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Text|A Liyan
Editor|Ah Liyan
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For many years, table tennis has been a guarantee for China to win gold on the international sports stage.
Whether it is a men's or women's team, our table tennis players are among the best in the world rankings and have achieved great results.
However, behind them is also a group of obscure sparring partners.
Among them, as one of the most powerful sparring partners in the table tennis industry, Qian Tianyi's future is curious.
What choice will she make?
A sparring partner in the Chinese table tennis team
Qian Tianyi, a 23-year-old table tennis player, ranks sixth in the world in terms of strength.
However, it has never been able to gain a foothold in the Chinese national team.
In the Chinese table tennis team, star players such as Zhang Yining, Ma Long, Chen Meng, and Sun Yingsha are blazing for thousands of years.
But in fact, there are still many athletes who are outstanding but not reused. Qian Tianyi is one of them.
Her world ranking is enough to make her a regular player in other countries.
But in the Chinese team, she can only act as a sparring partner.
The reason is that when national teams send players, they often only select the top five players.
Qian Tianyi, who ranked sixth, passed by the qualification every time.
In addition, head coach Liu Guoliang has personal training habits, and he is more inclined to reuse familiar old players.
As a result, Qian Tianyi never had a chance to enter the international competition.
There is nowhere to show his strength, and it is difficult to be rewarded for his ambition, and Qian Tianyi's situation has made the outside world look sideways.
Qian Tianyi is not actually the first player to suffer this fate.
Before her, there were also many table tennis players with outstanding strength who could not be selected into the main lineup.
They have made many achievements in domestic competitions, but they have always missed the international stage.
This is mainly because China's table tennis strength is too deep, and the top generals are too strong.
This makes it difficult for other players to grab a place.
But the problem is that the selection of managers is often too much emphasis on rankings.
The actual performance of the players is not taken into account.
It is necessary to know who wins and who loses at the scene of the game, which may not match the ranking.
Many dark horses who were originally ranked low may also erupt in the game and defeat the high-ranking players.
If you stick to the rankings, you may lose the opportunity to tap potential new stars.
Therefore, although fairness and justice are very important, the selection system also needs to be more flexible and open to give more players opportunities.
In this way, athletes can continue to sharpen and improve their strength in actual combat.
Training alone can never compare with the test of real guns and live ammunition.
It is for this reason that many hidden champions like Qian Tianyi have been reduced to obscure supporting roles in the Chinese team.
In fact, every athlete has a burning desire for victory in his heart, and wants to stand on the podium and win glory for the country.
Most people want to have the opportunity to shine instead of just training with the top stars.
But the reality is so cruel, the Chinese team is really full of talent, and it is extremely difficult to break through the siege.
Therefore, some people also speculate whether Qian Tianyi will choose to leave the national team and go to other countries to develop.
But she still seems to be enthusiastic about the Chinese team, and she values self-improvement and loyalty to her country.
Of course, some players choose to go abroad in order to gain more opportunities.
They have been recognized in overseas leagues and have improved a lot.
Of course, no matter what they stay, they are working hard for the light of Chinese table tennis.
I hope that the table tennis world will continue to pass on the torch and give more athletes who pay silently a chance.
After all, everyone aspires to be that rotten red flower, not a green leaf as a foil.
Qian Tianyi's response
Recently, there were rumors that the 23-year-old national team main player Qian Tianyi was considering quitting the national team and going abroad for development.
This rumor has triggered discussion and speculation about Qian Tianyi's future.
In the face of the outside world's discussion, Qian Tianyi made a clear statement - she decided to continue to stay in the national team.
Although Qian Tianyi is one of the main players of the national team.
However, in the strong national team, there is a lot of competitive pressure from teammates.
Especially in the just-concluded World Billiard Championship, Qian Tianyi only went out as a member of the team.
She didn't get the chance to make the most of it.
Considering it from many aspects, it is obvious that choosing to go abroad for development is more beneficial to Qian Tianyi.
