Among the many laws of competitive sports, suppression and counter-suppression are very critical. Whether it is Go or table tennis, if the whole game is suppressed and loses, it is inevitable, and many times this has little to do with strength. In today's Rushko qualifying match, the national table tennis player Zhou Qihao lost 2-3 to the unknown Belgian newcomer Olaf Kosoloski, and the public opinion reaction was relatively large. In my opinion, don't take the limit to measure a player. Zhou Qihao doesn't necessarily have to win every game, he just needs to play well in the Houston World Table Tennis Championships and seize the biggest opportunity.
Take Liu Guoliang, the first men's Grand Slam of the Chinese table tennis team, the olympic, world table tennis, World Cup and other top competitions, but in the second round of the 1997 World Table Tennis Championships in Mantester, he lost 2-3 to Serbian veteran Karakasevic. Although it is said that both of them are the presidents of their respective countries' table tennis associations and do not lose much, they are always a downturn in Liu Guoliang's career. In fact, losing is inevitable, but winning the ball that must be won is more critical. Now when it comes to Liu Guoliang's status in the international table tennis world, as a player, everyone still mainly looks at his achievements.
Zhou Qihao is not young, now 24 years old, not everyone can be like Zhang Jike in the 2011 season, because such opportunities are rare and difficult to grasp. Since the national team has announced the list of the Houston World Table Tennis Championships and confirmed Zhou Qihao's participation in singles, then this Rashko station game is not to examine him, but to let go of the opportunity to let him practice and warm up in international competitions.
It is normal for fans to see the occasional national player lose and express some opinions, just as there are as many fans as brazil as the Brazilian national football team has as many managers, normal, because this is the national ball, everyone pays attention. However, everyone should understand that the Chinese table tennis team has its own set of perfect and mature talent selection and training system.
Xiang Peng and Ku man won the men's and women's singles titles at the National Youth Championships a few days ago, and the mixed doubles were also paired with these two, and last year's championship was defended this year, and the next two will lead the world youth championship in Portugal in early December. Xiang Peng, who is the same year as Zhang Benzhi and Xiang Peng, is the men's singles champion of the last 2019 World Youth Championships, although it is a little later than Zhang Benzhi and Zhang Benzhihe who won the men's singles championship of this event in 2016, and Xiang Peng may not be able to beat Zhang Benzhihe at present, but in the future, Xiang Peng is likely to play the main task of confronting and even suppressing Zhang Benzhihe.
Zhou Qihao relied on his own efforts in the middle of the way, and there were relatively few people playing in the team, after all, the road of national table tennis talents was too difficult. And this kind of mid-way from the substitute and sparring status to win the position, must have a very good civil war results, inevitably resulting in just stepping into the international arena to fall into the rhythm of "civil war insiders and laymen".
It's normal to lose a game, and competitive sports are so cruel. If you are suppressed by your opponent and you do not play well, you may lose. For Zhou Qihao, it is more important to seize the opportunity of the Houston World Table Tennis Championships at the end of this year to break out, and to kill a bloody road with a barefoot mentality of not being afraid to wear shoes.