After Ding Ning retired, the national table tennis team did not announce who the new captain of the women's table tennis was. From the perspective of seniority, it is obvious that vice captain Liu Shiwen took over this position. But the problem is that Liu Shiwen is already a 31-year-old veteran, and her time in national table tennis will not be very long, and in the long run, it seems that the national table tennis should choose one of the younger players to be the captain. After the Singapore Grand Slam tournament, Ma Long and Chen Meng spoke on social platforms on behalf of the national table tennis. All kinds of indications show that Chen Meng has already exercised the role and responsibility of the captain to some extent, does Liu Shiwen still have a chance?
There are many talents in the national table tennis team, but the so-called dragons cannot be leaderless, and even the best team must have a good captain, who will unite and unite everyone and lead the team forward. The captain of the national table tennis men's team is Ma Long, whether in terms of achievements or personality, the dragon team has no faults for people to pick. Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun and other young players also have great respect for Ma Long, and Ma Long is also very concerned about the growth of young players in normal times. After each competition, Ma Long will habitually publish a summary on behalf of the national table tennis on the social platform, fulfilling the duties of the captain.
The original captain of the national table tennis women's team was Ding Ning, but as she retired to go to college, this position was also vacant, and the national table tennis team has not announced who the new captain is. Liu Shiwen is the most suitable in terms of seniority, but her age is destined to not be able to stay in the main layer of national table tennis for a long time, so it seems more appropriate to select one of the young players to be the captain. Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu have excellent results, but after all, their qualifications are still shallow, and Chen Meng is the most suitable in terms of grades, qualifications, age and other aspects. In fact, Chen Meng is also exercising some of the duties of a captain.
After the WTT Singapore Grand Slam tournament, the World Table Tennis Federation also forwarded the concluding remarks of the two national table tennis players on the official social platform. It is Ma Long who summarizes on behalf of the men's team, and it is Chen Meng who summarizes on behalf of the women's team. Chen Meng's speech is very general style, she first affirmed the performance of the national table tennis women's team, and then summed up her performance, but also did not forget to say that she and Wang Manyu are winners. The World Table Tennis Federation chose to forward the summary of Ma Long and Chen Meng, which to some extent also shows Chen Meng's current status in the team, she is the representative of women's table tennis.
Chen Meng once had the opportunity to break Zhang Jike's record of winning a Grand Slam in just 445 days, but unfortunately she lost to Wang Manyu in the semi-finals of the World Table Tennis Championships and encountered setbacks on the road to impacting the Grand Slam. But Chen Meng, who was determined to think bitterly, finally defeated Wang Manyu in this Grand Slam competition, walking out of the trough of no champion after the Olympic Games. Chen Meng, who has returned to the world's number one, has proved that his peak period has not yet passed, and he will not be easily squeezed to the back by Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu. From all aspects, Chen Meng's role as the captain of women's table tennis is indeed a very suitable choice.
Many people believe that the captain of the women's team is nothing more than Liu Shiwen, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu. In contrast, Liu Shiwen and Wang Manyu are too old and one is too young, and Chen Meng is the most balanced. But after all, the national table tennis has not yet finally announced the candidate, and Liu Shiwen also has a certain opportunity. In the end, Liu Guoliang, Li Falcon and Ma Lin will choose which of the 3 people, let's wait and see.