The main player of the national table tennis has withdrawn from the WTT Doha Star Challenge, which has also given players from other countries more opportunities, and it is also a valuable exercise opportunity for our own young players. Due to the problem of world rankings, many national table tennis players need to start from the qualification tournament, and for them, the challenge has already begun. In the second round of the men's singles qualifiers, Yuan Licen, who had just won the men's singles championship in the Qatar Challenge, faced Japan's Muzo Yongjin and won 3 consecutive sets of domineering reversals in the case of 0-1 behind.
According to Qin Zhijian, the main players of the national table tennis team were already very tired after competing in the Singapore Grand Slam competition, and considering the situation of the epidemic, for the sake of the health and safety of the main members of the national table tennis team, it was finally decided to let Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu go directly back to China to rest and better prepare for the next game. The withdrawal of the main players of national table tennis not only gave foreign players more opportunities, but also gave our own young players the opportunity. For non-main players such as Sun Wen, Xue Fei, Yuan Licen, Zhang Rui and other non-main players and young players, this is an opportunity to prove their strength.
At the Qatar Regular Season Challenge, which just ended a few days ago, national table tennis player Yuan Lizen won the men's singles championship, and he defeated Germany's Qiu Dang in the final. Yuan Licen once encountered stubborn resistance from an Indian brother Achanta in the semifinals, but Yuan Lichen eventually defeated his opponent and successfully won the championship with Qiu Dang in the final. This championship will be of great help to Yuan Licen's growth, and the withdrawal of the main national table tennis player will also allow Yuan Licen to continue to participate in the next star challenge and more masters to make further growth.
In the second round of the men's singles qualifier of the WTT Doha Star Challenge, Yuan Lichen met Japan's Isamu Kizoku. This is a strong player, fans who often pay attention to table tennis should know that he used to be Zhang Benzhihe's men's doubles partner. At first, MuZo Yongren did create some trouble for Yuan Licen and won the first round 13-11. However, Yuan Licen, the successor of the national table tennis team who fell behind 0-1, calmly and calmly, won 3 consecutive sets 11-6, 11-7 and 11-2, thus defeating Muzo Yongren with a domineering reversal of the aggregate score and successfully advancing to the next stage of the competition.
In addition, Xue Fei, Yu Ziyang, Sun Wen and other national table tennis players also successfully advanced, showing a good team strength. Although the main player of the national table tennis did not come to Doha, the national table tennis team was still unwilling to lose to the Japanese team, and Yuan Lichen's performance against the Japanese team was appreciated. Not only that, world champion Yu Ziyang also defeated Japan's Shen Qiaoye 3-1, and Xue Fei defeated South Korea's Zhao Dacheng 3-2. Shen Qiaoya and Cho Dacheng are both japanese and Korean players with good strength, and our young people can win in these competitions, which is generally gratifying.
Many people also realize that in addition to Wang Chuqin, there is also a lack of other candidates who can provoke the national table tennis beam in the future, after all, the national table tennis cannot always rely on Ma Long and Fan Zhendong. Through the test of this Doha Star Challenge, Liu Guoliang and Qin Zhijian should also be able to continue to explore available talents from it, and perhaps among them, there will also be the next Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin, come on!