China table tennis can maintain its glory for nearly half a century, and the emergence of novices is an important factor. Although Guo Yue lost to her opponent in the final, through this World Table Tennis Championships and a series of international competitions in recent two years, it is not difficult to see that China women's table tennis has not stopped implementing new talent training projects while maintaining its leading position. Guo Yue bravely shouldered the heavy burden in the team competition of the World Table Tennis Championships.
Guo Yan and Li were selected for the team for the first time, and Cao Zhen, Fan Ying and other young players won the international championship. All these can prove that China women's table tennis has an enviable reserve of talents.
Guo Yue leads for the time being.
Guo Yue can be called the leader of this new talent, and he is also a rare talented player. As early as three years ago, Guo Yue participated in the 47th World Table Tennis Championships, when she was a little girl under 15.
Just as the old saying goes, "Heroes come from ancient times", Guo Yue surprised her opponents at the World Table Tennis Championships: in singles, she successfully held her own front and joined forces with Wang Nan in the 1/4 final; In the doubles competition, she and Niu Jianfeng reached the final. Two years ago, in the team competition of the World Table Tennis Championships in Doha, Guo Yue played as the main force in the final. She finally defeated her opponent and ended the defending tour of the women's team in China. Guo Yue has thus become the youngest world champion in the history of table tennis in China. At the 48th World Table Tennis Championships held in Shanghai last year, Guo Yue won the gold medal in mixed doubles, and also won the second place in doubles and the third place in singles, becoming a dazzling pearl on the field.
After a series of international competitions, Guo Yue has gradually become an indispensable role in women's table tennis in China. Although she lost a key point in the final because of her lack of experience and skills, and although she didn't perform well in the Asian Championships last year, China people will believe that as long as Guo Yue works hard, there will be a brighter sky waiting for her.
In contrast, another player, Guo Yan, has limited room for improvement. Although Guo Yan won the second place in the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup singles last year, due to age (23 years old) and other factors, Guo Yan's position in China women's table tennis think tank is not high, which can be seen from her limited appearances in Bremen.
The one who really has the opportunity to compete for a new generation of masters is the "Seven Phoenix" of China women's table tennis represented by Li.
"Seven Phoenix" is ready to go.
The seven phoenixes are Li, Cao Zhen, Fan Ying, Chang, Liu and Ding Ning. The oldest is 20-year-old Peng Luyang, and the youngest is 14 Ding Ning.
In the past two years, "Seven Phoenix" frequently appeared in domestic and international competitions. Because their strength is still not comprehensive and their experience is still lacking, there are both successful laughter and tears of failure during this period. For example, Cao Zhen once won glory in Sweden, China and other open competitions, but also lost to Maicheng, Qatar and Kuwait in the World Table Tennis Championships. For another example, Li played table tennis all over the world last year, but his record fell sharply during his visit to Europe; In addition, Peng Luyang won the team's first round of round robin at the beginning of this year, but lost in the Swedish and German Open in 2005. ...
Undoubtedly, the reserve talents of China women's table tennis are thick enough to be envied by opponents. However, it seems that there is still a long way to go for these newcomers to reach the height of the same age as Wang Nan and Zhang Yining. How to bridge the gap, in addition to efforts, decision makers need to create more exercise opportunities, so that they can exercise in more and higher-level international competitions and let more people experience the flame of top-level competitions like Li.
Although Li has only made three appearances in Bremen. However, she plays better in every game. On her first appearance, she met a player with a world ranking of only 183. However, when she debuted, she was inevitably a little nervous and won in a thrilling way. With this experience, Li's performance in the last two games has improved significantly. Li's experience illustrates the importance of competition exercise.