With the end of Olympic Games, some changes have quietly occurred in the world table tennis world.
First of all, inside Chinese National Table Tennis Team, the coaching staff decided to reschedule the seats immediately after careful discussion.
In the past few decades, this matter has been done at the end of the year, because at that time, all the competitions in the year have ended, and a comprehensive review of the overall results is held. At the same time, before the New Year, a clear incentive is given to the players who performed well, and a clear reminder is given to the players who performed poorly. Money should be paid to those who deserve it, fines should be fined, upgrades should be upgraded, and downgrades should be downgraded. No matter the result is good or bad, it can always make everyone feel at ease. Don't worry about anything, accept your fate first, and then go home to celebrate the New Year.
Well, this is what I said before.
But in fact, the coaches have another hidden reason, which is more practical than the above reasons, and that is - usually before the end of the year, there will be no obvious replacement of players in the team, and the original seats will be maintained for the time being, and no one will gossip, let alone have any disagreements.
For example, in large and important events such as World Table Tennis Championships and Olympic Games over the years, the winners are basically veterans who have already made their mark. However, no matter how strong and good the young players are, they are still prone to slip up in the largest events and be defeated by the veterans relying on their rich experience.
So in a sense, delaying the seating arrangement is actually a kind of "suppression" for the young players, similar to Wang Wendong's suppression of Sun Tianlong. It is intended to make the young players wait a little longer and suffer more mentally, so that they can grow more solidly. At the same time, it also allows those veterans who have worked hard for many years to stay in the high positions they have finally won.
However, this year there was such a monster as Wang Chao.
In fact, there are monsters in the women's team this year, whether it is the little flowers Shen Sha and Wang Yu who have officially seized the class, or Chen Tong, Yin Di who are just about to make a move behind them, or Kuai Wan and others who just joined the team in the second half of this year but have already emerged, they all pose a fatal threat to the veterans.
But the monsters of the women's team are still in the category of ordinary people. For example, Shen Sha is obviously stronger than Liu Wen, but in the Olympic finals, Women's Singles was defeated simply because of psychological problems and competition experience.
Therefore, in fact, without Wang Chao, the issue of the women's team can be postponed until the end of the year. Jin Ling can sit on the position of the first sister of the Chinese Table Tennis Women's Team for another two months, and no one would dare to gossip.
But the men's team couldn't hold off any longer.
Huaping is obviously the most competitive table tennis center in the world, and the internal competition among men's table tennis has obviously become so intense that the coaches in charge are suffering from heart disease. But when Wang Chao appeared, when Wang Chao officially joined Huaping at the beginning of the year and became a national team player, He transformed into a catfish, treating the fiercely competitive Chinese National Table Tennis Team as a calm fishing ground, and began to stir up the water crazily. In the end, he stepped in and snatched away a large number of championships, the quota for the three major competitions, and even the final championship gold medal.
He single-handedly created a very obvious three-pole divide in the Huaping men's table tennis team.
Yes, you read that right, there is more than polarity.
The first pole is the group of laggard veterans represented by Fang Xiaobo, Yan Ping'an and Zou Zhengyu. They could have survived in the national team for a year or two, but because the newcomers were too good, they completely lost their chance to play and were forced to actively choose to retire.
The second pole is the group of Buddhist veterans represented by Xiao Fei and Zhu Ding. They are not without strength or dreams, but the competitors are too strong, the latecomers are too fierce, and some miscellaneous For various reasons, they lost the confidence to continue to make progress and chose to lie down. They could do whatever the coaching staff asked them to do. They could play in games, practice as sparring partners, and fish for fish. When the time came, they would immediately retire and become coaches, and no longer compete with those perverts who were not human beings.
It is worth mentioning that Liu Wen, the main veteran of the women's team, was originally one of them. She had almost decided to retire and become a coach after Olympic Games, but accidentally Women's Singles Women's Doubles in the Olympics all won the championship, so now they are forced to hold on and fight for another year, hoping to win the title of "Grand Slam". Although they know that the future is full of difficulties, they are unwilling to give up, and they seem to have fallen into the trap of "sunk cost".
