The 2022 WTT Singapore Grand Slam tournament has all come to an end, and in the end, the Chinese team relied on absolute strength to win all the gold medals. The men's singles champion is the world's no. 1 Fan Zhendong, the women's singles champion belongs to Chen Meng, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin jointly won the men's doubles gold medal, the women's doubles champion was won by Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, and the world champion Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha successfully reached the top in the mixed doubles event. For the first full-force competition of the new season of national table tennis, many fans said that the strength of several main players of the team has become stronger and stronger, the overall competition pattern has not changed, and they are still the well-deserved hegemons of the world table tennis world in the Paris Olympic cycle.
With the emergence of the men's and women's singles champions in this competition, the Chinese team also determined two singles seats at the Hangzhou Asian Games in advance, and Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng became the final winners. Since the Asian Games table tennis singles can only report a maximum of two people per team, who will be the remaining men's singles and women's singles tickets? I am afraid that it will make the national table tennis coaching staff feel overwhelmed. According to the rules for the qualification of men and women in the Asian Games formulated by the Chinese Table Tennis Association, in addition to winning the men's and women's singles championships at the Singapore Grand Slam. There is also a way to get a singles ticket to the Hangzhou Asian Games, that is, to be ranked first in the team in the world ranking before the fourteenth week.
With Chen Meng and Fan Zhendong ashore early, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu became the main contenders for the last two tickets. In the men's singles, Fan Zhendong ranked first in the world, and since he has already won the Asian Games singles ticket, Ma Long is expected to get another place. The only suspense is whether the meritorious veteran can continue to persevere, and once there are injuries and other problems in the remaining time, his world ranking is likely to be surpassed by several other men's singles players in the national table tennis.
Judging from the voices of the fans, it is natural to expect Fan Zhendong and Ma Long to join forces again to form a double insurance to compete in the Asian Games. Especially as hosts, if Fan Zhendong and Ma Long meet again in the men's singles final of the Asian Games, they are bound to provide a wonderful high-level duel for all fans. It is worth mentioning that after the end of the Singapore Grand Slam, Ma Long also specially posted a message on social platforms to congratulate Fan Zhendong on winning the championship. Unlike the men's singles Malone, who is already half a position ahead, the competition for women's singles tickets can be described as fierce.
The most difficult choices are Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha. From the perspective of world rankings, Sun Yingsha has the upper hand, but there is still a period of time before the Hangzhou Asian Games, so it is not excluded that Wang Manyu staged a reversal at the last minute. Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha are the core figures of the national table tennis women's team in the Paris Olympic cycle, the overall strength of the two is equal, no matter who does not qualify for the Asian Games singles, it is the regret of the fans. Who do you think the women's team coach Li Falcon will give the last women's singles ticket to the Asian Games?
(Luo Treasurer)