Considerate talk丨Ma Long and Chen Meng lost the Asian Games singles, conspiracy theorists please step aside
Entering 2023, there are some problems in Chinese women's table tennis, in addition to Sun Yingsha's relative stability, Chen Meng's ups and downs are controversial, Wang Manyu is trapped by injuries, difficult to play in the first two years, in contrast, Wang Yidi seized this "window period" and successfully took the position, which is the hematopoietic mechanism of benign competition in the team. Personal attacks and excessive criticism will only increase negative emotions and will not benefit the preparation of the national table tennis team and players. For Guoping, everything is the best arrangement.
Written by 丨 Horsen
In the latest Asian Games list announced by Chinese women's table tennis, it is needless to say that Sun Yingsha, who has an overwhelming advantage, locked the singles spot, but the other women's singles place unexpectedly gave up the Tokyo Olympic women's singles champion Chen Meng and Wang Manyu, who has been performing well in the past two years, and turned Wang Yidi, who was not very favored before, and even let her hold four events.
This unexpected choice has caused some netizens to question.
The main reason is that in this year's Singapore Grand Slam tournament, Wang Yidi accidentally lost to Miyu Hirano, and then lost to Hina Hayata in the Durban World Table Tennis Championships, and it just so happens that Hirano and Hayata are the biggest opponents of the Chinese team to win gold in this Asian Games - so it seems reasonable to question Wang Yidi's foreign combat strength?
But in fact, Wang Yidi's selection is not only uncontroversial, but also traceable.
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First of all, netizens who are obsessed with conspiracy theories or off-market factor theories can rest.
As long as fans and friends who pay attention to women's table tennis, they should know that as early as March 7 last year, the official website of the Table Tennis Association has announced the selection method of Asian Games players on the official website (see https://www.ctta.cn/xhgg/ssxg/2022/0307/402352.html for details), the content is mainly two points: first, the player who won the singles championship of the WTT Grand Slam sub-tournament closest to the Asian Games can directly obtain a place; Second, the latest world ranking announced by the ITTF before the deadline for the announcement of the list shall prevail, and it will be selected in order from high to low.
Although the Asian Games were postponed due to force majeure, this selection method was still used by National Table Tennis .
That is to say, according to the above rules, in the nearest WTT Grand Slam Singapore to the Asian Games, the men's and women's singles champions are Fan Zhendong (currently ranked No. 2 in the world) and Sun Yingsha (currently ranked No. 1 in the world), and the two automatically get a singles spot in the Asian Games, and the remaining seats are determined according to the latest world rankings. Wang Chuqin (now world No. 1) and Wang Yidi (now world No. 2), who reached career-high rankings last week, are clearly in clear logical way to secure the remaining singles spots.
WTT's latest women's singles world rankings
Li Feng, the head coach of the national team, also explained this after the announcement of the Asian Games list: "The whole team will be selected according to the latest world ranking before the registration deadline for the Hangzhou Asian Games in accordance with the international competition registration rules stipulated in the previously announced Paris Olympic Selection Measures. "The formulation of the selection criteria itself is to ensure fair competition for the players, and since the standards have been set early, then we should respect this standard.
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The doubts about Wang Yidi mainly focused on her "unstable external war", having previously lost to Hina Hayata and Miyu Hirano in a row.
This is indeed an inescapable point.
Wang Yidi (left) and Sun Yingsha
Don't forget that although Wang Yidi was indeed eliminated by Hina Hayata at the World Championships in Durban, she also eliminated Miyu Hirano 4-0. And later losing to Miyu Hirano in WTT Singapore is certainly worth criticizing, but Sun Yingsha also lost to Miyu Hirano in Croatia...
After entering 2023, the Chinese women's team does have some problems, in addition to Sun Yingsha's relative stability, Chen Meng's ups and downs have been controversial, and Wang Manyu is also trapped in injuries, it is difficult to have the bright performance of the previous two years, did not let them on the women's singles, is not a kind of protection.
In contrast, Wang Yidi seized this "window period" and successfully ascended to the top, which is actually the hematopoietic mechanism of healthy competition in the team.
Ma Long was also absent from the Asian Games singles, and Wang Chuqin (right) played
Even if we don't talk about the selection criteria that have already been set, and turn to the men's team list, isn't Ma Long, who is also the champion of the Tokyo Olympics, also failed to be selected for the men's singles? In the past Asian Games, the Chinese Legion has repeatedly relied on a strong talent reserve to inspect the marginal players and young players of the national team.
In Guangzhou in 2010, master sister Li Xiaoxia guaranteed the bottom and inspected Guo Yue and Guo Yan, and by the way, 19-year-old Liu Shiwen and 20-year-old Ding Ning were used.
In Incheon in 2014, Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen led the team, inspecting Wuyang, and by the way, 20-year-old Chen Meng and 19-year-old Zhu Yuling were used.
In Jakarta in 2018, Chen Meng and Zhu Yuling starred, and Chen Xingtong was examined, and 19-year-old Wang Manyu and 18-year-old Sun Yingsha were used by the way.
It can be seen that in the eyes of the national table tennis, the positioning of the Asian Games is trial and error and military training, all in preparation for the Paris Olympics next year. At that time, Chen Meng will be old, and it is unknown whether Wang Manyu can get rid of the injury problem, if he does not try to use Wang Yidi at this time, when will he stay?
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Before each competition, after the National Table Tennis announced the list of participants, it will always face questions and picks from netizens. However, almost every time, the coaching staff of National Table Tennis can always prove the correctness of their decisions with solid results.
I still remember that back then, the national table tennis coaching team was also in the outside world's doubts, boldly broke the rules to use Ding Ning and Zhang Jike, and in the end, these two, one opened the rule of the times, and the other won the championship slam of the three major competitions at the fastest speed.
Everyone has their favorite players and wants to see them play in important matches. However, we must realize that behind each list, they have been carefully thought out by the national table tennis coaching staff, who not only have rich experience and professional knowledge, but also have a much deeper understanding of players than ordinary netizens, including status, injury situation, strength and so on.
Ma Lin, head coach of the national table tennis women's team (left), and Li Fang, the head coach of the national table tennis team
Therefore, it should be believed that the decision of the coaching staff is considered for the overall benefit of National Table Ping.
The doubts of fans and netizens can revolve around the strength and performance of the players, and personal attacks and excessive criticism should be avoided, because such behavior will only increase negative emotions and will not benefit the preparation of the national table tennis team and players. Maintain a rational and objective attitude, respect the decision-making of the coaching staff, believe in the strength of the players, and express their love for the team and players through support and encouragement, so that they can truly help the national table tennis team achieve better results and win glory for our country.
For Guoping, everything is the best arrangement.