In China he is the amiable Anshan pony
In Japan he is the unrivaled Imperial Destruction Dragon
Malone, who is already 33 years old
Why can we still maintain such a good competitive state
July 30, 2021
Malone won the Men's Singles World Championship in Table Tennis at the Tokyo Olympics
It is also the only Chinese men's table tennis player to have won two Olympic titles
The "Year of The Fight" has begun
Belonging to the "Age of the Dragon" is coming
Yet who knows
The 33-year-old veteran has been sad and bumpy along the way
He became famous as a teenager
It has been favored by countless people
2006 Malone stood on the international stage for the first time
In the team stage of the Bremen World Championship
He won his first gold medal
Since then, Malone has been out of control
Kuwait Table Tennis Open 2007
Malone won his first men's singles open title
In 2008, it was held in the ITTF Finals
The unstoppable Ma Long won the battle against Wang Hao, who was in the table tennis arena at that time
Won the first Tour singles title
In 2009, Ma Long harvested four gold medals in a row
You know since 1984, when Shessek
No one defended the four Asian Championships
In 2010, the ITTF announced its latest world rankings
Malone overwhelmed everyone
Successfully reached the top of the world first place
nevertheless
But people still think that the world's first place is not worthy of the truth
Because Malone has not won the world championship in the World Table Tennis Championships, the World Cup, and the Olympic Games
To prove yourself
Malone began to wait for the opportunity to prove himself
But this wait is many years
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Even Malone couldn't have dreamed of it
The opportunity I've been waiting for for a long time
But it became Zhang Jike's fame battle
At the Moscow Team World Table Tennis Championships
China sent Ma Long, Zhang Jike, Wang Hao, Xu Xin and others to participate
This was Malone's chance to prove himself
But because Wang Hao was injured unexpectedly
Zhang Jike was ordered to be in danger
Replaced Wang Hao as the third singles
As an object of favor for countless people
Liu Guoliang is regarded as the champion Miaozi Ma Long
But it was unexpectedly cold
He lost 2-3 to Ball at the time
Fortunately, Zhang Jike and Ma Lin tried to turn the tide
Won the rest of the game
Became the world champion of the Chinese men's team
For a time, Zhang Jike's reputation became famous
And people are increasingly questioning Marlon
At that time, it was the period of great blood change in Chinese table tennis
People gradually turned their attention to Zhang Jike, who turned out to be a stranger
Zhang Jike also lived up to expectations
He has won two titles in the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup
Later, he defeated Wang Hao at the London Olympics
Defending Olympic champion
It took only 445 days for the Tibetan mastiff to complete the World Championships, the World Cup, and the Olympic Games
Three major league Grand Slams
He became the third Grand Slam winner after Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui
He is also the fastest male table tennis player in history to complete a Grand Slam
Malone, on the other hand, was at a low ebb
As long as one encounters three major competitions
Malone lost
I didn't get a single championship!
Even Malone doubted himself, when he was ready to retire
But there is a turning point!
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I've lost foreign battles and team games
Upset out the lead is reversed
Malone tried all sorts of ways to lose
Just when he was giving up on himself
Things took a turn for the better
Ma Long, occupied by Zhang Jike's radiance
Choose self-digestion
Spend all your time training
His efforts were seen by Heaven!
At the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships
Malone defeated his opponent Fang Bo
Won the first men's singles world championship
In that competition, Malone, who was usually introverted
Excitedly jumped to the table
He raised his hands
I want to make the audience's shouts a little more intense
For this singles title
Malone waited for 5 years
Since then, the "Age of the Dragon" has officially arrived
Rio 2016 Men's Singles Table Tennis Finals
Malone had a 4:0 advantage
Crush Zhang Jike
Successfully won the championship
Since then, Malone has also achieved his own Grand Slam
Became the fourth Grand Slam winner in Chinese men's table tennis
It has been the world's first place for 34 consecutive months
Since then, the Dragons have gradually become unstoppable
At the Asian Championship Tour Finals
It has won many championships
Plus the Tokyo Olympics
Ma Long surpassed Wang Nan
Become a singles champion in multiple events
Super Grand Slam players!
For Malone
It was as if he had been born for table tennis
He has no outstanding talent
Hard through their own efforts
Writing one legend after another
Liu Guoliang once said
Malone's game is one less game to watch
For table tennis
The 33-year-old Malone is already an "advanced" player
And all the way to the battlefield
Injuries large and small also made the warrior miserable
The hero will end
But belongs to the "hexagonal warrior"
The legend of the "Empire Destruction Dragon" will never fade
For Malone
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I'm Ah Qi
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