Xi Enting won the men's singles championship at the 32nd World Table Tennis Championships, and after retiring, he became the head coach of the national table tennis men's team. Xi Enting is the third athlete in the history of table tennis in my country to win the men's world sing

As a representative figure who changed the straight shot positive glue play method to the straight shot counter glue , Xi Enting can be said to be an athlete very much loved by a generation of fans. During the period when the Chinese table tennis team fell into a trough, Xi Enting kept seeking breakthroughs. He wanted to use his own strength to change the sluggish situation within the national table tennis team, and in the end he succeeded.

Xi Enting won the 32nd World Table Tennis Championships men's singles championship, and after retiring, he became the head coach of the national table tennis men's team. Whether as an athlete or a coach, Xi Enting has always insisted on his enthusiasm for table tennis. For the development of China's table tennis career, Xi Enting dedicated his life, and what kind of story is there between him and table tennis?

Xi Enting is the third athlete in the history of table tennis in my country to win the men's world singles championship. The fate between him and table tennis has also begun since his youth. Xi Enting is from Hebei. Born in 1946, he entered an amateur sports school to practice table tennis at the age of 13. Although Xi Enting came into contact with table tennis a little later than some players, his talent and hard training made him a famous athlete in the sports school in a very short time.

When Xi Enting started practicing table tennis, his family disagreed with it, especially Xi Enting's father, who opposed it the most. He wanted his son to "accompany his father's business" to be a doctor, but Xi Enting recognized the path of table tennis. Later, when his family saw Xi Enting, who was so persistent, they agreed to his choice. In 1950, Xi Enting joined the Hebei Provincial Table Tennis Team. The training of the provincial team is stricter and more professional than that of the sports school. Xi Enting, who has already won the singles championship in the youth group, was very uncomfortable when he first entered the provincial team. Fortunately, he is smart, studious and willing to work hard. He often stays in the training hall very late and remembers several dense notes, so his progress is very fast.

965, Xi Enting got his wish and joined the national team. He knew very well that although he had come to the national team, there was still a big gap compared to top players, so he never relaxed his requirements for himself and trained more harder than when he was in the provincial team. Xi Enting has always been a straight-slap style. With his personal killer move, he became a seed player of the national table tennis men's team at that time with his extremely personal killer weapon, namely his unpredictable serve, amazing pushing and arc ball , which has both rotation and speed. In 1971, Xi Enting ushered in his first world-class competition in his athletic career.

In the 31st World Table Tennis Championships, the fledgling Xi Enting performed very well. His mentality was very stable and he was not nervous about participating in the World Championships for the first time. In the end, Xi Enting won a bronze medal in the men's singles, and he also helped the men's national table tennis team win the team gold medal. Xi Enting, who won two medals, made many people look at him with admiration, but Xi Enting himself was very humble. He summarized the mistakes and shortcomings in the game and understood why he lost.

Then under the guidance of the coach, Xi Enting changed his long-standing style of playing, changing the straight-shot, direct glue-on-shot, counter-shot. Faced with the change that was almost overturned, Xi Enting was actually not sure in his heart, but his stubbornness and reluctance to admit defeat in his character always supported him. In this way, Xi Enting finally mastered the anti-glue arc ball play style through practice time and time again, and he also ushered in the 32nd World Table Tennis Championships.

This time Xi Enting is full of confidence. He only has one belief, that is, he must win the men's singles championship. Xi Enting, who passed five passes and defeated six generals, still maintained a high state in the final. He used a men's singles gold medal to prove his strength to the world and the strength of the Chinese table tennis team. Xi Enting returned to the motherland with the gold medal, and he was greeted by the flowers and praises of countless fans. He realized his dream and defended the glory of the national table tennis team.

In 976, Xi Enting, who had retired, transformed into a national table tennis coach.He used his years of experience and experience to train batches of young players, including Chen Longcan, , Chen Jing, and Wei Qingguang, who also won gold medals in the Olympics. In 1990, Xi Enting served as the head coach of the national table tennis men's team and continued to shine in this field. Later, Xi Enting coached in several countries, including France, Japan, Mexico, Yugoslavia, etc. When coaching in Japan, Japan also strongly invited Xi Enting to become a Japanese nationality to serve him, but Xi Enting refused without hesitation. He said that he was Chinese and he only served in his own country.

Xi Enting, who has been abroad for many years, finally returned to China and served as the torchbearer of the 2008 Olympics. However, as he is getting older, he is also suffering from illness. In 2019, 73-year-old Xi Enting unfortunately passed away due to a ruptured aorta of the thoracic cavity, and countless fans were heartbroken. A generation of meritorious figures in the national table tennis industry have left forever, but people will never forget that his contribution to the development of China's table tennis industry, and his never-give-up sports spirit will always inspire the younger generation of athletes and guide them to climb to higher peaks!