Recently, the Chinese table tennis world has been in turmoil. Especially since the start of the Super League, various unexpected events have occurred frequently.
Firstly, fan culture has caused a lot of trouble! When Fan Zhendong participated in the Super League and arrived at his hotel, he was surrounded by fans, resulting in poor rest at night! In addition, he was also insulted by a student from a police school. The incident involving Fan Zhendong had not completely passed when Wang Chuqin went to the hospital for treatment, only to have his personal information leaked by a doctor. This was followed by a college teacher angrily scolding Ma Long and Fan Zhendong, who later apologized.
Just when the fan culture was not so crazy anymore, the players went wild! Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng could not accept the new rule from WTT that fines them for not participating in competitions, so they both announced their withdrawal from the world rankings. As a result, Liu Guoliang, the chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, chairman of WTT, and first vice-chairman of the International Table Tennis Federation, was put in an awkward position. Two capable players may be absent from WTT events for a long time. However, this also led to fans directing their anger towards Liu Guoliang. Liu Guoliang responded to Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng's withdrawal from the world rankings. He stated that he fully understands, supports, and respects their personal choices and decisions. As the chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, he will do his utmost to support athletes in defending their rights and interests. Additionally, he expressed that he would promote the modification of WTT rules!
The smoke from Fan Zhendong's withdrawal from the world rankings had not yet cleared when retired Olympic champion Zhang Jike stepped forward, speaking without restraint and openly criticizing that some main players of the Chinese table tennis team are blindly confident but actually lack the ability. As a champion team, saying that the main players lack ability has made it the top trending topic.
During this period, Zhang Jike has become active again! He officially announced on social media that he will endorse the German sports equipment brand Donic. He then conducted live streaming classes in the evening. It is reported that Zhang Jike's recorded courses sold hundreds of thousands in one night. Zhang Jike can now be considered an internet celebrity! This time, when talking about the national team, he said that there are players who are blindly confident but actually lack ability. Among them, Zhang Jike also used himself as an example! Zhang Jike did not name anyone, to be honest, we don't know who he was referring to.
Regarding Zhang Jike's bringing up such a topic at this time, I have a few opinions. First, the timing is inappropriate! We all know that due to Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng's withdrawal from the world rankings, the Chinese table tennis team is not calm internally. Zhang Jike's approach is like pouring oil on the fire. Second, Zhang Jike himself came out of the national table tennis team and should understand the importance of maintaining the honor of the national team even more! Third, Zhang Jike is currently training young players and hopes to set a good example; otherwise, he would be misleading the younger generation!
The above points only represent my personal views! What do you think?