The final third pole is the "people who overcome difficulties and overcome difficulties" represented by Luo Jiu, Bai Feng, Fan Xiaodong, and Lu Feiyang. These people are in their prime., even if there are towering mountains ahead, they are not willing to just lie down. They may have dreams that become more and more courageous, or they are still young and want to outlast their predecessors, or they have an open-minded mentality and only seek the process rather than the results. In short, this group of people is the real hope for the future of Huaping.
Among them, Lin Li is a special case. He is older than Bai Feng, who is also one of the five main players, and his strength is weaker than Luo Jiu, who is also one of the five main players. This puts him in an awkward situation. He wants to fight, but reason tells him that he can't. It has been a few years, and it is difficult to get ahead. He wants to lie down, but he is not that old yet, and because Sun Tianlong retired, he became Qinmen senior brother. He should become the role model and face of the new generation of the Qin family. If he retires, it will be a bit like a deserter both emotionally and logically.
So he held on half voluntarily and half forced, which was both painful and joyful. A man who was obviously honest and honest had been tortured by this delicate situation for a long time, and his thoughts became much more delicate, and he also had many inexplicable worries.
Of course, these changes in personality and mentality are reflected in actual combat, which also makes Lin Li's playing style a little more flexible.
In short, on December 26, the second day after the Chinese table tennis team returned to the Imperial Capital from Mexico, the coaching staff officially announced a number of resolutions, each of which triggered heated discussions in the world table tennis community.
First of all, male table tennis players Sun Tianlong, Xiao Fei, and female table tennis player Jin Ling officially announced their retirement. The former two became coaches while the latter chose to go to university for further studies.
As soon as the news came out, the world was shocked. Although Sun Tianlong had already known that he would become a coach and it had become a tacit agreement, his status was too high and his status was too important. When this official announcement came out, it still triggered an earthquake-like chain reaction in forums around the world. Countless people posted messages to commemorate him. To commemorate their youth, they dug out all the famous scenes of Sun Tianlong and made various nostalgic videos to spread wildly. Some people even scolded Wang Chao, thinking that it was Wang Chao that caused Sun Tianlong to retire early.
All I can say is that there are idiot fans everywhere and there is nothing we can do about it.
There are also foreign fans who spontaneously wrote a "petition" and attached their real names to the back, just to apply for Sun Tianlong to play for a few more years. They did not ask to see Sun Tianlong win again, but just wanted to see him play a few more games.
Of course, this activity is like a farce. It is something done by novices who know nothing about the table tennis world. It is naturally impossible for Sun Tianlong to continue playing. He just made a sincere reply and thanked everyone for their love for him.
Within Huaping, Cai Guodong educates all players. "See, this is the card. I really hope that some of you can have such a card in the future."
When he said this, he deliberately did not look at Wang Chao, because all the players except him had subconsciously turned to look at Wang Chao. If he looked at it again, the implication would be too obvious and inconsistent with the implicit language art of leaders.
After the retirement news was announced, the highlight came: rearranging the seats and determining the five main players.
This feels a bit like Liangshanbo's heroes setting the order of precedence when they gather together.
The women's team lines up first.
Jin Ling has retired, and Liu Wen has just won the Olympic championship. Women's Singles naturally becomes the new No. 1 sister.
It must be explained here that the Chinese table tennis rankings are based on competition results rather than actual level. In fact, within the women's team, everyone knows that Liu Wen cannot beat Shen Sha, but because Liu Wen defeated Shen Sha in the Olympic finals, she deserves to be ranked first.
After all, whether you are strong or not depends not only on whether you are strong during training, but also on whether you perform well in games. In the eyes of coaches, actual performance, state adjustment, on-the-spot strategy, psychological quality, and competition experience are no less important than hard power.
What's the old saying?
It's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk.
For example, in a certain MOBA e-sports competition, the European and American players were the kings of training matches every year, but when it came to the main game of the S-match, they were beaten badly by us. This is a typical example.
