Cause analysis: game adjustment under the influence of epidemic situation
Since the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic has spread all over the world. As the Asian Table Tennis Championship is an international event, the contestants come from different countries and regions, so the epidemic situation has a particularly significant impact on the event. China is one of the host countries of the Asian Table Tennis Championships, but China is also one of the countries with the worst epidemic. At the beginning of the outbreak, the government of China adopted strict epidemic prevention measures, including closing gymnasiums and restricting the movement of people. These measures have had a great impact on the Asian Table Tennis Championships.
Adjustment process: Table Tennis Asian Cup postponed
The Asian Table Tennis Championships was originally scheduled to be held in Tianjin, China in April 2020. However, due to the epidemic, the activity was forced to be postponed. The initial postponement was only until June, but as the epidemic continued to spread, the postponement of activities was also postponed. The new date of the final Asian Table Tennis Championships is 2021September 28th to11October 5th.
The postponement of the Asian Table Tennis Cup was not decided overnight. The organizing committee of the competition needs to consider various factors, including the health and safety of the players, the organization and arrangement of the competition, etc. In addition, the organizing committee also needs to communicate with ITTF and participating countries and regions to ensure the smooth running of the event.
Impact analysis: the impact on athletes and events
The postponement of the Asian Table Tennis Championships has a certain impact on athletes and events. For athletes, the postponement of the event means that they need to persist in training and adjust their competition plans and mentality. In addition, the postponement of the event may also affect the qualifications and status of the players, because the status and performance of the players may change in the time after the postponement.
For the competition, postponement means that the organization and arrangement of the competition need to be rearranged and adjusted. In addition, the postponement may also have an impact on the sponsorship and publicity of the event, because sponsors and the media may lose interest and attention because of the postponement.