At the latest WTT International Table Tennis Challenge, a big unpopularity exploded! The Chinese men's table tennis, which was once invincible in the world, actually collapsed in this competition, and all the players stopped outside the top four!
In fact, this decline in Chinese men's table tennis has begun since the last stop in Budapest. In that game, the Chinese team with a strong lineup was only Lin Gaoyuan alone to reach the final four! Famous generals like Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun have not been able to go further. Even Lin Gaoyuan was pulled back by Japan's Zhang Benzhihe in the final with a big score of 3-0, and unfortunately won the silver medal. Why this is the case is not clear to anyone.
Before this competition, Coach Liu Guoliang once said that the main purpose of the competition is to build echelons. Today, the three main players of the year of fighting, Wang Chuqin immediately after winning the championship began a "round trip", Liang Jingkun looks very strong, but there has not been a heavyweight champion who can prove the standard. As for Lin Gaoyuan, it is not to mention, obviously there is a level, but the psychological quality is too poor, and the chain is dropped at a critical moment. Today, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Xu Xin and others can still come up with relatively stable results, but after all, they are older, and Chinese men's table tennis cannot always eat the old.
Originally, this Tunisian Challenge, Lin Gaoyuan had a chance. Zhang Benzhihe, who had just turned the tables against the wind not long ago, had already been eliminated in the competition. If he can continue the status of the previous stop, it is possible to win the championship. But in the quarter-finals, he lost 3-1 to Falke! It's hard to say if the defeat in the last game left him with a bigger psychological baggage that he couldn't play at all!
In this game, Lin Gaoyuan's panic can be clearly seen. When facing his opponents, he lost two consecutive sets 8:11, 9:11. In the third game, although he won 11:9, he won it reluctantly. In the final round, it can be said that the mentality completely collapsed, and it actually made the family play a 2:8! Moreover, in the game, there was also a scene of Lin Gaoyuan squatting on the ground and shaking his head and sighing after losing a ball, giving people the feeling that they wanted to hurry up and finish the game. Think about the previous men's table tennis, when has not let people "fight" and "fight fear". Lin Gaoyuan's performance really opened a disgraceful precedent!
As for the other four: Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, Xiang Peng and 17-year-old Lin Shidong, their level should never be like this! Obviously, the first few races, since they are still winning the championship and meeting the rhythm of the final, why did the state of these two stops decline so badly? According to this development, the World Table Tennis Championships and the Later Olympic Games, can the Chinese men's table tennis still make up a lineup that can ensure good results?
Some people predict that in the future, the lineup of Chinese men's table tennis should be Fan Zhendong and Ma Long, Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun, although they have not performed well recently, but after all, the world ranking is high, and it should also have a place. Whether the remaining one will continue to trust Lin Gaoyuan, or invite the veteran Xu Xin, or trust the nineteen-year-old Xiang Peng, that is a question. But judging by the current situation, it is difficult to say that no matter who it is, it will win!
It can be seen from this competition that not only the Chinese men's table tennis has fluctuated in state, but even the traditional strong teams such as Japan and South Korea have also performed generally. Zhang Benzhihe is also a "two-wheel tour". It can be seen that this wave of European players has indeed made great progress in strength. In the future, if the Chinese team wants to continue to stand on top of the world, put down its posture and study its opponents, it may be the only way out.