There are new changes in the selection standings of the national table tennis women's table tennis team! Wang Manyu was squeezed out of the top three, and Wang Yidi chased after Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng. In the 2023 Table Tennis Women's Finals, national table tennis champion Wang Manyu suffered a 0-3 defeat and became the only player among the five main players to miss the semifinals, which directly affected her world ranking points and team selection points. At the same time, Wang Yidi reached the women's singles final and won the runner-up, surpassing Wang Manyu for the first time, and is currently second only to Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng.
The selection scheme of the Chinese table tennis team for the Paris 2024 Olympic cycle adopts a points-based system, referring to the results of international competitions between May 8, 2023 and May 7, 2024, of which world ranking points are a part, and several other important events can also provide additional Olympic selection points, including the finals. According to the rules, the winner of the finals will receive 1,500 world ranking points, with the runner-up having 1,050 points, the third place having 525 points, and the quarterfinals only having 265 points.
In addition, according to the regulations of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, the champion of the finals can get 2,000 points for the team selection, 1,000 points for the runner-up, 500 points for the third place, and no points for the quarterfinals and below. Through calculations, Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng are still firmly in the top two in the Olympic standings, while Wang Yidi has risen to third place and Wang Manyu has dropped to fourth. There is still some time until May 7, 2024, and there are still many events to accumulate points during this period, Wang Manyu has every chance to surpass Wang Yidi again, let's wait and see! National table tennis Olympic list, who do you guess will be in the battle?
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