Recently, in the Saudi Table Tennis Grand Slam held in Saudi Arabia, a world champion had no place to sleep during the competition, and almost ended up on the streets of Saudi Arabia, which is really ridiculous.
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Zheng Yijing, who was kicked out of the hotel from Taipei, is not as popular as Zhang Yining, but she has won multiple tournaments, including two World Junior Tour Women's Singles titles, one ITTF Pro Tour Women's Singles Championship and the 2011 WTT Challenger Doha Mixed Doubles title.
It's really surprising that a famous player who has won multiple world championships was actually asked out of his hotel room in the middle of the night.
Her coach Zheng Jiaqi posted that when they returned to the hotel where they stayed at night, they were suddenly inexplicably asked by the hotel to vacate their room, the key is that Zheng Yijing still has a women's singles match the next day, do they all have to sleep in the hotel lobby this big night? Moreover, Saudi Arabia is located in the desert, the climate is hot, and the physical consumption is much faster than in China, if you can't rest well, how can you play the next day?
Why was Zheng Yijing kicked out of the hotel?
We all know that the accommodation of the players participating in this kind of international event is generally arranged by the organizer, and we have never heard of the strange incident of the team members being kicked out in the middle of the night in that international event. Moreover, in this competition, the prize money alone is as high as 2 million US dollars, and the Saudi side is not short of money, so why is there such a ridiculous farce?
According to online sources, Zheng Yijing's team was kicked out of the hotel because of a mistake in the organizer's arrangement, and the hotel's reason was that the room where Zheng Yijing stayed had been booked by other guests and did not belong to her, so she needed to vacate it. What's next? There is no latest news at present, but Zheng Yijing should not have fallen into the situation of falling into the streets, and she is also a world champion anyway, most likely because the organizer and the hotel coordinated later.
Many fans learned that Zheng Yijing was kicked out of the hotel, and called on Liu Guoliang to intervene.
Will he make a move? As the leader of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, Liu Guoliang has fought for the rights and interests of our own players in the international arena many times in the past, but this time is a bit special, it is the Taipei players who have been treated unfairly, and I don't know if Liu Guoliang will help her speak out?
Some netizens believe that the Saudi organizers should be heavily fined
As the organizer of the international competition, the Saudi Arabian organizers were very disappointed with their performance in this incident. They have not been able to provide basic livelihood support for the players, and some fans want international sports organizations to take serious action against the organizers and impose heavy fines.
This is the first time that the table tennis Grand Slam has been held in Saudi Arabia, and perhaps due to inexperience, the arrangement has been flawed. But this year's competition, in addition to Zheng Yijing being kicked out of the hotel, there have been many situations that have surprised fans, such as a shortage of table tennis tables.
The picture below shows Fan Zhendong and Hina Hayada are training at the table, and the next few players have to wait in line on the side, this scene is really laughable, which undoubtedly has a certain impact on the pre-game preparations of the players. Many fans questioned that Saudi Arabia is so rich, why don't you buy a few more table tennis tables?
After watching the online live broadcast, some netizens complained that the competition venue was too small and broken, and the contestants dangled a few times.
Some netizens complained, why is the atmosphere of this venue so green? I saw that my eyes were a little trance-like.
This is understandable, Saudi Arabia is located in a desert area, in their natural environment, the most missing color element is green, probably for this reason, so that the Saudis are particularly fond of green.
Saudi Arabia is hosting such a competition for the first time, and in the preparation process, it may be due to a lack of experience that has led to some omissions in personnel and equipment, which is certainly not what the organizers wanted. However, after this time, I believe that Saudi Arabia should be more handy when holding competitions in the future and provide better preparation for the players.