On the evening of May 11, Beijing time, the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam men's singles final will be played between Wang Chuqin, the No. 1 main force of national table tennis, and Francesca, the No. 4 main force of Germany. It was the first time in their careers that Wang and Francesca met on the international stage, and it was an absolute blindfold encounter for both men. After a comprehensive analysis of the strength of Wang Chuqin and Francesca, this article draws a forward-looking conclusion: Wang Chuqin will defeat Francesca with the support of seven advantageous reasons. See below for details.
1. Comparison of basic information: Wang Chuqin's "coming" is at least three heads higher than Francesca
Patrick Francesca was born in 1992, Wang Chuqin was born in 2000, 24-year-old Wang Chuqin is 8 years younger in age, but Francesca's European physique determines that at the age of 32, he is also at the peak of physical function. In addition, Wang Chuqin's three battles in this station have greater physical consumption, so he can offset the advantages brought by being 8 years younger, and the two are considered to be tied in terms of congenital conditions.
However, Francesca's resume is far less brilliant than Wang Chuqin's, Xiaofu has won the highest honor since his debut, the Olympic team runner-up and the World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles champion, and there is no outstanding record in singles. Although Wang Chuqin has not yet won the singles championship in the three major competitions because of his late debut, in general, Wang Chuqin has more than five baskets of honors than Francesca. Experience has been a mixture of experience and belief, and the big head has a higher path than Francesca, which is one of the strengths he can hope to win.
2. Comparison of the promotion road to this site: Wang Chuqin has accumulated a stronger experience
Wang Chuqin defeated the French star Simon Goetz in the first round, defeated the Romanian brother Ionescu in the second round, defeated the Japanese team world champion Yoshimura Maharu in the third round, defeated the Danish monster Gegrot in the fourth round, and won the strongest national table tennis Hou Langlin Shidong in the fifth round. In these five games, three European tough guys and two Asian fierce men, Wang Chuqin's brushing experience is three-dimensional and rich, and he has accumulated a very full feel and mentality.
In the first five rounds of the station, Francesca defeated Denmark's Linde (a player recovering from a serious injury, with hidden physical dangers), Spain's main Robles (focusing on doubles, average singles strength), national table tennis player Fan Zhendong (serious hand injury has not healed), German teammate Qiu Dang (continued slump in 2024), South Korea's first brother Zhang Yuzhen (a crazy player, focusing on momentum), from the perspective of this situation, Francesca's overall framework has not been tested and improved much.
Judging from the gains on the road to promotion, Wang Chuqin is higher than Francesca.
3. Comparison of technical systems: Wang Chuqin has the most advanced system, and Francesca is still adhering to the traditional European concept
Wang Chuqin now has the highest level of essence in the high-speed connection between the near Taiwan, the violent launch of the backhand, and the vigorous quality of the board, and these are all taken together, which shows that Wang Chuqin has the most advanced system in the world in the near Taiwan, attacking strongly, replacing defense with offense, and never retreating from Taiwan.
Francesca is still delving into the traditional European concept, emphasizing the ability of COSCO to vigorously spin and confront. If there is an evolution, it is in the backhand position, Francesca has developed a more violent hard launch ability.
However, in strict comparison, Wang Chuqin's technical system is indeed much more advanced than Xiaofu, which will derive the difference in the stability of each link in the confrontation, and finally transform it into the core force that determines the result.
Fourth, the comparison of psychological construction: Wang Chuqin wants it more than Francesca
Wang Chuqin's failure at the Macau World Cup has left him with a stomach full of grievances and anger, and he urgently needs to complete his strongest psychological construction before the Olympics by passing the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam.
Comparatively speaking, Francesca's desire to "want" is not as strong as Wang Chuqin's. The biggest momentum for him at the WTT Grand Slam is prize money. Although his runner-up points have lifted him into the top 10 in the world and Germany's No. 1 rankings, it may not change the Olympic squad announced by the German Table Tennis Association last month, and Francesca was established as the Bao P card early, which made him frustrated and disappointed. With the rigor and rigidity of the Germans, it is estimated that it will be difficult to make a self-defeating and self-destructive move, so the embarrassment of Xiaofu's "first P card" is likely to be unavoidable.
Wang Chuqin is determined to win, Francesca is relatively Buddhist, and Wang Chuqin has won by a large margin in psychological construction, and the combat power value that can be mobilized will also be very different.
5. Comparison of external support: Wang Chuqin is 32 times ahead
Table tennis is really a project that has a strong dependence on the seemingly metaphysical content of atmosphere, aura, and momentum, and the support situation often becomes a key force in the battle situation.
At present, Wang Chuqin has more than 97% support on major platforms and in Saudi Arabia, while Francesca only has a pitiful support rate of less than 3% from Germany and third-party regions, and Wang Chuqin is far ahead by more than 32 times!
Don't say that these off-field factors are useless, whether they are useful or not, the players know best. Otherwise, why do you think Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha and others have to thank the fans for their support after every game, not just out of respect and politeness, but from the bottom of their hearts, because they have drawn important strength from it.
6. Comparison of team support work: Wang Chuqin has a team to serve, and Xiaofu is accompanied by only one coach
Wang Chuqin reached the final, and it was the first final of a Sino-foreign duel in the history of the Grand Slam, and of course the national table tennis will not let the championship fall aside! On the eve of the finals, from the team leader to the coach, from technical analysis to intelligence spying, there was a special meeting of a group of more than 10 people in the support team until half past three in the morning local time - previously, Chen Meng got this kind of pre-game guarantee before facing Hina Hayada in the semifinals.
Under this kind of joint efforts, a comprehensive and thorough, scientific and rigorous competition plan (or several) was already hot in front of him when Datou got up to train today. Wang Chuqin has a full 8 hours of pre-match preparation time, and with the talent and understanding of a player of his level, it is enough to fully understand and digest the plan in place. Every characteristic of Francesca has been presented in front of Wang Chuqin's eyes in detail, how could Wang Chuqin let such a good opportunity go to waste?
Francesca only has one coach to accompany him in this competition, and among the coaches in Germany, Susi is already the ceiling of the end, but can he do a team of national table tennis alone? Inexistent.
7. Personal comparison of time and time: Wang Chuqin coincides with his birthday, and God helps the United States
May 11 happened to be Wang Chuqin's 24th birthday. It is a very rare opportunity to have a birthday on the final day of a major competition, and for Wang Chuqin, this is naturally a destiny of great significance, so this advantage in time will invisibly fission into Wang Chuqin's major kinetic energy.
Francesca didn't have that to help, and even his three teammates, Qiu Dang, Ocharov and Bol, were more closely linked to the Chinese team. Wang Chuqin has the advantage of this time, and he will definitely ride the dragon in a battle, swipe the card successfully, and win the unprecedented triple crown of the Grand Slam star Yao.
At 20:00 tonight, let's cheer for Wang Chuqin and witness the arrival of this glorious moment!