On August 6, in the final of the men's table tennis team at the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Chinese boy band composed of Ma Long, Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong defeated the German boy band composed of Tim Boer, Ochalov and Francesca 3-0. First of all, I would like to congratulate our Chinese boy band, although we are determined to win this championship, but the performance of the boy band has indeed not disappointed our countrymen, which is remarkable. But today I want to talk about tim Bohr, the old rival of our ping-pong boy band.
Tim Bohr (born 8 March 1981 in Oldenwald, Germany) is a German table tennis player. Ball should be considered talented in table tennis, starting with table tennis at the age of 4, practicing to toggle hundreds of balls in just one week, and a month later, his forehand shot was decent.
In 1997, at the age of 16, Pol and Roskov represented Germany in the European Championships, and won the men's team and men's singles championships in one fell swoop, making their debut and establishing their position in the German team.
In 2002, in Jinan, China, Bohr defeated Wang Liqin and Kong Linghui to win the men's singles title of the Table Tennis World Cup. In January 2003, he was once ranked first in the world for men's table tennis players. Therefore, he also went on the "blacklist" of the "fat man who doesn't understand the ball" and became a key research object.
In the 2005 World Cup quarterfinals, he defeated Wang Liqin, defeated Ma Lin in the semi-finals, and defeated Wang Hao in the final to win the World Cup. His strength is evident, but I want to talk about his other two small things.
The first thing, the 2005 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles 1/8 final, Pol vs. Liu Guozheng in the decider, Liu Guozheng fell behind 12-13, Liu Guozheng hit the ball back to the floor, and then Pol reached out to the referee to wipe the edge, and finally Liu Guozheng won the game with a 15-13 reversal. The second thing, in the 2017 World Championships men's singles 1/8 final, Malone played a side ball, but the referee awarded the points to Pol, in the face of the referee's misjudgment, Pol deliberately pressed his hand and took the initiative to return Malone a point.
Knowing that this is an international event, especially a decider, Ball is equivalent to pushing the victory that has been reached to the other side. It's normal for referees to make small mistakes at events, especially when the equipment wasn't so well-developed before. One eye open, one eye closed, the matter is over, but this is not in line with his principles. Fairness is not only in the referee's counter, but also in his heart. Thumbs up for his gentlemanly demeanor.
Today, August 8, the Tokyo Olympic Games have ended, for this Olympic Games, whether it is athletes or referees, I think everyone has seen it, and I will not complain about anything. The national table tennis team members from Wang Liqin, Kong Linghui, to the current Ma Long, Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong, have changed stubble after stubble, and Pol is still impacting his Olympic dream, and his spirit is commendable.
But the fact is that he is nearly 40 years old, in the table tennis field, he is already too old, whether in terms of reaction speed or strength, his peak has passed. Personal speculation is that he will probably not be able to participate in the next Olympic Games. From the beginning of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games to this year, six Olympic Games have not won a gold, which may be the biggest regret of his life. But I would like to say that although Pol did not win the final competition, his love of table tennis, respect for his opponents, and dedication to the game deserve everyone's respect, and he is the true inheritor of the Olympic spirit.
Ball once laughed and said, "If it weren't for Chinese, I would have become a Grand Slam a long time ago." ”
Then he said, "But then, how challenging is it to win more championships?" ”
Hats off to the Olympic spirit, salute to Bol!