An important opponent of Chinese women's table tennis, in addition to the old rival Of Japan's women's table tennis, there is another potential opponent: Korean women's table tennis is also a newcomer and is gradually rising.
Recently, our two opponents have completed the selection of participants in the "Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships and Hangzhou Asian Games" early.
Japanese women's table tennis contestants.
Their candidates for the World Table Tennis Championships and the Asian Games are selected separately, and the specific list is:
1) World Table Tennis Championships Roster:
Mine Ito, Nozomi Hayada, Hitomi Sato, Miyu Hizaki, Miyu Kihara.
2) Asian Games List:
Nozomi Hayada, Miu Hirano, Mine Ito, Hitomi Sato, Miyu Kihara.
List of Korean women's table tennis contestants.
Their candidates for the World Table Tennis Championships and the Asian Games are selected together, and the specific list is as follows:
Tian Zhixi, Li Shiwen, Kim Ha-young, Yin Hyo-bin, Kim Na-young.
Let's take a look at their "Houston World Table Tennis Championships last year" list.
1) Japan Women's Table Tennis Houston World Table Tennis Championships Entry List:
Mine Ito, Nozomi Hayada, Yoshiaki Ishikawa, Miu Hirano, Saki Shibata.
2) South Korea Women's Table Tennis Houston World Table Tennis Championships Entry List:
Tian Zhixi, Li Shiwen, Xu Xiaoyuan, Shen Yubin, Cui Xiaozhu.
So, how have both teams changed compared to last year's World Table Tennis Championships in Houston?
Through comparison, it can be seen that they have the following three common changes:
First, there are veterans who quit.
Compared to last year's World Table Tennis Championships in Houston:
1) Japanese women's table tennis:
29-year-old veteran Ishikawa Yoshijun, did not qualify for the World Table Tennis Championships and the Asian Games two major competitions ~ competitiveness is not good, can not fight young people.
2) Korean women's table tennis:
Xu Xiaoyuan, a 35-year-old veteran, also withdrew from the above two competitions ~ he also did not play young people in the selection competition.
The 30-year-old veteran Tian Zhixi, who won the quota automatically by virtue of the world ranking, did not participate in the selection competition, otherwise, it is estimated that it will not be too easy.
So:
Years are not spared, once old, it is not easy to play, competitive sports are cruel.
Second, there are young generals in the position.
There are veterans who quit, and there are new people on the bench, compared to last year's Houston World Table Tennis Championships:
1) Japanese women's table tennis:
In 2004, 18-year-old Miyu Kihara stood out and performed brilliantly in recent times, and won both the World Table Tennis Championships and the Asian Games, making her the brightest rising star in Japanese women's table tennis.
Of course, the 20-year-old Nagasaki Miyu is also a newcomer, and she qualified for the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships.
2) Korean women's table tennis:
Kim Na-young, a 17-year-old youngster in 2005, was the biggest discovery in this Korean audition.
She performed vigorously and imposingly in the auditions, winning the first place in the first stage in one fell swoop, and finally qualified for the World Table Tennis Championships and the Asian Games, which attracted the attention of the outside world.
The 18-year-old young player Shen Yubin was unable to participate in this selection competition due to injury, otherwise, they may appear in the list of two young players under the age of 20.
So:
The fist is afraid of less and stronger, and the continuous rise of young players is a new force that cannot be ignored.
Third, they are all the main features of the Mesozoic Era.
Judging from the current list of Japanese and Korean women's table tennis, compared with last year's Houston World Table Tennis Championships, with the gradual withdrawal of veterans, they have begun to show a situation of "Mesozoic mains".
1) Japanese women's table tennis:
As soon as the veteran Ishikawa withdrew, no one pressed the team, so that the three 2000 mesozoic players: Hina Hayata, Mimachi Ito, and Miyu Hirano, became the mainstay of the team and supported the entire team.
And, for a long time to come, it may be like this ~ Of course, like Miyu Kihara and Miwa Zhang Ben, there is also the possibility of ascending to the top.
2) Korean women's table tennis:
With the withdrawal of veteran Xu Xiaoyuan and the decline of veteran Tian Zhixi's competitive status, the team will inevitably be taken over by the Mesozoic generation.
In this way, in the case that Shen Yubin is still looking for a state, like: 26-year-old Lee Shi-win, 24-year-old Kim Ha-young and Yoon Hyo-bin, they have to go up to the top and become a transition, winning time and space for the new generation of players to take the position.
In summary, it can be seen from the above situation of the Japanese and Korean women's table tennis teams:
Our two opponents have been and are achieving new and old replacement, and the player structure is quietly changing little by little, which is a phenomenon worthy of attention, and it is necessary to pay more attention to it.
Chinese women's table tennis come on!