On October 5, the Chinese Table Tennis Association announced important news: the national table tennis confirmed to participate in the WTT Slovenia Tournament. This out-of-town competition will be led by Liu Guozheng and other 3 coaches, including Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan and other 7 team members will participate.
In the past year or so, the number of national table tennis participation in international events has been greatly reduced, and only the absolute main force in the Tokyo Olympic Games has the opportunity to participate. At present, the fierce battle of the Asian Championships is due to the collision with the National Games and table tennis super, and the national table tennis has not sent people to participate, which is very unfavorable for the growth of young players, after all, if you want to be the main force, you must be able to play foreign wars! Now, the national table tennis is finally going to send people to participate in international competitions!
The 2021 WTT Slovenia Tournament Will be held in Rashko from November 1 to 14, and the national table tennis team will be led by three coaches Liu Guozheng, Liu Zhiqiang and Qiu Yike, with a total of 7 members, including Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, Zhou Qihao and Liu Dingshuo; female players include: Wang Yidi and Liu Weishan.
Judging from the registration list, the men's team has sent five of the younger generation's strongest people, who are expected to compete for a place in the World Table Tennis Championships in November through their performances in the Slovenian tournament. Wang Yidi of the women's team is also very close to the main layer, and it is also very exciting to see what kind of performance can be produced in this foreign war.
The announcement of the Table Tennis Association also pointed out that the purpose of this team participation is to train instead of competition, adapt to the atmosphere of international competitions by actively participating, further obtain world ranking points, and take the actual participation as an opportunity to examine the practical level of young athletes.
Due to the fact that the Slovenian tournament is very close to the Houston World Table Tennis Championships, the three Olympic champions of the men's team, Ma Long, Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong, and the four Olympic champions of the women's team, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu and Liu Shiwen, do not participate, and they will fully prepare for the World Table Tennis Championships.