The invited list for the International Table Tennis Federation Asian Cup has been released, with a total of 12 Chinese players, six each, successfully entering the list. However, there is still a big question mark as to whether these 12 players can participate fully. For example, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong from the men's team, and Chen Meng from the women's team, have hardly participated in any formal international or continental championships since the Paris Olympics, with only Ma Long playing in the Beijing Grand Slam. Therefore, it remains uncertain whether these three will participate, especially since the Asian Cup does not hold much appeal for these Olympic singles champions. If they do participate, can China maintain its full quota of 12 spots? According to the replacement rules of the ITTF Asian Cup, we can definitely secure 12 spots, with two safeguards in place. The first safeguard is that if the host country's player withdraws, the host country can designate another player to replace them. In other words, if our three players withdraw, we can use our own national table tennis players to fill in. Even if there is a risk that two players from the men's team, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong, might withdraw, we can still use another rule to have our national table tennis players step in. According to the regulations, if other invited players participate, there should be a player not on this list who ranks highest to take their place. Xiang Peng from the men's team is ranked 24th in the world and should theoretically…

Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi's draw results are really disappointing, but after seeing Zhang Benzhihe's position, my psychological balance was instantly restored. There are two groups of male and female players, each drawn into one half of the bracket. In other words, our hope of winning both the championship and runner-up has disappeared. Let's start with the women's doubles. Originally, in this event, Guoping (National Table Tennis Team) still had a significant advantage. Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu's "Seafood Sisters" once dominated the women's doubles for a long time. Chen Meng and Wang Yidi's combination also won the women's doubles championship, and Wang Manyu and Chen Meng's Olympic combination were invincible. However, the current situation is that these three pairs have all disappeared due to various reasons. The highest-ranked doubles pair in Guoping is Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi, while the newly formed pair of Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi ranks at the bottom among eight pairs. As soon as I see Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi, I feel like complaining. I really don't understand the purpose and significance of this move. How can these two be the women's doubles partners for the Los Angeles Olympics? Back to the game, Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi's first-round opponents are Sato Miu and Hashimoto Honoka, a double chopping pair with an extremely bizarre playing style. If we talk about singles, Shasha and Dadi can win no matter how they play, but in the doubles arena, it's hard to say what the outcome will be. Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi, this pair won…