On April 10, the Japan Table Tennis Association confirmed the lineup for the Asian Games and the candidates for the singles event, and Ito lost her qualification to the Asian Games singles competition due to Miyu Kihara, but she will still appear in the team competition. In the men's area, Zhang Benzhihe and Makoto Yoshimura will represent Japan in singles matches, and Zhang Benzhihe has also decided to return to China to compete. The Japanese team lineup has been determined, and the national table tennis still has 3 seats pending, and the table tennis federation is also reminding Liu Guoliang from the side, don't forget Liu Shiwen, who is still working hard.
The selection criteria of the Japanese team have changed greatly this time, from the past focus on foreign wars to this time focus on civil wars, players must first be selected at home before they can qualify for the Asian Games. It was under this change that it was Ito's fate that changed. She performed well in the foreign war, but this time she lost to the younger Kimihara Miyu in the team selection match. After the game, Ito also left sad tears, but her summary of the game was very in place. She thinks that her performance is not good, it is entirely possible to lose 0-4, and she still has to train well when she goes back.
Ito did not qualify for the Asian Games women's singles competition, while Zhang Benzhihe successfully qualified for the men's singles. In fact, Zhang Benzhihe's threat to national table tennis in recent years has been declining, although the world ranks in the top five, but Zhang Benzhihe's performance is not as good as the outside world expects. A few years ago, Zhang Benzhihe had defeated Zhang Jike, Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun and other national table tennis main players, but he had not won Xu Xin. But now when he encounters national table tennis, Zhang Benzhihe's threat has dropped a lot, and he has also encountered a bottleneck period in his growth.
The 10-player squad for the Asian Games in Japan has all been determined, while the national table tennis side has only identified 7 people, and there are still 3 places pending. At present, the national table tennis team has decided to participate in the Asian Games with Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, and the men's team still has 1 place, and the women's team has 2 places. The last 3 places will be comprehensively evaluated by the coaching team, and Xu Xin, Lin Gaoyuan, Liu Shiwen, Wang Yidi, Chen Xing and others are popular candidates. Everyone is very concerned about the fate of the 2 veterans Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen, after all, this may be the last chance for the 2 to participate in the Asian Games.
On April 10, the World Table Tennis Federation released a group of photos of Liu Shiwen on the official social platform, with the caption: The pace does not stop, the dream continues. The Table Tennis Federation also uses such a way to remind everyone, and at the same time, it is also a reminder to Liu Guoliang from the side, don't forget Liu Shiwen, who is still working hard and has not given up. In this competition for places in the Asian Games, Liu Shiwen still did not give up, and still continued to work hard for a place to participate. Perhaps now Liu Shiwen is no longer dominant, but she is still fighting for her dreams. Xiao Ju is such a character, until the last moment, she will not give up easily.
Liu Guoliang and the national table tennis coaching staff should also pay attention to the japanese team's platooning and arrange the lineup of the national table tennis accordingly. Foreign war performance has always been highly valued by national table tennis, and the women's team especially valued the record against Ito Mimachi. This time, Ito Did not qualify for the singles competition, I don't know how Liu Guoliang will select the remaining 2 members of the women's team?