Inaugural mixed teamWorld CupAsTable tennisA brand new attempt at the team competition, inContest Rulesand the format of the tournament are in the spotlight. However, a scene at the awards ceremony cast a strange and controversial shadow over the entire competition, which may even affect the futureWorld Cupof the organization.
The original article mentions that many players are not willing to participate in this mixed teamWorld Cupespecially the star players from European teams such as Germany, Sweden and France. At first, people may think it's because they're scaredChinese teamIt's a lot of strength, but right now, that's not the main reason, because these players are willing to challenge in singlesChinese team。Actually,Contest RulesThe confusion is also one of the big reasons why they are reluctant to compete.
The chaos at the awards ceremony was evident. At the time of the ceremony, at the same time, Sweden and Taiwan Province were still facing off in another match. The celebration at the ceremony and the influx of award presenters undoubtedly brought great disrespect to the two teams that were in the competition. What is puzzling is whether the ITTF is in a hurry to present this award?Can't they wait until the end of the game to give it out?TrophiesIs it?What's more, some Chinese fans are still gloating about this, they think that the game is irrelevant, so let them play their game, and what does it have to do with them. This logic is also absurd in the end.
Table tennisAs a niche sport, itsBusiness valueGradually decrease. to the inaugural mixed teamWorld CupThe prize money, for example, totaled $1 million, inTable tennisIt's insignificant in sports. This prize money will be divided among many teams, which means that everyone will only get a small share. Table tennisofBusiness valuehas fallen so low.
Someone will sayTable tennisIt's a niche sport, so it's not too bigBusiness value。However, if we take a lookBaseballwithRugbyand so on, the same income of niche sports, will be foundBaseballAthletes can make $1 million a week, far more thanTable tennis。Why these two movements are relative toTable tennisto be able to achieve such a huge oneBusinessWhat about success?One of the reasons for this is the poor arrangement of the ITTF, who treat the players as disrespectful and worthless.
To sum up, the chaos of the game as wellTable tennisBusiness valueThe decline is the reason why many players are reluctant to participate in this mixed teamWorld Cupimportant reasons. These issues need to be taken seriously by the ITTF and made corresponding improvements in order to make itTable tennisThe sport is rejuvenated and attracts more players and spectators to get involved.