Liu Guoliang's Embarrassment: Doha World Table Tennis Championships Announce Participation Rules, Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng Denied Entry Do you still remember the promise Liu Guoliang made to the public after Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng officially announced their withdrawal from the world rankings and WTT events? At that time, facing public pressure, Liu Guoliang claimed that as the chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, he would spare no effort to support athletes in defending their rights. He fully understood and respected the decisions of Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng, and Ma Long. He also believed that some rules of the WTT were questionable. Most importantly, when CCTV reporter Li Wujun asked, "Can we still see them compete for the country on the international stage in the future?" Liu Guoliang clearly stated, "Of course! With their achievements and contributions, I believe they can participate in any major event with a wild card." This statement was interpreted by the public as a commitment from Liu Guoliang to Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng, and Ma Long: as long as you are willing, you can participate in any international event with a wild card. However, surprisingly, less than a week after his statement, the Doha World Table Tennis Championships announced the participation rules and the number of players, leaving Liu Guoliang embarrassed. The 58th World Table Tennis Championships will be held in Doha, Qatar from May 17 to 25, 2025. The International Table Tennis Federation recently updated the latest news on its official website and grandly launched promotional photos featuring representatives from the five…

Recently, Guo Bin, the husband of Olympic champion Wang Nan, discussed national table tennis player Sun Yingsha in a video live broadcast. Guo Bin denied benefiting from Sun Yingsha's fame, which has sparked heated discussions and attention from fans and media. As the husband of table tennis Olympic champion Wang Nan, Guo Bin is also a focus for fans. On one hand, Guo Bin fully supports Wang Nan's dedication to table tennis. On the other hand, Guo Bin is very supportive of the Chinese table tennis team! The annual Little Ball Big Love public welfare plan was launched by Wang Nan in 2016. For Wang Nan's actions, husband Guo Bin fully supports her. As for the Chinese table tennis team, the Wang Nan couple treats them like family. At the Tokyo Olympics, many athletes from the Chinese table tennis team won Olympic gold medals, and Wang Nan and Guo Bin rewarded each Olympic champion and coach with a house. A total of 9 houses were awarded, each worth about 5 million yuan. Just at the Tokyo Olympics, Guo Bin gave away nearly 50 million yuan. At the Paris Olympics, Guo Bin presented several key players of the national table tennis team with 9 kilograms of gold, valued at around 5 million yuan. For the main players of the national table tennis team, Guo Bin is really good. Recently in the live broadcast, it seems that some fans were saying that Guo Bin benefited from Sun Yingsha's fame! In the video, Guo Bin said, "I don't benefit from her at all,…

Recently, the table tennis world has been quite lively. First, there was a stir over Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng withdrawing from the competition. Then came an even more explosive piece of news: 62-year-old bigwig Wang Zhongqi was taken away for investigation! The four words "involvement in black and gambling" carry a lot of information. This makes one wonder, what's really going on in China's table tennis world? Wang Zhongqi is a prominent figure, Vice Chairman of the Henan Provincial Sports Association and President of the Henan Provincial Table Tennis Association, a true bigwig. Crucially, he has a close relationship with Liu Guoliang, both being from Henan province and having a good private friendship. It's said that Liu Guoliang played a role in bringing the WTT World Cup Finals to Xinxiang, Henan, and even personally presented an award to Wang Zhongqi! Now that Wang Zhongqi is in trouble, could there be something fishy going on? Just think about it, isn't this network of relationships quite complicated? The financial issues at WTT are even more confusing. With annual income in the tens of millions of dollars, yet year after year of losses? In 2022, revenue tripled, but so did the losses. How do you calculate these accounts? This makes one suspect that there might be problems with the accounts. After all, this money doesn't just blow in with the wind. Those previous doubts about WTT's financial situation now seem to have more evidence. As for Liu Guoliang, holding multiple positions, his power is indeed considerable. Some commentators bluntly say he "rules…

