On March 22, Beijing time, Chinese table tennis world champion Wang Chuqin announced his retirement through personal social media and withdrew from the WTT Championship in Incheon, with individual singles points of 1,000 points in this competition, and the championship will earn 1,000 ITTF points, which is a very rich reward for singles players and will have a huge impact on the world rankings. After Wang Chuqin won the Singapore Grand Slam men's singles championship, he gained 2,000 points and has surpassed Fan Zhendong to rise to the world's No. 1.
In the next Incheon Championship, if Wang Chuqin continues to participate in the competition, he is expected to further expand his lead, but after Wang Chuqin announced his retirement this time, it also means that he has given up competing for the 1000 points, but it will not affect his world ranking, because Wang Chuqin's world ranking points are more than 2000 points ahead of Fan Zhendong, so even if Fan Zhendong wins the Incheon men's singles championship, Wang Chuqin's personal world ranking is still the world's No. 1, so Wang Chuqin's withdrawal will not have much impact on himself。
Of course, there are also many Wang Chuqin fans who want him to participate in the game, hoping that he can expand his lead and completely sit on the world's No. 1 ranking, and even many irrational fans believe that Wang Chuqin's withdrawal this time is intended to give Fan Zhendong a chance to catch up, and does not want to hit Fan Zhendong's self-confidence, so he said that he retired from the game, so this matter suddenly became a hot search, about why Wang Chuqin retired from the game?
But facts have proved that when the Olympic Games are approaching, the coaching staff must focus on fair competition, and it is impossible to favor any player at will, so such speculation is irresponsible, just as this matter is intensifying, we saw Wang Chuqin himself through social media showdown, posted an article to explain this matter, through the 63-word showdown post, it can be regarded as revealing the real reason for his withdrawal, Wang Chuqin wrote: After the Singapore Grand Slam, the body feels more tired, and I want to use the next period of time to digest the recent gains, hoping to meet the next game in a better state, we will see you in Macau！
Wang Chuqin, as the only national table tennis player who has three Grand Slam appearances, is indeed very hard and very tired, and the high-intensity competition makes his body unbearable, and now he needs to rest well, so as to be able to better use his excellent physical condition to meet more important games, especially the Olympic Games are approaching, he can't bring injuries to himself because of the high-intensity continuous rotation of the game, once the body can't bear it, it is still necessary to focus on recovery, and he must not blindly take the injury and play the game with fatigue, so Wang Chuqin's decision is still wise, but it is more of a pressure for Fan Zhendong invisibly, if Wang Chuqin retires Fan Zhendong Incheon Race can not win the championship, it is even more difficult to explain.
Liu Guoliang and Wang Hao may also understand that the next international competition must not only achieve results at the same time, but also protect the injuries and physical fitness of players.