In the WTT Doha Star Challenge, the national table tennis team has been wiped out in the men's and women's singles. In the absence of sending the main force to participate, no one in the national table tennis can enter the singles top 4, which is still a bit unexpected. Xue Fei, Zhao Zihao, Zhou Qihao, Liu Dingshuo, Zhang Rui, Fan Siqi and others all lost in the confrontation with foreign players, and Zhao Zihao, Zhou Qihao, and Liu Dingshuo lost to the same opponent. However, although the national table tennis army was completely destroyed, Liu Guoliang's task was not over. The famous journalist Peng You said that the key is to observe the performance of opponents such as the Japanese team.
Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu performed well at the Singapore Grand Slam and once again joined forces to win all 5 gold medals. However, although the championship was won, the intense competition was very draining for the players. For example, in the men's singles final, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong played until the 7th set to divide the winner. For example, the matches between Chen Meng and Wang Manyu, Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha, and Chen Meng and Wang Yidi were all played in 7 rounds. Therefore, in this case, the main players of the national table tennis team have not had much energy to participate in the next Doha Star Challenge.
It is in this context that Liu Guoliang and the Chinese Table Tennis Association decided not to participate in the Doha Star Challenge, but to let non-main players continue to participate in the Star Challenge after participating in the Doha Regular Challenge. However, in this way, the possibility of winning the championship is basically abandoned. After all, although the non-main players of national table tennis also have certain strength, there is still a certain gap compared with foreign masters. Sure enough, in the stage of the semi-finals of the men's and women's singles, the national table tennis generals have all been eliminated, and none of them have entered the final four of the men's and women's singles, and they have to face the end of the total annihilation of the army.
However, although the national table tennis has been completely destroyed, Liu Guoliang's task is not over. The famous table tennis journalist Peng You also said that the key to the problem, although there is no national table tennis competition, but it is also very important to observe the performance of the opponent, and said that he will pay attention to who will enter the singles final. Indeed, as Peng You said, for Liu Guoliang and the national table tennis coaching staff, passing this competition is not only to test the ability of non-main players, but also to observe the situation of the main opponents of national table tennis. For example, in this competition, Japan's Miyu Kato, Miyu Nagasaki, Miyu Kihara and others have performed very well.
Another example is the African brother Aruna, usually we see most of the duels between Ma Long or Fan Zhendong and Aruna, and the national table tennis can often win, which will produce an illusion of Aruna's strength. But in this competition, Aruna defeated Liu Dingshuo, Zhao Zihao and Zhou Qihao three consecutive national table tennis players, and repeatedly played 3-0 wins. Before Aruna lost to the national table tennis, only because Fan Zhendong or Ma Long was too strong, but if it was replaced by other players in the national table tennis, Aruna was not afraid at all. For opponents like Aruna, Liu Guoliang should also observe and summarize well.
Through such a game, not only to examine their own team members, but also to analyze the performance of their opponents, for Liu Guoliang, Qin Zhijian, Li Falcon, they will still be busy. The Japanese team has 2 people in this competition to enter the women's singles quarterfinals and win the women's doubles championship, as Peng You said, for such a strong opponent as the Japanese team, Liu Guoliang and Guo Ping Tennis still have to observe and be careful.