On January 9th, the WTT Star Challenge mixed doubles quarter-finals saw the Chinese national table tennis team's Huang Youzheng/Shi Xunyao face off against the Hong Kong pair of Wong Chun Ting/Du Kai Qin! Although Huang Youzheng and Shi Xunyao have performed well as a mixed doubles team, they had little chance of victory against the experienced and powerful Wong Chun Ting/Du Kai Qin, who were already well-known during Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen's mixed doubles partnership and even ranked as high as second in the world at one point. In the first game, despite Wong Chun Ting/Du Kai Qin's默契配合 and richer match experience, Huang Youzheng/Shi Xunyao entered the match state faster with a 7-4 lead at the start, taking the lead. Afterwards, Wong Chun Ting/Du Kai Qin made timely adjustments to try to close the score gap, bringing it to 7-9. Finally, Huang Youzheng/Shi Xunyao stabilized the situation, securing a game point at 10-7. Wong Chun Ting/Du Kai Qin successfully saved one game point, but Huang Youzheng/Shi Xunyao took the first game with an 11-8 score. In the second game, Huang Youzheng/Shi Xunyao continued their stable performance with a 6-3 lead at the start and an 8-6 lead! Wong Chun Ting/Du Kai Qin did not back down, scoring continuously to narrow the gap and catch up to 7-8. Huang Youzheng/Shi Xunyao reached a game point at 10-9, but Wong Chun Ting/Du Kai Qin equalized the score again. Ultimately, Wong Chun Ting/Du Kai Qin withstood the pressure, securing a game point at 11-10 and winning the game 12-10, evening the score to 1-1.…

On January 10th, Beijing time, the 2025 WTT Doha Star Challenge continued with singles matches entering the second round. However, for some high-ranked players, this was their first singles match due to a bye in the first round. In the women's singles, there was a focus match between China's Shi Xunyao and Japan's world champion Hirano Miu. In terms of strength, Shi Xunyao was not at a disadvantage and even had a better chance to win. She has strong technical abilities and plays steadily. Her state was good in the second half of last year, including a victory over Zhang Benmeihe, making her a very capable player. Hirano Miu's performance has been good mainly in team events in recent years, but her individual results have not been ideal. The match began with Shi Xunyao playing aggressively and actively, continuously attacking and scoring points to lead 3-1. She played fast and took the initiative to suppress Hirano Miu, maintaining stability in multi-shot rallies. It was Hirano Miu's mistakes that allowed Shi Xunyao to continue leading 6-2. Despite Hirano Miu's attempts to change lines and increase quality, she still made errors, resulting in Shi Xunyao easily winning the first set 11-4, dominating the rallies. In the second set, Hirano Miu clearly improved the quality of her shots, enhancing her singles performance. However, Shi Xunyao remained advantageous in rallies, leading the score 6-3. Shi Xunyao's tactical changes were numerous, but she made receiving errors, allowing Hirano Miu to catch up to 7-7. Fortunately, Shi Xunyao's ability to hold rallies was strong, enabling her…

Beijing Time, January 10th, 2025: The second day of the WTT Star Challenge Doha Station has concluded, and the performance of the Japanese table tennis team on this match day can be described as catastrophic! In the night games, the women's singles world champion within the Japanese team, Miyu Hino, suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of Chinese player Xunrui Shi. Meanwhile, Mehe Zhang experienced a major upset with a 2-3 loss against Thai player Paran, and last year's Montpellier Championship women's singles champion, Satsuki Todo, also lost 2-3 to Chinese player Kuai Man! In stark contrast to the Japanese team is our national team, who not only excelled in the singles competition by defeating strong opponents but also advanced to three finals in the doubles events that have already been decided! During the early matches of the second match day, several upsets had already occurred, such as the eliminations of Fancisca and Jonghyun Lim. Unexpectedly, the night games continued to produce upsets, particularly focused on the Japanese women's team. The biggest upset was Mehe Zhang's exit, who faced Thai player Paran and was twice ahead in the total score at 1-0 and 2-1 but was tragically reversed. In the last two sets, Zhang made too many mistakes herself, ultimately losing 2-3 to Paran. The detailed scores for the five sets (Zhang in front): 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 4-11, 7-11. Miyu Hino lost three consecutive sets with scores of 4-11, 8-11, and 8-11, suffering a crushing 0-3 defeat to the lower-ranked Chinese player Xunrui Shi, which was quite surprising. Perhaps…

The situation is escalating! Regarding Fan Zhendong's withdrawal from the WTT world rankings, more and more WTT executives are being discussed, and now there is new factual evidence surrounding Mr. Liu Guoliang, chairman of the WTT board of directors, with netizens questioning whether he has been restricted from leaving the country. Looking back at major events over the past three months: In October, the Kazakhstan Asian Championships, Liu Guoliang did not attend, which was rare, as he personally led the team in the previous Asian Championships; in November, the Fukuoka year-end finals, Liu Guoliang also did not attend, but many fans still remember his energetic appearance at the award ceremony of the previous event; in December, the 53rd anniversary of China-US table tennis diplomacy, Vice Chairman Qin Zhijian of the Chinese Table Tennis Association led the team, while President Liu Guoliang did not attend. However, on January 8th, during discussions between the International Table Tennis Federation and the Qatar Table Tennis Association regarding major matters related to the World Table Tennis Championships, Liu Guoliang, as the first vice-chairman of the International Table Tennis Federation, did not attend. Liu Guoliang's continuous four absences have sparked widespread doubts from public opinion, even famous sports journalist He Xiaolong mentioned this matter, and many netizens question whether he has been restricted from leaving the country. Netizens are also actively commenting on this matter: "It's time to investigate and settle accounts, deal with athletes associated with him together, cancel their continued eligibility to participate, it's some unscrupulous and immoral athletes who have fostered his evil…

