Last night, the final showdown was held in the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships. The men's national table tennis team lived up to expectations. After defeating the German team 3-0, the national table tennis team set an unprecedented record for the 1st World Table Tennis Championships of men's team.
Chinese and German teams met in the men's team finals. This scene at the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships is very similar to the Tokyo Olympics last summer. And the final result is that the winner is still the winner. After defeating the German team 3-0, the national table tennis team set an unprecedented record for the men's team in the World Table Tennis Championships. In the finals of
, on one side is the men's national table tennis team, which is led by the old and the new, and on the other side is the German team, which is led by the young lineup. The three main players who won the Olympic silver medal for the German team last year, Bol , Ocharov and Francesca, did not participate in the competition this time, but left all the opportunities to the younger generation, namely the five young players, Qiu Dang , Duda , Walter, Stumper and Meng Fanbo. Judging from the performance of the German team passing the mark in this World Table Tennis Championships, although the team's overall strength has declined, it is a proof of success to be able to reach the finals.
For the men's team of the national table tennis team, last night's final not only represented another victory, but also expanded the men's team winning record in the history of the World Table Tennis Championships to an unprecedented ten consecutive victories. The men's team competition in the World Table Tennis Championships began in 1926. Hungarian, Czech, Japanese and Chinese teams have won consecutive victories at different times. For example, the Hungarian team won five consecutive victories in the men's team from 1926 to 1931, and the Japanese team also won five consecutive victories in the men's team from 1954 to 1959. However, when the Chinese table tennis team rose in the 1960s, the Chinese team became the biggest winner in this field.
Take the ten consecutive victories of the men's team in the World Table Tennis Championships this time. This starting point is the Osaka World Table Tennis Championships in 2001. In fact, this unprecedented record of ten consecutive victories originally had the opportunity to come earlier. Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, which were originally scheduled to be held in 2020, were finally forced to be cancelled after three postponeds. If the Busan World Table Tennis Championships were held successfully at that time, then what everyone would celebrate now might be the "unprecedented record of the 11th consecutive championship of the men's team in the World Table Tennis Championships."
A cold sweat from the confrontation between China and Japan. Looking forward to 2024 Paris Olympics
There are still 21 months left before the opening of the Paris Olympics. On the road to Paris, although the prospects will not depend on a certain competition on the way, the final pattern is indeed gradually becoming clear in one competition. The Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships, which ended last night, is an important battle on this road. There are 21 months left before the opening of the Paris Olympics. On the road to Paris, although the prospects will not depend on a certain competition on the way, the final pattern is indeed gradually becoming clear in one competition. The Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships, which ended last night, is an important battle on this road.
Zhang Benzhihe
Although the last men's team showdown in this World Table Tennis Championships occurred between China and Germany, the tense tug-of-war between the two teams in the semi-finals, especially the two winning points held by Zhang Benzhihe in his hand, will definitely become the core focus in the post-match summary of the Chinese Table Tennis Championships.
On the historical stage of the men's team in the World Table Tennis Championships, do you still remember which player was able to win two wins from the Chinese team? Answer: Waldnell in the men's team finals of the 1995 Tianjin World Table Tennis Championships. Compared with Waldner, who was 30 years old at that time, Zhang Benzhihe, who is only 19 years old, may have a longer impact on the Chinese table tennis team in the future.
Zhang Benzhihe won the two wins in the men's team semi-finals, from Wang Chuqin (Zhang Benzhihe won 3-1) and Fan Zhendong (Zhang Benzhihe won 3-2). If the Japanese team, Hayasuke Togaki or Reiki Oikawa, performs better, it may be hard to say whether the outcome of this semi-finals will be won or lost. When reviewing the semi-finals, Japanese men's team coach Mitsushi Ta Mi expressed regret several times. He believed that Togaki Junsuke's loss of the first game of the final set was a key point that determined the direction after the game. "The first game is the winner. If you can win this game, it will change the situation."
At the Tokyo Olympics held last year, Zhang Benzhikazu, who became famous at a young age and played at home, fell sharply.His confidence was hit and he was in a sluggish state for the past year. It was not until July this year that he announced his "return" with a WTT Championship trophy. In this process from being lost to regaining oneself and further improving his current state, his new coach Dong Qimin is worth mentioning.
Dong Qimin is a Shanghai native who has lived in Japan for 24 years. When he was young, he was a teammate with Liu Guoliang and Qin Zhijian. The cooperation between Dong Qimin and Kazumaki Kazumaki began in April this year. The reason why he joined the coaching camp of the Japanese men's table tennis team and went to Kazumaki Kazumaki's side is the current head coach of the Japanese men's table tennis team, and Kazumaki Kazumaki's parents (familiar with each other).
