On December 19, Beijing time, the national table tennis world champion Chen Xingtong officially responded to the controversy he was caught in not long ago - in the singles semifinals of the 2023 WTT Women's Finals, Chen Xingtong violated the relevant regulations of the World Table Tennis Federation and used his mobile phone during the pause, which caused controversy among fans, and was even questioned about the suspicion of match-fixing, and now she herself has explained:
"Because it was a game between teammates, we didn't have off-court guidance, so I wrote down the technical points and precautions in my mobile phone memo before the game, and I wanted to remind myself during the break. I didn't send or receive any messages in the middle of the race. ”
In this regard, some fans think that this is just an unintentional move and there is no need to pursue it too much, and some netizens think that a violation is a violation and still should not be, each with their own opinions and opinions.
As mentioned earlier, Chen Xing's same incident occurred during the women's singles semifinals of the finals, when she fell behind her teammate Wang Yidi 1-3, and was chased to only 1 point after leading in the fifth game, so she called a timeout to adjust. It was also during this process that the live broadcast camera captured her looking at her mobile phone, which immediately caused controversy.
In this regard, I have specifically checked the full words, and there is indeed a relevant provision on page 70 of "WTT Series & Feeder Handbook 2023", which is as follows:
“比赛前或比赛期间，球员不得在赛场上使用任何手机、iPad、笔记本电脑或任何其他掌上电脑等设备（Players may not use any phone, iPad, laptops or any other PDA in the field of play before or during matches）。 ”
Since the above regulations involve the moral issues of athletes, and Chen Xingtong also lost to Wang Yidi in the end, it is understandable that some people suspect that it is related to match-fixing.
However, by reviewing the situation at the time, we can see that Chen Xingtong has fallen into a desperate situation, Wang Yidi is only one step away from winning (in fact, he also won that game later, and finally won the promotion with a big score of 4-1), so Chen Xingtong has neither the conditions to concede, nor does Wang Yidi have the need to be conceded.
Through Chen Xingtong's own narrative, he did not contact any outsiders at that time, but simply checked the technical points and precautions on the mobile phone, which is also entirely possible, because according to the regulations of national table tennis, there is generally no off-court guidance between teammates in international competitions, so Chen Xingtong prepared some suspension and adjustment plans for himself and can be understood in the mobile phone.
Although Chen Xingtong has made an explanation, the doubts have not ended, and people are mainly entangled in three points: first, whether there is contact with the outside world, only she knows for the time being; second, even if there is no match-fixing, it does violate the regulations of the World Table Tennis Federation; third, the key points of preparing for the game in advance are suspected of "bringing cheat sheets".
In Quanyan's view, match-fixing should not exist, after all, the previous analysis, the battle situation at that time was at most to allow the leading Wang Yidi to play match-fixing, and it was not Chen Xingtong's turn; the second point is not wrong, after all, the rules are written clearly in black and white, and it is really necessary to pay attention to it in the future; the third point is not particularly big, and the next time you bring a small note, notebook, it will not violate the regulations?
Personally, I think that Chen Xingtong is indeed an unintentional move, but in the future, both she and the national table tennis must learn from it, otherwise it will not be worth it to teach people a handle in foreign wars and even affect their results.