Long time no see! On November 3, the 2022 National Table Tennis Championship kicked off in Huangshi, Hubei, and the audience saw a familiar face on the stadium. The veteran Chinese table tennis player Xu Xin returned to the arena after 8 months.
It is reported that Xu Xin is representing the Shanghai Real Estate Group team this time. He will play in the men's team and men's doubles events. The Chinese men's singles No. 1 player Fan Zhendong , who just finished the WTT World Cup, will also play in the men's team and men's singles events.
In the first game, Xu Xin was not ruthless and defeated his opponent 3-0, leading the Shanghai team to a good start. It is worth mentioning that Xu Xin has also become the busiest person in the National Championships. Because when teammates are playing, Xu Xin will transform into coach Xu. When the timeout is paused, he will carefully guide his teammates and also gesture with his hands from time to time. When I was playing, I went all out and did not slacken at all.
From the competition process, veteran Xu Xin's personal competitive state is very good. He has not slacked off because of the long-term lack of competition, has no obvious weight gain, and has maintained a good figure. During the game, Xu Xin's return of the ball was still so strong, and even "played out of the camera" for a while. His ability to return the ball on the long stage was still so strong, and he still had the level of a top domestic player. You should know that the last time Xu Xin played in the official competition was the Singapore Grand Slam in March 2022. After that, he was in a state of personal training and taking care of his children at home for a long time. It seems that even if the book does not have the training of regular competitions, the veteran's level has not diminished at all.
For fans who follow the Chinese table tennis team, it is a pleasure to see Xu Xin playing basketball again. Previously, industry insiders predicted that another veteran of the Chinese table tennis team, Liu Shiwen, may also participate in this championship, but her name was not seen in the final list. Like Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen has not had a formal competition for half a year, but Liu Shiwen has been busy competing for the ITTF Committee recently, and perhaps because of this, she regrets to be absent.
There is a voice saying that as the world's largest mixed doubles combination in the past, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen have also won world championships and Olympic medals. They are also the first pair of world champion partners after the Chinese table tennis team began to form a mixed doubles combination. But now, as he gets older, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen have gradually given the stage to young athletes, hoping to see these veterans who carry the memories of fans again on the court in the future.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Zhou Shihao
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