On April 25, 2024, the table tennis Saudi Arabia Grand Slam list was updated, and four national table tennis players won doubles wild cards, and the number of participating pairs increased to five, men's doubles Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan, women's doubles Wang Yidi/Chen Xingtong confirmed to play, and only Fan Zhendong was not a part-time player in the main team.
The Grand Slam tournament is held for the second time this year, the champion can get 3000 points, the gold content is second only to the three major competitions, the national table tennis sent the full main lineup, the degree of attention is naturally self-evident, in addition to Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, Chen Xingtong These 10 famous players, there are also young players Lin Shidong and Qian Tianyi shortlisted for the lineup.
The doubles associations are limited to one pair of combinations to register, and the national table tennis leaves the opportunity to Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, Ma Long/Wang Chuqin, Chen Meng/Wang Manyu, for the Paris Olympics trial and error in advance, because the first set of the team competition is doubles, it does need to prepare more, as for Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, the mixed doubles qualification has already been determined, Wang Chuqin used to be his partner Fan Zhendong, and now it seems that the coaching staff is more inclined to Fan Zhendong a single.
Of course, there are wild card places that have not been announced, although they do not occupy the qualifications of their respective associations, but we are not the host after all, whether we can be taken care of is uncertain, and now the good news is coming, Liang Jingkun / Lin Gaoyuan played in men's doubles, Wang Yidi / Chen Xingtong participated in women's doubles, so Wang Chuqin has to work harder in three ways, Fan Zhendong focuses on singles, and his recent results are not ideal, and he really needs to adjust.
The World Cup that ended before, Lin Gaoyuan first defeated Fan Zhendong, and then swept Zhang Benzhihe, the performance was good and commendable, although the 3-0 lead was reversed by Ma Long, but in general there is still progress, as for Liang Jingkun lost to Carlberg, you can't just look at the results of one game, the recent two finals are equally good, Liang Jingkun / Lin Gaoyuan was a fixed combination in the past, and then often changed partners.
Liang Jingkun / Lin Gaoyuan is ranked No. 1 in the world, has won the bronze medal in the World Table Tennis Championships and the Asian Championships, since losing to the Swedish combination Falke / Karlsson, the two have cooperated less and less, and the coaching staff often arranges Lin Gaoyuan to bring newcomers, but Wang Yidi/Chen Xingtong is still a little surprised by this arrangement, because Wang Yidi has not cooperated with Chen Xingtong, let alone signed up for international events.
However, from which point of view, it is a good thing for the national table tennis to get more places, which is conducive to training on behalf of the competition, familiarizing with the preparation of the opponent, and warming up for the Paris Olympics in advance.