On September 10, the men's singles final, the highlight of the Table Tennis Asian Championships, was staged, and the old rivals Ma Long and Fan Zhendong faced hard and rigid, and finally the Dragons team lived up to expectations and reversed Xiao Fat 3:2, making people feel that Ma Long is not old and strong, but is at the peak.
Malone competes in the Asian Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships have never been an event valued by national table tennis, but this Asian Championship coincides with the cycle of preparation for the Paris Olympics, and also gives team members the opportunity to accumulate Olympic points, so the players must attach great importance to it.
At present, the lineup of the national table tennis men's team to participate in the Paris Olympics is basically determined, and the possibility of Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin and Ma Long participating is extremely high. This is also the last Olympic Games of Malone in his career, and looking back at the feat of a two-wheel Grand Slam in Malone's career, we can't help but ask, what keeps Malone in good shape at nearly 35 years old?
World Table Tennis Championships men's singles three consecutive championships
First, Ma Long has a strong sense of self-discipline. Ma Long has long been a star in the national table tennis team, whether compared to his predecessors Ma Lin, Wang Hao, or his peers Zhang Jike, he has shown a strong professional attitude in the arena, and he is low-key outside the arena. For many years, there were almost no scandals and controversies, married early and had children, and self-demand was very high.
The second is that Malone has experienced setbacks and has grown through them. Ma Long became famous very early, but when he was about to produce results in his career, he met the explosive growth of teammate Zhang Jike, and Ma Long has always been the second oldest in the team during the London Olympic cycle. However, Malone is very good at surviving, the Rio Olympics and the Tokyo Olympics, Malone's performance is the leader of the team.
Ma Long and Zhang Jike
Third, Ma Long's playing style is relatively comprehensive. In the current international table tennis world advocating the atmosphere of attack, Ma Long's balanced playing style requires more assiduous training and technical refinement. The advantage of this style of play is that it can maintain a good competitive state for a long time, and the ups and downs of play are relatively small, which can stabilize the results.
The Paris Olympics will be the curtain call for Malone, and if he wins the singles, he will complete the feat of winning three consecutive men's singles titles, which is nothing short of miraculous in the four-year Olympics.
Malone won the Tokyo Olympics
Let's bless Marlon!
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