The 2023 WTT Women's Finals has ended, and due to the unexpected results of the five main players of the national table tennis women's team this time, the world ranking points and selection points of the five have changed greatly. Although there will be high-point events in the future, if fans carefully observe the selection rules and existing points, they can find that the selection rules can actually be used.
The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) rules for table tennis at the Paris Olympics are that the two highest-ranked players in the team event will be in charge of the singles event. Each association has also come up with its own selection method for this regulation to select the most suitable two singles members. There is no requirement for a third person in a group, and the selection method of each association is determined by taking into account various factors.
The selection method of national table tennis is very simple, that is, the world ranking points during the period from May 8, 2023 to May 7, 2024, plus the reward points of the competition during this period, that is, the selection points, the top two points are selected for the Olympic singles, and the third person in the team is considered comprehensively.
In other words, since the national table tennis is responsible for singles according to the top two of the final selection points, in order to comply with the regulations of the International Olympic Committee, the third person in the team is actually lower than the second place in the world volleyball points and selection points. So, what does that look like based on the current standings?
Currently, the order of world rankings is:Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi, Wang Manyu, Chen Meng, Chen Xingtong；And the order of selection points is:Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Yidi, Wang Manyu, Chen Xingtong。According to the selection regulations of national table tennis, according to this point order, Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng are responsible for singles, so who is the third person in the group?
Obviously, Wang Yidi and Wang Manyu can't be it. Because Wang Yidi and Wang Manyu are ranked higher than Chen Meng in the world, but the selection points are lower than Chen Meng, they cannot meet both requirements at the same time. In other words, at present, only Chen Xingtong's world ranking and selection points are lower than Chen Meng's, and only when she joins the group can she meet both regulations.
Fans and friends may think that Chen Xingtong has no chance to go to the Olympics, because her points ranking is low. However, as long as Wang Yidi and Wang Manyu in front of them are not in the top three in the world ranking and selection points at that time, then in order to comply with the regulations, only Chen Xingtong, who is double low, can be played as a third person, which can be said to have studied the rules very clearly.
However, because there are still games to come, the situation will change. So do fans and friends think that Chen Xingtong can continue to disrupt this competitive situation and profit from it?List of high-quality authors