On May 1, the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam will hold a qualifying competition, and the national table tennis team will send a full main lineup to participate in this competition. In the previous qualifying round, the national table tennis will have a bye, and it will start directly from the main match that started on May 4. This Saudi Arabian competition may be the last real showdown before the Olympic Games, and there are two major suspense that will be revealed, which has attracted much attention.
The last real battle before the Olympics
As an Olympic year, the most critical task of national table tennis is to prepare for the Olympic Games. At present, all the players participating in the national table tennis have not yet been produced, so determining the list will be the focus at the moment. The men's team has finished all the competitions and has not yet announced the official roster. This Saudi Arabia Tournament is the last stop of the national table tennis women's team in Paris, with high points and great impact. After the end of the event, all the suspense will basically be settled. Once the roster is generated, the national table tennis will remain healthy and selectively participate, and it is only a matter of time before it enters closed training.
Olympic players, especially the singles four, even if they participate in the competition, it is believed that it is mainly to find out the strength of the opponent and adjust the state. Whether there will be a new killer move will have to wait until the Olympics are revealed. And if the state comes out too early and is not suitable, the Olympics will be cold, and it will be easy to underestimate the enemy. It's not appropriate to come out too late, and it's easy to be unpopular. Stabilize yourself and improve yourself one step at a time. That's the right rhythm!
Suspense 1: Tickets for the Olympics will be confirmed
The men's team's games have all ended, and the top three are determined, namely Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, and Ma Long. There is no suspense in the list, just wait for the official announcement. Now look at the competition of the women's team, and to put it more bluntly, it is the competition between Wang Manyu and Chen Meng. Sun Yingsha has just won the World Cup, and the points advantage is huge, and the Saudi Arabian tournament has locked the singles ticket regardless of winning or losing. Wang Manyu is now ranked second, more than 1,500 points ahead of Chen Meng behind him. Wang Manyu has advantages, but they are not stable, and Chen Meng still has the opportunity to compete.
For Wang Manyu and Chen Meng, the most basic requirement is not to lose foreign wars and ensure stable performance. Whoever loses the foreign war will be out of the game if he deducts 3,000 points, which is fatal. Chen Meng's goal is to win the championship, and if he wants to get a singles ticket, he has to hope that Wang Manyu will be upset and out of the tournament early.
Once the singles list is confirmed, there will be no suspense in the next team competition, and the third person who loses the singles will basically be able to lock this ticket. The only uncertainty is the P card, which still needs to be selected by the national table tennis after comprehensive consideration.
Suspense 2: Who will win the first Saudi Grand Slam championship
The biggest suspense of the game is the championship battle, and the national table tennis sent a full main lineup to participate, with greater intensity and higher gold content. Men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, mixed doubles, five individual events, the national table tennis basically came up with the Olympic lineup, and the performance and results are worth looking forward to.
Judging from the list, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Chen Meng, Wang Chuqin, Ma Long and others are all wearing many hats, especially Wang Chuqin is even harder and needs to play three. Among the core main forces, only Fan Zhendong did not have concurrent events and only played singles. The continuous rotation increases the uncertainty of the game, and it is a huge test for the preparation and physical adjustment of the main players. Doubles carries the hope of winning the championship, and singles determines the singles quota for the Olympic Games, and sometimes you may need to make a choice!
The points are high, the bonuses are many, the strength is close, and no one can afford to lose the core main force. There is only one champion, who do you think will win the championship?