Sweep the Japanese table tennis + win the women's singles qualification! Behind the recovery of women's table tennis Chen Meng: the post-80s young marshal helped her return to the top

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2024-05-18 14:39Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

Chen Meng has enjoyed a strong resurgence this year, announcing the return of the king with a near-perfect performance at the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, where she swept Japan's three major women's table tennis players, defeated Sun Yingsha in the final, won the women's doubles title, and successfully qualified for the Olympic women's singles. Behind the return of Chen Meng, she needs to thank her new head coach Sun Xun.

The coach, who was born in 1980, was a national table tennis player at the same time as Ma Lin and Liu Guozheng, but he did not rise to the main force, but he served as the main sparring partner of the national table tennis for a long time, and was once praised by Liu Guoliang as one of the best sparring partners in national table tennis. Sun Xun later went abroad to play, and after retiring, he coached the Liaoning youth team and helped the provincial team win many championships.

Sun Xun was promoted to the national team in January 2023, and a few months later, he was promoted again as the head coach of Olympic champion Chen Meng.

The post-80s young marshal ushered in a big test, and he wanted to help Chen Meng achieve a state recovery. Chen Meng entered a low point after the Tokyo Olympics, her athleticism declined, and she lost many matches in the battle, falling into a women's singles title drought. Chen Meng's head coach in the Tokyo Olympic cycle is Ma Lin. But after the Tokyo Olympics cycle, Ma Lin was promoted to the head coach of women's table tennis, and Zhong Jinyong became Chen Meng's head coach.

After Sun Xun replaced Chen Meng, he trained Chen Meng hard. First of all, she increased physical training, Chen Meng once posted a video of special physical training, she started practicing from 3:30 p.m. to 9:50 p.m. As an Olympic champion at the age of 30, she's working hard to get back to her best.

The effect of the physical training is obvious, in the Saudi Grand Slam tournament, Chen Meng encountered a series of strong opponents, she played very fiercely, suppressing the opponent. Coach Sun Xun also helped Chen Meng improve technically. Chen Meng's hair extensions are getting better and better, and the first three boards are more refined. In addition, Chen Meng has physical protection and fewer mistakes. Guo Yan, a former national player and former national table tennis coach, praised Chen Meng during the live broadcast, pointing out that the quality of Chen Meng's playing is back.

And Chen Meng's state recovery happened just after Sun Xun became Chen Meng's head coach. Sun Xun is tall and has been described as a "fat tiger" by some table tennis fans. Sun Xun gave careful guidance to Chen Meng, whether it was women's singles or women's doubles. Before the game, Sun Xun personally practiced with Chen Meng.

Sun Xun is now a young coach focused on training in national table tennis, and he is also in charge of Chen Xingtong. The players are changing, and the national table tennis coach is also changing. Behind Chen Meng's rise, Sun Xun, an excellent young coach, has made great contributions.

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