Zhang Benzhihe's mother, Ms. Zhang Ling, publicly expressed doubts about Wang Chuqin's serving skills at a high-level international table tennis event. She pointed out that Wang Chuqin adopted an "opportunistic" serve strategy during the match, which clearly violated the rules of the match. She further said that the arc of the ball sent by Wang Chuqin exceeded her expectations, which was simply jaw-dropping. What's even more shocking is that Zhang Ling expressed extreme dissatisfaction with his son Zhang Benzhihe's defeat to Wang Chuqin with a record of 0 wins and 4 losses, thinking that such an ending was really embarrassing.
It is worth mentioning that in the recently held WTT men's table tennis finals, Wang Chuqin defeated Tomokazu Zhang with a proud record of four wins and zero losses, which strongly demonstrated his outstanding strength and superb skills. However, due to the doubts of Zhang Benzhi and his mother, the competition fell into a whirlpool of controversy. Zhang Ling, a former member of the Sichuan Provincial Table Tennis Team, has won numerous titles with table tennis legend Deng Yaping with her rich competition experience and profound table tennis skills. These brilliant honors and rich experience have made her an expert who is proficient in table tennis techniques and rules, and has a keen insight and judgment in table tennis.
In the game, Wang Chuqin's unique serving skills puzzled Zhang Ling, and even thought that this move was suspected of violating the rules. She believes that if this serving technique is forgiven, the basic rules of table tennis may be lost. She has always insisted that table tennis competitions must pursue technical fairness and justice, and any behavior that violates the rules should be severely punished. Back in 1998, Tomokazu Zhangmoto's parents chose to leave their homeland and move to Japan. Tomokazu Zhangmoto, who has shown outstanding table tennis talent since childhood, and his mother Zhang Ling is very pleased with this, and gradually has the desire to train her son to enter the Chinese national team and help him shine in the international table tennis arena. However, Zhang Ling is well aware of the cruelty of competition within the Chinese national team and worries about whether her son can win the same opportunities and resources in Japan.
In this context, after careful consideration, Zhang Ling resolutely made an important decision - in 2014, at the age of 11, Tomokazu Zhang solemnly swore to join the Japanese nationality and successfully stepped into the door of the Japanese national team. Regarding this decision, Tomokazu Zhang expressed his willingness to play for the Japanese team with all his enthusiasm, and was determined to go all out to defeat the Chinese team without doubt.
It is true that Zhang Ling's affectionate care and ardent expectations for her son undoubtedly stem from great maternal love, but excessive protection may mislead Tomokazu Zhang and have a negative impact on him. As a mother, Zhang Ling should pay more attention to exercising her son's independence and autonomy, so that he can learn to face various challenges and difficulties bravely in the process of growing up. On the other hand, she also needs to realise that table tennis is not only about competition and victory, but also about the intermingling of spirit and culture. When planning the future path for her son, Zhang Ling should pay more attention to cultivating Zhang Benzhihe's awareness of inheriting Chinese culture in table tennis, and contribute to deepening cultural exchanges between China and Japan.
In addition, it is necessary to delve into deeper issues. As China's table tennis reserve army, how should we strive to improve the competitive level and psychological quality of young players? Should we make greater efforts to provide them with opportunities to participate in more international competitions so that they can have more practical training? At the same time, should we further strengthen the cultural education and all-round training of young players, and strive to build them into elite athletes with a broad international vision and profound cultural literacy?
In recent years, the young player Tomokazu Zhang has gradually emerged on the international table tennis stage with his excellent technical and tactical ability and competitive strength, and has become one of the focuses of attention. However, his words and actions during the game raised a lot of questions, especially his arrogant attitude towards his opponents. Whenever he can score a point in a competitive game, he will roar loudly at his opponents, and this provocative and hostile behavior is undoubtedly a great offense, especially for those players who see the Chinese table tennis team as a strong opponent and pursue goals. According to reports, Tomokazu Zhang has publicly expressed his hope to defeat the Chinese team on many occasions, and even claimed that he would raise the national flag in Japan one day in the future. Such remarks have undoubtedly deepened tensions between him and his Chinese fans.
For hundreds of millions of Chinese table tennis fans, Tomokazu Zhangmoto's arrogance and domineering are indeed unbearable. His actions are not only a disregard for the rules of the game, but also a deeper reflection of disrespect for others. However, if we delve deeper into Zhang Benzhi and his own upbringing, one may understand that all of his hubris is inextricably linked to his mother's excessive doting. His mother was always by his side, deeply involved in his training process and daily life, and this extraordinary care became a breeding ground for his bad character.
The debate surrounding whether Wang Chuqin did use illegal serve to win the match has undoubtedly become the focus of public attention. Judging from the retrospective video of the game, there is indeed a possibility that Wang Chuqin's serving technique is suspected of violating the rules. However, the criteria for judging whether an athlete has violated the law are not limited to whether a particular action is compliant, but more importantly whether the action involves an attempt to create an unfair result. As a veteran and excellent participant, Wang Chuqin's serving skills are the result of years of hard training, and if his serving action does not deliberately create an unfair advantage, we cannot simply make a determination of violation based on appearances.
To sum up, we should have a fair and rational attitude towards the two major issues of Zhang Benzhihe's arrogant behavior and whether Wang Chuqin really won with the help of illegal serve. On the one hand, we need to respect the rules of the game and our opponents, and do not use any form of unfair means, and on the other hand, we need to understand the reasons behind the behavior of our players through their upbringing. Only in this way can we truly appreciate a fair, just and meaningful event. At the same time, we expect young athletes to build on the lessons of Tomokazu Haramoto, remind themselves to stay humble, respect the rules and respect their opponents, and do their best to improve their skills. Only in this way can they hope to stand out in the thrilling tournament and win the respect and love of the fans.