The International Table Tennis Federation has released the latest edition of the world rankings, according to the Chinese Table Tennis Association previously announced the Asian Games selection criteria, there are currently 7 people who meet the Asian Games participation criteria, namely Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, that is to say, the Asian Games participation list is basically determined.
Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng are both singles champions of the inaugural Grand Slam Tournament, automatically winning singles tickets to the Asian Games and being the favorites to win the Asian Games. Although Ma Long and Sun Yingsha are not the first in the world, they also won singles tickets to the Asian Games with their status as the second in the world. Because the Grand Slam singles champion was repeated with the world number one, the world second got the second Asian Games singles ticket. The remaining 3 mainly compete in the team competition.
However, it is not excluded that the national table tennis coaching staff will adjust the participants before going out. Judging from the participation in the Tokyo Olympic Games and the Houston World Table Tennis Championships, the national table tennis focuses on the young main players, and If Ma Long participates in the Asian Games normally, he will be the only veteran to participate. Fear of individuals giving up tickets for the Asian Games and letting young teammates go to the Asian Games to exercise, the Houston World Table Tennis Championships is the most obvious example, and the Asian Games may make the same move.
Wang Manyu is also a bit of a pity. As a singles champion at the National Games and the World Table Tennis Championships, and a singles runner-up in the Grand Slam, Wang Manyu did not qualify for the Asian Games singles competition because of the gap in world rankings. In fact, Wang Manyu's recent performance is a bit stronger than Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha, but the world ranking points have lagged too far behind, and recently squeezed into the world's top three. The results of the Asian Games are also an important indicator for assessing the singles candidates for the Olympic Games, and Wang Manyu lost a first opportunity this time.
Although the difficulty of the Asian Games is not as good as the three major competitions, it is not small. After all, many masters of table tennis are basically in Asia, especially the competition between China and Japan, in the face of the resistance of the main force of Japanese table tennis, the main force of national table tennis still needs to be more careful. And the Asian Games only have two singles spots, and like the Olympic Games, there is no room for sloppiness. Once one of them is unfortunately eliminated, the national table tennis faces the risk of missing out on the singles championship.
From the lineup of this Asian Games, we can also see the list of participants in the Paris Olympic Games. In terms of men's table tennis, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun will be important members of the Olympic list. As for veteran Malone, whether he can participate or not depends entirely on his personal wishes. Xu Xin has determined that he will not be eligible for the next Olympic Games, and his strength has declined seriously. Lin Gaoyuan's performance was too bad, and he gradually drifted away from the Olympic list. In terms of women's table tennis, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu were all champions of the last Olympic Games, and there was not much problem in participating in the Paris Olympic Games. As for the P card candidate, it will be born between Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong.