On July 27, Beijing time, the table tennis event of the Paris Olympics will officially start. At present, fans and friends are very concerned about the list of participants in national table tennis. In this regard, based on my personal experience, I would like to make a less reliable prediction. It should be noted that the forecast is subjective and personal, not objective, and is for reference only.
Event name: Table tennis at the Paris Olympics
Time: July 27 - August 10
National table tennis list: The WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam is the last international competition in the national table tennis inspection cycle, which is clear. The Saudi Arabian Grand Slam will be played on May 11, so my personal prediction: the national table tennis will release the Olympic Games list on a day between May 12 and 15 for publicity.
List Predictions:
Mixed doubles: Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha
The mixed doubles event is clear, and the national table tennis mainly cultivates 2 combinations, Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha and Lin Shidong and Kuo Man. Each association can only apply for one group at the Paris Olympics, so world No. 1 Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha will inevitably play to help the team fight back what they once lost.
Women's Singles: Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu
Sun Yingsha's performance in the Paris cycle is obvious to all, winning the singles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban, the Macau World Cup, and various WTT events, and there is no doubt that she will qualify for the first singles qualification. In addition, she is hopeful to break Zhang Jike's record of 445 at the Paris Olympics and become the fastest player to achieve a Grand Slam.
Wang Manyu won her first blockbuster title in the Paris cycle, the singles title of the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, which increased her bargaining chips for singles qualification. In addition, she is currently second in the standings and probably the only player who can beat Sun Yingsha in 7 games. But to achieve that, she needs to learn to improve on the tactical side.
Men's Singles: Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong
The men's singles event is actually very clear, and it is even more explicit than the women's singles event. Although Ma Long won the singles championship of the World Cup, the national table tennis needs to consider the performance of the entire cycle and the future team building. In a sense, the competition for a place in the men's singles event is over!
Men's team: Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, P card Liang Jingkun
Originally, Ma Long and Liang Jingkun's performance was comparable, and it was even said that Liang Jingkun's performance was better. As a result, Ma Long was stunned by the World Cup victory, and his points increased significantly. In addition, his Olympic experience is unmatched by others, so he has an advantage over Liang Jingkun, who is hopeful of getting a replacement.
Many people mentioned Lin Shidong, and personally thought that he had no hope of competing for the qualification of a substitute, because there was still a Lin Gaoyuan in front of him. Lin Shidong has hopes of competing for the 2028 Olympics, even in singles.
Women's group: Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Chen Meng, Chen Xingtong
Wang Manyu won a runner-up in the World Cup, surpassing Chen Meng a lot in points, as long as the Grand Slam matches play normally, then she can safely win the second singles qualification. Chen Meng's team participation, in fact, the most important thing for her is to impact the singles championship at the 2025 World Championships in Doha, realize her Grand Slam dream, and make a last stand.
Women's team substitute, this is the only thing I can't be sure of, Wang Yidi has a better record, but because she has lost to the foreign association too many times, and Li Falcon directly announced that she would not be able to compete for the Olympic singles qualification, so I think there is a high probability that even the P card qualification will be removed, so Chen Xingtong will be qualified.
This is my personal list, is it in line with your expectations?