On April 18, Beijing time, the recent news about Japanese table tennis player Zhang Benzhihe was updated again, and after talking with Japanese clubs and failing to renew his contract, the 18-year-old Chinese genius chose to go to Europe to play. Japanese media revealed that Zhang Benzhi and the new Ulm who joined the Bundesliga will be teammates with the world's top players Ochalov and Lin Yunru to form a European super battleship. After making this decision, Zhang Benzhiwa, who originally needed to study at Waseda University, will suspend his studies and choose to go out for "further study."
In the past, Zhang Benzhihe only played in Japan, and this rush to Europe to exercise was an attempt. You know, Zhang Benzhi and the new Ulm who joined, the other players currently include Lin Yunru, who is ranked 6th in the world, Ocharov at the 7th, and Moregold at the 15th, plus Zhang Benzhihe, who is originally ranked 5th in the world, which is almost the strongest lineup in the world table tennis world in addition to Chinese national table tennis. In this lineup, Lin Yunru and Ochalov are the level of the Top 4 of the Olympic Games, Zhang Benzhihe is known as a genius, and the lowest-ranked Moregaard is the runner-up of the World Table Tennis Championships, when he only lost to Fan Zhendong.
It can be seen that Zhang Benzhihe got an opportunity to perfectly show himself on the European stage, and at the same time, the new Ulm also has the opportunity to participate in the Champions League, Zhang Benzhihe hopes to help the team win the Champions League, improve the ability and at the same time can perfectly show their strength! In addition, Zhang Benzhihe has already qualified for the Asian Games singles, if the exercise is enough, it will help to play a good result in the Asian Games!
Zhang Benzhi and himself are also very excited about this trip to Europe: "This is my first time to play in overseas leagues, I thank the team for giving them the opportunity, will do their best to win the game with excellent teammates." ”
At this stage, Zhang Benzhihe did reach a critical moment to enhance the strength of singles, from the Tokyo Olympic Games so far, Zhang Benzhihe and many major competitions early out of the cold, during the period only the World Cup final played normally, reached the final but lost to Fan Zhendong to the runner-up, the rest of the competitions including the Olympic Games, the World Table Tennis Championships and the Singapore Grand Slam events, Zhang Benzhihe is out of the cold early, did not play the results that should be, and the name of the former genius is far away. To this end, Zhang Benzhihe must find a breakthrough point as soon as possible to strive for progress.
Judging from the current development of the world's table tennis men's singles players, Zhang Benzhihe is even far inferior to Lin Yunru in Chinese Taipei, let alone compared with Fan Zhendong, the world's 1st active player. Therefore, if Zhang Benzhi and the future want to challenge Fan Zhendong's throne, they must continue to make progress, and they cannot stand still or even regress.
Zhang Benzhihe won the Men's Singles Championship of the World Youth Championships at the age of less than 13 years old, becoming the youngest champion in the history of the World Youth Championships. In 2018, 15-year-old Zhang Benzhihe won the 2018 ITTF World Tour championship, becoming the youngest men's singles champion in the finals in history. It is precisely because of these achievements that Zhang Benzhihe has received a reputation as a genius, and the outside world has high expectations for him.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)