After the men's year-end finals of WTT Doha, the WTT Star Challenge Doha kicked off. In the first round of the Men's Doubles qualifying round, India's Taka Manash Shah unexpectedly reversed Zhuang Zhiyuan and Gao Chengrui to eliminate his opponent 1-3, leaving Zhuang Zhiyuan out of the next round. Zhuang Zhiyuan is from Taiwan Province of China, and as one of the evergreens in the table tennis world, he is a senior senior in the table tennis industry.
However, this time he suffered an unexpected defeat, which was a big surprise. Since partnering with Chen Jian'an to win the men's doubles championship at the 2013 Paris World Table Tennis Championships, Zhuang Zhiyuan has been shouldering the heavy responsibility of men's table tennis. Despite his age, his experience and strength are still not to be underestimated, and he is the idol of many table tennis fans. This time, however, he faced a huge challenge.
The sudden rise of Indian table tennis players was a real surprise, as they eliminated a table tennis star like Zhuang Zhiyuan in the first round. Does this mean that Zhuang Zhiyuan's strength has declined?On the other hand, it is surprising that an Indian table tennis player was able to defeat the Chinese world champion.
It is worth mentioning that Indian table tennis was once considered a desert place for table tennis, but in recent years, the level of table tennis in India has been rapidly improving. At last year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, the Indian pair Mukherjee sisters defeated the national table tennis pair Chen Meng and Wang Yidi in the women's doubles 1 4 finals, causing another big upset.
Although the Mukherjee sisters don't look like professional players from the outside, their style of play is extremely cunning, which has caused a lot of trouble for the Chinese players. The national table tennis team couldn't cope with their special serve spin, which caught people off guard. Although overall, Indian table tennis is far less threatening than Japanese and South Korean players, their strength should not be underestimated, and national table tennis must be taken seriously.
Next, the main players of the Chinese table tennis team will appear one after another, including Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu. However, after a long journey, the Chinese team must adjust their form as soon as possible to avoid large-scale accidents in the first leg of the new year, otherwise it will be difficult to clean up the situation.