The first men's singles final of the Macau Table Tennis World Cup has been decided, and to everyone's surprise, Ma Long swept the current world No. 1 Wang Chuqin 4:0 and took the lead in the final. Ma Long's performance in this World Cup is indeed very stable. To say that Ma Long can win Wang Chuqin in a certain game, this is not a big deal, but being able to sweep the current world ranking No. 1 is estimated to be unthinkable to most fans before the game. In fact, in the past two years, Wang Chuqin's winning rate in the face of Ma Long has been very high, after all, Ma Long's age is here, and his reaction speed and physical reserves are huge with Wang Chuqin, so it is normal to gradually fall into disadvantage in the confrontation with this kind of newcomer, especially the new generation of ace players, and this time Ma Long is back in the World Cup. Defeated Wang Chuqin.
Wang Chuqin chose to give up the Incheon Champions Cup in order to prepare for this World Cup, but he didn't expect to be out of the semifinals 0:4. In fact, there is nothing to say about this game itself, except for Ma Long's own excellent performance, Wang Chuqin once again reflected his weakness of being mentally unstable and unstable. Although you are the world's No. 1 and can be said to be the most comprehensive male player at present, his stability is still a little bit different from that of the table tennis leaders of the previous generations of Chinese teams. What is the biggest headache for the Chinese men's team, especially the head coach of the men's team, Wang Hao? Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin have both been eliminated from this competition, and the two of them are the main players of the Chinese team in the Olympic Games.
It's not a big problem that the two of them can't win the championship in this World Cup, the key is that before the start of the Olympic Games, their respective shortcomings are very obvious. What Chairman Wang mentioned earlier is that his state is unstable, and he may lose power in any game, and he does not really achieve a faulty lead like Zhang Jike. Even if the power is cut off, as long as your strength finds the state in time during the game, you can still take the game back.
The other is Fan Zhendong, Fan Zhendong has not been transferred back since July last year, and now Fan Zhendong's biggest problem is two, the first is the injury problem, but this problem is easy to handle. The second is the problem of mentality, I feel that Fan Zhendong has been playing for most of the past half a year, and he lacks a determination to win, so his state has declined rapidly, the previous Champions Cup and Grand Slam, including the current World Cup, in the face of some players who were very sure before, he often played very hard, and even lost. Originally, Fan Zhenzhong was the safest men's singles player in the Chinese team, but now he is not very stable.
And the trouble for the men's team at the moment is the current Olympic qualification method, because according to the regulations. The two singles spots are determined solely by points. Ma Long is playing very well now, but now the gap between him and Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin is too big.
After this World Cup, there is only one Saudi Grand Slam game left, Ma Long has no chance to chase, a Grand Slam is only more than 2,000 points, even if Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin do not participate in the Grand Slam competition, they can still win the Olympic Qualification. Therefore, there is actually no room for adjustment in the singles quota of the Olympic Games, unless the national table tennis dares to change the rules under the pressure of public opinion, put Ma Long up, and replace one of Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin.