Zhang Yining has always been blown up as the big devil. It’s a bit too much to win the runner-up and third place in the three major events!
Zhang Yining, known as the "big devil" in the table tennis world, has always been a leader in the national table tennis women’s team. However, Zhang Yining was the undisputed first sister of national table tennis, ranking first in the world for a long time, but in the same period, other national table tennis players are still very strong, and they have not been overshadowed by the existence of Zhang Yining.
Throughout his career, Zhang Yining has won 19 world championships in three major events in the world. Of course, his singles achievements are even higher. Zhang Yining has won two Olympic women's singles championships and two world table tennis championships. The second World Cup champion can be said to be the only player in the history of table tennis to win a double-lap Grand Slam, but in fact, there is a story about Zhang Yining. Zhang Yining has only one silver medal, and the gold medal is played by his daughter. The silver medal is your Uncle Wang Hao.
Zhang Yining’s position in the table tennis world is rarely matched, but Zhang Yining also lost more in the early stages of his career. Wang Nan has been suppressing Zhang Yining for many years. As Wang Nan gets older, Zhang Yining has only grown up and has become almost invincible. In the three major events, only the results of singles, Zhang Yining's runner-up and third place did not miss.
In 1999, Zhang Yining lost to Wang Nan in the World Table Tennis Championships and won the women's singles runner-up. Zhang Yining, known as the "Five Golden Flowers" at the time, did not win the women's singles championship in the three major events. Before the Sydney Olympics, Zhang Yining regretted losing the election. Perhaps it was the pain of her life. Then in the 46th World Table Tennis Championships in 2001, Zhang Yining finally won the women's singles third place, but won the women's singles championship in the subsequent World Cups. Zhang Yining's career won the first women's singles championship in three major events.
For Zhang Yining, there was no championship win in the two major events in 2003, especially in the finals of the World Table Tennis Championships. Zhang Yining once again lost to Wang Nan in the finals and missed the World Table Tennis Championships women’s singles champion. In addition, in the 2003 World Cup women's singles, Zhang Yining only won the third place.
Although many people say that this is not Zhang Yining’s peak period, it is normal to win several runner-up and third places, but in the 2006 World Cup, Zhang Yining lost to Guo Yan in the finals and won a runner-up. Zhang Yining was actually already a runner-up. It was at the peak, especially in the 2007 World Table Tennis Championships in Zagreb. Many people felt that Zhang Yining was fully capable of defending the title. However, in the semi-finals, Zhang Yining met Guo Yue and was finally swept out 0-4. Only won the third place, and then in the 2007 World Cup women's singles competition, Zhang Yining once again lost to Wang Nan to win a second place.
Actually, from the perspective of Zhang Yining's career, her dominance is indeed very strong, but she has not reached the realm of loneliness and defeat as many people have said. If you count it carefully, she won 8 in Zhang Yining's three major competitions. The women's singles champion, but there are also 4 runners-up and 3 third. Not as many people say, she only has one silver medal.
Judging from the historical status of women's table tennis, the overall level of Chinese women's table tennis during Zhang Yining's reign was very high. Zhang Yining participated in many competitions. She was not a winning general. Some people even think that Zhang Yining's achievements are not necessarily higher than Deng Yaping and Wang Nan. Do you know that everyone thinks that Zhang Yining's career is higher than Deng Yaping and Wang Nan?
