Two days ago, the regular season in Tunisia ended, and Tomokazu Zhang won three championships in a row in this competition.
Everyone should know that in the events held by the World Table Tennis Federation, the Grand Slam level is the highest, the points are the highest, the prize money is also high, and it is also quite lively, basically five individual events are compared together. Therefore, unless there is an injury, the vast majority of the masters in the world table tennis will participate in the Grand Slam.
Therefore, the level and popularity of the Grand Slam are comparable to the World Table Tennis Championships. But the regular season is different, and there are a little more points than the feeder game. For example, in this Tunisian competition, the national table tennis did not send any players to participate, and among the players who have registered, several famous players have withdrawn.
That's why it gave Tomokazu Zhang the chance to win three consecutive championships.
In the regular season in Tunisia this time, Tomokazu Zhangmoto's opponents in the semi-finals and finals were all Japanese teammates, but he still struggled to defeat Teruku Matsushima 3-2 and narrowly defeated Yukiya Uda 4-3. The mixed doubles with Hina Hayada was supposed to beat other opponents, but in the final, he still defeated Karlsson and Carlberg 3-2.
Zhang Benzhihe became famous at a young age and has always been regarded by fans as the biggest competitor of the national table tennis men's team. But I personally think that the current Zhang Benzhihe, his level and strength have reached the ceiling, to put it bluntly, there is no room for improvement, plus he is focused on the study of national table tennis, that is what it is.
After winning three consecutive crowns this time, Tomokazu Zhang made a surprising move. He posted a rare post on social platforms, posting three trophies while accompanying the text: Salute to Wang Chuqin of the Saudi Grand Slam.
In the Saudi Grand Slam, Wang Chuqin was crowned a triple champion. But as we said earlier, Tunisia's regular season is not on par with Saudi Arabia's Grand Slam.
Zhang Benzhihe sent a tribute to Wang Chuqin, the signal in this is obvious, but it is not so simple.
On the surface, Zhang Benzhihe is expressing the intention of learning from Wang Chuqin, Wang Chuqin has made rapid progress in the past year, not only ranking first in the world in mixed doubles, but also surpassing Fan Zhendong to first place in singles.
From the point of view of absolute strength, Zhang Benzhihe paid tribute to Wang Chuqin, and there was nothing wrong.
But personal analysis, this also seems to hide Zhang Ben Zhihe's ambitions, the Olympics are approaching, Zhang Ben Zhihe, who is also a triat, also wants to challenge Wang Chuqin. Japanese players are like this, on the surface they seem to be very polite and humble, and once they play against you, they are extremely fierce and will not show any mercy.
At the Tokyo Olympics, Mimato Ito and Hayato Mizutani won the mixed doubles championship in an upset, which is a typical example.
Therefore, for Tomokazu Zhang and other Japanese table tennis players, the national table tennis still has to be vigilant, don't be deceived by the humility and low-key on the surface, they want to win the national table tennis ambition.
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