After becoming Zhang Benzhihe's coach, Dong Qimin not only spent his skills and tactics, one of the important things is to help the young player rebuild his confidence.
After the men's team semi-finals, Dong Qimin said: "The two victories are indeed of great significance to Zhang Benzhihe, and will undoubtedly help him strengthen his confidence... The level is definitely better for the Chinese team. The Chinese team is under great pressure because of their home games. In this state, the technical and tactical performance will be reduced. The key to Zhang Instinai Win is that he lowers his posture, fights and fights."
19-year-old Zhang Benzhihe is in the rising period. When the Paris Olympics opens, he is 21 years old and may bring more pressure to the Chinese men's table tennis team. In this competition that combines age, talent, diligence and opportunity, the Chinese men's table tennis team needs to work hard and continue to work hard.
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When the curtain of the table tennis event of the Tokyo Olympics slowly fell, probably a large number of people felt that after the residual heat was released on National Games , Malone would naturally fade out. But what is the result? Now everyone has seen it. From the World Table Tennis Federation Grand Slam held in Singapore, to the WTT European Summer Series held in Budapest, Hungary, and to the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships, although Ma Long's participation frequency has declined, he is still among the core players of the Chinese men's table tennis team.
So the question is, now it is not far from the Paris Olympics. How will the list of three-person Olympics of the Chinese men's table tennis team be determined by then? Will people see the scene of the "Dragon Team" fighting in Paris again? Now it seems that more than half of this problem actually lies in the other two players of the national table tennis men's team, Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan.
Maron was born in 1988 and will celebrate his 34th birthday this month. When the Paris Olympics open, his exact age will be 35 years old and 9 months. The reason why Ma Long had the suspense of "may fight for another Olympic Games" was that in addition to scientific training and sports medicine keeping pace with the times, and the athletes' own abilities and perseverance, the core reason was that the younger generation was not powerful enough!
Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships, the national table tennis men's team sent a five-man lineup, namely Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin and Lin Gaoyuan. In the group stage, Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan still have roles, but as soon as they entered the knockout stage, they could only sit firmly on the bench. 27-year-old Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun, who will enter 26 this month, are no longer young players, but there is still a clear gap between cultivating the spirit of a general who can bear heavy responsibilities.
Before the opening of this World Table Tennis Championships, Liang Jingkun ranked third in the world in men's singles, following his two teammates Fan Zhendong and Ma Long. However, judging from the performance of the new Olympic cycle, Liang Jingkun still lacks stable output in actual combat. Take this World Table Tennis Championships as an example. In the last game of the group stage against the Thai team, Liang Jingkun fell 7 points behind at the beginning and lost the first game 8-11. Whether it is "the opponent is very hard-working" or "there are a few balls I didn't expect", Liang Jingkun's review looks pale. Similar obvious ups and downs also occurred to Lin Gaoyuan in the group stage.
Therefore, the determination of the national table tennis men's team's Paris Olympic roster is actually not a "Ma Long suspense", but a question of whether Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan can seize the time to mature. As the "two-handed preparation" of the men's national table tennis team, if Ma Long finally enters the Paris Olympics, it will be his fourth Olympics.
"mixed doubles male lead"
, which cannot be avoided, gradually faded out of , Xu Xin and , 22-year-old Wang Chuqin took over and became the first male player option for the national table tennis team in the mixed doubles event. It is precisely because of this expertise that Wang Chuqin's prospect of being selected for the Paris Olympics list was optimistic early on.
Wang Chuqin, born in 2000, is the youngest of the five national table tennis men's teams participating in this World Table Tennis Championships. Although he lags behind Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan in the world rankings of men's singles, Wang Chuqin has the advantage in this three-person competition due to his advantages in doubles events and his experience of winning an Olympic P card (Tokyo Olympics).
In the men's team semi-finals against the Japanese team, although Wang Chuqin lost to Zhang Benzhihe 1-3 and allowed the latter to get a winning point, he withstood the pressure in the decisive set and gritted his teeth and chased after the first game when he was behind 4-9. Finally, he defeated Hokami Hokusuke 3-0 and helped the Chinese team advance to the finals.
Wang Chuqin felt that this kind of heart-wrenching semi-final actually benefited him a lot. "This game means a lot to me. After all, the Chinese team hasn't played the fifth game for a long time." In this season, Wang Chuqin has won two singles championships with great value. At the same time, his men's singles world rankings are also the first breakthrough this season to make a breakthrough in the top ten.
