The heat of the WTT Men's Finals has not subsided, but the excitement of the WTT Doha Stars Challenge has been repeated. Although the level of this challenge is not high, at the beginning of the new year and the upcoming year of the Paris Olympics, the preparation of national table tennis has entered a critical juncture. This seemingly ordinary challenge match actually hides a storm and has become a part of the Chinese table tennis team that cannot be ignored. In a star-studded arena, a controversial player has been in the spotlight. Although he is not a Chinese national, he has become a dazzling star in the Japanese table tennis world because of his Chineseness. He was once a holder of Chinese nationality, but chose to become a Japanese citizen, is such a change an accidental coincidence or an inevitable choice? Let's unravel the mystery of this table tennis genius. Tomokazu Zhangmoto, the name may be quite controversial among Chinese table tennis fans.
His parents were Chinese table tennis players, and he himself inherited excellent table tennis genes. However, in order to have a better life, the family chose to move to Japan, and there, Tomokazu Haramoto and his sister were born. For the sake of their Olympic dreams, they chose to become Japanese citizens. Such a decision has sparked widespread concern and controversy. Especially because Zhang Benzhihe has always insisted on the belief of defeating the national table tennis and winning the gold medal, which has been questioned by some people in China as "treason". However, we can look to the environment in which he grew up for answers. His education in Japan was very different at home, and although he may not have a passion for China, he was able to communicate in Chinese, suggesting that his parents still valued his education in Chinese culture.
There are many overseas table tennis players like Tomokazu Zhangmoto, and if they stay in China, they may not be able to enter the national team at all. However, overseas, they have found a stage to display their talents, which makes the international table tennis scene more diverse and exciting. This also gives the Japanese table tennis world some strength that can compete with the national table tennis, making the whole table tennis more intense. As for Tomokazu Haramoto and his sister, although they are gifted, what they might have achieved in Japan if they had not chosen to become Japanese citizens has become the focus of attention. This series of changes has made these overseas players the highlight of the international table tennis world, forming a unique competition pattern with the domestic material selection environment. This question makes us wonder if internationalization will bring more surprises and new changes to the world of sports. This game is not just a ball game, it is the beginning of a legend.
On the competition stage, all kinds of unusual stories are intertwined, and perhaps this is the charm of table tennis.