There are more than 300 players participating in the men's singles event of this World Table Tennis Championships, of which the competition quota is 1 *** 128. China team has 7 players, namely Wang Hao, Wang Hao, Wang Yi, Zhang Zhizhi and Xu Xin, among whom the top 6 players are qualified as seed players. In the seed ranking, Wang Hao is the first seed, Marin is the second seed and Malone is the third seed. Initially, the fourth seed was Boer. As a result, he retired and Wang took his place.
Bohr's retirement showed early signs. Just the day before yesterday, German head coach prowse announced that Bohr had given up the men's doubles and specialized in men's singles because of a waist injury. The reason he gave was that Bohr suffered a sudden waist injury while preparing for the World Table Tennis Championships. Although he was immediately transferred to Munich for treatment, according to his current situation, he does not have the offensive ability of two individual events, so he can only give up doubles. "Due to the injury, Bohr's training intensity is strictly controlled. However, even so, he has not fully recovered. So I decided to give up doubles and focus on singles. " Bohr had to stop training and rest two weeks ago because of lumbar muscle strain. At that time, his doctor William said that he would do his best to ensure that Bohr got rid of the injury and appeared in the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships in the best condition.
As a result, bad news followed. Bohr reluctantly decided yesterday that even individual projects should be abstained. Prowse revealed that Bohr's old back injury has recurred. "We tried our best, but his injury became more and more serious during this time." Bohr himself said, "My ability is less than half of the original. I can't let myself play in this state. " Prowse added that, in fact, Bohr himself was very depressed about not being able to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships. "In fact, he has been in good shape recently, but we can only look forward. The strength of the German team was proved at the Guangzhou World Table Tennis Championships. Bohr still has many opportunities in the future. "
Only two months ago, the China Table Tennis Association announced that it would send players to prepare for the war with European players, including establishing training camps with famous players such as Bohr. Unexpectedly, this plan of * * * Rong has not been fully implemented, and Bohr missed the World Table Tennis Championships due to injury. The 28-year-old player has a record of 5 wins and 4 losses against China's main players in the era of "inorganic glue" and is regarded as China's number one opponent in men's singles. Bohr performed bravely in Qatar Open earlier this year, beating Marin to win the men's singles final.
For Bohr's retirement, not to mention the media present, even China team leader Huang Biao was quite surprised. "I also want to know why! How boring it is for Bohr not to come! " In addition to Bohr, Greek veteran glinka and Austrian star Shi Lage also announced their retirement in advance. As a result, there are three vacancies among the top 16 seed players in the men's singles of this World Table Tennis Championships. Huang Biao said with regret that Bohr is a strong opponent, and the China team very much hopes that he can take part in the competition. "Maybe he may not win the championship, but his participation will make the World Table Tennis Championships more exciting." Huang Biao hopes that all the top players can take part in the World Table Tennis Championships. Bohr's absence made him feel very sorry. However, he stressed that China will not let its guard down because of the absence of its number one opponent. "We have always said that no matter whether the opponent is strong or weak, we must go all out. Don't underestimate your opponent just because he looks weak. We have learned a lot in the past. Ignoring the enemy is a taboo in the game, and we will keep this in mind. " Huang Biao said frankly that China would never be complacent in advance because of Bohr's retirement. After all, the champion must be won, which is true.