National table tennis has entered a new Olympic cycle, and the main lineup will be adjusted to a certain extent. An obvious change is the change in the position of Liang Jingkun and Xu Xin, Liang Jingkun has sat firmly in the position of the third main force of national table tennis by virtue of his stable performance in important competitions such as the World Table Tennis Championships, the National Games, and the Singapore Grand Slam, while the state of veteran Xu Xin has declined more obviously. In Xu Xin's strong men's doubles and mixed doubles events, the national table tennis also began to focus on cultivating Wang Chuqin. But Xu Xin is really a man, not caring about personal defeat, but incarnating as a coach to guide teammate Zhao Zihao to win the men's singles championship.
Xu Xin has been in the main layer of national table tennis for more than ten years, and he was once ranked first in the world, but like Liu Shiwen, Xu Xin did not participate in the Competition for Olympic Singles Competition, but only helped the team win the team gold medal twice. At last year's Olympic Games, the combination of Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen was unfortunately overturned by Mizutani Hayabusa and Ito Mimachi, in Xu Xin's words, the front played very well, and the back did not know how to lose. This defeat is undoubtedly a career regret for Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen, after all, this may be the last Olympic Games for the two.
After entering the new Olympic cycle, Xu Xin faced the problem of declining the main position. Fan Zhendong and Ma Long firmly occupy the position of the top two main players of national table tennis, while Liang Jingkun has also grown up, ranking fourth in the world and also getting a place in the Asian Games. The post-00s young player Wang Chuqin, with his advantages in age and talent, has been reused by Liu Guoliang and Qin Zhijian, especially in the men's doubles and mixed doubles projects, Wang Chuqin has been trained as a key object. And Wang Chuqin himself is also very competitive, winning the mixed doubles championship of important competitions many times, and the pair of men's doubles and Fan Zhendong has also made a breakthrough.
But Xu Xin, as an Olympic champion and a veteran of national table tennis, does not care about personal gains and losses. Despite experiencing frustration moments such as losing the Olympic singles, losing the Singapore Grand Slam men's doubles and mixed doubles, and temporarily missing the Asian Games roster, Xu Xin himself did not think too much about these, but instead transformed into the role of a coach, giving his teammates some very helpful guidance in ordinary training and competitions. For example, Zhao Zihao, a straight board player who won the Doha regional championship some time ago, got Xu Xin's guidance to help him finally get this championship as he wished, and Zhao Zihao was also very grateful to Xu Xin.
In an interview a few days ago, Zhao Zihao recalled Xu Xin's guidance to himself. Zhao Zihao said that Xu Xin believes that his weakness lies in the forehand, if the opponent lets Zhao Zihao use the forehand more during the game, or in the running, then Zhao Zihao's problem will be displayed, and there will be a situation of lack of confidence, which is a key to hindering Zhao Zihao's progress. Zhao Zihao listened to Xu Xin's guidance for himself and adjusted his performance on the field in a targeted manner, which was able to successfully win the men's singles championship in the Doha regional competition and also let himself out of the trough period for a period of time.
This is Xu Xin's responsibility as a national table tennis Olympic champion and veteran, he did not think too much about personal gains and losses, but actively played the role of a veteran, using his own experience to help young players grow. If there is an old family with a treasure, It is really a happy thing that Liu Guoliang and Guo Ping Pong can have Xu Xin, a veteran.