The matter was a big one, and the Japanese table tennis refused to go to China to compete, revealing that the national table tennis and Liu Guoliang quickly counterattacked without mercy

The Japanese Table Tennis Association may not have thought that a decision they made hastily would be exposed to pay a lot of price. Because they didn't give face to the host China and Liu Guoliang at all, ignored the warm invitation and refused to go to China to compete, in this way, they not only offended the ITTF, but also made Liu Guoliang, who sent them a warm invitation, very faceless. After this incident, some media exposed that the national table tennis and Liu Guoliang reacted quickly, and quickly counterattacked the stupid behavior of the Japanese Table Tennis Association without mercy.

In the world table tennis arena, the status of national table tennis goes without saying. Whether it is strength or the right to speak, it occupies an important position. As the head of the Chinese Table Tennis Association and the senior management of the International Table Tennis Federation, Liu Guoliang's authority is rarely challenged, and he basically gives face. However, this time Liu Guoliang himself may not have thought of it. The Japanese Table Tennis Association, which has always had a good relationship with the International Table Tennis Federation and the Chinese Table Tennis Association, directly refused to give Liu Guoliang face. After Liu Guoliang sent them an invitation to go to Chengdu, China to participate in the World Championships, he simply ignored them and refused to go to China to compete. And the reasons given for refusal are simply untenable.

In order to increase the influence of table tennis, the ITTF has created a new world competition, which is the Table Tennis Mixed Team World Cup. This is the first time this year that the event will be held in Chengdu, China, from December 4 to December 10, 2023. In order to make this new world championship famous and influential, as the head of the Chinese Table Tennis Association and the senior management of the International Table Tennis Federation, Liu Guoliang issued a warm invitation to table tennis players from all over the world, inviting them to come to beautiful Chengdu to participate in this new world table tennis feast.

But what Liu Guoliang didn't expect was that as a strong team in the world table tennis arena, the Japanese Table Tennis Association directly rejected Liu Guoliang's invitation and did not give Liu Guoliang face at all. And the reasons they give are very funny and bizarre. The Japan Table Tennis Association said that because the rules of the event require 3 male and female players, the Japan Table Tennis Association could not find 3 female players to participate. Because only 2 female players were willing to compete, they had to decline the invitation and were unwilling to go to China to compete. I have to say that the absence of Japanese table tennis players will indeed make the event less interesting. After all, the Japanese Table Tennis Association has many famous players, including Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Misei Ito, Hina Hayata, Miu Hirano, Miwa Zhangmoto, etc.

In fact, this reason of the Japan Table Tennis Association is indeed very insincere. To put it bluntly, it is not to give Liu Guoliang face. After all, even if these famous players are going to participate in the T-League and there are no points to be earned in this tournament, the Japan Table Tennis Association can send a second team or young players to participate, which is better than simply refusing to participate. What's more, these young Japanese players also need such a chance to compete. Therefore, the Japanese media "Zhuoqiu Kingdom" is also very speechless about the decision of the Japanese Table Tennis Association: "Compared with before, the schedule of Japanese players is not tight, although the competition method 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. ”

Regarding the faceless behavior of the Japanese Table Tennis Association, some media broke the news that Liu Guoliang was also unceremonious and quickly gave counterattack measures. According to relevant media reports, Liu Guoliang asked the national table tennis players who participated in the T-League to return to China and no longer play. In addition to Hao Shuai, other players including He Zhuojia, Sun Mingyang, and Zhang Rui, who have just signed contracts with Japanese clubs, will refuse to participate in the next Japanese T-League. I have to say that this matter is true, and this wrong decision of the Japan Table Tennis Association has completely made the matter bigger. This is only bad and not good for Japanese table tennis.