long, and Ma Long will definitely hold his breath to give Wang Chuqin a defeat in turn, and the mental contest between the two people also has a certain impact on the direction of winning or losing the game, they are all players who have a very strong desire for victory, but may say indifferent words on their lips. We also look forward to the two of us giving us a spear and a shield duel, and as to who will win in the end, no matter who wins, we will support. From a personal emotional point of view, as a loyal fan of Malone, I still hope that Malone will win. However, rationally from the perspective of the future growth of national table tennis talents and the maintenance of the world's advanced nature, I prefer Wang Chuqin to win. If I must choose one with difficulty, I will still choose Wang Chuqin, who represents the future. Fans and friends are more optimistic about Ma Long or Wang Chuqin? Everyone is welcome to give the answer in their hearts. In the afternoon we look at the final results together.