On April 22, Beijing time, the national table tennis Olympic points were summarized, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin entered the singles, Ma Long's biggest regret was out of the game early, but Liu Guoliang had a veto.
After the end of the World Cup, according to the selection method for the 2024 Olympic Games in the national table tennis, as of May 7, according to the world ranking and points, the two people who should participate in the Olympic singles should be selected the most, as well as the team trio of the Olympic Games.
Now the three members of the group have been determined, and the top three according to the selection points are Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long, but whether the singles quota should be according to this rule? Liu Guoliang still has the final decision and the right to veto. The regulations are indeed placed on the official website of the national table tennis, so if according to this regulation, the singles candidates for the national table tennis have now been released, because the men's team does not consider the results of the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam, as of May 7, then Wang Chuqin 22,000 points, the first Fan Zhendong 17,678 points Ma Long is about 14,536 points, the difference between the two sides is 3,142 points, and Ma Long is behind.
Although he won the World Cup championship this time, the championship of the Dragon team came a little too late, Fan Zhendong still has the World Table Tennis Championships in this cycle, as well as the points of the Asian Games, and the overall points have a greater advantage in the face of Ma Long. Wang Chuqin is the first in doubles and basically locks in a singles spot, so Fan Zhendong's 3142 points ahead of Ma Long is likely to be an important factor for Xiaopang to eventually replace Ma Long in the Olympic singles.
According to the official rules, it can now be revealed, that is, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin were selected, and Ma Long was defeated, but it will not be until May 7 that the dust will be completely settled, and the national table tennis will announce the Olympic quota. In other words, even if there are some changes during this period, it is possible, and Liu Guoliang still has the right of veto.
After all, the gap between Fan Zhendong and Ma Long is not big, it can be seen by the naked eye recently, Ma Long's state is a little better, the World Cup is playing so well, I believe that the veteran is no problem in the competition, and Ma Long is now three laps away from the Grand Slam, and there is still an Olympic champion behind. He had three World Championships in his hands before, and now he has won the World Cup, three World Cup championships, two Olympic championships, just this Olympic gold medal, if he wins it again, it will be a three-lap Grand Slam, it can definitely be said that there is no one before, and there will be no one in the future, so do you let him rush it?
If Liu Guoliang is willing to speak, he can directly choose to let Ma Long play in singles and Fan Zhendong in the group, this trio has been determined, but who is on what project is really not certain. As long as the coaching staff says that they are willing to change, then they can be replaced at the end, because Fan Zhendong has lost these three games in a row recently, what lost Lin Shidong, lost Hugo, lost Lin Gaoyuan, it will always make the coaching staff feel uneasy, Ma Long is getting better and better, he is playing worse and worse, and it is possible that he will become the one who is abandoned.