On September 9th, Chinese Table Tennis Association officially announced the selection method for the 2021 Houston World Table Tennis Championships. First, it clarified the qualifications of Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng. In addition, It also gave non-main players and young teenagers more opportunities for promotion.
According to regulations, as long as you can win the singles championship at the National Games, or get the first score in the Ping Pong Super League, you will be able to pass through the World Table Tennis Championships smoothly, and you will still get tickets for the singles event, which means With , Zhou Qihao, Lin Shidong and other newcomers also have the possibility of hitting the World Table Tennis Championships, which is great!
2021 is the "eventful autumn" of the table tennis world. The Olympic Games and the World Table Tennis Championships are held in the same year, which also makes the selection work within the national table tennis team very busy.
Prior to this, the Chinese team had already held two "Direct WTT Grand Slam World Table Tennis Championships" and an Olympic simulation match. At that time, regulations were issued to allow athletes with the highest total points to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships. As a result, Fan Zhendong Chen Meng succeeded in becoming the "No. 1 Scholar", and today the Table Tennis Association has confirmed their qualifications again.
As mentioned earlier, in addition to the direct championship, the National Games and the Table Tennis Super League will also give athletes new opportunities. This is undoubtedly great news for the national table tennis players.
Because before that, the number of through-pass places in the team was very limited, and most of them were recommended by the coaching staff. Nowadays, there are only 5 people participating in the men's and women's singles events, and the tickets for 3 of them are based on actual combat. This will greatly stimulate the athletes' fighting spirit and fight for the chance to hit the World Series.
Regarding the new regulations, the head coach of the men’s national table tennis team Qin Zhijian emphasized that this is to highlight the principle of fairness and justice.He bluntly said: "Whether it is an old or young player, it is necessary to rely on competition and tangible results to stand on the stage of the new cycle."
And the women's team coach Li Xun also made a clear statement. : "Entering the Paris cycle, the team is looking forward to more young players, so there will be more competitive platforms for everyone to show their strength." It can be seen that the coaching staff is determined to give more to the newcomers. The opportunity to compete, but whether you can get it depends on your performance.
Prior to this, the national table tennis big dark horse Zhou Qihao had defeated , Liang Jingkun , Malong, and Fan Zhendong in the team competition. Regrettably lose in the second round of the duel. But now he can gallop in the battlefield of the National Games and the Table Tennis Super League, or will create more upsets, maybe he can still participate in the World Table Tennis Championships!
In addition to Zhou Qihao, like the 16-year-old Lin Shidong who defeated Xu Xin before, and the non-main player who defeated Ma Long, Xu Chenhao and others will certainly do their best to compete for the World Table Tennis Championship tickets, so who can have the last laugh? The answer will be announced soon, let us cheer for the national table tennis players!
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