Malone won the men's singles championship in Tokyo, but he didn't meet his strong rivals Zhang Ben and Lin Yunhui, and Xu Xin didn't have time to participate in the competition.
Malone defeated Fan Zhendong 4-2 in the men's singles competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games, becoming the first "double slam" in the history of the national table tennis men's team and the first player in the men's table tennis world to win the Olympic men's singles championship. However, judging from Malone's winning process, his grouping was so good that Xiao Pang simply fell into the "death zone".
The two "nemesis" did not meet, and Malone successfully entered from the lower half. As soon as the results of the men's singles lottery in Tokyo Olympic Games came out, many fans exclaimed that Chen Meng and Malone had signed a good contract. Chen Meng avoided my most difficult kitchen knife and Ito Mikei; Malone, on the other hand, avoided Zhang Benzhi and Lin Yun, the two players who threatened him the most, and basically fought with a group of veterans in the lower half. In the second half, as long as Ochalov can make trouble for Malone, while Fan Zhendong, who is guarding the first half, is full of young stars and experts. It seems inappropriate to describe Zhang Ben and Lin Yunru as Malone's "nemesis", but these two post-00 teenagers are much faster than Ochalov.
Malone doesn't play this European player very fast. His only feature is that he is stronger than China. In Taiwan Province, Malone can rely on technical and tactical routines and small ball control to restrict Europeans from getting started. Malone is absolutely first-class in these fine work and control. However, Zhang Ben and Lin Yuru's first three boards were very fast, and Malone had no time to make any tactical preparations. From the first game, Zhang Ben defeated Malone three times, and Lin Yuru also succeeded in Malone. If these two people are in the lower half with Malone, Malone is unlikely to meet Xiao Pang in the final.
In 2024, Malone will be 36 years old, he will have a serious knee injury, and Zhang Ben and Lin Yun will reach their peak. To get such a good ticket for the Tokyo Olympics, Malone is not so lucky every time. In addition, these young players, such as Wang He and Liang Jingkun, will have stronger technical ability and competition experience after three years of growth. Malone is unlikely to win the singles title at the Paris Olympics. Xu Xin won a good draw at the 20 19 World Championships, avoiding Malone and defending the upper half, but he wanted to win and was afraid of losing to Simon Gotz, which led to the defeat of China in the upper half and lost Liu's trust in singles. In the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Xu Xin had no time to play alone.
Liu World Championships is a farewell performance, and he has no time to participate in singles, teams and mixed doubles in the Paris Olympic Games.
Liu mentioned in an interview at the Tokyo Olympics that I haven't decided when to retire. Xiaozao will play the National Games in September and the World Championships in 165438+ 10. If the singles results of these two events are not satisfactory, then Liu will bid farewell to table tennis.
As the defending champion of the World Championships, Liu may give Xiao Zao 1 the chance of singles. Each association has five places in the World Championships, not just two as in the Olympic Games. In addition, Liu is the champion of women's singles in the 20 19 World Championships. As a veteran of table tennis for many years, Liu should be able to meet the chance of Xiaozao's last singles match. However, Mikei Ito, among them, is obviously superior to Liu in technical strength. Not to mention defending the World Championships, it's already a good result to be in the semi-finals.
By the time of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Liu will have almost no events. At the Tokyo Olympics, she set the record for the oldest age of the Olympic table tennis women's team. At that time, 33-year-old Liu was not competitive. Even the mixed doubles were replaced by Wang He, the younger "Shatou combination".
It was a coincidence that Malone was able to complete the "double slam" in Tokyo. The dragon plays hard, but not very fast. There are many routines in Fan Zhendong, but the players who are quick to Zhang Ben and Jelly Lin can't keep up with the beat. Then I won't be able to keep up with Zhang Ben when I get to Paris. Xu Xin's straight ball is too flawed, and once he reaches the far table, his backhand becomes a high ball, which has no technical advantage. Liu will have a farewell performance at the World Championships, but the singles period is still not over. The above three people will basically miss the Paris Olympic Games. Do you think it is possible for Malone to participate in the Paris Olympic Games?