On February 6, Beijing time, the Chinese Table Tennis Association and the table tennis team officially announced the list of the top ten main players participating in the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan, and selected athletes to play in full accordance with the world rankings, and the final results are as follows-
- Men's group: #, Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, =
- Women's group: Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Chen Xingtong.
Previously, Qian Tianyi, who was automatically shortlisted for the list announced by the International Table Tennis Federation because of the world ranking, unfortunately failed, and Chen Xingtong successfully took the last train, some people were happy and some were worried!
Before that, the International Table Tennis Federation took the lead in releasing a list of athletes from each team, and as a result, Qian Tianyi was on the list and Chen Xingtong did not participate in the battle, which caused heated discussions among fans.
It was not until February 6 that the list of national table tennis was finally announced, and none of the ten athletes who have participated in the World Championships in recent years were absent, and once again became the main force of this year's World Table Tennis Championships, which did not surprise many fans.
In terms of results, the above ten players are obviously stronger than other teammates, and in terms of ranking, they are also the highest people in the team - although Qian Tianyi once surpassed Chen Xingtong, but was quickly squeezed down by the other party, Chen Xingtong is also the fifth ranked player in the national table tennis women's team and sixth ranked in the world, higher than Qian Tianyi (ranked seventh in the world).
And as mentioned earlier, in recent years, the World Series and Asian Championships have always been participated by these ten athletes, and in terms of experience, they are far stronger than other teammates, and it is normal to become the most recognized candidate for the World Table Tennis Championships by the coaching staff again.
Regarding this arrangement, some fans also raised questions: first, why not hold a selection tournament this time, but let it all be decided directly by the coaching staff? Second, why not reuse the youngsters, but continue to send the old players unchanged?
Personally, I think that this year's situation is special after all, because the Paris Olympics is about to kick off soon, so the World Table Tennis Championships shoulders two tasks: not only to win gold and win glory for the country, but also to train for more important Olympic events, so the use of a steady arrangement is also in line with the needs of national table tennis.
Then let's wish the Chinese team a successful start in South Korea and defend the championship again: Come on, everyone!