With the Paris Olympics approaching, various table tennis associations are in full swing to prepare, and what fans are most concerned about is, what are the rules of table tennis for the Paris Olympics? Who among the national table tennis opponents will be in the Olympic Games? Among the male and female national table tennis players, who can go to the Olympics? What are the national table tennis selection rules, and what is the current situation of the national table tennis candidates?
Before Xiaobian (Wushuang Sports) has had several articles have been updating the national table tennis in singles, doubles, mixed doubles Olympic selection points in a timely manner, and they are also more detailed, recently there are still fans asking Xiaobian, how is the table tennis project in the Olympic Games regulated, why is the selection of people so complicated? The Olympic selection progress of the main opponents of national table tennis is clearly analyzed by fans and friends, and can be collected.
1. The official rules of the Olympic Committee and the allocation of quotas
The table tennis events of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will have five medal events, namely men's singles, women's singles, mixed doubles, men's team, and women's team. A total of 172 athletes participated in the five events, with 86 quotas for men and women. France, as the host, automatically gets three men's and three women's quotas. In addition, 2 special seats are allocated as participation seats. The remaining 164 seats are fought for by various table tennis associations.
Each association can obtain a maximum of 6 quota places (3 for men and 3 for women) to participate in 5 events, with a maximum of 2 participants in both men's and women's singles, 1 pair in mixed doubles, and only one team in men's and women's teams, with a maximum of 3 players per team, and 1 or 2 singles participants are automatically selected.
The powerful national table tennis is full of quotas, so it can send 6 athletes (3 men and 3 women) to participate in the official competition, and of course, the men's and women's team competitions are also allowed to have a P card. And some associations that are not so strong are still working hard to qualify for the Paris Olympics.
2. National Table Tennis Olympic Selection Rules
Based on the rules of the International Olympic Committee and the World Table Tennis Federation, the Chinese Table Tennis Association formulated version 1.0 of the national table tennis Olympic selection rules at the beginning of 2023.
For the men's and women's singles quotas, the Olympic selection points earned by all athletes during the Olympic scoring cycle will be counted, and the two singles players with the highest points will qualify for the Olympic Games.
The Olympic singles selection points are made up of two parts, namely world ranking points + team bonus points. The specific scoring rules can be shown in the figure below (men's singles and women's singles are the same set of rules)
On April 13 this year, the Chinese Table Tennis Association officially announced a version of the latest rules, which we call the Olympic Selection Rules 2.0 version, which made special changes to the rules of women's table tennis, such as the introduction of rules such as the cancellation of internal reward points in international competitions and the reverse deduction mechanism, the withdrawal deduction mechanism, and the assessment cycle ending on May 14. The latest version 2.0 of the Olympic selection rules is shown in the following diagram (Women's Singles rules):
According to the rules of the Olympic Committee, the International Table Tennis Federation and the Chinese Table Tennis Association, judging from the existing Olympic selection points, the mixed doubles quota has been locked in advance by the Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha combination (4196 points higher than the Lin Shidong/Kuo Man combination), and the men's singles quota has also been locked by Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong. The latest national table tennis selection standings are shown in the figure below, which can be collected:
The first singles place in women's singles was locked by Sun Yingsha (27650 points, 12785 points higher than the second Wang Manyu), Wang Yidi has withdrawn from the women's singles competition in advance, the only suspense is whether the second person in women's singles is Wang Manyu or Chen Meng, Chen Meng is currently 1555 points higher than Manyu, and the Saudi Grand Slam still has a chance to overtake.
The winner of the Saudi Grand Slam tournament held on May 1 can receive 2,000 international ranking points and 3,000 intra-team bonus points, while if someone on the women's team loses the foreign war, not only will they receive 0 bonus points in this tournament, but they will also be deducted 3,000 points, so the difference between the champion and the player who lost the foreign war can be up to 8,000 points. Chen Meng and Wang Manyu still have a chance, it depends on who can grasp it.
The latest selection standings details of the women's singles can be seen in the following picture, which can be collected:
3. The Olympic quota of the world's main competitors was announced
The Japanese Table Tennis Association has announced all the quotas for the Olympic Games earlier, Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Tomokazu Zhangmoto and the brothers and sisters were all selected, and Tomokazu Zhangmoto participated in the men's singles, men's team, and mixed doubles 3 events at the same time, and is highly trusted.
It is worth mentioning that the age of the Japanese contestants this year has also hit a new low, and the specific list of participants is as follows:
The German team also announced their Olympic participation list, among which the world's No. 10 Chinese player Qiu Dang has been highly regarded, and he also participated in the men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles events, which has a good competitiveness. In the German women's singles, Han Ying has been injured, and I don't know if there will be a change in the quota before the Olympics.
We also look forward to the national table tennis being able to pass the Saudi Grand Slam and settle the second singles of the women's singles, so that fans and friends can also take a reassuring pill. Whether Wang Manyu wins the quota in the end, or Chen Meng wins the quota, they are all players of our national table tennis, and we will continue to support them. Come on, big dream and Manyu, come on!
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