The 2023 Chengdu Table Tennis Mixed Team World Cup has come to an end, and the national table tennis giants won nine consecutive victories with a total score of nine consecutive victories, and finally defeated South Korea 8-1 on the evening of December 10 to win the championship. After the competition, the athletes who won the gold medal did not forget the heroes who contributed silently behind the scenes, and then under the leadership of Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, they took a group photo with the coach, sparring partners, staff and others many times.
Not only that, after co-shooting a few photos, Liu Guoliang led everyone to warmly invite other national table tennis heroes who watched the game to come up and continue to take a group photo, including Wang Liqin, Liu Shiwen, and Li Xiaodong and many other old-timers:
The reason why the Chinese table tennis team is strong is the result of passing the torch from generation to generation, and this honor belongs to the whole collective!
Although the national table tennis won the final victory in this World Cup, it also encountered many difficulties, as early as the first stage of the group stage, Wang Manyu lost 1-2 to Puerto Rico's Diaz, which was a big surprise.
In the second stage of the quarterfinals, the national table tennis was once forced into danger by the Japanese team, the mixed doubles ranked No. 1 Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha lost 1-2 to Hayasuke Togami/Miwa Zhangmoto, the men's singles ranked No. 1 Fan Zhendong lost to Tomokazu Zhangmoto 1-2, and the women's doubles Chen Meng/Wang Manyu saved the match point before narrowly defeating Miwa Zhangmoto/Miyu Kihara 2-1, and the final total score of the whole team was 8-5 to win the victory.
In the final battle between China and South Korea, the national table tennis coach did not doubt the use of people, and still sent the four main players who had lost before to participate in the battle, as a result, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha swept Ahn Jae-hyun/Shin Yubin 3-0, Wang Manyu won Kim Na-young 3-0, and Fan Zhendong defeated Lee Sang-so 2-1, thus winning the final championship: although he encountered setbacks, he still had the last laugh after all, good!
However, although only eight athletes were selected for the World Cup, the gold medal was the result of countless people's efforts, and the coach's contribution goes without saying, in addition to the sparring partner's dedication, the team doctor's protection, and the care of other staff.
As we all know, the longevity of Chinese table tennis not only comes from individual efforts, but also the result of the strong guarantee of the national system.
In addition to Wang Liqin and Liu Shiwen, we also saw the former national table tennis coach Li Xiaodong and others in the team taking a group photo on the spot, they also played an important role in the development of national table tennis, and they also deserve our respect!
Congratulations to the Chinese team on once again being the best, and I look forward to everyone's performance in the next race: come on!