A few days ago, the National Youth Table Tennis Championships came to an end, the 17-year-old rising star of women's table tennis became the number one winner, she won the mixed doubles and women's singles championships, crowned the double, she also won the runner-up of the women's team with her teammates. After the women's singles final, Liu Guoliang and Wang Nan personally presented the award to Ku Man, a talented young player who was hailed as the next Sun Yingsha and may be able to bring more surprises in the Paris Olympic cycle.
The National Youth Championships have always been fiercely contested, as high-achieving players have the opportunity to enter the national second team. In addition, the Youth Championships is also a good opportunity for the national table tennis to explore the reserve talents, Liu Guoliang to the scene to watch the game and communicate with the coach shows that the national table tennis attaches great importance to. After several consecutive matchday competitions, the biggest winner in the women's arena was 17-year-old Kuman, while the number one winner in the men's arena was Xiang Peng, who was already on the national first team.
Kuo Man and Xiang Peng are the leaders of the new generation, the two entered the national team early, and often practiced with the main players, and indeed made great progress. In the previous Table Tennis Super League, these two young players dared to fight and the results were gratifying. As we all know, Sun Yingsha stood out in the Tokyo Olympic cycle, became the main force of women's table tennis, and also shined in the Tokyo Olympic Arena, becoming the youngest Olympic champion of national table tennis.
The national table tennis talent is abundant, everyone is searching for the next Sun Yingsha, and Ku Man has such potential. In this competition, Ku Man partnered with Xiang Peng and won the mixed doubles gold medal. Later, in the women's singles final, Ku Man passed the hurdles, and the advantage was quite obvious, easily winning the women's singles championship and being crowned doubles. After the women's singles final, Liu Guoliang and Wang Nan personally presented her awards, and Liu Guoliang also encouraged Ku Man and hoped that she would continue to work hard.
It can be seen from the course of the game that Kuman's basic skills are solid, his skills are very comprehensive, and he shows maturity that does not match his age. She is always very calm on the field, and some moments are indeed a bit like Sun Yingsha, who just debuted, and the fans naturally have more expectations for her. In addition to Kuman, people like Zhonggeman, who won the runner-up in women's singles, also have potential. Many fans joke that whether the name with the word "Man" is very strong, Wang Manyu, Ku Man, and Zhongge Man are particularly expected.
In the men's singles field, Xiang Peng finally defeated Lin Shidong and won the men's singles championship, and he was also a double champion. Next, Xiang Peng and Ku Man will represent the national table tennis in the World Youth Championships, if they can achieve good results in the World Youth Championships, the two can gain a firm foothold in the national team. Although Xiang Peng and Ku Man cannot become the main force of national table tennis for the time being, there are indeed many opportunities in the future, the key lies in themselves, and the current is to train hard and seize the opportunity to play, so as to continue to improve.
The venue of this competition is Weihai, Shandong, the South China Sea Center has witnessed the continuous growth of the new generation of national table tennis players, and here is also called the happy land of national table tennis coaches and players, Liu Guoliang and Wang Nan attended the fitness activities together, the sports atmosphere here is getting stronger and stronger, and there may be more world champions and Olympic champions in the future!