In the late stage of the knockout round, many young players under the age of 20 in each delegation showed their talents. They were evenly matched in direct competition with their supergiant opponents and did not fall behind. They have already shown that they are capable of fighting for the top spot. 。This youth storm includes: Japan's Shinozuka Oto (20 years old), Matsushima Ghui (16 years old), Tomokazu Zhang (20 years old), Miyu Zhang (15 years old), Kihara Miyu (19 years old); Chinese Taipei's Ke Zhengrui (19 years old); South Korea's Shin Yoo-bin (19); France's Charlotte Lutz (19), Pavard (19), Felix Lebrun (17), Alex Lebrun (20) ......
Sun Yingsha is the youngest player in the men's and women's teams of the Chinese delegation, at the age of 24.
Therefore, after the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, there was a wave of discussion on related topics such as "the poor state of national table tennis, the lack of sharpness and quantity of reserve forces, and the lack of strength of national table tennis". The national table tennis team lagged behind. ”
Indeed, although the national table tennis has a perfect echelon construction mechanism, the speed and strength of the newcomers coming forward are seriously weak, and they are lagging behind across the board.
There are many reasons for this:
1. The burden of the national table tennis gold medal is too heavy. In the face of major competitions, "winning gold" or even "winning more gold" is the only criterion. This forced the coaching staff to replace the students with familiarity, did not dare to let go, and sent young newcomers to undergo shock trials.
2. The old main force of national table tennis has been on call for too long. This is because we have always been a grown-up and mature hand in foreign cooperation, and we have a significant natural advantage. Therefore, the veteran players always dominate the position, and the young players do not have the opportunity to be superior.
3. The above two points surround each other and gradually become a dead loop, making it more and more difficult to solve the problem.
Therefore, at least in the recent cycle, national table tennis will not bring newcomers to participate (and there are not enough newcomers). The veterans are desperately trying to squeeze out the last bit of residual heat to save the face of the "invincible national table tennis". The reserve is mediocre in the nest, desperate in mediocrity, and left in despair. Last month, 21-year-old Wu Yangchen retired from the national team, surprising countless people.
They have never seen the world, and what they see and feel is that the main force is fed like a nanny. Therefore, a large number of national table tennis reserve players were inadvertently led astray and quickly mutated into giant babies.
They are not up to par in all their abilities and therefore cannot be trusted by the coaching staff. Even the WTT regional tournaments, which are best suited for the opportunity to prepare for the trial of newcomers, did not fall on them.
A few days ago, WTT released the game announcements of 6 regional competitions in one go, namely:
1.WTT Spur Line Beirut 1 Station (Lebanon): March 19-21.
2.WTT Branch Beirut 2nd Station (Lebanon) March 22-24.
3. WTT feeder station (Croatia) from March 26 to April 1.
4. WTT feeder station (Slovenia) April 2-April 7.
5.WTT Regional Szeldorf (Germany): April 8 - April 12.
6.WTT feeder station (Czech Republic) April 14-April 17.
During this period, the main forces of each association were basically bound to the Singapore Grand Slam, the Incheon Championship in South Korea, the Singles World Cup in Macau, China and other events. Reserve Strength is suitable for this series of side events. After all, "we can only win if we answer more questions". Improve problem-solving skills. ”
However, due to the imminent deadline for the registration of this series of regional events, the national table tennis has not yet signed up for the competition. All 6 stations were abandoned, and 0 people participated.
Some people say that the gold content of the players participating in the feeder competition is not high, and the training value is not great. Also, the prize money and points for the regional competitions are thin. Even if you win the championship, the cost of participating may not be amortized (the average cost of participating in a regional event is $1200 for 3 days), so it's best not to go.
However, on the registration form, we saw the names of many familiar foreign players. They actively participate in multiple competitions, obviously not for the pitiful 116 points per race (at most), but because they want to experience more actual combat and improve their multi-faceted abilities.
We even learned that Yuta Tanaka, a player of the Japanese national team at the World Table Tennis Championships, launched a crowdfunding campaign online to raise his own entry fee in order to participate in the two regional tournaments in Wallaždin and Dusseldorf.
In two days, he raised 9810,000 yen (about RMB 4.)70,000 yuan), which is not a lot of money. He's definitely going to have to put in more money to pay for two games.
Yuta Tanaka is basically a young master who has been rising in the feeder competition. Last year, he competed in 5 feeder races and won one. After that, he entered the World Table Tennis Championships squad of the Japanese team and made his debut in Busan (won).
Will the giant baby of our national table tennis continue to lie like this?
So how can you compete with these actual combat masters who have grown up rapidly in street battles?
After the package, Ma Long, Chen Meng, Chen Xingtong, Wang Yidi and other main players are about to leave the team. Lin Gaoyuan (29 years old) and Liang Jingkun (28 years old) also entered the mud country area, and I am afraid they will not last long. Could it be that the national table tennis has defeated countless opponents for generations by relying on seafood sisters and little fat people?
When I think about it, I feel so scared and chilled.