On October 13, it was reported that on October 13, at the men's singles 1/4 finals of the 2024 National Table Tennis Championships being held in Ordos, former national table tennis Olympic champion Xu Xin retired due to injury. After the game the day before, Xu Xin said that he had pain in his left arm, but he persevered for the sake of the fans.
On October 12, when Xu Xin participated in the men's singles round of 32 at the National Championships, he put a thick muscle patch on his left arm, which was also his second game of the day.
Xu Xin mentioned in an interview after entering the top 16 on the evening of October 12 that he had felt a strong reaction in his left arm before the second game, and it was okay to rest in the lounge at that time, but when he came out to prepare for the second game, he found that his backhand could not pull the ball, and he didn't know whether it was a muscle strain or cramps, and he insisted on winning on the court.
In the second game, he had to shake his arm vigorously every time he finished a ball, and the coach would also ice Xu Xin's left arm during the break. In the first 5 games, Xu Xin led 3-2, and in the 6th game, Xu Xin's left arm reaction intensified, but when he heard the cheers of the audience, he forgot about the pain and insisted on exerting his strength, and finally defeated Luo Zheng of the Qinghai team 4-2 to advance to the round of 16.
Xu Xin's left arm has always been injured, and this time he participated in singles because he hadn't played for too long to find the state of the team competition, a 35-year-old veteran, who had no systematic training for several years, and played 15 rounds in 24 hours to advance to the top 8.
The round of 16 format of the National Championship has become 4 wins in 7 games, and the intensity has become more intense, and the pressure on the arms has increased. At 10 o'clock this morning, Xu Xin's arm has also been uncomfortable, and after winning the game and entering the top 8, in order to save his strength and treat his arm, Xu Xin withdrew from the 1/4 final against Niu Guankai.
It is reported that Xu Xin's choice to quit singles is also for the sake of accumulating strength in the team competition later, and Xu Xin's team honor will always be greater than that of the individual!
In this regard, netizens have said, "The schedule of the National Championships is tight, the 35-year-old veteran played two games in four hours yesterday, one of which was BO7, last night's game has been on the muscle sticker, and the one-minute pause between the games needs to be relieved by ice quickly, and this morning's game also threw his arms throughout the whole process of cynical rest"
"Xu Xin is accumulating strength for the team competition, let's cheer for the Shanghai team together"
"Xu Xin, have a good rest, see you in the healthy table tennis team competition!"
"He's in the provincial team, the Shanghai team. Only play domestic"
He is a member of the Shanghai team, an active athlete of the · Shanghai provincial team. As a provincial team athlete, I play domestic competitions, not international competitions."
": Because it is a local champion, if you don't play, you may not be able to shirk it, so you can only fight with an injury, right?"
"Back then, it was a wound, a plaster all over the body... It's just too hard."