The pattern of the international table tennis scene has changed in the fourth week, and European table tennis is walking on the road of China's rise, which is very similar to China's rise in the 90s of the last century.
1. The city of table tennis in January
Doha is the city of table tennis in January of the Year of the Dragon, and all the major table tennis events are concentrated in Doha.
Doha hosts the Men's Year-End Finals, the Star Challenge, the Regular Challenge and the Youth Star Challenge in January, and the ITTF tournaments in January are all held in Doha, making it a true city of table tennis.
2. European Table Tennis Championships
In the European Table Tennis Championships in Sweden, the traditional strong team Germany did not enter the top 4, and finally Slovenia's Germany stabilized the men's singles, the French-Chinese Yuan Jiannan won the women's singles, the Lebrun brothers rose strongly, the traditional European powerhouses Germany and Sweden are revival, France is very similar to the rise of China in the 90s of the last century, the Lebrun brothers, Goetz transitioned to the Lebrun brothers, and the women's Pavid is growing.
3. Draw for the Busan World Table Tennis Championships
The table tennis hotspot in February has shifted to Busan, South Korea, and the upcoming team World Table Tennis Championships will ignite people's enthusiasm.
4. The Chinese table tennis team complements the coaching team
The Chinese table tennis team transferred Liu Shiwen, Xu Xin, Hou Yingchao and Zhang Chao to the national team coaching team, a strong coaching team, and full preparations for the Busan World Table Tennis Championships and the Paris Olympics.
5. The pattern of Asian table tennis is changing
The Asian table tennis landscape is changing, Japan and South Korea are going downhill, and Chinese Taipei, India and Iran are revitalizing and becoming stronger. Hangzhou Asian Games, mixed team World Cup and January Doha men's year-end finals and star challenge, Japan and South Korea performed unsatisfactory, Zhang Benzhihe impact and performance was not as expected, Zhang Benmei and still vulnerable in front of China, South Korean women's team is in decline, and men have no signs of rising.
6. The latest ranking in the world
The latest rankings of men and women in the fourth week of January, men's singles China swept the top five, women's singles China almost swept the top seven, Chen Meng surpassed Wang Manyu, Sa Sha was close to 9000 points, the big head was close to Fan Zhendong, and Lin Gaoyuan performed more than Ma Long.