The news of the postponement of the 2022 Chengdu World Table Tennis Team Championships caught many of the main players of national table tennis a little off guard. Considering that the novel coronavirus is still spreading at this stage, after joint consultation between the International Table Tennis Federation, the Chinese Table Tennis Association and the relevant departments of Chengdu, the 2022 World Table Tennis Team Championships, which was originally scheduled to be held in April this year, has been postponed to September 30 to October 9 this year. This change, needless to say, will be a fatal blow to several veterans of the national table tennis team, such as Ma Long, Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen and so on! The delay in playing for half a year means they need to put in more effort than the young players.
On the one hand, they need to maintain good physical condition and avoid injuries, and on the other hand, they need to stabilize their competitive status. Because, once the state declines, several veterans are likely to be replaced by a new generation of players. The postponed Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships will open on September 30, and for the current batch of national table tennis players, who is most likely to regret not being lucky at the last minute?
In the Paris Olympic cycle, the overall main framework of the Chinese team's men's and women's teams is relatively stable. In terms of the men's team, Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Xu Xin, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan, etc., are still the absolute core figures.
In terms of women's teams, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Sun Yingsha, Liu Shiwen, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong are the most dazzling. If the world table tennis team competition is not postponed, the final lineup will definitely be selected among these players. However, after the postponement of half a year, there are great variables in which 10 players will get the tickets for the team competition of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships. For athletes, half a year is not long, nor is it short. But if an athlete gets injured during this period, he will be in a passive position in fierce competition. Men's singles world no. 1 Fan Zhendong, women's singles world no. 1 Sun Yingsha, World Championship women's singles champion Wang Manyu, Wang Chuqin, Chen Meng and other players.
Not surprisingly, they will all successfully qualify for the team competition of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships. These players are strong overall, and they are also the players who picked the beam of the national table tennis in the Paris Olympic cycle. And Ma Long, Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen and other veterans, if they want to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships in half a year, the difficulty can be imagined. Originally scheduled for the competition in April, these veterans are still in an ideal state, and they can once again represent the national table tennis in international competitions. But half a year later, the state of the three veterans needs to put a question mark.
Xu Xin's technical characteristics of the straight board have gradually lagged behind, Ma Long's competitive status is doubtful, Liu Shiwen is plagued by injuries, and if they all miss the team game of the World Table Tennis Championships in October, fans should not be surprised. Veterans are challenged, and newcomers have a great opportunity to "get on the top". Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun and Lin Shidong of the men's singles, and Wang Yidi, Chen Xingtong and He Zhuojia of the women's singles are expected to become one of the five main players of national table tennis in the World Table Tennis Championships. For the results of the postponement of the World Table Tennis Championships, who do you think will have the greatest impact?
(Luo Treasurer)