Wang Chuqin appeared at the press conference! China held a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, and fans: go to see Sasha on the spot
On March 26, Beijing time, there was good news in the table tennis world that the WTT Grand Slam tournament was settled in China. Wang Chuqin attended the press conference as a representative of the athletes, and the China Grand Slam will be held at Shougang Park in Beijing from September 26 to October 6, 2024. The Chinese Grand Slam is also the first Grand Slam tournament after the Paris Olympics.
The WTT Grand Slam tournament has already been held in three tournaments, and its influence is increasing day by day, and the tournament points are higher than those of the World Cup.
The WTT Grand Slam tournament was created to emulate tennis, and as the chairman of the WTT Board of Directors, Liu Guoliang thought about developing table tennis players like tennis professionals. Especially for the national table tennis, there are many talents, due to the limited number of places to participate in the traditional three major competitions, it is difficult for many players to have the opportunity to participate in high-level competitions. Although the WTT series is a commercial competition, the men's and women's singles championship points of the Grand Slam tournament are as high as 2,000 points, which is higher than the World Cup as well as the Olympic Games and the World Cup Table Tennis Championships.
Unlike the Olympic Games, where there are only two singles quotas, the WTT Grand Slam is a collection of the world's top 16 players, which is more competitive, more expensive, and more enjoyable. As the organizer of the inaugural tournament, Singapore has also successfully hosted three Grand Slam tournaments, and the lighting of the entire stadium and the participation of high-level players have provided infinite charm to this tournament. In addition to the two tournaments in Saudi Arabia and China this year, the Grand Slam tournament has also gathered three tournaments.
Fans can watch the Grand Slam tournament directly in China, and post-00s players such as Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin have a large fan base.
Holding a Grand Slam tournament in the country, ticket sales are not at all worried. National table tennis now has many popular main players such as Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Chen Meng, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, etc., and these players have a very large fan base. Some fans even went to Singapore to watch the game in order to watch the game live. The holding of the Chinese Grand Slam allows fans to enjoy the duel of high-level players directly in China.
It is worth noting that during the Singapore Grand Slam match, some fans were using flashing lights, which caused some interference to the players. After the Grand Slam tournament comes to China, everyone still needs to pay attention to the etiquette of watching the tournament. The first round of the Grand Slam is very intense, after all, they are all relatively high-ranked players, and the use of some flashing lights may become a turning point that affects the outcome of the match. The establishment of a Grand Slam tournament in Beijing also saves the national table tennis players from going back and forth, and they can prepare for the competition. The higher the number of points in a Grand Slam tournament also has a big impact on a player's world ranking.
Are you looking forward to the arrival of the Chinese Grand Slam? If you play in China, Sun Yingsha's match should also be scheduled in prime time, and fans will stay up late to watch the game. Welcome to leave a message and discuss, thank you for reading!