On February 8, 2023, Beijing time, the list of participants in the WTT Star Challenge Goa was announced one after another, and among the top 20 players in the singles world ranking, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng of National Table Tennis qualified for the competition. Subsequently, the official announced part of the list of participants in the doubles event, and the national table tennis sacrificed a number of new pairs, such as Liang Jingkun/Yuan Licen in the men's doubles, and Fan Zhendong/Wang Manyu in the mixed doubles, and Lin Gaoyuan's name is not among them. Because of this, Lin Gaoyuan rushed to the hot search, and many fans asked: Is Lin Gaoyuan banned?
In 2023, the national table tennis has been fully reshuffled, and the new coaching team has been released after a series of competitive work, and the players at the main level of the national table tennis have fixed head coaches. In addition, the preparation and participation plan of the national table tennis is also very clear, the main players are fully prepared for high-level events, young players train with competitions, continuously participate in low-level events, and the 4 low-level events that have ended, the national table tennis is picked by young players and has achieved quite outstanding results.
The first high-level event of the season will be held in India, that is, the WTT Star Challenge Goa, from which the main players of national table tennis will start the long journey of the new season. Of course, the WTT Star Challenge also has restrictions, such as men's and women's singles only allowing up to 6 players in the top 20 in the world. In the end, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng of National Table Tennis qualified for the competition, and the masters of foreign associations included Zhang Benzhihe, Moregaard, Lin Yunru, Jochik, Hina Hayada, Yoshichun Ishikawa, Du Kaixuan, and Han Ying.
National table tennis is very competitive at the main level, no matter who is chosen to participate in the singles competition, it is normal, because they all have the strength to win the championship, and the coaching staff needs to weigh the pros and cons. As for doubles, there have been many new changes in the list of participants in National Pingping, indicating that National Table Tennis is being comprehensively reshuffled. First of all, the National Table Tennis Festival has produced new combinations, including the men's doubles team Liang Jingkun/Yuan Licen, the mixed doubles team Fan Zhendong/Wang Manyu, Lin Shidong, Qu Man, Xiang Peng and other small groups will continue to be reused, Xiang Peng partners Lin Shidong in the men's doubles main event, and Qu Man partners He Zhuojia in the women's doubles main event.
In addition, fixed combinations such as Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi/Chen Meng, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha will also appear in the doubles arena. Unexpectedly, Lin Gaoyuan's name is not in the doubles list, don't forget that Liang Jingkun's past men's doubles partner was Lin Gaoyuan, and Wang Manyu has been mixed doubles with Lin Gaoyuan in the past. Now, Lin Gaoyuan's doubles position has been replaced by other players, which seems to be hidden by the snow, and Lin Gaoyuan quickly rushed to the hot search list.
So far in the new season, Lin Gaoyuan has only participated in the Durban World Table Tennis Championships Asian Qualifiers, and only played mixed doubles, his partner Wang Manyu helped the national table tennis lock the World Table Tennis Championships seat, in the blink of an eye, the champion combination of last season's national championships was dismantled. In addition, Lin Gaoyuan's name was not included in several tours that had ended in the new season and in the tour that announced the registration list, and fans asked Wang Hao and Liu Guoliang: Is Lin Gaoyuan banned?
Lin Gaoyuan's performance in some games last season is indeed not ideal, age may not have much advantage, national table tennis must fully train young players, but Lin Gaoyuan's comprehensive strength is still very strong, but also has rich experience in competitions, he will definitely not give up easily, I believe that as long as he trains hard, he will always get his own opportunity!