The second stage of the 2024 Ping Pong Super League is about to officially kick off. World No. 1 Wang Chuqin will lead his team to launch an attack on the league championship! Fans are also looking forward to Wang Chuqin ending his annual campaign with a championship.
Wang Chuqin is currently very popular. On a certain platform's best athlete voting, Wang Chuqin has received more than ten million votes, far ahead of the second place. Another former Olympic champion, Zhang Jike, is also very popular at the moment. Recently, Zhang Jike once again commented on Wang Chuqin, and the two "hot people" have become even hotter together! Zhang Jike's latest comments on Wang Chuqin have also topped the hot search list.
This is the second time Zhang Jike has commented on Wang Chuqin since the Olympics. However, the two comments are completely opposite! When Wang Chuqin lost in the first round of singles at the Olympics to Moregad, Zhang Jike commented: "World No. 1 is in the top 32, right? The top seed!" It is clear that Zhang Jike had some criticism towards Wang Chuqin. However, in his latest comments on Wang Chuqin, Zhang Jike expressed: "Wang Chuqin has it tough, he lost in singles but didn't lose a single match in mixed doubles and team events, not just anyone can do that."
Zhang Jike's two comments are completely opposite, criticizing at first and then supporting. We don't know what Zhang Jike's purpose is! Moreover, Zhang Jike later used himself and Wang Hao as examples! Because both Wang Hao and Zhang Jike have experienced losses in singles at the Olympics but won in team events. Perhaps Zhang Jike, reflecting on his own Olympic journey, found similarities with Wang Chuqin's experiences, which is why he empathizes!
As the fastest player in the world table tennis to become a Grand Slam champion, Zhang Jike was once in a sorry state last year. However, now it seems that Zhang Jike has emerged from the shadows! Recently, Zhang Jike announced on social media that he has ended his cooperation with a sports brand and become the global spokesperson for a well-known German table tennis equipment brand. Zhang Jike posted his expectations to work hand in hand with the new brand to create a better future. It is reported that Zhang Jike's endorsement fee for this collaboration is between 4 to 5 million yuan.
Zhang Jike is indeed very popular now! He recently started live streaming classes online. Not only did he introduce his newly endorsed sports brand, but he also put up a "Zhang Jike Table Tennis Master Class" priced at 199 yuan. Statistics show that the live stream lasted about 3 hours, with 1.18 million views and sales of 100,000 to 250,000 yuan. Obviously, Zhang Jike's classes are very popular!
Seeing Zhang Jike's current situation, many people must be happy for him! Restarting his career, and it's still in his field of expertise, we believe that Zhang Jike will get better and better in the future! Keep going!