Zhang Yining, known as the "Great Demon King", recently appeared in Shanghai. In the interview, when talking about our national table tennis and the prospect of the upcoming Paris Olympics, she said calmly that the women's singles are properly stable, but the women's team is still a bit suspenseful and exciting.
As for which player to like? She directly named Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, saying that these two have super-first-class skills and are a big step ahead. She also said confidently that the final gold medal will definitely be our China.
However, netizens were sharp-eyed and found that Zhang Yining didn't mention Chen Meng, which exploded on the Internet, and everyone talked about it.
Zhang Yining likes Sun Yingsha very much, she once said that Sun Yingsha's ball is so good that she can't imitate it at all! And Sun Yingsha also has a cool title called "Little Demon King", and she also regards Zhang Yining as her idol! The recent Saudi Grand Slam is over, and although Sun Yingsha didn't win the end, she still sits firmly on the throne of world No. 1. Sun Yingsha's unique way of playing allowed her to qualify for the singles, team and mixed doubles events at the Paris Olympics.
Hey, Wang Manyu was really unlucky this time, she was originally ranked second because she didn't have enough points, but she fell to third all of a sudden. After the new selection rules came out, Wang Manyu lost to the first sister of India, so that she directly failed to qualify for the singles of the Paris Olympics, Deng Yaping once pointed out that when participating in world-class competitions, psychological quality plays a crucial role! When the critical moment comes, you must have the ability to adjust yourself, even if you face difficulties, you must not panic, otherwise you will get into trouble.
Although the big demon king did not directly name Chen Meng, she was really powerful this time, with this battle, she not only won three Japanese table tennis masters in a row, but also won our Sun Yingsha in the end, winning the championship in one fell swoop! The ranking jumped from the fourth to the second. After the game, her cousin Huang Xiaoming was very happy on the Internet and praised her for being super good!
Although Chen Meng is leading in points, Wang Manyu's popularity is quite high. Now that Zhang Yining said this, the Internet has exploded, and they have brushed Wang Manyu should go to Paris to play singles, which can throw all the pressure on Liu Guoliang, after all, the women's team's singles and the third place in the team have not yet been decided.
According to the latest points ranking, Sun Yingsha is firmly in the first place, Chen Meng overtook Wang Manyu to run to second, and Wang Manyu followed. The Paris Olympic selection rules of our Chinese Table Tennis Association say that the top two can go to the Olympic singles, so now it seems that Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng have locked in the places. But ah, some fans seem to have a bit of an opinion on this ranking, especially Wang Manyu's fans, who are still desperately fighting for the last hope.
Netizens are hotly discussing, do the points rules revolve around Chen Meng? She will change the rules as soon as she loses, and she can't blame netizens for having this kind of speculation, after all, in an era of looking at data, whether it is in terms of the number of champions or the ability to resist pressure against Japanese players, Wang Manyu's performance is indeed overpowered. But unfortunately, as soon as the new rules came, Wang Manyu lost the foreign battle, which eventually led to the loss of qualifications.
In addition, there is a lesson from the past, and the former first sister Liu Shiwen is also planted on this, and the singles qualification is no. It further inspired netizens to speak out for Wang Manyu.
Hey, now that the final list hasn't come out yet, I can't say if Zhang Yining's words will change the team. But to be honest, our female table tennis players are quite good, just like Zhang Yining said, each of them has their own characteristics, and they have worked hard for the country. So, no matter who goes to the competition in the end, we have to be objective and cheer them on!