Recently, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) announced the latest world rankings. Among the five individual events, the Chinese table tennis team has taken three of them. Compared to the previous period, China has lost another world number one! In the men's singles, Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong are ranked first and second! Wang Chuqin leading is not surprising. Lin Shidong, on the other hand, has won the singles titles in five consecutive competitions after the Paris Olympics, including the Chinese Grand Slam title. Lin Shidong's world ranking has soared, currently ranked second. Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan are ranked fifth and ninth respectively. Among foreign association players, Japanese star Zhang Jike is ranked third. Xiaolei Lun is ranked fourth, with Hugo, Moregad, and Franziska ranked sixth to eighth. In the women's singles rankings, Sun Yingsha leads, followed by Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, and Chen Xingtong ranked second to fourth. Japanese players Hina Hayata, Miyuu Higa, and others are ranked fifth to seventh. In the mixed doubles event, Olympic champions Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha remain at the top of the world rankings, with the Lin Shidong and Kuai Man combination ranked third, and Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Yidi ranked eighth. In the men's doubles, before the year-end finals, the Chinese pair of Xiang Peng and Yuan Licen were ranked first. After the year-end finals, the French Lebrun brothers topped the world rankings after winning the year-end finals. In this issue's world rankings, the Lebrun brothers still lead. It is worth noting that we have lost the world number one…

If it weren't for self-destruction, how could the former world champion Zhang Jike have fallen into such a state that he can only make money by live streaming now? When he appeared in the live broadcast room, some of his old friends were willing to support him, including Wang Nan's husband. If it were any other anchor, they would at least politely express their gratitude. However, Zhang Jike's attitude left many puzzled. He seemed indifferent to the support, which made netizens in the live broadcast room feel that he might be too impolite. At the same time, some people felt that Wang Nan's husband should not have given gifts at this point in time, as it was akin to openly mocking his downfall. What motivated him to give gifts to Zhang Jike? Why did Zhang Jike appear so indifferent when he saw the gifts given to him? The initial signs of conflict within the national table tennis team have emerged? World champions turned into coaches The main forces of the national table tennis team have directly withdrawn from the world ranking competitions, leaving WTT in an extremely embarrassing position. Many also believe that this is their collective resistance to Liu Guoliang, as they cannot accept being treated as mere money-making tools by WTT. In response to this passive situation, Liu Guoliang has not made any public response. In contrast, Zhang Jike frequently speaks out online in a righteous manner. Some believe he is trying to expose the unknown aspects of certain individuals within the national table tennis team, while others…

Recently, the Chinese table tennis world has been experiencing a storm of change. As the head of WTT (World Table Tennis Professional League), Liu Guoliang is facing an unprecedented challenge. The withdrawal of national table tennis mainstays such as Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, and Chen Meng from the world rankings has placed Liu Guoliang under immense public pressure. For a time, calls for his resignation were widespread. Renowned journalist He Xiaolong even bluntly stated, "Liu Guoliang should step down." These words undoubtedly added to Liu Guoliang's troubles. However, Liu Guoliang's close relationship with wealthy businessman Guo Bin has become a bright spot in this turmoil. Not only do they collaborate commercially, but they also maintain a close personal connection. Guo Bin has hosted the Super League multiple times and rewarded national table tennis players and coaches after the Tokyo Olympics. After Liu Guoliang left the national team, he chose to go to Qingdao, Shandong to engage in real estate business with Guo Bin. This deep friendship makes people exclaim, "It is enough to have one true friend in life!" Nonetheless, Guo Bin has also faced controversy in recent years. There were questions about his unwillingness to invest when the venue temperature was insufficient during the Super League, and there was criticism for privately opening a product window to sell sexy socks after inviting Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha to endorse products. These negative news events have significantly damaged Guo Bin's image and affected his standing in the public eye. Recently, famous journalist Du Liyan exposed that Guo Bin's company had…