Review of the 2024 Table Tennis Tournament: The national players are heroic and outstanding, and historical achievements are born
2024 is an extremely exciting year for Chinese table tennis players. In the past year, they have continued to achieve great results on the international stage, showing tenacious struggle and outstanding strength. It has also experienced some upset results and brutal defeats, reflecting the cruelty and uncertainty of the sport.
WTT Doha Star Challenge: National table tennis is off to a good start
The WTT Doha Stars Challenge at the beginning of the year kicked off the 2024 table tennis season. In this event, national table tennis players Chen Xingtong/Qian Tianyi and Liang Jingkun/Yuan Licen won the women's doubles and men's doubles championships respectively. Chen Xingtong/Qian Tianyi maintained their dominance in the Women's Doubles event with a 3-1 victory over Japan's Hina Hayata/Miu Hirano in the final. Liang Jingkun/Yuan Licen won the men's doubles championship for the national table tennis team by defeating the German pair Thomas/Ocharov in a tie-break in a marathon final. The outstanding performance of these two pairs has added confidence to the good start of the new season for the national table tennis.
Singapore Grand Slam: All members of the national table tennis team played
In the Singapore Grand Slam in March, the national table tennis sent all 12 athletes to participate in the competition, and the lineup was strong. In the men's singles, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long won the championship and runner-up respectively. Fan Zhendong defeated Ma Long 4-2 in the final to maintain his dominance in the men's singles event. In the women's singles, Sun Yingsha defeated Chen Meng 3-1 to maintain her dominance in the women's singles event. In the doubles event, Xu Xin/Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Meng/Wang Manyu won the men's doubles and women's doubles titles respectively. These outstanding performances once again demonstrated the strong strength of national table tennis in the international arena.
Saudi Arabia Grand Slam tournament with the playing list
Before the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam at the end of April, the national table tennis announced the list of 12 players. Chen Meng and Wang Manyu will compete for singles qualification at the Paris Olympics in this event. The outstanding performances of these two young athletes at the Singapore Grand Slam have raised expectations for their performances at the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam.
Tournament upsets and thrilling matches
The Saudi Grand Slam has produced some shocking upsets on the field. In the women's singles 1/8 finals, Chen Xingtong, the national table tennis world champion, lost to teammate Qian Tianyi with a score of 0-3 and missed the quarterfinals. It was a shocking upset, and Chen Xingtong was a strong player as a world champion and the core of the national team, but he failed to perform at the level he should have in this match. In another match, Wang Yidi, the main force of national table tennis, played against the 19-year-old French rising star Pavard in the first round, and was stubbornly attacked by the opponent. Wang Yidi was reversed to 2-2 after leading 2-0, and the decisive game saved the match point, only winning 2 points to kill the opponent, and the big score was 3-2 thrilling advance. Wang Yidi played quite hard in this game and almost got out of the game.
These upset results and thrilling matches reflect the cruelty and uncertainty of table tennis. Even strong athletes can suffer setbacks and losses on the field. But it is this cruelty and uncertainty that makes table tennis events so exciting and attracts the attention of countless fans.
Sun Yingsha created the history of the women's singles championship with three championships
In the climax of the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, national table tennis player Sun Yingsha made history. She defeated her teammate Wang Manyu 4-0 in the final and won the women's singles championship three times, becoming the first Chinese athlete to win the event three times after Zhang Yining. This achievement not only demonstrates Sun Yingsha's tenacious struggle and outstanding strength, but also once again demonstrates the dominance of Chinese table tennis players in the international arena.
In an interview after the race, Sun said that this championship means a lot to her, and she has put in a lot of hard work and sweat to achieve such an achievement. She also said that in the future, she will continue to work hard to win more honors for Chinese table tennis players.
Looking back at the table tennis events in 2024, we can see that Chinese athletes continue to create good results in the international arena, showing tenacious struggle and outstanding strength. It has also experienced some upset results and brutal defeats, reflecting the cruelty and uncertainty of the sport. It is this cruelty and uncertainty that makes table tennis events so exciting and attracts the attention of countless fans.