Japanese media "Rallys" broke the news that while the collective return of Chinese players in the T-League has become a hot topic, Hao Shuai, as an exception, has also become the focus of attention. According to the Japanese side, Japan's failure to register for the World Cup mixed team event in Chengdu, China, in December angered the host country, China, and the Chinese Table Tennis Association took retaliatory measures by ordering the national table tennis players who play in Japan's T-League to return home.
T-League officials and people familiar with Chinese table tennis said in interviews that Hao Shuai is no longer under the jurisdiction of the association or provincial teams, and because he has a long experience of playing abroad, including in the German league, he has decided to stay in Japan this time, and he does not need to get approval from the Chinese Table Tennis Association to play in the T-League. Rallys wrote: "All T-League players except Hao Shuai are currently playing for provincial teams under the Chinese Table Tennis Association, so they have been forced to return to China. Each player received a direct call from the men's team coach Wang Hao and the women's team coach Ma Lin, instructing them to cancel their participation in the T-League and travel to China for group training. ”
The Japanese media were pleased with Hao Shuai's stay, pointing out that Hao Shuai, who won the Most Valuable Player award last season with 20 wins in singles and doubles, has won four singles matches so far this season. Hao Shuai is 40 years old this year, and we can continue to watch him play, showing his mature skills and strong desire to win, which is good news for table tennis lovers.
The outside world has different interpretations of Hao Shuai's choice, and Japanese netizens certainly praised Hao Shuai's behavior, believing that only he has an independent personality, not a marionette. There are also some netizens who have made some associations that are purely subjective speculation, and some have also pulled out Liu Guoliang's "slap door", which has no basis at all.