Table tennis is one of the three major tournaments
World Table Tennis Championships
It is an important event for New China to enter the world stage
This issue of "Listening to The Collection Tells Stories"
The small body takes you in
The third exhibition hall of Shanghai Sports Museum
Common interpretation
Who was the first world champion of New China?
Why did the seven trophies of the World Table Tennis Championships come from?
What contribution has Shanghai made to the World Table Tennis Championships?
In the third hall of the Shanghai Sports Museum, there are seven silver and shiny championship trophies, all of which belong to one event, the World Table Tennis Championships, or World Table Tennis Championships for short, which was founded in 1926. It is one of the highest level world table tennis competitions sponsored by the International Table Tennis Federation, and is called the "three major events of table tennis" together with the Olympic Games and the Table Tennis World Cup. The seven trophies correspond to seven events: Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, Men's Team, Women's Team and Mixed Doubles. Trophies are named after the donor or the name of the country. Whenever a new winner is created, the name of the winner or team will be engraved on the trophy and handed over to the company for one year, after which the trophy will be returned to the organizing committee for the next competition. Therefore, the seven trophies are constantly circulating with the competition cycle.
Wait, if the World Table Tennis Championships trophies are constantly circulating, where did the seven trophies now in the museum come from? They are actually replica trophies authorized by the Itté Tennis Federation. Although not the original, it is still a symbol of honor. Because in the trophy, the name of the national table tennis athlete who won the championship is vividly remembered. And the heroic feat of winning all seven trophies in one session has been achieved by the Chinese table tennis team so far, and more than once. They fully illustrate China's absolute strength in table tennis. Of course, the starting point of the story begins with the first time to win the World Table Tennis Championships trophy, at the same time, the birth of the first world champion of New China, and even the first Chinese sports brand to debut at the world championship.
Life can have a few beats
In 1959, Rong Guotuan won the Men's Singles Championship Medal of the World Table Tennis Championships
The figure on the medal in the museum's collection is the first world champion in the history of new Chinese sports, Rong Guotuan, who holds the World Table Tennis Championships men's singles championship trophy, the St. Brede Cup. Born in Hong Kong in 1937, Yung's name "Guo Tuan" symbolizes the country's strong national unity. In September 1957, Rong Guotuan, on behalf of the Hong Kong and Macao Table Tennis United, went to Beijing to play an exhibition match with the national team, shocking the whole field with superb skills, and also attracted the attention of Marshal He Long, who was watching the game. After the game, He Long suggested that Rong Guotuan join the national team and play for the country. Two months later, Rong Guotuan entered the Guangzhou Institute of Physical Education.
In 1959, the 25th World Table Tennis Championships were held in Dortmund, Germany. At the age of 22, Rong Guotuan reached the final against The Hungarian veteran Sido, who had won nine world championships. Rong Guotuan lost the first set, but with a strong tactical foundation, he adjusted in time and won 3 consecutive sets and won the championship in one fell swoop. The St. Pride Cup was engraved with the name of Chinese for the first time, and new China produced the first sports world championship. Rong Guotuan, who returned home with honors, was treated like a national hero.
In 1959, Premier Zhou Enlai received Rong Guotuan, who had returned with honors
At this time, Shanghai developed table tennis equipment that meets the quality requirements of the World Table Tennis Championships, and when reporting to the central government, asked Premier Zhou Enlai to give a name to the new brand. Zhou Enlai said without hesitation: "This year is the tenth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and Rong Guotuan has won the first world championship in the mainland sports project.
Two years later, the 26th World Table Tennis Championships was held in Beijing, and "Red Double Happiness" became the first Chinese sports brand to appear at the World Championships. In the men's team final of this World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese team met the table tennis hegemon at that time - the Japanese team that has won five consecutive championships. In the fifth game of the decider, it was rong guotuan's turn to play against Japan's famous Hoshino, and before he played, he threw off the towel and shouted: "How many fights can you have in life!" Don't beat at this time, let alone when! "Then defeated Hoshino in one fell swoop and won the team championship, which was the first time the Chinese team lifted the Swathelyn Cup." Life can have a few beats! It has also become a slogan of the times representing the spirit of Chinese sportsmanship, inspiring generations of future generations to brave strong hands and strive to forge ahead.
Count seven cups of memories
World Table Tennis Championships Men's Singles Champion Trophy – St. Brede Cup
At the 3rd World Table Tennis Championships in 1929, British athlete Furperry won the men's singles championship, and the United Kingdom immediately donated a trophy named after Perry's club, St. Brede
At the 25th World Table Tennis Championships in 1959, Chinese athlete Rong Guotuan won the men's singles championship for the first time, and he was also the first world champion in the sports industry in New China.
