The table tennis competition of the Paris Olympics has produced the quarterfinals of men's and women's singles, and three national table tennis players have advanced to the quarterfinals, namely Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng, and Sun Yingsha. Wang Chuqin lost 2-4 to Sweden's Moregaard in the men's singles 1/16 final, and went out early, which is very regrettable.
Before this match, Wang Chuqin's racket was stepped on by the photographer and he had to use the secondary racket to play the rest of the game. This somewhat affected Wang Chuqin's performance.
Wang Chuqin was very generous, and did not blame the reason for the failure on the racket, but blamed himself for not playing well. However, we can't deny that the racket has a certain influence on Wang Chuqin.
How much does the temporary change of co-camera affect the players? Professional table tennis players have the most to say.
When the photographer stepped on Wang Chuqin's racket, it caused a heated discussion on the Internet, and many pieces of information related to it were on the hot search.
Niu Guankai, a member of the national table tennis team, said that the ball board has a spare board, but even if it is exactly the same as the main board, it will still feel different when playing. And this board just won the mixed doubles championship. Niu Guankai made it clear that there are differences between the secondary board and the main board. And Wang Chuqin just won the mixed doubles gold medal with the main board, which has great commemorative significance, and he was trampled on by the photographer, which will affect his mood to some extent.
Zhang Yining is a famous table tennis player in the mainland, who has achieved a Grand Slam and belongs to the big devil level player. Although Zhang Yining has been retired for many years, he is still deeply concerned and liked by fans. Zhang Yining once encountered a similar situation with Wang Chuqin.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when Zhang Yining played against Singapore's Feng Tianwei, the main board could not be played due to an unexpected situation, and she could only play with a spare board.
Zhang Yining said in an interview that the sponge of the spare board is too different, and it has not been sticky seven days ago, and the sponge is the same as the sole of the shoe, and there is no elasticity at all. The sponge of the bottom plate has no penetration at all, the accuracy is much worse, and the glue is thick. Hitting it on your hand doesn't feel like hitting your own hand, it's the same as playing ball with a prosthetic leg. It's like playing ball with a prosthetic leg, but you can imagine how difficult it is. Fortunately, Zhang Yining defeated Feng Tianwei with difficulty.
Table tennis world champion Guo Yan posted a video on social platforms about this incident. Guo Yan said that she was very angry and couldn't accept that Wang Chuqin's racket was broken. However, Guo Yan believes that it will have little impact on Wang Chuqin. Because the National Table Tennis Association has many plans, including the problem that the main board cannot be played. Every table tennis player prepares three equally good rackets, which are also handy for the players. Which racket Wang Chuqin takes, it's the same. What Guo Yan couldn't accept was the chaotic state at that time, which led to the beating being broken.
When Wang Chuqin unexpectedly lost to Moregaard, Guo Yan was very excited and couldn't accept Wang Chuqin's exit. However, Guo Yan did not blame Wang Chuqin's loss on the racket, but because of too much physical exertion and insufficient rest.
Grandma-level player Ni Xialian was very popular in this event and became a star-level player, which was reported by all parties. Every video she posts gets hundreds of thousands of likes.
Ni Xialian made it clear that a broken racket has a great impact on the players.
Ni Xialian said that the first paddle is different from the secondary board. Especially in the key game, there will be psychological barriers. Players lose confidence and there is psychological pressure.
Judging from the answers of these professional athletes, most of them think that the temporary change of the player's secondary camera has a great impact. Therefore, some netizens doubted whether the photographer deliberately stepped on Wang Chuqin's racket in order to affect Wang Chuqin's performance.
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