Ok, back to the topic.
Under Liu Wen, of course it is Shen Sha. The original third player Zhu Lingling, the top three veteran, has completely fallen behind at this time. Her playing style cannot keep up with the times.
Everyone relies on gambling, even those who choose the unpopular candy bar style. In addition to really loving the candy bar, they also have some thoughts that "the candy bar will bottom out in the future."
Shen Sha is followed by Wang Yu, a young player who is also 18 years old.
The two are equally strong. In the first half of the year, Shen Sha was stronger, so he grabbed Olympic Games's singles spot. However, in the second half of the year, Wang Yu was actually stronger, and he often defeated Shen Sha by a large margin during team practice.
In the final analysis, these two people have different playing styles, but they have their own strengths. The outcome of both sides depends entirely on the situation on the spot. Either I use my advantages to defeat your shortcomings, or you use your advantages to defeat my shortcomings. Considering that they are still the same age, then for at least the next ten years, this will be another pair of enemies who love and kill each other.
Of course, we don't rule out the possibility of others getting involved. After all, there really aren't that many destined opponents in this world. Most of the time, the so-called "fateful showdown" is just the unilateral will of a certain player.
For example, Lin Zijun once felt that Wang Chao was his destined opponent for more than a year, but in the end he recognized the reality through World Table Tennis Championships and Olympic Games: He was only qualified to be Wang Chao's opponent for one stage, and now he has become a passerby.
You can be friends, but you can't be fateful rivals. I'm sorry, but you can't.
The fourth main force in female table tennis is finally Zhu Lingling's turn. As a former top 3, although her playing style has fallen behind, her basic skills and competition experience are still there. At least for now, her international competition results and team competition results can still hold a candle to Chen Tong and Yin Di, so of course she should have a seat. As for whether she will fall behind in the future, let's talk about it later.
Finally, the fifth female table tennis player, Yin Di narrowly defeated Chen Tong by a slight margin and successfully squeezed in.
The seats for women's table tennis are now scheduled.
Speaking of which, the ranking of women's table tennis is actually more difficult than that of men's table tennis, because there are more competitors and the gap between them is smaller. However, it is obvious that fans around the world are more concerned about the new ranking of the Chinese table tennis men's team.
This is normal. After all, the Chinese Table Tennis Men's Team has always been the center of attention in the world of table tennis. It can probably compete with the Real Madrid in football or the Lakers in basketball. Of course, if you insist on saying that it should be Milan in football and the Spurs in basketball, I have nothing to say.
The first place among men's table tennis players naturally falls to Wang Chao.
He is the youngest number one player in Huaping so far and the youngest Olympic Men's Singles champion in the world so far. After winning consecutive Olympic Games and World Table Tennis Championships Men's Singles gold medals, he successfully reached the top of the world rankings and reached the first place.
Even in a place like Huaping, where the rule of man is greater than the rule of law, and some pay attention to seniority, the coaches did not say a word of objection. After Cai Guodong's proposal, they unanimously approved it, confirming Wang Chao's status.
At this point, the Chinese Table Tennis Men's Team has officially entered a new era. The external brand of the Chinese Table Tennis Team has also changed from the "Hexagon Warriors" in the past to the "Unrivaled Divine Dragon" today. "Unparalleled" has become the unique signature talent of the Chinese Table Tennis Team, which has attracted many incredible speculations from the outside world.
Next to Wang Chao is naturally Luo Jiu.
In fact, in the eyes of most experts in the world table tennis world, Luo Jiu is a bit tragic, because if Wang Chao had not intervened, Luo Jiu could actually become the ruler of the next era.
With the strength shown by Luo Jiu, even if Sun Tianlong still chooses to retire at this moment, Luo Jiu can still carry Huaping and ensure Huaping's dominance.
He is four years younger than Sun Tianlong. Although he can't beat Sun Tianlong now, who knows that he won't be another Sun Tianlong four years later?
