National table tennis has announced the list to participate in next month's Houston World Table Tennis Championships, to the surprise of many people is that Ma Long, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen three national table tennis veterans are not eligible for this list, which also announces the end of their era, and Fan Zhendong, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, the selection of several new generation players also shows that the national table tennis has accelerated the pace of upgrading.
This trip to the Houston World Table Tennis Championships is some fresh blood, the national table tennis coaching team and Chairman Liu Guoliang are also considering the Paris Olympic Games three years later, hoping to complete the replacement of the old and new in this World Table Tennis Championships, so that these young players can accumulate experience in the competition in advance and prepare for the Paris Olympic Games. Although Ma Long, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen were not selected for this World Table Tennis Championships, they were also slightly disappointed by the fans who loved them, but this did not mean the end of their careers.
Malone recently posted that he needs to take a good rest, hoping that he can stay longer on the field and plan for the long term, which shows that the "Dragon Team" hopes to be like Waldner, an evergreen tree in the table tennis world. Xu Xin's situation is more special, he has been elected as the vice chairman of the Asian Table Tennis Federation not long ago, and the focus of the future should gradually shift to the work of the Asian Table Tennis Federation to make his own contribution to Chinese table tennis and international table tennis.
So where should Liu Shiwen go in the future? According to Liu Shiwen's personality, if she retires and stays in the team as a coach, it is unlikely that she will be coached, and Chairman Liu Guoliang once said that Xu Xin's election is just the beginning, and there will be more champion players who can work in the Asian Table Tennis Federation or even the International Table Tennis Federation in the future. Chairman Liu's remarks undoubtedly pointed out a bright path for Liu Shiwen.
That is, in the future, she will have the opportunity to work in the Asian Table Tennis Federation or the International Table Tennis Federation, and she also has this qualification with Liu Shiwen's ability and qualifications. So for Liu Shiwen, the future road is in her own hands, if she can enter the Asian Table Tennis Federation or the International Table Tennis Federation like Xu Xin, it will definitely be a good thing for herself and the development of Table Tennis in China.