After a month's special preparation, Fan Zhendong won the men's singles and men's doubles at the Qatar Open. In the last Qatar Open, Fan Zhendong did not participate in the closed training for the Asian Cup, but in this year's Qatar Open cycle, Fan Zhendong experienced an unprecedented period.
"Qatar Cycle", Asian Cup (April 5-7)
Face the competition and successfully defend the title.
Back to a year ago, Fan Zhendong won the first place in the 12 Grand Circle, with the strongest appearance and the world table tennis championship. At that time, Fan Zhendong had won the championship ahead of schedule, but the coaching staff put forward unbeaten requirements for him, and finally he successfully completed this extra task. This is a proof of my training and gives me great confidence. After the game, Fan Zhendong said his usual "acceptance speech". As a low-key and humble person, what he wants most in every game is the encouragement brought by victory.
Fan Zhendong called it "nothing else" and devoted himself to the closed training of the World Table Tennis Championships in Budapest. Fan Zhendong polished himself every day and "waited" for the World Table Tennis Championships with great expectations. The Asian Cup competition before the World Table Tennis Championships is a quiz to test the performance of staged training. Fan Zhendong and Malone participated together.
In the Asian Cup, Fan Zhendong won the first place in the group and advanced to the knockout stage. In the semi-final, she defeated her opponent Zhang Benzhihe, who lost in the group match the year before last, 4-/KLOC-0, and then defeated Malone 4-2 to defend her title. At that time, Fan Zhendong was already expecting to show all his strength in the World Table Tennis Championships without reservation. "I did well in the Asian Cup, and I hope that no matter who I am in the World Table Tennis Championships, I can continue this good feeling."
"Qatar Cycle", World Table Tennis Championships (April 2 1 -28)
Unexpectedly, leave early.
Budapest World Table Tennis Championships was held in Beijing in the evening. It was already dark, and the camera shone on Fan Zhendong's face. As always, he said calmly: "I hope to communicate with the coach more before the World Table Tennis Championships and adjust my mentality and technical state to the best." Winning the Asian Cup is of positive significance to Fan Zhendong. He hopes that this champion can bring positive hints to his World Table Tennis Championships. "I have never won these two events before, and I hope to beat them this time." .
But in the end, the men's singles is 16, and the mixed doubles is the top 4. Fan Zhendong only stood on the podium of the third runner-up for a while, and then hastily ended the World Table Tennis Championships. He is even Guo Ping's first player to finish all the world table tennis championships. "20 18 I won many games, and sometimes I stood still without knowing it. In Budapest, I wanted to go forward, but I found that I didn't have enough strength to go forward. "
At that time, Ding Ning, a mixed doubles partner, was asked in an interview, "The mixed doubles semi-final is about to begin. How will he comfort Fan Zhendong, who is frustrated in singles?" Ding Ning replied, "At this time, people will be in their own small world, and others will not listen to their own comfort. I hope that Fan Zhendong will not be too hard on himself. "
The word "hard on yourself" is too suitable to describe Fan Zhendong, who fell out of all his expectations at that time and was suffering from a great sense of loss. "In the past, I paid most of the tuition fees on the court. What I learned was the skills and the ability to read the game. The frustration I experienced on 20 19 was an inner torment and frustration. If people don't change, even the best technology will not be used at critical moments. " Since then, Fan Zhendong has paid off-site tuition.
"Qatar Cycle", Black Summer (May 28th-September 15)
Doubt yourself and sort yourself out.
"I am waiting before the World Table Tennis Championships, and I am waiting after the World Table Tennis Championships." The report card concocted by Fan Zhendong is really not good-looking. There has been no consecutive men's singles champion in the international arena. In July, he lost to Zheng Rongzhi, Francisco and Lin Yunru in three off-site competitions.
"In those months, I didn't have particularly high expectations for participating in the Open. After losing the game, there will be many distractions. " Fan Zhendong fell into extreme self-doubt and was surrounded by other thoughts.
2065438+At the end of August 2009, Guo Ping conducted small-scale training in the United States. "The adjustment during that time was very important to me." Fan Zhendong, who quietly spent some time in actual combat training, said that he used this time to adjust himself smoothly. "I have experienced unexpected things and experienced things that I don't understand after being prompted by others. It turned out that after I really lost the ball and calmed down, what I wanted to understand was myself. I have lost before, and I am always willing to sum up my skills and tactics. In fact, if people and skills don't match, and I don't have the courage or struggle in my heart, then even the best skills are useless. After this period of ups and downs, I understand that if people can't do it, there will be no technology to win the world. I really see that everyone's level is very close. Without games, I should win and I shouldn't lose. Every game may encounter many difficulties, and I want to win. If I am not strong inside, I will be eliminated. " Fan Zhendong finally faced himself in the trough and found the reason.
