A breakthrough for young athletes
Yesterday, the WTT World Table Tennis Federation announced the list of the youngest athletes to enter the world's top 10. Tomokazu Zhang, who finished third at the World Cup in Macau, was crowned the winner with Sibling Zhang, who overtook Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha at the age of 14 and 15 respectively to become the top three of the world's top 10 youngest athletes. It is gratifying that there are 4 people selected for the national table tennis: our national table tennis players Sun Yingsha and Fan Zhendong, Guo Yue and Ma Long are all on the list.
This list reveals the talent and accolades of young athletes today and in the past. Zhang Benmei and natural spirituality, and his brother Zhang Benzhihe was also among the top 10 at 14 years, 10 months and 4 days. And our national table tennis Sun Yingsha entered the top ten at the age of 16 years, 7 months and 27 days, and Fan Zhendong became one of the youngest male athletes in the world's top ten. Such achievements not only highlight the rising strength of the young generation in the field of table tennis, but also show the talent of national table tennis players.
2. The rapid rise of Miwa Zhangmoto
At the World Cup in Macau, 15-year-old Japanese teenager Miwa Zhangmoto made a splash, winning the bronze medal in one fell swoop, and also ranked third among the world's top 10 female players as the youngest. Her performance was stunning, marking the rapid rise of women's table tennis power in Japan.
The rise of Miwa Haramoto is not only reflected in her personal achievements, but also reflects the achievements of the Japanese table tennis team in the development of a new generation of players. She defeated Wang Yidi of the national table tennis women's team and Diaz of Puerto Rico in the competition, showing strong talent and threat.
The specific rankings are as follows:
Women's Direction
Guo Yue: 14 years, 5 months and 15 days
Mimato Ito 14 years, 7 months and 11 days
Zhang Benmei and 15 years, 10 months and 7 days
Miu Hirano 16 years, 6 months and 18 days
Sun Yingsha was 16 years, 7 months and 27 days
Men's Direction
Tomokazu Zhangmoto was 14 years, 10 months and 4 days
Fan Zhendong was 16 years, 5 months and 9 days
Felix Lebrun 17 years, 1 month and 12 days
Lin Yunru was 18 years and 15 days old
Malone was 18 years, 4 months and 9 days
3. The gap in the confrontation between China and Japan
Compared with Zhang Benmeihe, the national table tennis player is currently 20 years old, and his poor performance in the Macau World Cup further highlights the intensification of competition among young players in the Chinese and Japanese table tennis circles. Kuo Man was out early in the group stage, while Zhang Benmei and all the way through until the semifinals after 6 rounds of fierce battles before losing to Wang Manyu.
The Japanese table tennis team has improved rapidly among young players and has frequently faced off against the Chinese team on the international stage. Such a competitive environment does not put pressure on young athletes in China and Japan, and also introduces more variables for the future of table tennis. The Zhang brothers and sisters will be very strong opponents for national table tennis in the future, and it can be said that the threat is increasing day by day.
4. Future competition and prospects
The selection of national table tennis Sun Yingsha, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long also represents the advantages and talents of national table tennis in this regard. The Japanese player list also occupies a large part of the page, so that the national table tennis has to pay attention to it quickly, pay attention to the training of young players and actual combat training may be imminent, a few days ago the national table tennis has some new faces such as: Feng Yixuan and others will participate in WTT international competitions, and the world champion brothers, sisters and sisters have competed.
The rise of young Japanese players has intensified the rivalry between China and Japan, and this trend will continue for some time. How to continue to maintain an advantage in this environment is a challenge that our national table tennis coaching team and players need to face. Facing the future, the confrontation between young players from China and Japan will continue to be a major attraction in international table tennis events. This kind of competition will also promote the continuous progress of global table tennis, and we look forward to the emergence of more young players in the future arena of national table tennis.