Qin Zhijian, head coach of the national table tennis men's team, said: In this World Table Tennis Championships, both Malone and Xu Xin took the initiative not to participate because of their own adjustment and other reasons. As the absolute main force in the team, they still have strong competitiveness, especially Malone. Men's singles and men's team won two gold medals in the Olympic Games, but based on the actual situation of the veteran, the team and I both expressed our understanding and agreed to their request not to participate in the competition. ? After Malone and Xu Xin voluntarily retired, the China table tennis men's team sent a singles team led by Fan Zhendong. When considering the list, the coaching staff took the members of the Paris Olympic expedition as the first starting point and made a comprehensive evaluation of the lineup of this competition. Among them, Fan Zhendong and Liang Jingkun took the lead in advancing to the singles champion of the National Games and the highest score in the Table Tennis Super League.
Wang is the doubles champion of the World Table Tennis Championships. He has advantages in the Paris Olympic cycle, left-handed play and age. Lin is also left-handed, ranking high in the world. He has participated in individual events in the previous two world championships. They have always maintained their own route. In the warm-up match before the Tokyo Olympic Games, Zhou defeated Malone and Fan Zhendong one after another, and also played bright spots in various competitions many times, and his strength rose. Regarding the establishment of the list, Qin Zhijian said this.
None of the five people who signed up for the men's singles in the World Table Tennis Championships competed for the men's singles championship. They stand on the same starting line in the new cycle, hoping to seize every precious opportunity. In the new cycle, the team will also accelerate the training of Mesozoic and new generation players, and the growth of the team will make everyone shoulder the heavy responsibility of the game. Qin Zhijian said that starting from the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, the team will gradually examine the performance of the players and choose the lineup of the Paris Olympic Games.