"Qatar Cycle", European Open
(10 10 month 10-2 February)
Longing for the game, strong return
Finally, Guo Ping, who finished the Asian Championship, came to Europe and participated in the Swedish and German Open in succession. Finally, after four months of silence, Fan Zhendong completely felt the desire and momentum of "I want to play games" and returned to the game itself without any distractions. "I have recovered my feelings since the Swedish Open. Although I lost to Gao Yuan, I feel that my mental state and technical style have come back. People are much better. Whether I win or lose, I can look at it positively and concentrate on the court, "Fan Zhendong said.
It was with this upward momentum that Fan Zhendong came to Germany. After defeating teammate Queen, he said: "In fact, every game, we are right. I lost the first game, but I feel fine and I can still hold on. After playing this game with him, I feel that it is of great help to my overall state and I feel more determined on the court. " Then Fan Zhendong defeated Bohr and Liang Jingkun, and defeated Xu Xin in the final, winning his first open championship on 20 19, breaking the five-month singles championship drought.
After the German Open, Fan Zhendong began a winning streak, winning four world championships in military sports, the men's team championship in Tokyo, the men's singles championships in Austrian Open and Chengdu World Cup, and the men's singles and men's doubles championships in ITTF finals. After defending the champion of the strongest crossing race on the surface in the first battle in 2020, the host praised that "the strongest crossing race on the surface was held three times, and Fan Zhendong was the first".
Fan Zhendong won the final on 20 19, which was "different from before".
At the beginning of 2020, Fan Zhendong defended the champion of the through race. Fan Zhendong is the first of the three "strongest on the surface".
Until the men's singles 1/4 final of the German Open in 2020, Fan Zhendong has been unbeaten for 37 consecutive games. "I didn't play well against Ochalov, but I had a good chance." After stopping in the quarterfinals of the German Open, Fan Zhendong said that, as he expected at the end of 20 19, he was positive about winning or losing.
"Qatar Cycle", Qatar Open (March 3-8)
Resist the pressure and be crowned champion.
In the Qatar Open, which ended the "Qatar Cycle" mentioned in this article, before the start of the open held during the pneumonia epidemic in COVID-19, table tennis players planned to donate all the prizes they won in the competition to the front line of Wuhan epidemic area. Although they have been training overseas for a month, not a day goes by without thinking about the anti-epidemic situation in their motherland.
Li Ning Company "supported" Fan Zhendong's new sneakers and Double Happiness Company "supported" table tennis multi-ball training together for customs clearance, but it was not sent to Qatar until the start of the Open. Before the competition, Fan Zhendong replaced table tennis shoes, who had been wearing it for a month, and took part in the competition in those spare shoes with completely rubber soles.
In the Qatar Open, Fan Zhendong and Wang, two newcomers in men's doubles, lost to their more savvy old partners Malone/Xu Xin in the semi-final, although they had run-in during training. On the singles road, the partner became an opponent, and Fan Zhendong and Wang met in the men's singles semi-final. At this time, Wang has blocked Malone and Liang Jingkun, two super teammates, on the way to promotion. Fan Zhendong defeated Wang, who was "confident" and full of momentum in every encounter, 4-2, and advanced to the final.
In the final, Fan Zhendong's opponent was Pitchford, who broke into the final of the Open for the first time, making history for England and beating Xu Xin in the semi-final. "I fell behind 6:9 in the first game and 0:4 in the second. I was mentally prepared before I played, because my opponent showed a very good state all the way. When you are behind and playing well with each other, how to adjust yourself and how to reverse the momentum are all thought of before the game. " Although he experienced backwardness, Fan Zhendong, who was well prepared, turned the situation around in time and won the first two games.
Then Fan Zhendong's lead has been firmly bitten by Pitchford. "This is our second meeting. I played very hard in the last 20 18 World Cup team match. " Fan Zhendong's first encounter was the team semi-final of the World Cup in London. He beat Pitchford 3-/kloc-0-0 in the second set, but the tangled game made Fan Zhendong intuitively feel that despite a lot of difficult preparations, the quality of some of Pitchford's balls exceeded his expectations. But this time, in the final, Fan Zhendong said that his opponent played as expected, and finally he beat Pitchford 4-2 and won the Qatar Open. After the game, Fan Zhendong commented on the significance of winning the championship. "Winning the championship is a very good harvest, giving me confidence and affirmation of this training." .
Fan Zhendong ended the Qatar cycle by winning the Qatar Open.
Fan Zhendong once expounded his understanding of harvest, "When you are frustrated, you must be negative and you must collapse. After you get up, the setbacks you have experienced will become reminders and lessons. Every experience has something worth summarizing, and it will be my harvest. It is these gains that help me make continuous progress. " Fan Zhendong ended the ups and downs of the "Qatari cycle" with his own champion and self-confidence.
Fan Zhendong wrote an essay in Weibo to describe this special champion. He wrote: "I am very happy to win the Qatar Open in a special period, and I feel a lot. I am grateful, caring and motivated to face difficulties. Being in a foreign land, my heart is tied to my motherland. The experience of the past month or so has made me more aware of the warmth and strength of my motherland. Thank the motherland, thank everyone for their silent efforts to ensure our overseas training. Keep moving! China will win! "
Fan Zhendong's Single Score Curve of Qatar Cycle.