On that Saudi Arabian field, the Chinese table tennis team once again showed their hegemony, sweeping the championship of all events, making countless fans crazy. In the face of various challenges, they use the power of their team to tell the world that unity is strength.
Originally, winning back those shining trophies should be a moment to make people smile! But Coach Marin got into a lot of trouble. Yes, a loyal fan of Wang Manyu directly complained to the General Administration of Sports about Coach Ma Lin's misuse in the strategic arrangement during the game, and he also showed favoritism to Chen Meng.
This Saudi Table Tennis Grand Slam is really heart-pounding. Soon after the opening, Wang Manyu, Lin Gaoyuan, and Liang Jingkun fell one after another, and then Ma Long suffered a setback in the 1/16 knockout round, and Fan Zhendong was also declared out in the 1/8 knockout round. Rarely, our four main players in the men's singles event have fallen.
However, fortunately, Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin, two young players, broke into the semi-finals in the first half, and the second half became a battlefield for players from other associations. In the final, Wang Chuqin defeated the German veteran Francesca and lifted the Gold Cup. In women's singles, Wang Manyu, a female player who has always been invincible in singles competitions, was unexpectedly defeated this time, making the road to defending her title precarious.
After defeating Hina Hayata, Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha entered the final together. In the end, Chen Meng won the championship! The Chinese table tennis team was able to win the championship in both singles events, which undoubtedly experienced a purgatory-like test, but it also highlighted the strong strength of the Chinese team in fighting tough battles.
Why did Wang Manyu's fans sue Ma Lin to the General Administration of Sports? There are two main reasons: first, Wang Manyu lost the opportunity to participate in the women's singles event at the Paris Olympics! Due to Wang Manyu's defeat in the Saudi Grand Slam and Chen Meng's championship, Chen Meng's points surpassed Wang Manyu.
According to the rules of the Chinese table tennis selection, Chen Meng will play in Paris with Sun Yingsha, who has been arranged before. In this regard, Wang Manyu's fans are very dissatisfied, they think, since Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng have also been defeated in foreign wars before, why was Wang Manyu excluded as soon as they were defeated? Especially in the entire Olympic cycle, Wang Manyu's performance is actually far better than Chen Meng! Therefore, they firmly believe that Wang Manyu is the more suitable candidate in the women's singles field.
In addition, Wang Manyu's supporters believe that Coach Ma Lin adopted the wrong tactics during the courtside coaching of the game, which ultimately led to Wang Manyu being defeated by an opponent who has never been able to outperform her, Batra. They suspected that Coach Ma Lin was partial, but in fact, they hoped that Chen Meng could get another chance to compete in the singles competition at the Olympics.
The fans' stance seems to be very firm, but I would like to remind everyone that maybe Wang Manyu's supporters don't know the whole picture. The Olympic selection of the national table tennis team only started this year! The men's team will be selected until the Macau World Cup, while the women's team will be selected for the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam. The selection criteria have long been clear, and the rules are the iron law, there is no doubt about it! As for tactical deployment, it ultimately depends on the athlete's own execution.
Coach Ma Lin is regarded as an eccentric statement, self-defeating, Wang Manyu's strength is indeed outstanding, her defeat is just an accident, we still need to act according to the rules, there are no rules! At the same time, I also hope that Wang Manyu's fans can look at this matter more rationally, after all, Wang Manyu is still very young, and he will have the opportunity to compete for the singles championship in the Olympic Games in the future!