In fact, as early as before the first postponement of the World Table Tennis Championships, whether the Czech tournament can be held as scheduled has always been a topic of discussion in table tennis. When a series of events were announced to be cancelled or postponed in March and April this year, the official website of ITTF kept the date of the Czech Championship unchanged. It is not difficult to see that ITTF's expectation for recovery activities is in the middle and late August. But now, because the travel restrictions of various countries have not been completely lifted, we have no choice but to make the above decision.
It is worth mentioning that ITTF also negotiated with the China-Hong Kong Table Tennis Association to temporarily postpone the event so as to find a suitable date before the end of the year. However, judging from the current situation, the 2020 Hong Kong Tournament will not be rescheduled, but it is of little significance to postpone it until after the World Championships in February 20021,so the Hong Kong Tournament is actually in jeopardy.
Guo Ping stayed in Qatar last year and didn't return to China until June 15. In the absence of competition instead of training, closed training can only be the only choice for players. According to the list produced by Busan Games, women table tennis players Ding Ning, Liu, Zhu Yuling and men table tennis players Ma Long, Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun and Wang are all on the list. How to keep the veteran status of Ding Ning, Malone, Xu Xin and Liu has become the biggest problem at present. Among them, Malone's long truce last year, Liu's injury and how to adjust Ding Ning's state after being swept by Ito are all topics that fans care about.
Compared with the closed training of table tennis, the Japan Table Tennis Association, which has two trump cards, Zhang Benzhi and Ito Meicheng, is ready to restart the domestic All-Star Game in September, and all the 10 players selected for the Busan World Table Tennis Championships are invited.
However, Miki It? has made it clear that he will not participate in the All-Star Game, but will improve his ability through intensive training. "From the Tokyo Olympic Games and 1 year. Since primary school, my dream is to win gold, and I hope my compatriots in Japan can see my achievements, so I am working hard every day. " Ito Meicheng said in an interview. As for Zhang Benzhihe, he has not stated whether he will participate in the All-Star Game. Five days after the invitation letter was sent out, only two players, yuriko koike and Morikama Masataka, announced their participation, which also made the competition look rather embarrassing.