A few days ago, Ma Long, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen announced their withdrawal from the Houston World Table Tennis Championships and explained them on social platforms, but they still triggered heated discussions among fans! Some fans speculate that Ma Long, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen collectively announced their withdrawal from the Houston World Table Tennis Championships, which may not be voluntary, but deliberately arranged by the national table tennis coaching team to create more opportunities for the young generation of national table tennis players. The strength of Ma Long, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen is indeed very strong, but they have basically reached the late stage of their careers and are doomed to miss the Paris Olympic Games in 4 years.
Based on this reason, the national table tennis coaching team had to consider in advance and make early plans for the future of national table tennis! But just now, the news came again from the national table tennis side, and Liu Shiwen appeared in the team of the national table tennis Wenzhou training team. Liu Shiwen just announced her withdrawal from the Houston World Table Tennis Championships, and appeared in the Wenzhou training team, some people are confused, is Liu Shiwen rebellious and plans to continue to participate in the Houston World Table Tennis Championships? It is reported that Liu Shiwen appeared in the team of Wenzhou training this time, not as a participating athlete.
It is understood that Liu Shiwen returned as a sparring partner and did not participate in the Houston World Table Tennis Championships in November. Although Liu Shiwen's singles strength and competitiveness are no longer as good as Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu and other young main players, it is more than enough to serve as a sparring partner for the national table tennis women's team. Importantly, Liu Shiwen and Xu Xin are paired in mixed doubles, and even if they look at the world table tennis world, it is difficult to find an opponent. If there are players who learn Liu Shiwen's mixed doubles skills from it and create the next "Xinwen Simulcast", it is not impossible.
With the world's top 10 athletes as sparring partners, I am afraid that only the national table tennis has such arrogance and domineering! Interestingly, although Liu Shiwen officially returned to the team, she has not yet heard the news of Ma Long and Xu Xin, and there is a high probability that she will no longer return to the list. Slightly different from Liu Shiwen's situation, Ma Long and Xu Xin are people with families and children, because they cannot accompany their wives and children because of training and competition. This time, the reason why Ma Long and Xu Xin announced their withdrawal from the Houston World Table Tennis Championships is also the temporary return to the family.
In fact, the problem of the national table tennis men's team is more serious and prominent than the problem of the women's team, and the national table tennis women's team Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, and Wang Manyu are not bad in strength, and they can basically take on heavy responsibilities, but the national table tennis men's team seems to be only Fan Zhendong. It is undeniable that the strength of Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun, and Wang Chuqin is indeed not bad, but it is not enough to shoulder heavy responsibilities. If Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun and Wang Chuqin can grow up quickly, even if Ma Long and Xu Xin announce their retirement later, the national table tennis men's team will have nothing to worry about.