Beijing time on April 3 news, the Japanese Table Tennis Association announced the main and substitute list, Zhang Benzhihe has not yet determined the club he plays for. In other words, Zhang Benzhihe did not renew his contract with Kinoshita Club. It is reported that kinoshita clubs are dissatisfied with Zhang Benzhihe, whose level has stagnated but still demands high salaries.
Zhang Benzhihe has a very high starting point, as early as 2018, 15-year-old Zhang Benzhihe won the year-end finals men's singles championship, creating history! In the final, the opponent he defeated was Lin Gaoyuan. As the Japanese men's singles number one, Zhang Benzhihe got a lot of opportunities to participate in the competition, so in the world rankings, Zhang Benzhihe is not bad, ranking 5th! But in the World Series, Zhang Benzhihe's singles performance was lackluster, from the Tokyo Olympics to the Houston World Table Tennis Championships, to the recent WTT Grand Slam Singapore, Zhang Benzhihe was out early, and the level was stagnant.
In terms of clubs, Zhang Benzhihe played for Kinoshita in Japan. Last season, although Zhang Benzhihe led the team to win the league championship, he also lost many games. Today, Zhang Benzhihe and Kinoshita Club have expired their contracts, and the two sides have not renewed their contracts.
Japanese media analysis said that Zhang Benzhi and currently have no ball to play, mainly for two reasons. First, The club intends to develop a younger songdo, born in 2007 and Born in 2003. Second, Zhang Benzhihe asked for a high salary, which made the club unacceptable.
Of course, in addition to playing, Zhang Benzhihe has also entered a new stage in his life, and he officially went to Waseda University and became a college student. Zhang Benzhihe said, "I will continue to work harder more consciously than before, and please pay more attention to it in the future." ”
Because there are still more than 2 years left in the Paris Olympic Games, Zhang Benzhihe can fully enjoy the campus life and play while reading.
But objectively speaking, Zhang Benzhihe has to think about his own level, and in terms of singles, his performance is disappointing. Of course, in the mixed doubles, he partnered Hina Hayata, and the goal was to help the Japanese team defend the mixed doubles gold medal at the Paris Olympics. At the Tokyo Olympics, Ito and Hayabusa Mizutani won the gold medal in table tennis mixed doubles.