On the evening of May 11, Beijing time, the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam ended at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and in the final men's and women's singles finals, Olympic champion Chen Meng and national table tennis brother Wang Chuqin defeated Sun Yingsha and German player Francesca respectively, and successfully won the men's and women's singles championship of the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, and May 11 also happened to be Wang Chuqin's birthday, for Wang Chuqin must be of great significance
In the case of Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan, the four main players of national table tennis, who were out of the game ahead of schedule, Wang Chuqin withstood the pressure from the outside world and did not let the men's singles champion of this Grand Slam fall behind others, but to ask which opponent impressed Wang Chuqin the most in this WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam? It must be the 19-year-old national table tennis player Lin Shidong in the men's singles semifinals, although Wang Chuqin narrowly won 4:3, but the praise after the game is still worth savoring, because Wang Chuqin, who has always been dissatisfied with anyone, was really convinced by Lin Shidong this time
In the men's singles final of the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, Wang Chuqin faced the German star Francesca, who had previously defeated many national table tennis players, so for Wang Chuqin, this game is also very crucial, especially in the context of the national table tennis team that Wang Chuqin will partner with Fan Zhendong to participate in the men's singles event of the Paris OlympicsAlthough Francesca has been trying to fight and counterattack during the game, Wang Chuqin used his constant change and tenacious defense to not give Francesca any chance, and finally 4:2! Wang Chuqin successfully defeated Francesca and won the men's singles championship of the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam
Looking back on Wang Chuqin's promotion in this competition, it can be said that he did not encounter too much pressure and challenges along the way, the huge strength gap between the opponent and him, so that Wang Chuqin won almost every game more easily, and the real test came from the men's singles semifinals that ended earlier, Wang Chuqin's opponent in that game was the 19-year-old Lin Shidong of the national table tennis team, and at the beginning of the game, Lin Shidong directly took a 2-0 lead, almost pushing Wang Chuqin into a desperate situation, and the two sides finally played seven rounds, Wang Chuqin relied on the advantage of experience to win 4-3
But after the semi-finals, Wang Chuqin was interviewed by reporters after the game, and it was also a very rare word of praise to Lin Shidong, Wang Chuqin said: "Indeed, his quality, strength, including impact are very strong!" Lin Shidong's entire style of play and techniques and tactics are currently the most advanced in the world, and he can win against anyone in the future! This sentence can come out of Wang Chuqin's mouth, it is definitely not as simple as a compliment, which shows that Lin Shidong's progress and strength really make Wang Chuqin feel admired, of course, I really hope that Lin Shidong can carry the banner of national table tennis men's singles in the future as Wang Chuqin said!
In addition, Wang Chuqin also said that he was beaten very embarrassed by Lin Shidong many times in the semi-finals, and before that, Lin Shidong had also defeated another senior: world champion Fan Zhendong! This 19-year-old player is now in the stage of rapid progress in his career, and I believe that after continuous training, Lin Shidong will be able to carry the banner of the Chinese table tennis men's team like Wang Chuqin in time! Perhaps this is where the national table tennis is strong, not just the strength of a certain person, but the strength of the entire Chinese table tennis training system
Editor: Lao Zhang