Due to his frequent posts mocking Wang Chuqin, especially for allegedly blocking serves, well-known media personality He Xiaolong has faced a lot of attacks. Today, he once again posted on social media, accusing someone in the national table tennis team of blocking serves and pointing out that Liu Guoliang is the one behind the scenes providing support, working diligently to fatten up the WTT.
He Xiaolong questioned on the social platform, "Why can't we talk about blocking serves? It's already so obvious that foreign players are openly ridiculing it, yet we still can't talk about it?" He criticized some retired players who openly stood up and declared with their chests puffed out, "Absolutely no blocking," and "I just feel ashamed for our ancestors." He Xiaolong gave an example, likening it to the situation before the crackdown on organized crime in a certain city where criminal gangs were rampant and domineering. If you dared to be angry but not speak out, it was understandable, but if you pointed at the criminal gangs and said, "The police haven't arrested them, which means they are good people, and I support them."
He Xiaolong repeatedly claimed that there are people in the national table tennis team who block serves, and he previously targeted Wang Chuqin multiple times. This time, he did not name anyone specifically, but stated, "The 2024 WTT final became a great disgrace for Chinese table tennis. For Chinese table tennis, losing is not the most shameful thing; the most shameful thing is resorting to any means for victory. It's a prestigious national sport!"
In fact, He Xiaolong had previously mocked Wang Chuqin multiple times for winning the men's singles championship at the WTT year-end finals, even comparing Wang Chuqin to Curry, saying that he changed the sport of table tennis, which is unprecedented. However, the blocking serves that He Xiaolong believed in were not penalized by the referees, and Tomokazu Harimoto also lost convincingly, repeatedly stating after the match that he indeed could not beat Wang Chuqin.
In He Xiaolong's view, it is clear that serves are being blocked, yet the referees turn a blind eye. The reason is that there is Liu Guoliang's protective umbrella supporting them from behind. "Liu Guoliang currently holds immense power in the table tennis world. He does this not to protect China's gold medals, but rather hopes to market and package super traffic stars to win every day, driving the fan circle crazy. By igniting market enthusiasm, he fattens up the WTT."
"If someone insists on asking what benefits Liu Guoliang gains from meticulously fattening up the WTT, investigations will be conducted, and answers will be provided."
Regarding the issue of blocking serves, Wang Chuqin has indeed been complained about multiple times by foreign players for allegedly blocking serves. However, Wang Chuqin stated that as long as the referee does not rule it as a violation, he will continue to serve in the familiar way. If the referee rules it as a violation, he will make the necessary changes.
From the perspective of "Reverse Direction Ball," He Xiaolong's repeated mockery of Wang Chuqin for blocking serves and pointing out Liu Guoliang as the mastermind behind the scenes, so the referees dare not rule fouls, is not worth discussing. Whether Wang Chuqin is blocking serves or violating rules should only be judged by the referees, not by netizens or influential figures like him. Should Wang Chuqin give up his serving advantage and change himself just to conform to the serving standards mentioned by these influential figures?
As for rules, there are no absolutely fair rules; rules are made by people. As long as referees exist, there will always be unfairness. Just like in the Qatar World Cup, the penalty kicks awarded to Argentina, the many penalty goals scored by Messi—compared to other teams, are these the same standards? Other teams have also raised doubts, questioning whether FIFA is protecting Argentina's championship and Messi's championship, intentionally creating myths. Does this mean that Argentina and Messi winning the World Cup is disgraceful?
Of course, the relationship between WTT and Liu Guoliang, the industrial chain involved, is indeed worth investigating deeply and deserves investigation. An explanation needs to be given to Liu Guoliang. But if we say that Liu Guoliang controls the International Table Tennis Federation and the referees, and as long as he can bring championships to China, isn't this just the common strong getting stronger and the law of the jungle in the international community? Should Liu Guoliang hand over control, let other countries control the referees, and let the national table tennis team suffer losses? Is this the fairness we want, and is this not disgraceful?