On the evening of March 18, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Grand Slam Tournament is about to usher in the second final competition, the two major world champions of national table tennis Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin appeared on the stage, and the Japanese combination Yukiya Utada / Tokami Hayabusa competed for the men's doubles championship.
However, friends who pay attention to national table tennis know that the Chinese team has lost many games in the men's doubles event in recent times, including the world table tennis championships, when Fan Zhendong / Wang Chuqin did not even reach the semi-finals, and Yukiya Utada / Tokami Hayabusa won at least one bronze medal, so can the ace combination of national table tennis reach the top and win the championship? The suspense is still there, or there will be a vicious battle!
As we all know, the men's doubles event of the Chinese table tennis team has always been very good, and for a while in the last century, it was even better than the men's singles and men's team, and Wang Tao/Lü Lin became the star of hope in the trough of the men's team, and also sounded the clarion call for the revival of the whole team.
However, after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the national table tennis consciously made concessions in the doubles event, and by the time of the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships, only the retiring veterans Wang Liqin, Ma Lin and Zhou Yu and Hao Shuai were sent to participate in the competition, and the result was won by the Chinese Taipei combination Zhuang Zhiyuan / Chen Jian'an, and later Zhang Jike, Ma Long and Xu Xin rose to win the gold medal.
However, as Zhang Jike, Ma Long, Xu Xin gradually left the arena or reduced the number of entries, our men's doubles new generation combination has a decline in performance, Fan Zhendong / Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun / Lin Gaoyuan is the coaching staff's favorite main pairing, the result of the World Table Tennis Championships did not reach the final, let the Swedish veteran combination Falke / Carlsson win the gold medal.
As for other pairings, there are also many words, such as Fan Zhendong / Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun / Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan / Zhou Qihao, etc., but out of the need to prepare for the Olympic Games, the current men's doubles responsibility will most likely focus on Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, especially Fan Zhendong / Wang Chuqin is more highly valued, and now the time to test them is here!
If you only look at the singles technology, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin are undoubtedly stronger than Yukiya Utada and Hayabusa Tokami, but the doubles are after all a battle between two people, at present, the two young players of the Japanese team have achieved the level of 1 + 1 greater than 2, and whether the national table tennis side can be equal to 2 is still a question, on the degree of proficiency is indeed not as good as each other, but the good news is that the two have gradually entered a better situation.
Obviously, the national table tennis wants to win tonight's men's doubles final will not be easy, Fan Zhendong / Wang Chuqin must get into the state as soon as possible, try to get the top spot first, do not let the opponent take the lead: the narrow road meets the brave to win, fight! I wish the national table tennis can win the championship as desired, and look forward to the good news of the two places coming back: come on, the Chinese team!