On December 24, 2024, veteran sports blogger He Xiaolong posted on his personal social media platform, insisting that Liu Guoliang had been fired. He Xiaolong has a massive following of 473,000 fans on Weibo, with a V index of 83.73 in sports and ranked No. 6 in live streaming, making him a popular sports blogger with an IP address located in Shaanxi. After He Xiaolong's message was released, it garnered significant attention from netizens. Many believed that He Xiaolong had access to first-hand information and trusted his claims without question. Known for his sharp words, He Xiaolong has frequently commented on the national table tennis team on his personal Weibo account, insinuating Liu Guoliang as the cause of the so-called "fan culture." Numerous netizens developed a prejudice against Liu Guoliang after reading He Xiaolong's posts. Just as the rumors about Liu Guoliang's dismissal were escalating, CCTV International aired an interview video with Liu Guoliang at an opportune moment. It turned out that on December 24, 2024, the National Sports Director's Conference was held in Beijing, where Liu Guoliang, as the chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, participated. Following the conference, Liu Guoliang accepted an interview with a CCTV journalist, discussing his future work plans. Liu Guoliang stated: The national table tennis team will establish a new team, adjusting both athletes and coaches while vigorously cultivating young players and providing them with more competition opportunities. The plan is divided into four phases: the first year for cultivation, the second year for maturation, the third year for sprinting, and the fourth…

In the final of the 2024 King's Cup International Badminton Open held on the evening of December 29th, Beijing time, Hu Zhe'an, an 18-year-old Chinese men's singles rising star, was reversed 1-2 after three intense matches against Denmark's world No. 2 player Antonsen, ultimately finishing as the runner-up in the inaugural King's Cup. As a year-end commercial event, the King's Cup attracted top male singles players such as Antonsen and Kunlawut. Two 18-year-old Chinese male singles stars, Wang Zijun and Hu Zhe'an, were also invited to participate. Hu Zhe'an's performance was particularly outstanding. In the first round, he defeated Singapore's world No. 13 player Luo Jianyou with two scores of 21-15. In the semi-finals, Hu Zhe'an again won with two scores of 21-19, defeating India's world No. 12 talent Lakshya. In the final, Hu Zhe'an faced Denmark's world No. 2 player Antonsen. In the first game, Hu Zhe'an narrowly won 21-18. However, Antonsen, who is undoubtedly one of the top male singles players in the world, found his form in the second game and leveled the match with a score of 21-11. In the thrilling decisive game, Hu Zhe'an, who had been leading at the start, was eventually reversed by Antonsen with a score of 21-18. Ultimately, Hu Zhe'an lost 1-2 to Antonsen, finishing as the runner-up in the King's Cup, and he also received a runner-up prize of 500,000 yuan. Born in July 2006 in Zhejiang, Hu Zhe'an won the men's singles title at the World Junior Badminton Championships in October this year, which was also China's team's first…

The 2024 season of badminton is nearing its end, and Lin Dan's King's Cup has started in mainland China. The tournament is divided into two stages: the main event and exhibition matches. Eight male singles players were invited for the main event, including this year's outstanding performer Anders Antonsen and former World Championship winner Kunlavut Vitidsarn. On the first day of the King's Cup on December 28, 2024, all four semi-finalists were determined. Three Chinese male singles players participated, including Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long, and China's national team's twin stars, Hu Zhe'an and Wang Zijun. After a day of competition, only Wang Zijun remains from the national team, continuing his solo journey towards the championship. In the first round of the King's Cup, Thailand's former world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn, a post-2000 player, was defeated 0:2 by Danish player Anders Antonsen, missing out on the semi-finals. Antonsen, after eliminating the Thai player, became the biggest favorite to win the King's Cup. He is also the highest-ranked player among the semi-finalists. China's post-2000 player Wang Zijun easily defeated former world champion Loh Kean Yew 2:0 in the first round of the King's Cup. The Singaporean player had previously won a world championship and had beaten current top-ranked and Grand Slam winner Viktor Axelsen multiple times. Wang Zijun's performance was impressive, successfully advancing to the semi-finals. However, another Chinese player, Hu Zhe'an, was not as fortunate. After taking a 1:0 lead, he suffered a big reversal and lost to France's Brice Leverdez, missing out on the semi-finals. Leverdez has been one of…

On December 27th, Beijing time, according to Malaysian media reports, despite the fact that the Malaysian Badminton Association has already extended an invitation to Indonesian famous coach Peng Weixin to take up a coaching position, a higher offer from the Chinese badminton team might sway him to change his mind, drawing strong attention from netizens. After coaching the Indonesian badminton team for a full 28 years, Peng Weixin recently confirmed his departure. During his tenure as the head coach of the men's doubles group for the Indonesian badminton team, he cultivated two pairs of Olympic champion men's doubles combinations, Wu Junming/Chen Jiabright and Kido/Hendra, as well as other top-ranked men's doubles players such as Ahsan, Sukamuljo, Gideon, Adianto, and Alfian, whose coaching abilities are widely recognized. However, due to the poor performance of the Indonesian men's doubles teams in international competitions over the past two years, Peng Weixin began to lose the trust of the Indonesian Badminton Association last year, first being reassigned to oversee mixed doubles, and now has chosen to part ways. As a renowned coach in the world of badminton, the 62-year-old Peng Weixin is clearly not short of job opportunities, with both the Malaysian Badminton Association and the Chinese Badminton Association extending invitations to this accomplished mentor in the men's doubles category. According to Malaysian media reports, the Chinese badminton team has offered Peng Weixin a salary three times higher than what he earned while coaching in Indonesia, seemingly determined to secure his services. In fact, rumors about Peng Weixin possibly coming to China to coach…