Recently, the WTT Finals are in full swing, and Fan Zhendong has previously announced that he will miss this competition. At present, Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong have both finished their first-round matches and advanced to the next round to continue competing for the championship. In such circumstances, many fans, in addition to paying attention to the dynamics of the Chinese table tennis team's matches, are also very concerned about the state of Fan Zhendong, the top player of the national table tennis team.
Since the end of the Olympics until now, Fan Zhendong has been absent from the national team's competitions. So far, he has missed a series of events including the Asian Championships, Beijing Grand Slam, Frankfurt Championship, and this year's finals. Therefore, many fans are very curious as to why Fan Zhendong is not participating in the national team's competitions and what he has been busy with recently? Just a few days ago, under the eager anticipation of many fans, Fan Zhendong's team finally announced a major piece of good news. From this, we can see that during his absence from the national team's competitions, Fan Zhendong is making more bold attempts to open up more possibilities for his future career development. It is believed that fans who like Fan Zhendong will be happy for him upon seeing these messages.
According to media reports, recently, the 28-year-old Fan Zhendong officially announced his partnership with a well-known domestic mobile phone brand, becoming the image spokesperson for one of their mobile phones. From this, we can also see that even after the Olympics, Fan Zhendong's influence within China remains very strong. At the same time, the brand's executives have repeatedly expressed on social media platforms that their team likes Fan Zhendong's spirit of striving and outstanding abilities very much. Therefore, it is not surprising that Fan Zhendong was able to reach a cooperation agreement with the partner this time; it is a perfect collaboration that both sides have pursued.
From this, we can see that Fan Zhendong, in addition to focusing on training, has also started to gradually invest more energy into business career collaborations. Everyone may still remember that during the Paris Olympic cycle, Fan Zhendong endorsed only a few sports brands and rarely ventured into other brand collaborations. This is because he hoped to focus more of his energy on table tennis. However, after the Olympics ended, Fan Zhendong shared another aspect of his thoughts. He said that after this Olympics, the future will certainly be better, but it may not necessarily be related to table tennis.
From this, we can also see that Fan Zhendong has changed his attitude towards life, which is that work and life are not just about table tennis; he can make more attempts and experience more joy in life. For all fans who like Fan Zhendong, seeing him unlock a new identity as a brand spokesperson from being an athlete, crossing different fields to experience different joys, should make them happy for him. This is also the kind of life that Fan Zhendong has always hoped to enjoy and pursue, which is to experience a richer and more colorful life.
Here, congratulations to Fan Zhendong, and I also look forward to him trying out different fields and having the opportunity to return to the national team to compete in the future.
Returning to the question everyone is most concerned about, why hasn't Fan Zhendong participated in the national team's recent matches? Regarding this point, Wang Hao has previously provided an explanation. He said that Fan Zhendong had in-depth communication with the team before, and due to excessive fatigue from the previous Olympic cycle, he, along with Ma Long and Chen Meng, decided to take more rest and adjust. If some fans thought that Liu Guoliang did not allow Fan Zhendong to participate in the competition, they have indeed wronged him.