It's official! The reason for the withdrawal of the 2 major national table tennis players at home was revealed at the same time Ma Lin was really right
On November 6, 2023, Beijing time, the WTT regular challenge Taiyuan station is about to start, and the news of withdrawal is coming one after another, first of all, Chen Meng gave up the tournament due to injury problems, and secondly, Sun Yingsha adjusted according to her own state and gave up the women's singles competition, but will continue to participate in mixed doubles. The two famous players Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha retired at home, mainly due to injuries and the need to adjust well in consecutive competitions.
Chen Meng did not perform well in the Frankfurt championship and lost to Szokos again, and was the first of the four main players of the women's team to fall behind. However, injuries are the main reason for Chen Meng's fluctuating form, she said that before participating in the Eintracht Frankfurt championship, she suffered a lower back injury and was treated every day, but the treatment while competing was not satisfactory, and even worsened. Therefore, Chen Meng decided to stop and get ready for the mixed team World Cup later.
At present, Chen Meng ranks second in the Paris Olympics selection standings, but the lead has shrunk greatly, and Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi behind him have caught up. Ma Lin previously said that Chen Meng, as a veteran, is still the absolute main force of the team, but she has to face more difficulties, such as injuries. Now it seems that Ma Lin is really right, Chen Meng has to face far more difficulties than imagined, and whether he can qualify for the Paris Olympics in singles is indeed variable.
In the case of Chen Meng giving up Taiyuan Station, Wang Manyu, who was injured before, is still insisting, Wang Yidi will also hit two consecutive championships, these two players are expected to narrow the gap with Chen Meng, and even hope to achieve a comeback in a short period of time, which is very unfavorable for Chen Meng. As for Sun Yingsha, her lead is huge, she can be flexible to adjust, keep her body active, and must not get injured, so she does not participate in the women's singles competition, but plays in the mixed doubles competition in Taiyuan.
From the perspective of competing for Olympic quotas, every game is very important for the main players, but injuries are an unavoidable topic, the main players are injured, some are serious, some may be lighter, like Chen Meng is not a good way to compete with an injury, after all, she is older and recovers slowly, and stopping and treating it well should be the best plan. Chen Meng can take this opportunity to think carefully, adjust his psychological state, and lay a good foundation for the next Olympic quota.
Taiyuan Station is the home game of national table tennis, but at present, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng are missing in the singles field, and the ornamentation has naturally declined. I also hope that the national table tennis players will not be injured and win all the championships at home!