In the Tokyo Olympic Games, the most regrettable and regrettable table tennis player is probably Liu Shiwen, as a veteran, it is very likely to become the last Olympic journey, but painted with sad colors.
Unlike Ding Ning in the same period, who turned around and retired with the identity of a Grand Slam, Liu Shiwen and veterans such as Ma Long and Xu Xin still stuck to the table tennis arena they loved.
Liu Shiwen
Since her debut, Liu Shiwen has been crowned as a "genius girl", but in 2010, the national table tennis soldier defeated Moscow, but it became a lingering haze of Liu Shiwen's career, for ten years, she was the core main force of the national table tennis women's team, but every time there was a competition, she always lacked such a breath, making the fans anxious, and also making her career look not so complete.
In 2019, Liu Shiwen drank ice for ten years, and finally realized her dream of the Budapest World Table Tennis Championships, defeating teammates Ding Ning and Chen Meng, playing a score of 11:0 consecutively, and winning the women's singles championship with an unstoppable posture. In the same year, Liu Shiwen once again won the World Cup women's singles title, becoming a five-time champion, one step away from the Grand Slam, and fans are looking forward to her becoming another legendary player after Ding Ning.
Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen
Unfortunately, the Tokyo Olympics were postponed for a year, Liu Shiwen was plagued by injuries and illnesses, everything changed, laughing at the whole of 2019, the state was full of small dates, and the plan could not catch up with the changes. In the end, she could not realize her dream, but she still had the opportunity to go down in history, and she still had the hope of writing her glory when the mixed doubles event entered the Olympic table tennis arena for the first time.
As a result, in the mixed doubles final, the Combination of Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen, who was entrusted with heavy responsibilities, unexpectedly lost to the Japanese combination of Mizutani Hayabusa / Ito Mishimasa, who fought at home, and finally lost the championship gold medal, and then the women's team competition, Liu Shiwen was replaced by P card player Wang Manyu, so far, 7 players participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games, in addition to Wang Chuqin did not play, the other 5 were crowned Olympic champions, only she was the runner-up.
Is the mixed doubles crown all a factor of Liu Shiwen? I don't think so, in this breathtaking final battle, I think Liu Shiwen's performance is acceptable, not bad. But why was he replaced by Wang Manyu later?
I think that the probability is still the national table tennis letter but Liu Shiwen, after all, the male player Xu Xin also needs to partner Ma Long to play in the men's team competition in the men's doubles, but on the women's team side, the women's doubles combination of Sun Yingsha / Wang Manyu, and Wang Manyu's personal women's singles strength, are not worse than Liu Shiwen. Moreover, in the face of the biggest threat that may be the potential of Ito, Wang Manyu has a better chance of winning.
Wang Manyu
Perhaps regardless of whether Liu Shiwen can win the championship in the mixed doubles project, the women's group has been changed to a move decided by the national table tennis in advance, which is an inevitable practice, and the national table tennis team has no other choice in order to ensure that the gold medal of the women's group is not left behind. However, doing so is a bit sad for a veteran.
At present, Liu Shiwen has not yet retired, but after the trip to Tokyo, the original eyes of her gradually dimmed, the love for table tennis may not have diminished, but the growth of age, the accumulation of injuries, the impact of young players, many reasons, happy table tennis is not so easy, Xiao Ju's retirement will only get closer and closer.
I hope to participate in as many international competitions as possible, and I also hope to protect my body, no matter what, the future is still bright, and the second half of life is still beautiful, I wish Liu Shiwen all the best, come on!