The operation of the International Table Tennis Federation is becoming more and more incomprehensible.
WTT Incheon Championships, Wang Manyu, ranked second in the world, participated as the fourth seed, which really feels a little incredible, what is the operation of the ITTF, is it aimed at Wang Manyu, or is it a mistake, or is there any other reason?
It is reported that the reason why Wang Manyu, who is ranked second in the world, was arranged as the fourth seed player instead of the second seed player is because the International Table Tennis Federation assigns the seed number according to the world ranking of the players at the time of registration.
Because Wang Manyu was ranked fourth in the world when he signed up at that time, Wang Manyu became the fourth seed in this WTT Incheon Championship.
The reason seems to be clear, but it still gives people a very outrageous feeling.
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Take the WTT Incheon Championship as an example, since it is not announced when the players sign up, then it is completely possible to combine the current world ranking of the players when announcing the ranking of the seeded players, and carry out a comprehensive sorting, which should not be a lot of work, right?
Although letting the world No. 2 Wang Manyu participate in the WTT Incheon Championships as the fourth seed makes people feel a little outrageous, and it also makes people question whether the rules of the International Table Tennis Federation are a bit rigid. But for Wang Manyu, it doesn't matter how many seeds he plays, because what Wang Manyu wants is to fight strong opponents and win the championship.
Especially when the external victory rate becomes an important factor in determining the qualification of the national table tennis women's team to compete for the women's singles of the Paris Olympics, what Wang Manyu wants is to face more foreign players, after all, Wang Manyu already has the title of the king of the national table tennis foreign war, so it doesn't matter whether it is the second seed or the fourth seed, go all out.
Although I am full of confidence in Wang Manyu's fighting strength and fighting state, I should say it or not, the ITTF's somewhat inflexible and rigid rules still make people a little powerless to complain.