In 2024, the Chinese table tennis team will show their dominance by winning consecutive gold medals in the world table tennis arena. From the Team World Table Tennis Championships in Busan, South Korea, to the Singapore Grand Slam, to the World Cup in Incheon and Macau, all of them have proved the strong strength of the Chinese team. Ma Long and Sun Yingsha won the World Cup in Macau respectively, and the Chinese team seems to be unmatched.
However, the rise of opponents has put pressure on the Chinese team. In the women's singles semi-finals of the World Cup in Macau, Zhang Benmei and Wang Manyu were defeated, but despite this, the 15-year-old is already ranked eighth in the world and has shown amazing talent. Although domestic rising stars such as Kuo Man have not yet reached the level of Zhang Ben, the national table tennis coaching staff has begun to focus on youth training to cultivate future champions.
In late May, at the Taiyuan Challenge, the national table tennis coaching staff signed up for the 15-year-old Feng Yixuan, which was particularly eye-catching. Feng Yixuan, a rising star with high potential, will team up with Chen Yuanyu in the mixed doubles competition. Although this is her World Arena debut, it will be a valuable experience for her to have the opportunity to compete with World Champions like Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin.
This strategy of national table tennis not only shows the importance they attach to youth training, but also allows the outside world to see the continuous vitality of Chinese table tennis. Looking to the future, we have reason to believe that Feng Yixuan and her peers will become a new force in the table tennis world.