The 2024 WTT Saudi Grand Slam will begin on May 4. Previously, the national table tennis had already reported the singles list, and now after the doubles players are announced, the complete list of Saudi Arabia's Grand Slams will be released. As the coaching staff will determine the singles attribution of the Paris Olympics on May 7, the Saudi Grand Slam is the last stop of the national table tennis assessment in Paris. Therefore, this list is also regarded by fans as the lineup of the national table tennis Paris Olympics.
WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam National Table Tennis Men's and Women's Team Entry List:
#陈子颖莎, Wang Manyu, Account, Wang Yidi, Chen Xingtong, Qian Tianyi;
Men's Singles: Wang Chuqin, #, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Yi, Lin Shidong;
Women's Doubles: Chen Meng/Wang Manyu
Men's Doubles: Wang Chuqin/Ma Long
Mixed Doubles: Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha
Judging from the current Paris Olympic selection points, the main force of national table tennis, Sun Yingsha, Wang Chuqin, and Fan Zhendong have basically locked the Olympic singles in advance, and Chen Meng and Wang Manyu After the Saudi Grand Slam ended, the singles competition between the two people was also revealed. After Wang Yidi was declared unsuitable for the Paris Olympics by Li Falcon, the Olympic team lineup of the women's team was no longer in suspense. Saudi Arabia's Grand Slam in women's doubles is still a combination of Chen Meng/Wang Manyu. For the women's team, Sun Yingsha played the team singles, and Chen Meng/Wang Manyu played the first set of women's doubles, which is not only the strongest lineup of national table tennis, but also the women's team lineup during the Tokyo Olympics.
In the men's team, Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin have been grinding in the tacit understanding of men's doubles for almost the entire preparation for Paris, and the two are also the world No. 1 in men's doubles. Ma Long has cooperated with Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin in men's doubles, and it can be used immediately, and the Dragon team can be freely combined with Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin in the arrangement. In addition, although Ma Long is older, his strength as the third singles player in the team is still higher than that of the opponent's No. 3 player. Wang Chuqin's Paris Olympics is the first time to participate in the Olympic Games, Fan Zhendong has been in an unstable state for nearly a year, and he chose Ma Long to be on the men's doubles in the men's team, in fact, he also needs a person who is in charge of the competition.
Wang Yidi and Liang Jingkun doubles are all shortcomings, and the adaptability on the court is poor, and Dia can only choose the best of the best.
Liang Jingkun has performed well recently, but the shortcoming of Da Fat is that his doubles ability is too poor. partnered with Sun Yingsha in mixed doubles, and the National Games stopped in the quarterfinals. Liang Jingkun in the entire Paris Olympics preparation cycle, almost with Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin rarely play men's doubles, if the big fat in the Paris Olympic team to play a single, he often play the game is to let the two chase three, let the three chase four, the probability of being upset is very high. The men's doubles in the first set can't be played, and they can't afford to take on the heavy responsibility of the group, Liang Jingkun is indeed in the men's team arrangement, and it is more cost-effective without Ma Long. Wang Yidi's problems are the same, Wang Manyu's partner Sun Yingsha won the women's doubles championship at the World Table Tennis Championships, and she also had a long run-in with Chen Meng.
Wang Yidi was only pushed by Ma Lin to play women's doubles and mixed doubles from the Asian Games and Asian Championships. Durban World Table Tennis Championships Wang Yidi's partner Chen Meng won the women's doubles championship, but in terms of the overall singles and doubles ability, as well as the ability to adapt on the court, Wang Yidi and Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu have obvious gaps. The most important point is: Wang Yidi lost to Hina Hayada twice at the World Table Tennis Championships and Asian Games in Durban, and was also "double-killed" by Miyu Hirano, and has not turned over in front of the main opponents, how can Wang Yidi go to the Paris Olympics?
What is even more regrettable is that the Olympic P card is generally given to the young players who will be trained in the next cycle, and the men's team will most likely be given to Lin Shidong, and the women's team should be Qian Tianyi or Kuo Man. In other words, Wang Yidi and Liang Jingkun may not even be able to get a P card. What do you think of the list of singles and doubles entries for the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam?