The 2023 Chengdu Table Tennis Mixed Team World Cup is a contest full of challenges and glory for the Chinese national team. The Chinese team has successfully achieved great achievements with outstanding performance, not only defeating the South Korean team with an excellent score of 8-1 on the evening of December 10 to win the championship, but also winning the championship by going all the way and maintaining an unbeaten record in nine consecutive games. In the competition, the light of every athlete of the Chinese team may have gathered the most attention and attention. However, behind this victory, it is worth remembering those who paid silently.
In the celebration after the game, Liu Guoliang, as the chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, led the athletes to participate in a group photo with the coaching team, sparring partners, staff, etc., in order to record this unforgettable chapter. In this long scroll of memory, Wang Liqin, Liu Shiwen, Li Xiaodong and other veterans in the table tennis industry were also specially invited to the stage to share this glory, highlighting the profound heritage of Chinese table tennis. However, know that the success of this World Cup has not been smooth sailing. As early as the group stage, Wang Manyu lost to Puerto Rico's Diaz, and this unexpected defeat shocked everyone.
In the Mixed Doubles quarter-finals, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha narrowly missed out against the Japanese pair, while Fan Zhendong also narrowly missed a showdown with Tomokazu Zhangmoto. The women's doubles duo of Chen Meng and Wang Manyu almost lost match point in the match. However, the whole team united as one, and finally defeated the opponent with a total score of 8-5 and advanced to the final. In the final battle, all members of the Chinese team worked together, and under the careful layout of the coaching staff, even if the main players who had made mistakes were still trusted and reused, and gave full play to their strength, which proved the wisdom of the coaching staff. In particular, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, as well as Wang Manyu and Fan Zhendong, each won all the victories and made great contributions to the Chinese team's victory.
In the joy of the gold medal after the game, behind it is countless days and nights of hard work and perseverance. From the guidance of the coach, the companionship of the sparring partners, to the professional care of the team doctor and the meticulous attention of other staff, every detail has created today's results. Behind the continued strength of China's table tennis is the vigorous cultivation and comprehensive support of the national sports system for talents. Among them, the experience inheritance and dedication of the predecessors in the table tennis world are indispensable forces, and it is their silent dedication that makes the national table tennis shine. The success of this World Cup once again affirms the strong strength of the Chinese table tennis team.
We look forward to the development prospects of the table tennis team in the next international competition, and at the same time, we would like to express our high respect to all those who have contributed silently to the brilliant achievements of Chinese table tennis. I would like to offer my warmest congratulations to the Chinese team for winning the championship again, and look forward to more achievements in the future of national table tennis!Come on!