With the announcement of this week's world rankings, at present, the lineup of national table tennis in the Hangzhou Asian Games has gradually become clear.
Let's first look at the men's table tennis, which athletes have already qualified.
First of all, from the perspective of singles, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long have qualified for the Asian Games in advance.
In terms of teams, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long and Liang Jingkun also qualified for the team competition according to the world rankings, and in addition, according to the selection rules previously issued by the Chinese Table Tennis Association, Wang Chuqin also qualified for the team competition.
In this way, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun and Wang Chuqin have already qualified for this year's Asian Games, and there is still one place left for Chinese men's table tennis.
So, who will get the last place?
At present, there are mainly the following athletes competing for the only remaining place in the Asian Games: Xu Xin, Lin Gaoyuan, Xiang Peng and Lin Shidong.
Who of these four athletes is most likely to be the fifth?
Let's analyze them one by one.
1. Xu Xin.
Xu Xin is an old athlete, previously known as the golden left hand, and has a very strong strength in doubles.
However, at last year's Tokyo Olympic Games, Xu Xin's partner Liu Shiwen lost the game in the mixed doubles final, which also disappointed many fans.
In addition, Xu Xin had already participated in the singles match of the Asian Games as early as 2014, and defeated fan Zhendong, who was only 17 years old at the time, by a score of 4-2 in the final.
However, xu Xin has lost the foreign war again with a score of 2-3 in the recent Singapore Grand Slam tournament, considering Xu Xin's age, he no longer has the value of focusing on training, so Xu Xin is likely to completely miss the Hangzhou Asian Games.
2. Lin Gaoyuan.
Lin Gaoyuan has become the main player of Chinese men's table tennis since he stood out in the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships, but Lin Gaoyuan's fragile psychology has been criticized by many fans.
Especially in terms of foreign wars, Lin Gaoyuan's performance is even more disappointing, in recent years, Lin Gaoyuan has lost too many foreign wars, and he does not dare to shoot at key moments.
In addition, Lin Gaoyuan's age is not small, Lin Gaoyuan, born in 1995, is now 27 years old, at this age, still can not solve psychological problems, with the growth of young athletes, it can be said that there are not many opportunities left for Lin Gaoyuan.
3. Xiang Peng.
Xiang Peng is a young player who has emerged in Recent Years in Chinese Men's Table Tennis, and in the recent Singapore Grand Slam Tournament, Xiang Peng started from the qualifiers and successfully advanced to the main tournament.
However, in the first round of the main match, Xiang Peng unexpectedly lost 0-3 to Denmark's Grote.
From the perspective of strength, Xiang Peng is not too much of a problem, but he lacks the experience of the competition, and I don't know if this national table tennis will give Xiang Peng a chance.
4. Lin Shidong.
Born in 2005 at the age of 17, Lin Shidong is also a newly emerging young player in Chinese men's table tennis.
In this year's Oman Challenge, Lin Shidong once partnered Xiang Peng to win the men's doubles championship.
At the same time, in terms of singles, Lin Shidong's performance is also very good, and he once beat Xu Xin in last year's direct WTT competition.
In this year's Singapore Grand Slam Tournament, Lin Shidong advanced from the qualifiers to the main tournament, but in the second round of the main tournament, Lin Shidong lost 5 sets to Slovenia's Dako.
Like Xiang Peng, Lin Shidong's weakness now is the lack of experience in the competition. Considering that Lin Shidong is very young, compared with xu Xinlin Gaoyuan and other veterans, there is undoubtedly more cultivation value.
Linked to the selection rules of the Asian Games previously issued by the Chinese Table Tennis Association, it is necessary to benefit the competition of the Paris Olympic Games and focus on the 2028 Olympic Games, so the fifth person in male table tennis is likely to be produced between Lin Shidong and Xiang Peng.
Xu Xin and Lin Gaoyuan are likely to miss this year's Asian Games.
Who will Be the fifth person, Lin Shidong and Xiang Peng?
Let's wait and see!