The Macau Table Tennis Singles World Cup came to a successful conclusion, and Ma Long, the captain of the Chinese men's table tennis team, won the championship trophy again after many years, and this is also Ma Long's third World Cup singles championship.
The 35-year-old Ma Long has long passed the age of fighting, and being able to defeat young players such as Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Chuqin to win the championship at this age is enough to see the ability of the "all-round warrior" Ma Long, and he has also become a role model in the world table tennis arena.
Just when the whole country was cheering for Ma Long to win the championship, many netizens raised concerns and explained the negative impact of Ma Long's championship on men's table tennis.
In this Macau World Cup, the No. 1 seed of Chinese men's table tennis Wang Chuqin also played very well, facing Brazilian star Hugo in the 1/8 match, and finally defeated the opponent 4-2 to advance to the next round.
In the game against Hugo, Wang Chuqin's forehand was almost invincible, and as the best "golden left hand" in national table tennis after Xu Xin, Wang Chuqin's playing style was more violent.
In this regard, Wang Chuqin's head coach Xiao Zhan also said: At present, few people in the table tennis world can screw through Wang Chuqin's forehand!
But this time Wang Chuqin's trick to press the bottom of the box, but was twisted through by Ma Long, Ma Long used a counter-rotation style of play, telling everyone in the world where Wang Chuqin's shortcomings are, as the current world No. 1 player, Wang Chuqin has long been included in the research list by the foreign association, and Ma Long's 4-0 victory over Wang Chuqin this time also allowed the foreign association to take advantage of the fisherman, and better target Wang Chuqin's shortcomings.
Ma Long used to change the way of serving, successively defeated Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan two left-handed generals, Ma Long's style of play will inevitably cause the foreign association to imitate, we lament Ma Long's experience, but also worry about the Paris Olympics in 3 months.
At present, Wang Chuqin has basically locked in the men's singles quota, and as a rare "golden left hand" in national table tennis, Wang Chuqin not only has to participate in the men's singles competition at the Olympic Games, but also has to take into account the men's doubles, mixed doubles, and men's team competitions.
Wang Chuqin wears many hats, the pressure itself is relatively large, and now the video of Ma Long and Wang Chuqin's battle has been watched repeatedly by the foreign association, based on the experience of Wang Manyu being studied by the foreign association and being hidden by the national table tennis, if Wang Chuqin can't make up for his shortcomings during this time, then the men's table tennis champion of the Paris Olympics may change.
In addition to Wang Chuqin, the men's table tennis No. 2 seed Fan Zhendong's recent state can be described as "miserable", as the "first person" of national table tennis after Zhang Jike, Ma Long, and Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong's state has been up and down since the Tokyo Olympics, and he has not carried the banner of men's table tennis at all.
Now Fan Zhendong has not even entered the semifinals in the recent world competitions, and has not won the championship in the past year.
Of course, there are not so many twists and turns in competitive sports, and we should be happy for Ma Long to win the championship with his own ability, and it is not a mistake, but for the Olympic Games, the national table tennis plays a game of chess, and in the case that Ma Long cannot participate in the singles competition, as the big brother of the national table tennis, I hope that Ma Long can help Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong to strengthen their shortcomings and find their state.
Ma Long participated in the Paris Olympics this time, mainly participating in the men's doubles and men's team competitions, and his time and physical strength are relatively abundant.
Wang Chuqin plays very aura, and he can also use his brain, if Ma Long gives Wang Chuqin a sparring partner for three months, specializing in backhand and special training, I believe that Wang Chuqin's strength will also go to the next level!