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On the afternoon of October 18, Beijing time, an unexpected announcement came.
The official social media of the WTT World Table Tennis Federation released news that Wang Manyu, the main force of national table tennis, withdrew from the 2024 WTT Montpellier Championship due to injury, and another Chinese player, Shi Xunyao, was replaced.
In fact, Wang Manyu's withdrawal from the competition did not surprise everyone too much, after all, he had previously withdrawn from the Asian Championships and the National Championships.
It's just that the reason is a little puzzling.
In the official announcement of the WTT World Table Tennis Federation, Wang Manyu withdrew from the tournament this time because of injury.
Everyone knows that whether Wang Manyu withdrew from the Asian Championships or the National Championships before, it was because he had to go back to his hometown to deal with family affairs.
This is what the head coach of the national table tennis Li Falcon told the fans, and some fans took photos of Wang Manyu going back.
Two days ago, Wang Manyu returned from his hometown, why was he suddenly injured?
It stands to reason that even if there was a small injury before, he had already recovered during the time he returned to his hometown, otherwise he would not have withdrawn from the Asian Championships registration before.
Therefore, the sudden withdrawal due to injury is likely to be caused by the two-day training of returning to the team.
Of course, it is also possible that the state has not recovered, and the national table tennis submitted a withdrawal application to WTT in the name of injury.
It's just that no matter what, Wang Manyu's current situation is not up to the requirements of the game.
With Wang Manyu's injury and retirement, the national table tennis women's team suddenly became under pressure.
Since then, the Asian Championships have been Waterloo before, and the national table tennis team naturally hopes to prove itself in the championship.
In men's singles, the world's No. 1 Wang Chuqin withdrew, and Lin Shidong was trustworthy.
Women's singles is different, lacking the absolute top main force to press the formation, Chen Meng continues to hang up the exemption card, Sun Yingsha is recuperating, and now even Wang Manyu is injured, and the players of the foreign association are menacing, it can be said that national table tennis may have never had such a moment of talent shortage.
Of course, Wang Manyu's absence has given other players the opportunity to practice and prove themselves, like Shi Xunyao, who replaced Wang Manyu this time, as well as Qian Tianyi, or Wang Yidi and others, but it seems that the state of the national table tennis women has ups and downs during this time.
I have to say that Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu's two aces are injured at the same time, casting a shadow on the future of national table tennis.
Some fans suggested that they hope that Ma Lin will get in touch with Chen Meng as soon as possible, so that Chen Meng can return to the team as soon as possible to turn the tide, after all, only Da Meng is in the best physical condition.
It's just that Chen Meng, who has been resting for a long time, lacks training, and even if he returns to the team, he may not be able to return to his peak state quickly.
What do you think about this?