Japanese table tennis ignores Liu Guoliang's invitation! refused to come to China to participate in the World Series, and the Japanese media criticized it fiercely: It was too rude

The 2023 Table Tennis Mixed Team World Cup will be held in Chengdu from December 4th to December 10th! But you must know that this is a new competition organized by the International Table Tennis Federation, and this year's competition is also the first one.

Now, the Japanese table tennis has given a reason for refusing to come to China to compete, and the Japan Table Tennis Association said that this competition requires three men and three women each, but after asking many people, only two female players are willing to participate. Japanese table tennis players believe that this tournament has no world ranking, the game is long, and there is a conflict with the T-League in Japan.

Without Japanese table tennis, the game will naturally have less highlights. After all, Japanese table tennis has eye-catching stars such as Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Miwa Zhangmoto, Misei Ito, Hina Hayata, and Miu Hirano.

Even the Japanese media "Zhuoqiu Kingdom" couldn't stand it, "Compared to before, the schedule of Japanese players is not tight, although the way of competition is different, but for national representatives and young players, the World Series is experience." From the perspective of the future of Japanese table tennis and the global perspective, the absence of this tournament is also strange. Instead of caring about world rankings, it's better to gain experience. ”

It is worth mentioning that it is unprecedented for Japan not to participate in the ITTF World Championships.

Liu Guoliang previously said that we extend a warm invitation to table tennis players from all over the world to come to Chengdu, a city with a strong table tennis culture. Chengdu hosted the memorable World Table Tennis Championships team event last year, and the upcoming Chengdu Mixed Team World Cup promises to be another exciting event.

Now, Japanese table tennis is disappointing. Even though Liu Guoliang is so sincere, Japanese table tennis does not take this world championship seriously. Therefore, it is understandable that the Japanese media can't stand it.

In addition, Japanese media also reported that in response to the refusal of Japanese table tennis to come to China to compete, the Chinese Table Tennis Association is ready to withdraw Chinese athletes who participate in the T League in Japan. Japanese media believe that this will affect the relationship between China and Japan table tennis.