Women's Singles Champion Trophy at the World Table Tennis Championships – The Ghigast Cup
The trophy of the same name, donated by mr. Ghis Gerst, former president of the Hungarian Table Tennis Association, made its debut in 1931
In the 26th World Table Tennis Championships in 1961, Chinese athlete Qiu Zhonghui fought hard to defeat Hungary's famous Player Gao Ji'an in five rounds, winning the women's singles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships for the first time, becoming the first women's world champion in the sports industry of New China.
World Table Tennis Championships Men's Team Championships Trophy – Svethling Cup
The trophy of the same name, donated by Mrs. Svethling, the mother of the first PRESIDENT of the ITTF, made its debut at the 1st World Table Tennis Championships in 1926
In the 26th World Table Tennis Championships in 1961, Rong Guotuan, Wang Chuanyao, Xu Yinsheng, Zhuang Zedong and Li Furong won the men's team championship for the first time, defeating the five consecutive Japanese team in this campaign, heralding the transposition of the table tennis hegemon.
World Table Tennis Championships Men's Doubles Champion Trophy - Iran Cup
The trophy named after the Iranian state donated by the former King of Iran made its debut in 1947
At the 27th World Table Tennis Championships in 1963, Zhang Xielin and Wang Zhiliang won the men's doubles championship for the first time, which is the only men's doubles champion in the pair of slashing balls so far.
World Table Tennis Championships Women's Doubles Champion Trophy - Pop Cup
The trophy of the same name, donated by former Honorary Secretary of the Itttennis Federation, Wai Jay Pope, made its debut in 1948
At the 28th World Table Tennis Championships in 1965, Lin Huiqing and Zheng Minzhi won the women's doubles championship for the first time. The Chinese team has unparalleled strength in the women's doubles event, and has set an amazing record of 17 consecutive championships by 2021.
World Table Tennis Championships Women's Team Champion Trophy - Cobiron Cup
The trophy of the same name, donated by Mr. Marcel Corbiren, former president of the French Table Tennis Association, was first unveiled in 1934
In the 28th World Table Tennis Championships in 1965, Lin Huiqing, Zheng Minzhi, Liang Lizhen and Li Henan won the women's team championship for the first time. Among them, Lin Huiqing, Zheng Minzhi and Li Henan are all Shanghai athletes.
World Table Tennis Championships Mixed Doubles Champion Trophy – Zheduzek Cup
The trophy of the same name, donated by the secretary of the former Czechoslovak Table Tennis Association, Zhęduzek, debuted in 1948
At the 31st World Table Tennis Championships in 1971, Zhang Xielin and Lin Huiqing won the mixed doubles championship for the first time. At this point, the names of Chinese are engraved on the seven trophies of the World Table Tennis Championships. At the same World Table Tennis Championships, the encounter between Chinese and American players triggered the "ping-pong diplomacy" that affected the global political landscape.
Magnolia welcomes guests The return of a hundred years
The collection on the left of the picture above is the gold medal of the 48th World Table Tennis Championships, and the overlapping ping-pong boards waved on the emblem form the pattern of the Shanghai flower "White Magnolia". On the right is a collection of mascot brooches, and the cute dolphin with relief on the surface is called "Welcome", which symbolizes welcome, and is also pronounced "win". The combination of the two is exactly what magnolia means to meet each other.
In May 2005, the 48th World Table Tennis Championships was held in Shanghai. At this time, it has been exactly 101 years since Chinese table tennis first appeared in Shanghai. In the past hundred years, Chinese table tennis has returned to its birthplace. The people of Shanghai burst out with all their enthusiasm to welcome friends from all over the world and cheer for all table tennis players. In the words of Sharala, then president of the International Table Tennis Federation: "I want to present a trophy to the people of Shanghai, and you have dedicated one of the most memorable events to the world!" "During the 7-day competition, the Chinese table tennis team once again staged a dream moment and won all the trophies." Shanghai's strength "Wang Liqin, this time fighting at the doorstep, showed the domineering spirit of giving up his own, in the final men's singles final, defeated teammate Ma Lin and won the men's singles championship. At the same time, it is also announced that the total number of gold medals won by the Chinese table tennis team in the World Table Tennis Championships exceeds 100!
Of course, the story about Wang Liqin will be said slowly later. Because in Shanghai, the "cradle of table tennis world champions", counting past heroes, there is a long list of names: Xu Yinsheng, Li Furong, Zheng Minzhi, Cao Yanhua, Wang Liqin... Wait, the hard work of generations has formed a monument to sportsmanship. In the next few issues, we talk slowly.
Text: The official website of the China Table Tennis Association, people's network, "Party Building" magazine,
Shangguan News, Surging News
Photo: Shangguan News
Editors: Yang Yu, Yang Ye
Review: Zhang Xiaotong
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