Friends who pay attention to the table tennis world know that since the end of the table tennis WTT Chongqing Championship on June 3 this year, the main force of national table tennis has continuously hung up the exemption card, and has given up the WTT Zagreb regular season, Ljubljana star match, Lagos regular season, and Tunisia regular season to concentrate on the preparation for the Paris Olympics, but this situation is about to change.
On July 2, Beijing time, Thailand is about to hold the table tennis WTT Bangkok Star Tournament, and the two world champions of national table tennis, Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong, signed up to participate, and they are expected to compete with strong opponents such as Zhang Ben's brothers and sisters, which is exciting!
As we all know, the Olympic Games is the most important competition for the Chinese table tennis team, so the previous competitions will be given up in advance before the start of the competition, and closed training will begin, although only a few players can get the qualification, but most of the other high-level athletes have to participate in the sparring work, Lin Gaoyuan, Chen Xingtong is no exception, so recently the two have also been with the big army, did not participate in international competitions.
In the earliest registration form for the WTT Bangkok Stars Tournament, we also did not see the names of Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong, but then they each got a wild card and became the only two athletes in the Chinese team.
Fans have made various speculations about the reasons for Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong's participation, some believe that the coaching staff asked them to disrupt the world ranking pattern, and some think that it is to observe the state of opponents in other associations up close and provide first-hand reference materials for the preparation of the Paris Olympics.
Although the two main national table tennis players are super strong, it is not easy to reach the top, Lin Yunru, Zhang Ben Tomokazu, Zhang Yuzhen, Lee Sang-so, Lin Zhongxun, Zhang Ben Mihe, Ito Misei, Kihara Miyu, Shin Yubin, Szokos and other opponents The strength of opponents should not be underestimated.
In general, the registration of Asian masters in this competition is relatively positive, Japan, South Korea, India, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong and other strong teams have come to many main teams, while the European side is not very interested, the only high-ranked athletes are Szokos, Africa has Aruna, and the Americas have Diaz to participate in the battle, which is also worth paying attention to.
In addition, the mixed doubles battle between Tomokazu Changmoto/Hina Hayada and Lim Jong-hoon/Shin Yu-bin will also be interesting, as both sides will try their best to compete for a place in the second seed, and the pressure on the Japanese pair will be relatively high, so let's sit back and wait for the competition to begin.