There are three types of table tennis teams in the world: the Chinese national team, the overseas military team and the foreigner team. Needless to say, the Chinese national team is a team composed of foreigners, what is the overseas military team?
If you pay attention to the Table Tennis Tournament at the Tokyo Olympics, you will be surprised to find that Chinese faces appear significantly more frequently. According to statistics, 35 of the 93 players in this competition are Chinese players. Among them, there are 13 male players and 22 female players. I don't know if I thought I was holding a national table tennis competition.
China's table tennis is as strong as a cloud, the competition is too fierce, some players will choose to play in other countries and regions, this group is the legendary "overseas legion". Do not underestimate these athletes, although they are not well-known at home, they are all prominent figures in the field of football abroad, and even in international events such as the Olympic Games, they have the opportunity to hit medals. Briefly introduce the Chinese faces in various countries:
Team USA
Four of the seven members of team USA are Chinese. thereinto:
Liu Juan, a former Chinese national team, won the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles titles at the U.S. Table Tennis Championships in 2018, and won the women's singles title at the U.S. Open. Her husband is also a Chinese table tennis player, and the two currently start a table tennis club in New York.
Zhang An, born in the United States, trained in China. Her parents were from Xi'an, and because of the commemoration of their homeland, they named her "An". She competed in the London Olympics and won the Women's Singles Championships at the North American Table Tennis Championships.
Zhou Xin, former of the Chinese national team, is on the same team as Zhang Jike.
Wang Huijing, born in Tianjin, was selected for the Chinese national youth team and is now over 40 years old, still beating many young American players.
Team Canada
Wang Zhen, born in Shijiazhuang, began playing at the age of 7 and was selected for the Hebei Provincial Team at the age of 11. Represented Canada at the London Olympics, reaching the third round of the men's singles, and four years later participated in the Rio Olympics, known as the "men's single brother" dominating North America.
Zhang Mo was born in Shijiazhuang. On February 4, 2019, Zhang Mo won the 2019 ITTF Pan Am Cup Women's Singles Runner-up. On August 8, 2019, Wang Zhen/Zhang Mo won the first place in mixed doubles in the table tennis competition of the Pan American Games. However, in this Olympic Games, the duo was defeated by Xu Xin/ Liu Shiwen 4-1.
Xia Zhongwen, whose mother and mother-in-law are from Taishan, Guangdong, became the youngest men's singles national champion in the history of Table Tennis in Canada at the age of 17. And won the national championship in 2018. In 2019, he was a member of the Canadian team at the Pan American Games in Lima.
The Australian team
Hong Jianfang, born in Wenzhou, was selected for the national youth team and won the Championship of Zhejiang Province. After moving to Australia, he won several OceanIc Intercontinental Cup titles. She has participated in the Sydney Olympics from the Sydney Olympics until the Rio Olympics, this is the sixth edition.
Hu Heming, Chinese Australian.
Germany team
Shan Xiaona, originally from Anshan, Liaoning, represented East China University of Science and Technology to play the first place in the world university table tennis competition team, and Shan Xiaona singles third.
Han Ying, born in Liaoning, won the women's singles runner-up at the 2014 Korea Open Table Tennis Championships. The German duo Phyllis/Han Ying won the 2018 European Table Tennis Championships. On September 24, 2018, the German chipping combination of Ferrus/Han Ying won the mixed doubles championship at the European Table Tennis Championships.
Portugal team
good fortune. Yu, Fu Yu, a former member of the Hebei table tennis team, won the precious women's singles gold medal at the 2019 Second European Championships by beating Chinese players Ni Xialian and Han Ying consecutively.
Shao Jieni, born in Anshan, was once a member of the Beijing women's table tennis team, and was also selected for the Chinese women's table tennis second team, joining the Portuguese women's table tennis team in 2009. She represented Portugal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Asian Games, stopping the second round of women's singles, reaching the ITTF Tour Finals in 2015 and winning the women's singles title at the 2016 Nigeria Open.
From the introduction of Chinese athletes from the above countries, it can be seen that most people have been trained in China, and it has to be said that China's table tennis strength is too strong, and it has cultivated so many elite talents for the table tennis industry. In short, no matter where they are or what region they play, they want them to achieve good results.