On May 21, Beijing time, "Ma Long withdrew from the WTT Chongqing Championships, Lin Gaoyuan made up" suddenly became a hot search entry, with different opinions on the rivers and lakes, and various speculations and analyses were endless. Guy Malone's withdrawal from the competition has too many strange things, and people can't help but think about it. So, what is the truth about "Malone withdrawing"?
First, Lin Gao is far from the biggest beneficiary
Ma Long withdrew from the competition, and the qualification was obtained by Lin Gaoyuan. On the surface, Lin Gaoyuan is the most direct beneficiary of Ma Long's withdrawal. But in fact, for Lin Gaoyuan, this should not be a fortune from heaven.
First of all, Lin Gaoyuan needs to complete the three battles in Taiyuan Station before the Chongqing competition, and at least needs to complete the task of guarding the men's singles half, and the back-to-back high-intensity matches in two consecutive stops are a huge pressure and burden for Lin Gaoyuan himself.
Secondly, Lin Gaoyuan's mission in the Paris cycle has ended in advance, and he will most likely not have the opportunity to become a force in the next cycle, so he has essentially entered the closing stage of the national team, and he does not need to play one more game to gain points and rankings.
Third, during the Incheon Championships, the national table tennis coaching staff arranged for Wang Chuqin to retire, but did not sign up for Lin Gaoyuan, resulting in only 7 players in the national table tennis, wasting a place in vain, and that game has more practical significance for Lin Gaoyuan, if he participates in the Incheon competition, Liang Jingkun will inevitably not be able to open the gap with him, and Lin Gaoyuan still has a great chance of winning in the competition for the P card. Therefore, even if the Chongqing competition arranges for Ma Long to withdraw from the competition and let Lin Gaoyuan make up for it, it will not be able to make up for Lin Gaoyuan's losses equally.
2. It has no substantial impact on Fan Zhendong
If Ma Long does not retire from Chongqing, he will be promoted to second place in the world rankings on May 28. Some people say that the national table tennis arranged for Ma Long to withdraw from the competition in order to control the score and ensure that Fan Zhendong's Olympic singles quota is worry-free.
In fact, regardless of whether Ma Long retires or not, Fan Zhendong will fall below the third place because he is about to clear the huge score of last year's World Table Tennis Championships in Durban. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and the Olympic Organizing Committee (OCCOG) have not explicitly stipulated that "the Olympic singles must be the top two players in the team". The Japanese women's team has a quota place in the Olympic singles for Hina Hayada and Miu Hirano, whose latest team ranking is far behind Miwa Zhangmoto, but that doesn't stop Miwa Zhang from competing in the team event. Also, at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Ma Long, the second singles player of the men's team, was ranked third in the team at that time, and at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Zhang Jike, the second singles player of the men's team, ranked fourth in the team at that time.
Francesca, the new brother of the German men's team, didn't even get the positive card, and only got a P card status.
Therefore, as long as the singles qualifications are met, the ITTF has no intervention clause at all, and the autonomy is completely in the hands of the associations themselves. Ma Long's withdrawal from the game does not have any so-called benefits for Fan Zhendong.
3. It has no connection with Wang Chuqin
This aspect is very simple and clear, whether Ma Long withdraws from the competition or not, it has nothing to do with Wang Chuqin, the Chongqing competition is the last singles training opportunity before the Olympics, Wang Chuqin's only task is to brush up on the topic of foreign cooperation, on the basis of ensuring good health, do not lose foreign wars. Therefore, whether Ma Long is there or not will not interfere with Wang Chuqin. No matter how much Ma Long's points increase, he can't shake Wang Chuqin's status as the world's first.
Fourth, Liang Jing is the only beneficiary
If "Ma Long's withdrawal" is meaningless and has no effect at all, then the national table tennis coaching staff does not need to go to great lengths to make this arrangement. Obviously, there will be people who will benefit from this! Now it seems that the only one who has received benefits is Liang Jingkun.
Liang Jingkun's Olympic P card qualification has been questioned. Because during this week, Liang Jingkun is the main force of the men's team that loses the most foreign wars, whether it is singles or doubles, his number of foreign losses is far higher than Lin Gaoyuan. At the same time, Liang Jingkun's ups and downs like riding a roller coaster are known to the world, and his extremely unstable state is also a big taboo in the team competition. In addition, he has not practiced doubles with three Olympic representatives for a long time, which has also made his P-card attribute much criticized.
However, after Ma Long's retirement, Liang Jingkun will rise to the top of the "world No. 2" before June. Blessing an Olympic P card title with such a dazzling halo seems more than enough anyway, right? Therefore, the direct beneficiary of Ma Long's withdrawal is actually Liang Jingkun. Since the national table tennis will no longer participate in any events after the Chongqing Championship and until the Paris Olympics, Liang Jingkun can directly enter the preparation for the next cycle with the world's second-ranked high-burning position, he is now 27 years old, the physical condition of the men's team is the first, it is entirely possible to rely on the lead at the start, in one fell swoop to occupy the main core position of the Los Angeles cycle.
Fifth, Captain Malone was forcibly retired
Ma Long's return or non-refund has always been one of the focus topics of the national table tennis men's team. In terms of age and resume, Ma Long, who is 36 years old, has become the first legend of human table tennis and the unstoppable Ma Long, and it seems that he should indeed withdraw from the main structure of national table tennis a long time ago. However, among the echelon construction achievements behind him, no one can defeat Ma Long. In addition, whether it is out of love or out of the pursuit of fame and fortune, in short, Ma Long has repeatedly expressed the trend of "never taking the initiative to quit", so "Ma Long's reign" has become a major heart disease in national table tennis.
Ma Long's ultra-long standby, 4 Olympics, has actually affected the normal metabolic rhythm of national table tennis, at least, Ma Long has always been the Dragon team, and the replacement of the leader of the national table tennis men's team has been cut off by at least one generation.
This time, Ma Long withdrew, and the WTT official did not give a direct note of "retirement due to injury", which shows that Ma Long's withdrawal was an "irregular reason" - in fact, Ma Long's front foot was still playing in Taiyuan, and it is not common sense to withdraw from the Chongqing Championship due to injury when he turned around.
This means that Ma Long, who forcibly withdrew from the competition, will be punished with "0 years", and his world volleyball team will continue to fall because of this, and his qualification for the competition will continue to decrease...... In less than a year, Malone will naturally fall out of the main circle.
THE PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES ARE ACTUALLY MALONE'S LAST DANCE. After the Chongqing Championship retreated, the Dragon team was forced to move out of the national table tennis head order! Since the official withdrawal notice was issued, Malone has remained silent. This is very different from Wang Chuqin's polite explanation and explanation to the fans on social platforms when he retired from the game in Incheon. Obviously, Ma Long, who was forcibly moved, is now uncomfortable, and he is unwilling to cooperate with the national table tennis to round his face.
Since the wood has become a ship, it doesn't matter if it's a coy gesture. Let's watch Ma Long's game in the national uniform with a cherished eye, there are only a handful of one less game, and there may be less than 10 games left!