Don't forget, Luo Jiu also has a unique advantage: Hook, Huaping's biggest threat, is steadily controlled by Luo Jiu.
Therefore, Luo Jiu should actually be the successor of Sun Tianlong. He and Sun Tianlong have similar strengths and similar upper limits. They even have the same tormented and late-blooming careers. Even their growth curves are similar.
On the contrary, Wang Chao is a queue jumper. His strength is not in the same category as everyone else, and his talent is not in the same world as everyone else. Wang Chao is a strong man who fell from the sky. A third party stepped in and took away the luck that originally belonged to Luo Jiu, disrupting the original layout of Tiandao for Hua Ping.
But many Wang Chao fans stood up to refute this view. After all, it was Wang Chao who suggested changing the rubber of Luo Jiu. This past incident has been exposed and spread all over the world through Qin Huachang. So these fans asked, "If there was no Wang Chao, are you sure Luo Jiu is lucky? Are you sure that Luo Jiu without changing the rubber will not fall to the end like Geng Shuai?"
At this moment, Geng Shuai, who had not offended anyone but suffered miserably, suddenly sneezed in the Spade Q base, but he misunderstood the origin of the sneeze because a song was playing in his headphones. "If you sneeze suddenly, it must be that I am thinking of you."
"Who? Who? Who has a crush on me? Damn it, you should tell me directly!"
Under Luo Jiu, the third and fourth places are Bai Feng and Lin Li respectively.
The two are actually of equal strength and have achieved similar results this year. The reason why Bai Feng is ranked first is because Bai Feng obviously looks more fighting spirit. At the same time, he is three years younger than Lin Li, has more stamina and greater potential.
The last spot for the main men's team was given to Fan Xiaodong.
Regarding this, Lu Feiyang, Sun Zhongwen, Gao Mingyuan, Liang Kunpeng and others all expressed that they had nothing to say.
In fact, among these people, Fan Xiaodong was the last to debut. If you really want to say that the results are not the best among these people, after all, Lu Feiyang missed out on winning the Dubai Platinum leg Open Championship before Olympic Games.
But Fan Xiaodong is too strong. He got the last main position purely by his strength. In the team practice, he beat these players who debuted at about the same time as him, basically killing them. The people who can really practice with Fan Xiaodong are Lin Li, Bai Feng and even Luo Jiu, Wang Chao.
During the entire Olympic Games period, Fan Xiaodong was with the team as a substitute player and served as a sparring partner for Wang Chao Luo Jiu Sun Tianlong. Even facing these people, he still played back and forth, and it was not completely one-sided.
In fact, if it was really one-sided, he would not be qualified to be a sparring partner for these people.
It can only be said that Qin Huachang struggled and was bitten by dogs many times, but finally found a real fairy seedling for Huaping.
I still remember that in T2 last year, Huaping was still in its infancy, and even Lu Feiyang was regarded as a key talent in the future. However, this year has passed, and there are many masters. Now, even though Lu Feiyang's strength has improved by leaps and bounds under the guidance of Qiu Yinong, he can't keep up with these perverts.
So Lu Feiyang, who is 16 years old this year, actually feels a little regretful.
He was naughty and did not cherish the opportunity when Huaping valued him the most. Now that he has learned to cherish it, the opportunity has been missed.
His career trajectory is the same as that of his master Qiu Yinong, and he can be regarded as a hard master and a hard disciple (please understand it in conjunction with "hard brothers and hard brothers"). The only good thing is that his master was directly kicked out of Huaping, and he at least had a chance to continue to fight.
At this point, all the new main players of Huaping have been released, and the statistics are as follows.
Women's team: Liu Wen, Shen Sha, Wang Yu, Zhu Lingling, Yin Di.
Men's team: Wang Chao, Luo Jiu, Bai Feng, Lin Li, Fan Xiaodong.
On December 27, the day after the new main players of the Chinese Table Tennis Team were announced, Cai Guodong received a bunch of calls in his office. These calls came from major associations, and they basically said the same thing: Could you please stop sending people to the next three open tournaments?
"Please!"
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