2023 is not over yet, and the table tennis competition arrangements for 2024 have been released one after another - according to the official website of the World Table Tennis Federation, the singles list for the WTT Doha Stars Tournament in January next year has been announced, and a total of 12 national table tennis players have been selected, including Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Chen Meng, Wang Yidi, Chen Xingtong, Qian Tianyi.
In terms of foreign associations, although the national table tennis rivals Misei Ito and Miyu Hirano are not on the list, Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Miwa Zhangmoto, Hina Hayata, Lin Yunru, Szokos and others have all obtained qualifications, and the competition is bound to be very fierce, and it is worth paying attention to!
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Friends who follow the table tennis world know that Doha is a regular city for international competitions and often hosts major events. The first high-profile tournament of 2024, the WTT Men's Finals, will be held locally from January 3 to 5 (although in terms of competition system, this event is actually counted as 2023, but the time has been pushed to the following year).
The WTT Doha Stars kicks off on January 8 shortly after the men's finals, so many athletes competing in the previous event can simply stay in the area and wait for the second event to begin.
As mentioned earlier, the list of national table tennis to participate in the WTT Doha Star Tournament has been announced, of which the top ten main forces are all shortlisted, and the two non-main players Lin Shidong and Qian Tianyi, who are also ranked in the top ten in the world, have also qualified, this lineup is indeed worthy of the world's top level, but considering that the national table tennis men's singles lost a lot not long ago, it is a little difficult here, and the pressure on the women's singles is less.
According to the arrangement, there are three events to be played in men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles, although the list has not yet been announced, but according to the usual practice, players are basically drawn from the above athletes who have obtained the singles qualification.
In terms of foreign associations, many strong opponents of national table tennis are on the list, including Hugo, Lin Yunru, Zhang Yuzhen, Zhang Benzhihe, Qiu Dang, Dako, Aruna, Lin Zhongxun, Moregaard, Falck, Felix, Pitchford, Li Shangzhu, Karlsson, Zhuang Zhiyuan and others, but the German duo Boll and Ocharov did not come, and Alex and others were also absent.
In women's singles, Hina Hayata, Shin Yubin, Han Ying, Szokos, Yang Xiaoxin, Zhang Benmeihe, Zhu Qianxi and others will also participate, but Misei Ito and Miyu Hirano do not play, and the national table tennis will not have the opportunity to play against them this time.
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