On October 11, 2022, the ITTF officially announced that it would announce the list of some players in the WTT World Cup final for the first time. The eight major players of the national table tennis team were shortlisted. Currently, 18 seats are confirmed, and there are 14 seats to be determined. It depends on the results of the previous event. Invitation will be made in turn according to the world rankings. Fans from the outside world expressed their expectations. After the World Table Tennis Championships are all over, the two singles competitions will be kicked off.
WTT World Cup finals are extremely valuable. Only 16 players from both men and women are invited to participate, with a total prize of 1 million US dollars. There are only two events in men's singles and women's singles, and there are 1,500 points. The importance is self-evident. The defending champions are Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha. Both are currently ranked first in the world. If they can achieve excellent results in the next competition, they can continue to expand their leading advantage.
ITTF introduced that 10 men's singles were invited, and according to the rankings were Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Zhang Benzhihe, Calderano, Moregad, Lin Yunru, Dako, Ocharov, and Wang Chuqin. Six seats were to be determined, and the 8 women's singles were Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Ito Mima, Du Kaiyan, Han Ying, and Ishikawa Kasumi, and eight seats were to be determined.
It is worth mentioning that the official specifically emphasized that the final lineup needs to be determined by both sides. In other words, the ITTF invites players to participate in the competition according to the rules, but the specific one depends on the arrangement of the coaching team. Similar to the situation in the Asian Cup, Japanese player Shina Hayata and Austrian player Polkanova both voluntarily give up their qualifications because of their personal circumstances, and continue to be postponed directly based on the world rankings.
is still about half a month before the WTT World Cup final starts. The closest stop is the Macau Tournament. How to allocate the other 14 seats depends on how many points the contestants can get and where their rankings are improved. In fact, it has little impact on the national table tennis team. Currently, the men's singles and women's singles have won four seats, and the strongest lineup will play to ensure the ownership of the championship.
This season is basically coming to an end, especially after the end of the World Table Tennis Championships, the focus of the preparations for the main players of the national table tennis team is the two WTT competitions held this month. You can get 2,500 points to win the championship in a row. The Asian Cup coaching team sent Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong to play, adjust the lineup and give more players a chance to play. There are not many competition tasks in the last two months of this year.
The national table tennis coaching team is also strolling while the iron is hot, sprinting for the other two events this month. At the same time, they actively solve some problems that arise during the World Table Tennis Championships. Unlike the team competition, the singles team needs to compete. Everyone depends on their abilities. It is exciting to see who can laugh to the end. Finally, let us send our blessings and wish the national table tennis team good results in the next game.
