China's table tennis team is an excellent squad that has brought surprises to everyone at the Paris Olympics. They won championships in all five events, achieving a clean sweep of gold medals. However, in the new Olympic cycle, the Chinese team cannot afford to be complacent as the Japanese team has been growing rapidly.
The Japanese table tennis team has recently risen strongly and become the main competitor to the Chinese team. Facing the Japanese, the Chinese team must remain vigilant. A 16-year-old Japanese player, Zhang Benmei, has become the focus of attention. This ethnic Chinese player has become a primary rival to China's main players.
After the Paris Olympics, Zhang Benmei defeated China's main players multiple times, demonstrating her strong overall strength. Although she showed impressive competitive form when playing against Chinese players, Zhang Benmei encountered a nemesis in her career, her teammate Hina Hayata.
Zhang Benmei and Hina Hayata have faced each other ten times in their careers, with Zhang losing nine times and only winning once. The 16-year-old Zhang Benmei was directly controlled by her nemesis Hina Hayata, especially after suffering an eight-game losing streak, which left her lacking confidence. It is evident that Hina Hayata can effectively restrain Zhang Benmei.
As an ethnic Chinese player, Zhang Benmei plays fiercely against Chinese players but performs relatively average against Japanese opponents. Although she has been hailed as a prodigy, people believe that if Zhang Benmei cannot defeat Japanese players, it will be very challenging for her to dominate the world women's table tennis scene in the future.
Currently, Zhang Benmei indeed has many issues. Her performance on the court sometimes fluctuates significantly, a problem she needs to overcome in the future. If she cannot address this issue, Zhang Benmei will face challenges in her pursuit of championship titles in subsequent competitions. Everyone will continue to pay attention to Zhang Benmei, hoping she can achieve breakthroughs in the future.