WTT World Table Tennis Federation officially announced the Wild Card players of the Singapore Grand Slam Tournament, the national table tennis Ku Man, Xiang Peng relied on the results of the World Youth Championship to get the wild card place in the qualification round, and He Zhuojia got the wild card place in the main tournament. In addition to these three people, there is also sixteen-year-old young general Lin Shidong in the list released this time. Unexpectedly, Lin Shidong not only got the quota for the competition, but also directly got the wild card for the main competition. Why is Lin Shidong reused and treated like this? Let's briefly analyze it next, which may be related to the following three aspects.
First, although Lin Shidong is young, he has a big heart and a bright performance
Lin Shidong is the star of hope of national table tennis, a player of the younger generation. At the 2020 National Youth Table Tennis Championships, Lin Shidong played a very high level and showed his talent. He first defeated Xiang Peng in the semi-finals, and then defeated Sun Zheng in the final to win the championship.
Although he is only sixteen years old, Lin Shidong still has a lot of highlights in the competition in the past two years. In last year's direct WTT Grand Slam World Table Tennis Championships, Lin Shidong once defeated Xu Xin, exposed a lot of cold doors, and showed his impact. Just past the Macau Competition, Lin Shidong defeated Zhou Qihao to enter the quarterfinals. In the competition, Lin Shidong showed solid basic skills and had a big heart.
Second, National Table Tennis and Chairman Liu Guoliang attach great importance to Lin Shidong
There are many talented and capable players in the national table tennis. More players started from sparring, and some didn't even have the chance to play at this level for the rest of their lives. Lin Shidong has strength and talent, which is obvious to all. However, these are like a stepping stone, and finally being able to participate in the Singapore Competition, but also directly participating in the main competition, which still requires the attention of the national table tennis and Chairman Liu Guoliang, and the affirmation of his ability.
After the official announcement, Lin Shidong also posted a thank-you note on his personal social media. In the letter, he thanked Guo Ping-Pong and Chairman Liu Guoliang, and showed that he would work hard and cherish the opportunity.
Third, the national table tennis men's team needs to accelerate the speed of the replacement of new and old, and Lin Shidong has caught up with a good opportunity
Compared with the women's team, the echelon construction of the men's team is still a bit slow. After the Tokyo Olympics, Ma Long and Xu Xin have consciously faded out of the national team and have a choice to participate. Once the dragon python withdraws, the impact on national table tennis is still very large. The national table tennis needs more players to be able to stand up, but from the current point of view, this person is only Fan Zhendong. Zhou Qihao got the opportunity, but performed badly, losing consecutive games and embarrassing big responsibilities. Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan have also been given the opportunity to participate in the past two years, but there has been no breakthrough in the results, and mentality is the key to hindering their growth. Wang Chuqin is a p-card in Tokyo and the focus of the Paris cycle training, and he is slowly cashing in on his talents.
After Ma Long and Xu Xin, the national table tennis men's team lacks fresh blood and needs to accelerate the speed of the replacement of new and old. Lin Shidong caught up with a good opportunity, if at this time can play out, play a strong result, it is not impossible to complete the corner overtaking.
I hope that Lin Shidong can seriously prepare for the battle, cherish the opportunity in front of him, and play a wonderful performance and achieve good results in international competitions. Come on!
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