In the WTT Doha Star Challenge, the national table tennis suffered the result of total annihilation, Zhou Qihao lost 0-3 to African brother Aruna, and Xue Fei and Zhang Rui also lost. At this point, the national table tennis in the men's and women's singles has no one entered the final four, ending the journey of the Doha Star Challenge. The Japanese duo miyu Kihara / Miyu Nagasaki won the women's doubles championship, and Miyu Kihara also reached the top 4 of the women's singles, with the possibility of impacting the championship. National table tennis successor Zhou Qihao was swept out of the game 0-3, once again reflecting the lack of talent in the men's singles of the national table tennis, Ma Long really wanted to retreat.
The national table tennis did not send the main force to participate in the Doha Star Challenge this time, and also gave Zhou Qihao, Zhao Zihao, Xue Fei, Zhang Rui, Fan Siqi, these ordinary non-main players more opportunities and trust. The main positions of national table tennis are spelled out by themselves, and the coaching staff values not only the results of the team's matches, but also their performance against foreign players. After all, the national table tennis team is to compete with foreign players for the championship in the competition, so if you want to become an absolute main force, you must have a stable performance in the foreign war. Lin Gaoyuan was repeatedly frustrated in foreign wars that he gradually declined in the main position.
But the strength of the opponent is very strong, and the non-main players of the national table tennis do not have much advantage in themselves. In the men's singles quarterfinals, Zhou Qihao, who was expected to become the successor of the national table tennis, lost 0-3 to Africa's brother Aruna, Xue Fei lost to Ghazini 1-3, and the national table tennis men's singles suffered a total annihilation. In the quarterfinals of the women's singles, Zhang Rui lost 1-3 to Chinese Taipei's Chen Siyu, and the women's team was also all out. At this point, the national table tennis has been eliminated in the men's and women's singles, ending the journey of the Doha Star Challenge in advance. For national table tennis fans, such a result can be described as unsatisfactory.
Aruna showed his ability as an Olympic men's singles player in this competition, defeating Liu Dingshuo, Zhao Zihao and Zhou Qihao three national table tennis players in a row, proving that his title of African brother is not a waste. In fact, the only one who can beat Aruna stably is Fan Zhendong and Ma Long. In the Singapore Grand Slam competition, Malone encountered stubborn resistance from Aruna. But the Dragons were clearly ahead of the curve, and despite the twists and turns in the game, Malone still relied on his control ability to finally win the game 3-1.
Compared with Ma Long and Liu Dingshuo, Zhao Zihao, Zhou Qihao 3 people, the same against Aruna, the last 3 are obviously inferior, and Ma Long, although he also encountered an unfavorable situation, he was able to turn the tide and finally win the opponent without danger. Many people say that Malone should retire and give young players more opportunities, but opportunities are never given up, but they have to be played by themselves. Seeing Zhou Qihao's performance like this, how dare Liu Guoliang and Qin Zhijian let go of their hands to use them in the competition? In addition to Ma Long and Fan Zhendong, who can national table tennis find out as a stable scoring point?
Therefore, in this case, even if Malone wants to retreat now, he cannot retreat. The Dragon Team is a benchmark for other young players to help them grow further, and for people such as Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan and Zhou Qihao, they should learn more from big brothers, especially in the face of foreign masters like Aruna, how to control the situation, this is where we should summarize well.