After the Tokyo Olympics, Xu Xin has not participated in international competitions, currently has no world ranking points, and will not participate in the Paris Olympics.
Each national and regional team will only send a maximum of three male and female finalists and one team candidate to compete in the Olympic Games, and they will need to compete for a quota place in the Olympic Games through world rankings and national team points. During the Olympic Games, alternates will not be able to enjoy the team results if they do not have the opportunity to substitute their teammates to participate in the team competition.
At the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, Xu Xin participated in the men's team and mixed doubles competitions, and he won the men's team championship and the mixed doubles runner-up. The Rio 2016 Olympics was Xu Xin's first Olympic Games, when he teamed up with teammates Ma Long and Zhang Jike to win the men's team championship. After the Tokyo Olympics, Xu Xin chose to fade out, and has not participated in international competitions for more than two years, and his name has disappeared from the world rankings, so it is impossible to participate in the Paris Olympics.
Xu Xin is a left-handed straight board horizontal player, he inherited the traditional straight fast attack of the first three boards prominent, the table ball technology is delicate, at the same time, make full use of the advantages of the straight board horizontal play technology, practice the excellent COSCO platform arc ball technology, become a top master in the international table tennis world. Xu Xin often has unexpected and wonderful performances in the game, which is very ornamental, and is deeply loved by fans and enjoys the reputation of "People's Artist".