Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships is about to start, and the preparations for the national table tennis team have entered the final stage. This year, due to the fact that many famous players withdrew or lost the election, the competitive landscape has undergone major changes. In short, the competition between China and Japan is still the mainstream of the girl group project, while many variables have appeared in the boy group.
At present, it seems that the former strongest opponent of the Chinese table tennis team, the Swedish men's table tennis team, has become the hottest favorite in this competition. If the signing position is good, they are likely to reach the final again and compete with the Chinese team for the championship!
As we all know, the Japanese women's team has developed very fast in recent years. The new generation of young players led by Ito Mima has already possessed the strength to impact our main athletes, and has indeed won many medals and even gold medals in major competitions. However, their domestic competition is also very fierce. World champions Ishikawa Kasumi and Hirano Miu have all been eliminated in the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships this time.
According to the previously announced list, the athletes of the Japanese women's team participating in the of this World Table Tennis Championships are the following five: Ito Mima, Hayata Shina , Kihara Miyu , Nagasaki Miyu , and Sato Hitomi , which is very different from the expected results before the selection match.
However, although Kasumi Ishikawa and Miu Hirano, the "dual core" of the Japanese women's table tennis team is still there, that is Mima Ito and Shina Hayata. In addition to the disadvantage of the main players of the Chinese table tennis team, it is difficult for them to lose against athletes from other foreign associations (of course, not at all). With the support of Miyu Kihara, Miyu Nagasaki, Hitoshi Sato, there is almost no suspense to reach the finals.
Relatively speaking, the Japanese men's team is now in a "half-remnant" state. Mizutani Jun retired, Ninoha Takaki retired, and only four people left to participate: Zhang Tomokazu , Okawa Reiki, Togaki Junsuke, Yokotani Sheng. But they were lucky because their opponent also had an accident.
As a strong team with the second most performance to the national table tennis team, the German men's team has lost four core main players at once, namely: Bol, Ocharov, Francesca, and Firus. Now Chinese players Qiu Dang are leading, with Duda , Meng Fanbo, Starmper and Walther following closely. Not to mention reaching the finals, this lineup is somewhat difficult even if it wants to compete for the semi-finals.
At the same time, the Korean men's table tennis team Lee Sang-soo was defeated, and Zheng Rongzhi quit the team. In the end, only Zhang Yuzhen is left, an athlete with experience in participating, plus An Jae-hyun , Zhao Dacheng , Zhao Shengmin, and Huang Minxia, it is also hard to be called the strongest lineup.
However, relatively speaking, the strength of the Korean men's team after the reorganization is relatively strong, because Ahn Jae-hyun and others have also had highlight performances in international competitions. Except for Qiu Dang who is more capable of playing, the other four players are indeed far behind. This competition is more incredible.
It is at the time when the strength of the above three teams declined that our old opponent, Sweden men's team, ushered in an excellent opportunity - as a veteran team that won the championship in five teams and once beat the national table tennis team 5-0, the Swedish men's team has won the men's singles runner-up in the World Table Tennis Championships in recent years. Last year, the men's doubles won four national table tennis players in a row to win gold, and has begun to follow the seniors Waldnell , Person and others!
And as early as the 2018 Halmstad World Table Tennis Championships, Sweden had already won the third place in the team. At that time, their strength was not as strong as it is now, so if they could be ranked in two and a half zones with the Chinese team in this competition, they would have a great hope of reaching the finals and winning a silver medal at the guaranteed time.
Relatively speaking, the Chinese Taipei team where Lin Yunru and are located, and the Chinese Taipei team where is also hopeful to reach the semi-finals, and the French team where the Lebron brothers are located should not be underestimated. Unfortunately, the big brother Simon Gotts withdrew from the competition, otherwise the strength can be stronger.
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