The Macao Singles World Cup ended on the evening of April 21, Beijing time, before the arrival of the Paris Olympics, the main team of national table tennis in principle only has the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam in early May, and the remaining two and a half months will be used for all-round rest, and the form must be closed training.
At present, it seems that there are still three tracks in the competition within the national table tennis for the Paris Olympics, which are still in full swing, specifically:
1. Dream Fish Track: The second person in the Olympic singles
Wang Manyu started with the Singapore Grand Slam, and after the Incheon Championship and the Macau World Cup, he completed the overtake of Chen Meng in the Olympic selection standings, and is currently more than 1,500 points ahead of Chen Meng. The Saudi Grand Slam provides 2,000 points for the champion world volleyball + 3,000 Olympic bonus points, and there is also a penalty mechanism of deducting 3,000 points for losing foreign wars, so theoretically, these points are enough for Chen Meng and Wang Manyu to change the ranking again. Judging from Chen Meng's state, it is also extremely hot and difficult to penetrate. Therefore, the Olympic singles competition track between Dream Fish will not be clear until the end of the Grand Slam in Saudi Arabia on May 11.
2. P card track: the battle between the male and female teams P card
The candidates for the Olympic P card of the national table tennis men's and women's teams are not clear now. On the men's side, Liang Jingkun won the Singapore Grand Slam and Incheon Championships, but Da Fat pulled his hips at the Macau World Cup, which is obviously not enough to be stable. Lin Gaoyuan, Singapore and Incheon are about the same as a blank, but he performed bravely in the Macau World Cup, which has a higher gold content, and coupled with the first place in doubles physique, it is really a bit addictive. Lin Shidong's age is the most in line with the P card phase, and his recent performance is also remarkable. Especially in the two battles against Fan Zhendong, Lin Shidong still has the upper hand on the whole, which makes people look at his singles strength even more impressively.
Liang Jingkun is 27 years old, Lin Gaoyuan is 29 years old, and Lin Shidong is 19 years old. All three of them will participate in the next Saudi Grand Slam, and perhaps their performance in that leg will directly determine who will be on the men's P card.
In terms of the women's team, Wang Yidi is 27 years old, Chen Xingtong is 27 years old, Kuo Man is 20 years old, and Qian Tianyi is 24 years old. Wang Yidi lost to Miwa Zhang in the Macau World Cup, losing to Japanese players 6 times in 1 year, and the title of "Fear of Japan" is enough to destroy all her connection with the Olympics. Chen Xingtong has always been unpopular, she does not lose foreign wars, but she does not have a particularly eye-catching performance, she is too Buddhist, and she may not be the leader's favorite candidate. Kuo Man was defeated in the Macau World Cup, and his attitude to the game was especially criticized, and he is estimated to have become an outcast. Now it depends on Qian Tianyi's performance, Qian Tianyi's age and playing style characteristics are very in line with the needs of the P card, it depends on what kind of play she can make in the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, as long as she keeps the bottom line of not losing the foreign war, there is a high probability that the women's team P card will return to her head.
3. Fat head track: Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong Grand Slam dispute
Fan Zhendong has been in a slump lately, but it is mainly due to injuries. Before the Paris Olympics, there was plenty of time to regain his best fitness. He is only one Olympic singles gold medal away from achieving a Grand Slam, so he has already qualified for the Olympic singles and will definitely take this as his only goal and go all out.
Fan Zhendong's biggest opponent in the Grand Slam is Wang Chuqin, although Datou lost the opportunity to start the Grand Slam in Macau, but the Olympics can still be set as the starting point by him. Moreover, the Olympic Games have the longest cycle, and he can't afford to wait for 4 years, starting from Paris is his most economical Grand Slam route.
This means that the Grand Slam battle between Chubby and Big Head will become the most fierce collision track in the national table tennis team at the Paris Olympics, and it is difficult to predict who will have the last laugh.