With the announcement of the world table tennis competition participation list by the national table tennis, the fans' hope for Zhu Yuling's return was disappointed. To know that the World Table Tennis Championships is basically a watershed, can not participate in the World Table Tennis Championships, means that in the next Paris Olympic cycle, no longer occupy any advantage. This also means that Zhu Yuling, who was once the world's number one, completely faded out of the main lineup.
Speaking of Zhu Yuling's experience in recent years, it can really be said that it is a twist and turn. After Li Xiaoxia announced her retirement from the 2016 Grand Slam, Zhu Yuling rose strongly and was personally guided by women's table tennis head coach Li Falcon. I believe that the national table tennis coaching team at that time definitely wanted to train Zhu Yuling into the next Grand Slam player. Therefore, Zhu Yuling at that time was also known as Ding Ning's successor. It even threatened Liu Shiwen's position in women's table tennis at one point. He is also a popular candidate for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
However, her development was not as good as expected. With the rise of Japan's post-00s in 2018, Ito Mimachi. It became the pain of Zhu Yuling's life. In the 2018 Swedish Open, Zhu Yuling lost 0-4 to Ito Mimako, knocking Zhu Yuling, who was originally ranked first in the world, to the bottom. Moreover, Zhu Yuling also suffered various defeats in other competitions. In the end, in 2019, he unfortunately lost the singles of the World Table Tennis Championships. In 2020, it was difficult to fight for the team qualification of the World Table Tennis Championships and prepare to return to the main team, and as a result, the World Table Tennis Championships that year were cancelled due to the epidemic. Zhu Yuling, who has experienced a two-year low period, was basically excluded from the Tokyo Olympic qualification competition of national table tennis. Even she herself said bluntly in the interview, "Regarding the Olympic Games, I feel that it has nothing to do with her, and she really feels this way now, not in words, but from the bottom of her heart." As soon as this statement came out, countless fans who supported her burst into tears.
In this succession of blows, after 2020, Zhu Yuling began to have a series of physical discomforts. Subsequently, he withdrew from many competitions. And in 2021, he entered the cancer hospital for treatment. Some time ago, I also just had surgery. Subsequently, after Ding Ning announced his retirement, many netizens also speculated that Zhu Yuling's current situation should also be retired. But soon the rumors were self-defeating, and with the announcement of the list of wenzhou training in this World Table Tennis Championships, the fans were overjoyed to see her name on it. But I didn't expect it, and the result was regret. It seems that Zhu Yuling is still maintaining her body. In the short term, it is estimated that it will be difficult to resume training.
The veterans are receding, and the new are in charge. Today's women's table tennis has completed the replacement of the old and the new. The status of the top three main forces Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu is difficult to shake. And Zhu Yuling's defensive counterattack style of play has aged. Once the technical tactics are formed, it is really easy to talk about technical changes, and it is difficult to return to the peak period. It can be said that the glorious era that belonged to Zhu Yuling was frozen in 2018. You should know that Zhu Yuling, who was once a world cup, has won the World Cup in a row and achieved three consecutive Asian Cup championships. It can be said that Zhu Yuling's starting point is even higher than that of Chen Meng of the same era. Zhu Yuling has won some championship honors, but Chen Meng has not yet won them. Li Falcon, the former head coach of the teacher of women's table tennis, commented on the team after the announcement of the list of the Houston World Table Tennis Championships this year, talked about Liu Shiwen's initiative to request not to participate, commented on young athletes, and also talked about the future development trend of women's table tennis, but did not mention the little apprentice Zhu Yuling. It really is but see the new people laughing, which smell the old people crying.
The era of the women's table tennis troika composed of Zhu Yuling, Liu Shiwen and Ding Ning has completely drifted away from us. I can't help but feel sorry, this is probably the cruelty of competitive sports. But no matter what, Zhu Yuling has also been brilliant, which is already difficult for many players to reach. Then Zhu Yuling wants to return to the field, there are many players to challenge, first of all, you must challenge yourself. Let go of what you once had in the past, in order to embrace the future. Fans familiar with Zhu Yuling know that her family is well-off and does not need to play to make a living. But she still decided to wait until the injury was healed and continue back to the table. Chasing your own ping-pong dreams. Even if it is no longer the existence of the public eye, even if it may only be able to serve as a sparring partner, she still chooses to insist. Finally, I wish Zhu Yuling a speedy recovery and early return.