Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng announced their withdrawal from the world rankings two weeks ago, and related topics are still fermenting! At first, many athletes did not speak out due to various reasons. Although several CCTV channels successively broadcast Fan Zhendong's highlights to support him, no one explicitly named Liu Guoliang, who was at the center of the storm. It wasn't until recently that Look News and sports industry bigwig Yang Yi directly pointed out the key issues, once again pushing Liu Guoliang into the limelight. The host of Look News pointed out incisively the objectivity of WTT's self-examination, the depth of the investigation, as well as financial report issues and shareholding issues. The host asked, "In 2022, relevant information showed that ITTF's shareholding in WTT dropped from 100% to 85%. Where did the remaining 15% go? Why hasn't the 2023 financial report been published yet?" The host gave a sharp suggestion to WTT, claiming that this organization should consider what it can do for the athletes, rather than sending blessings every day on time. As the deputy editor of "Sports Weekly," Yang Yi dares to speak up and is probably the boldest figure in the sports circle right now. Yang Yi stated that WTT currently has the following major problems: Firstly, it is very unreasonable to deduct points from the mother association ITTF if an athlete does not participate in WTT commercial events, affecting the athlete's world ranking. Secondly, fines are even more unreasonable, which will affect athletes from various countries participating in their own national competitions, after all,…

With the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) officially establishing a working group to investigate the existing regulations of the World Table Tennis (WTT), the turmoil caused by Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng, and Ma Long's withdrawal from the world rankings and WTT events has temporarily subsided. However, behind the incident, Liu Guoliang, who holds three positions, has become the true target of public scrutiny. WTT, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the ITTF, is ostensibly used by the ITTF to host commercial events, with the hope that WTT will follow the model of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments in the future. It should be noted that WTT organizes commercial matches unrelated to the Olympics, World Cup, and World Championships, which are the three major international events. However, what has deeply angered many table tennis players is the high correlation between WTT's rules and the eligibility of players to participate in world-class competitions. WTT stipulates that the top 100 ranked athletes in the world must participate in WTT events. If they fail to attend without justifiable reasons, they will not only be fined but also assigned zero points. These points directly determine a player's world ranking, and without sufficient points, it directly affects their opportunity to participate in major international events. This is the real reason why Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng have opposed WTT, and it is also why many foreign association players have strongly supported them. In this context, Liu Guoliang, not only the chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA), the chairman of the WTT board of directors,…

On December 31, it was reported that the Lakers and the Nets had reached a trade agreement, sending Russell to the Nets for the second time in exchange for Finney-Smith and Milton. In response, Yang Yi, a well-known domestic basketball commentator, expressed during a live broadcast that Lakers fans would soon regret the decision, asking, "Why did we trade away Russell?" Recently, the Lakers sent D'Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and three second-round picks to the Nets in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Milton. Famous basketball commentator Yang Yi commented: "It is expected that it won't be long before Lakers fans start shouting, 'Russell is great, why did we let him go?' Russell is an athlete who, when he was with the Lakers, many athletes were like this, especially in such a high-traffic team. When he was on your team, you didn't think he was good, you thought he wasn't that great, and you even scolded him frequently. After he left, you realized that he was actually quite important. People in Brooklyn still consider him an All-Star, it's all about psychology. Just as James mentioned earlier, now you've traded for Milton, who is a shooter, and Finney-Smith, who is known as a 3D player but is actually just average at 3-point shooting. The Lakers have always had the problem of having players who can defend but not shoot, or shooters who can't defend. Why are they unbalanced? It's because those who can shoot can't defend, and those who can defend can't shoot. So by bringing in two such players, especially one…