The national table tennis team successfully defended its national honor in the just-concluded Table Tennis Mixed Team World Cup, which attracted widespread attention. Liu Guoliang fielded eight players who put in an impressive nine consecutive victories to win the gold medal at the inaugural Table Tennis Mixed Team World Cup. However, there have been some thought-provoking results in this series. Wang Manyu lost to Diaz, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin lost to Zhang and Hayasuke Togami, and Fan Zhendong also lost to Tomokazu Zhangmoto.
In the competition, Tomokazu Zhang and Miwa Zhang performed well, especially Chengdu, Sichuan Province, which is also the hometown of their siblings. Their father is the courtside coach of the Japanese team, guiding his children to compete against national table tennis players. Facing the national table tennis players, the two siblings both won the victory, among them, Zhang Benzhihe defeated Fan Zhendong 2-1 The scene is impressive. During the game, Zhang Benzhi and raised his arms and shouted, while his father was in mixed emotions on the sidelines and did not celebrate, which was a sad scene. The Athletic Stadium is brutal, and even more so for Tomokazu Zhangmoto's parents.
In order to live and dream, they went away from home, settled in Japan, and gave birth to Tomokazu Zhangmoto and Miwa Zhangmoto, and trained them to become table tennis masters. It is no exaggeration to say that Tomokazu Zhang and Meihe Zhang are both very good table tennis players at the same age, and now they have become the most threatening opponents in national table tennis. In the previous table tennis team competition, Zhang Benzhihe alone won two victories against the national table tennis players, defeating the world No. 1 Fan Zhendong and the world No. 2 Wang Chuqin in a row.
At the Table Tennis Mixed Team World Cup in Chengdu, he defeated Fan Zhendong 2-1, 11-6 and 7-11. **It is not difficult for fans of the live broadcast of the game to find that Fan Zhendong did not play well and did not seem to be in the state. Meanwhile, Fan has suffered back-to-back defeats recently, including four losses to foreign players this year, namely South Korea's Lee Sang-so and Cho Dae-sung, Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto, and France's Alex. In addition, he also lost to Wang Chuqin and Ma Long in the team.
Many fans were puzzled by world No. 1 Fan Zhendong, who was only one step away from Olympic singles gold medals, and why he left a bad impression on fans with consecutive defeats. Table tennis star Wu Jingping recently commented on the match between Fan Zhendong and Tomokazu Zhang on social media. He pointed out that from the three games of the game, Fan Zhendong did not have a clear advantage in technology, while Zhang Benzhihe's tactical play has changed a lot, showing his progress.
With his rich coaching experience and understanding of Fan Zhendong, Wu Jingping believes that Fan Zhendong's skills have not progressed and are still stuck in the old routine. In contrast, Tomokazu Zhang has changed tactically, which means that Fan Zhendong is in a passive state, so it is not surprising that he lost to Tomokazu Zhangmoto. To sum up, Wu Jingping believes that Fan Zhendong has not made progress, while Zhang Benzhihe has become stronger. The Paris Olympics are coming, which is of great significance to Fan Zhendong.
He will not only lead the national table tennis men's team to defend national honor, but also strive for the singles gold medal at the Paris Olympics, which is crucial for him. Winning the singles gold medal at the Paris Olympics would mean the feat of completing a Grand Slam. However, failing to achieve this honour could see Fan Zhendong fail to win an Olympic singles gold medal in his career, like his mentor Wang Hao, and fail to achieve his Grand Slam goals. Fan Zhendong was born in 1997 and is now 26 years old and will turn 27 next year.
In contrast, young players such as Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong and others have a certain advantage in age. By the time the 2028 Olympics come, Fan Zhendong will be 31 years old, and it is still unknown whether he will be able to continue to appear in the Olympic Games. Therefore, next year's Paris Olympics is likely to be Fan Zhendong's last singles competition. For Fan Zhendong to win the singles gold medal and complete the feat of the Grand Slam, please leave a message in the comment area and let us communicate together.