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On April 13, 2024, the Chinese Table Tennis Association issued a new regulation for Olympic selection, and this news was like lightning piercing the calm night sky, causing huge waves in the table tennis world. Liu Guoliang pressurized the women's team, provoking a storm with nowhere to maneuver at the bottom of the waves, and the sudden change of the event on the eve made Wang Manyu and Chen Meng panic.
How did this new rule come into effect? What impact will it have on the future of national table tennis? How is the point deduction system decided? Each new rule has firmly captured the attention of fans and quickly become the focus of hot topics. It also raises questions among fans about the intentions behind the new rules, Sun Yingsha has been decided to be the first choice, and the situation of Wang Manyu and Chen Meng also hints at a helpless ending: only one of them can retire from the field.
Facing the stable Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu and Chen Meng seem to be calm, but behind several important matches, there is pressure and determination on their swing. Initially, Chen Meng was ahead in points. Next, in the Grand Slam in Singapore and the championship tournament in Incheon, Wang Manyu defeated Chen Meng one after another, bringing back one gold and one silver, which allowed her to leap beyond Chen Meng in the rankings. But such a leading position is like a bubble in an instant, so fragile that it may dissipate at any time.
An important provision of the new rules is the demerit points system. Every defeat is equivalent to the loss of 3,000 points, and the exit from the World Cup group is also equivalent to the loss of this point. This means that they will be under more pressure on the field, and if they lose, they will pay a huge price. They are even required to continue to play to the end, regardless of their physical condition, even injuries.
Another key aspect of the women's team's new rules is the extreme suppression of withdrawals. Implicit in the rules is strictness: any withdrawal from the competition will be regarded as a direct waiver of Olympic qualification. This is undoubtedly a very serious threat, and the pressure on them is even greater. Even though there was no clear exit policy at the beginning, the coaching staff later decided to keep it tightly under control so as not to leave too many loopholes.
Each new regulation provokes a wave of public controversy. This latest regulation is not far behind, and its profound impact has caused widespread repercussions in the circle. Some fans scoffed at their incomprehension, believing that it had put inhuman pressure on players who were supposed to be playing in a fair and just game, and might even have an unbearable negative impact on them.
In response to this accusation, the coaching staff has not changed its position. They have always believed that the collective interest is more important than everything else, and that the overall situation should be the priority, and it is impossible to take care of everyone. Faced with this situation, the only thing they can do is to do their best to screen out the strongest lineup.
The national table tennis with many talents, at the beginning of each Olympic cycle, will face a dilemma of who goes and who stays. The only solution is to determine the elite of many idols through the selection competition. Looking at the competition between Wang Manyu and Chen Meng, we can't predict who will win, but one thing that can be confirmed is that one of the two must leave the field, no matter how great the pressure is, there is only choice to face it.
The temporary change of the selection rules by the national table tennis coaching staff inevitably brought a lot of impact, and we are waiting for this fierce battle of the world's attention!