I don't know if you have noticed that the popularity of Sun Yingsha and Liu Shiwen, two female national table tennis athletes, is higher than other female athletes, such as in a platform for athletes to vote for athletes, Sun Yingsha ranked first. Liu Shiwen's number of fans on Weibo and Douyin is also the largest number of active female table tennis players. And, whenever they play or appear, many fans spontaneously go to cheer and wait, why?
It is said that Liu Shiwen and Sun Yingsha's results in the past two years are not the best, for example, Liu Shiwen did not win the Olympic singles quota, and naturally did not have the opportunity to win the Olympic women's singles championship. And Sasha was not able to become the women's singles champion of the Xinke World Championships at the World Championships in Houston like Manyu. The Olympic singles final also lost to Chen Meng, but this did not affect everyone's liking for them. Xiaobian Xinxi 6 feels that there are two reasons, let's take a look at it!
First, the results are good and they are particularly low-key and modest.
Xiaobian Xinxi 6 feels that the results are good, which is the reason why everyone likes them, and it is also a must, after all, athletes always have to speak with results. If Xiao zao Liu Shiwen is not an Olympic champion, not a five-time champion in the World Cup, not a World Championship Golden Slam player but an ordinary athlete, everyone will not know her and like her. Similarly, if Sasha hadn't defeated Ito at the Olympics and hadn't prevented Ito from taking on the task of taking on the big game in many World Series, everyone probably wouldn't have been so obsessed with her. Good grades are the main reason why people like them.
In addition, Liu Shiwen and Sun Yingsha also have a common feature that is relatively low-key and modest. After they win, they are not as passionate as some athletes, and they are tearing clothes and shouting with their heads up, which belongs to the kind that is relatively light and breezy. Moreover, they are both kind and good to the fans, which is why everyone likes them.
Second, everyone likes them because Liu Shiwen and Sun Yingsha's technical strength is very good, but unfortunately they have not reached the height that everyone hopes they will reach. Maybe it hurts them.
This is very understandable, for example, Liu Shiwen ranked first in the world in 2016, and the International Table Tennis Federation invited her to participate in the Olympic Singles, but her quota was denied by the Chinese Table Tennis Association and changed to Ding Ning. At that time, Liu Shiwen was the 2015 World Cup women's singles champion and the 2016 Asian Cup women's singles champion. However, because Suzhou Shijin lost the title because of Ding Ningwei's foot, she was disrupted by the rhythm drama, and her Olympic singles qualification was denied by the Table Tennis Association, so she did not qualify for the Grand Slam. This is the reason why everyone is very upset with her. I remember that former table tennis host Cai Meng said that the old saying was "Liu Shiwen's technical strength of the Grand Slam, it is a pity not to take the Grand Slam".
And Sun Yingsha also makes people sigh, the Tokyo Olympic Games won the Olympic singles quota, won it with joy, but lost to Chen Meng, in the hearts of many fans may be more willing to see Sasha become the Olympic singles champion, because she played Ito is too relieved!
Of course, Liu Shiwen and Sun Yingsha also have differences, such as Sasha's ability to seize opportunities is better, the 2019 World Cup women's team final, 0-2 behind the reversal of Ito Mimako, proving her big heart. Liu Shiwen is relatively more bumpy, but she is also more tenacious. For example, she was the only one who could play the active Grand Slam Ding Ning and the world number one Chen Meng 11-0 at the 2019 World Championships, and it was also in such an important competition.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable for Liu Shiwen and Sun Yingsha to be liked by everyone, and the results are better and the character and ball are better, do you agree?