The 2024 Table Tennis World Cup came to an end in Macau, China, and in the final men's singles final, Ma Long, the "God of Table Tennis", completed the epic reversal of "letting three chase four", defeated teammate Lin Gaoyuan 4-3, won the World Cup men's singles championship for the third time, and also brought the total number of individual world championships to 30!
After the end of the World Cup, the men's singles selection event of the Chinese table tennis project 2024 Paris Olympics also came to an end, and finally Wang Chuqin ranked first with 22,425 points, Fan Zhendong ranked second with 17,676 points, and Ma Long, who ranked third, scored 14,535 points, according to the "Chinese Table Tennis Project 2024 Paris Olympic Games Selection Method" , The top two with the highest points should have participated in the men's singles competition, so Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong, as the top two, it is logical to get the men's singles place, but there are still great variables, because who will be sent to participate in the end depends on the state and recent performance of the players, although Fan Zhendong is ranked second, but his recent results have obviously declined, not only lost the world No. 1, but also lost to Lin Gaoyuan, who ranked eighth in the World Cup.
Compared with Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin's performance is also average, although he replaced Fan Zhendong to sit on the throne of the world's No. 1, but in the semifinals of this World Cup, he was swept by Ma Long 4-0, which can be described as a loss of face. And Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin's poor performance in major international events also gave Liu Guoliang and the Chinese Table Tennis Association a problem, sending them to the most important Olympic Games, still uncertain, after all, the results of the National Table Tennis Olympics are directly related to the position of the high-level, once the two of them drop the chain in Paris, Liu Guoliang may be quite troublesome.
In addition, from Ma Long's third win of the men's singles World Cup, it also shows that Ma Long's performance in the three international competitions is still the most stable, compared to Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin, he is still the most reassuring, and if the Table Tennis Association does not send Ma Long, who has been in explosive form recently, to participate in the Olympic singles, tens of millions of fans in China will not be able to accept it, after all, Ma Long's status and influence are incomparable to the other two.
Based on the above analysis, Liu Guoliang and the Table Tennis Association must have a headache now, if they follow the "Chinese Table Tennis Project 2024 Paris Olympic Games Selection Measures", in case Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong fail to achieve the expected results in Paris, who will take the blame? If one of Fan Zhendong or Wang Chuqin is removed and replaced by Ma Long, then the formulation of the "Measures" itself will become an ornament and will also be criticized.
All in all, judging from the current situation, Wang Chuqin's position is relatively the most stable, after all, he is the current world No. 1, but it is not 100% safe, and Liu Guoliang will eventually send Ma Long or Fan Zhendong to participate in singles, there are indeed great variables. As for the final decision of the Table Tennis Association, let's wait and see.