The list of the team competition of the National Table Tennis World Table Tennis Championships was announced! Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha lead, and Chen Xingtong's defeat caused controversy
On January 16, 2024, the list of the World Table Tennis Championships was announced, and ten national table tennis athletes will play, but the world champion Chen Xingtong was defeated, which caused heated discussions among outside fans, and the final seat of the women's team was won by Qian Tianyi.
The Busan World Table Tennis Championships will be held from February 16th to 25th, as one of the major competitions in the Paris Olympic cycle, its importance is self-evident, the national table tennis coaching staff attaches great importance to it, and even gave up the 600-point Goa Star Tournament to train and prepare for the competition a month in advance, and the Doha Challenge is being held, only Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha, Lin Gaoyuan / Wang Manyu signed up for mixed doubles, and the singles were collectively absent.
The list of 10 national table tennis players was announced, the men's team Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, determined five places according to the world ranking, which fully met expectations, and the women's team Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Qian Tianyi, is unexpected, because originally according to the world ranking, the fifth player should be Chen Xingtong, I really didn't expect Chen Xingtong to lose, Qian Tianyi can be shortlisted.
In fact, judging from the performance in recent years, Chen Xingtong is still better, after all, he has won the team world championship with the team many times, and the comprehensive results of foreign wars are not bad, the biggest shortcoming is that the on-the-spot adaptability is poor, and it is easy to upset when encountering special playing styles.
In last year's women's finals, Chen Xingtong eliminated Wang Manyu 3-0, Qian Tianyi lost to Zhang Rui 0-3, which is still fresh in people's memory, and then look at the Doha Star Game, Chen Xingtong lost to Wang Manyu 0-3, Qian Tianyi defeated Wang Yidi 3-0, all have eye-catching performances, and the experience of the competition must be Chen Xingtong is richer, because Qian Tianyi just rose last year, and was later reused by the coaching staff, and the left-handed racket is especially suitable for doubles.
The main reason for the controversy among outside fans is that the national table tennis coaching staff said that according to the world rankings, now Qian Tianyi has qualified for the World Table Tennis Championships, and Chen Xingtong, who is ranked higher, is indeed not right, the singles level Chen Xingtong is strong, and Qian Tianyi's left-handed advantage is suitable for doubles, but this year's World Table Tennis Championships only has team events, and the rules are all singles with 5 rounds and 3 wins, and there is no need for teammates to play.
In addition, some fans speculated that it had something to do with Chen Xingtong's illegal use of mobile phones last year, as for creating opportunities for Qian Tianyi, he wanted to add a new world champion, the World Table Tennis Championships lineup was not ranked, the reason is currently unknown, according to the past practice, the national table tennis coaching staff will explain and give the corresponding reasons, so let us wait patiently and wait for the official to reveal the mystery.
The list of participants of the Chinese team
Men's group
# [Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Yi
Girl group
Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi, She, Wang Manyu, Qian Tianyi
Men's team roster
Women's Team Roster