After all, the longer overseas league time will be beneficial to Qian Tianyi's skills and experience.
Compared with the domestic league, playing abroad is undoubtedly another brand new stage, which can make Qian Tianyi burst into more potential.
In addition, with Qian Tianyi's current strength, he can also become a star player abroad and gain attention and commercial value.
This is perhaps a more logical choice in the eyes of many.
However, Qian Tianyi firmly chose to stay in the national team.
After the World Table Tennis Championships, she posted on social media for the first time.
He expressed his pride and joy for the "dream team" of the national team.
She used eight simple words to show her deep affection for the national team.
Obviously, for Qian Tianyi, the national team is like a home.
Even with limited opportunities, she insisted on staying in the family.
And Qian Tianyi chose to stay in the team because she believes that the national team will give her more opportunities for development.
At present, she is still a member of the team and has the strength to get her rightful place in the national team through her own efforts.
She is confident that after hard work, she will be able to create another glory for the national team and realize her value.
The outside world reacted differently to Qian Tianyi's choice
Some people think that 23 years old is the golden period of athletes, and choosing to go abroad has better prospects for development.
Some people also believe that Qian Tianyi chose to be loyal to the national team, showing a tenacious spirit and deserving respect.
But in any case, the choice lies with Qian Tianyi himself.
She makes decisions based on her feelings for the national team and her thoughts on her own development.
We should respect her choice and look forward to her future with the national team.
In fact, the mainland table tennis team has this achievement, which is also expected.
The past and present of Chinese table tennis
Although in the early days, China was still economically backward.
But a table tennis player from Hebei is already in the men's singles final of the table tennis championship.
He defeated his opponent with a textbook backhand attack and won the first world championship in the history of the Chinese team.
This historic victory greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese people, who were still in the midst of the fighting at that time.
Until 1971, China, which was still isolated at the time, ushered in a historic turning point.
This year, the US table tennis team visited China, and the two sides played a friendly match.
This incident opened the door to Sino-US relations and was called "ping-pong diplomacy."
At that time, China's table tennis development strength was still lagging behind the United States, but this friendly match still ended in the victory of the Chinese team.
It can be said that table tennis has promoted the easing of relations between the two political powers and demonstrated the peaceful significance of sports exchanges.
After the reform and opening up, Chinese table tennis ushered in its golden age.
Since the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, the Chinese team has won almost all the Olympic Games and World Championships.
Only the men's singles gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics was taken away by South Korea.
Seeing the dominance of the Chinese team, the ITTF constantly revised the rules to try to check and balance, such as making the ball bigger and shortening the number of games.
But the Chinese team was able to adapt quickly to the new rules every time.
After all, China's vast population base has become a favorable guarantee for the player pool, and this result is naturally not surprising.
With the establishment of the absolute dominant position of Chinese table tennis, the suspense of the competition has decreased, and the attention of domestic table tennis has also declined.
At this time, Liu Guoliang and other Chinese coaches proposed to help other countries cultivate strength with an open attitude.
Keep the whole game of table tennis competitive.
China has started the so-called "wolf breeding program" to assist some players from underdeveloped countries in table tennis to come to China for training.
On the one hand, this ensures the opponent of China's table tennis, and on the other hand, it also shows the image that China should have as a responsible big country.
epilogue
It can be said that from the first world championship in 1959, to table tennis diplomacy in 1971, and then to dominance.
Table tennis has witnessed and promoted China's modernization process.
It is not only a symbol of national self-confidence, but also shows China's willingness to open up to the outside world.
Today's brilliant record of table tennis in China reflects the growth of China's comprehensive national strength.
Table tennis is intertwined with the historical process of China, witnessing the rise of a great power.
In the face of change, we still need to stick to our original intention.
Where is the future of Guoping, and whether Qian Tianyi can create brilliance again, it remains to be tested by time.
However, the essence of sport transcends all boundaries.
In this era of diversity, let us all look forward to new possibilities.
Who can say that the story of Qian Tianyi and Guoping will not have a more wonderful continuation?