The 2024 Table Tennis World Cup has just come to an end, and the Chinese national table tennis team has once again demonstrated its outstanding competitive strength in this world-class event and won honor for Chinese sports. As the head of the Chinese table tennis world, Liu Guoliang, the head coach of the national table tennis team, made a comprehensive summary of the performance of the national table tennis players in this World Cup, not only affirmed their outstanding performance, but also pointed out the aspects that still need to be further improved, and pointed out the direction for the future Olympic journey.
First of all, let's take a look at the performance of the national table tennis men's team in this World Cup. There is no doubt that Malone is undoubtedly the biggest highlight of this time. Liu Guoliang said that Ma Long's final match "will be a very classic one of his career", and to be able to maintain such an excellent form at this age is the third time he has reached the top, which fully shows Ma Long's outstanding strength as a generation of grandmasters. Not only does he have great skills, but more importantly, he has tenacity and a lot of experience in the tournament, which the rest of the team needs to learn urgently.
In addition to Ma Long, Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong have also confirmed their qualifications to participate in singles, which undoubtedly adds confidence to the Olympic journey of the national table tennis men's team. Liu Guoliang said that the competitiveness of these two players has been significantly stronger than other players, just waiting for the official announcement of the Chinese Table Tennis Association on May 7.
Although the overall performance of national table tennis is excellent, there are also some areas that need to be improved. Lin Gaoyuan regretted losing in the final, and Liu Guoliang said that this can be used as his "tuition", because although his skills are ahead of Ma Long, he still needs to learn Ma Long's changes and grasp at critical moments. Wang Manyu also had some regrets, although she performed well against the Japanese player, she was still a little less prepared for the finals.
On the issue of the selection for the Paris Olympics, Liu Guoliang also made his own prediction. In women's singles, Sun Yingsha is a confirmed spot, and there will be a fierce battle between Wang Manyu and Chen Meng. In men's singles, Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong have already secured their spots, and Ma Long may not be able to participate in singles. The selection of P-card spots has also attracted attention, as it is usually a chance for young and promising youngsters to show their potential. Liu Guoliang said that this issue is still difficult to choose, because it is necessary to test the strength in the "real sword and real gun" competition, and the hero cannot be judged by the results alone.
To sum up, the performance of the national table tennis players in this World Cup is undoubtedly encouraging, especially the outstanding performance of superstar players such as Ma Long and Sun Yingsha, which once again established the king status of Chinese table tennis. But at the same time, it also shows that in the face of increasingly fierce international table tennis competition, the national table tennis still needs to further improve its psychological quality and adaptability in order to ensure more outstanding results in the next Olympic Games.
The future Olympic journey is destined to be more difficult, but as long as the national table tennis is united, makes good use of the current technical advantages and experience advantages, and through refined training and comprehensive competitive analysis, I believe that it will be able to create brilliant achievements in the field of table tennis again, win glory for the country, and bring more pride and pride to the people.