The 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games is approaching step by step, the japanese table tennis team's participation list has been released, and the national table tennis has only announced the selection criteria for the time being, and has not determined the list, and now it can only be determined that Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu 7 people have been shortlisted, but some fans have raised questions: whether the post-00s young general Qian Tianyi meets the standards?
Because according to the regulations of the Table Tennis Association, the athletes born after January 1, 1999 and ranked highest in the world from April 4 to 10, 2022 will be selected for the team competition, of which the men's team is Wang Chuqin, and the women's team meets the age standards and ranks the top two Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu can be shortlisted with other conditions, so many people believe that Qian Tianyi, who ranks highest behind, should also be selected.
Unfortunately, Qian Tianyi does not meet the selection criteria at present.
Because when reading the "Table Tennis Project Participation in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Selection Measures (Draft for Comments)", we will find that the standard just mentioned does not have a "postponement" provision, in other words, although Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu can be selected for the Asian Games through other means, the highest ranked Sun Yingsha also occupies this quota after January 1, 1999.
If the quota is allowed to be extended, it will be written clearly, such as the singles selection, which clearly stipulates that the athlete with the highest ranking in the singles world is shortlisted, but if these two athletes are the same as the WTT Grand Slam (Singapore) candidate, "then the extension is the Chinese athlete who ranks 2nd in singles".
This text did not appear in the group selection, so of course it cannot be used as the basis for Qian Tianyi's selection.
Unlike Qian Tianyi, Wang Chuqin does meet the criteria, because among the national table tennis men's team players born after January 1, 1999, his world ranking is the highest, and the only people in the front are Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan, so he does not need to be postponed to obtain the team qualification.
It can only be said that the competition of the young young players of the national table tennis women's team is too fierce, Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha are now Olympic champions, Qian Tianyi has only participated in the doubles project of the World Table Tennis Championships, and now she has to fight for the qualification of the Asian Games, and at present, she does not have much advantage, even if Liu Shiwen gives up participating, there are Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong in front.
Finally, I wish Qian Tianyi can continue to make progress and strive to catch up with Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu as soon as possible!