Feng Tianwei
Last Sunday, Singapore’s 33-year-old veteran Feng Tianwei defeated Zhang An of the United States in the Women's Table Tennis World Cup third place, winning the third place in the World Cup for the fourth time. When reporting the news on the 22nd, the Singaporean media pointed out that Feng Tianwei's good competitive state, strong psychological quality, and tenacious will quality showed that people have reason to believe that she will gain something at the Tokyo Olympics next year.
After finishing the two European ITTF tournaments in Sweden and Germany, Feng Tianwei flew directly to Chengdu to participate in the Women's Table Tennis World Cup without a break. Jet lag is her most important thing. Despite three days, she was still troubled and confused. In this state, Feng Tianwei played four times in two days, played 22 rounds in one-day doubles, won the bronze medal with three wins and one loss, and achieved her personal best result since "flying solo" after the Rio Olympics.
Feng Tianwei will return to the top ten in the latest world rankings in November. Feng Tianwei even "self-deprecats" about her recent outstanding performance: "This is the'upset' of a 33-year-old veteran." After participating in the competition on behalf of Singapore, Feng Tianwei won the team championship of the 2010 World Table Tennis Championships and the team runner-up of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. But in this cycle, Feng Tianwei and the Singapore Table Tennis Association terminated their contract and became a "solo" player. Lianhe Zaobao said: “Feng Tianwei’s words after the game make people sound a little embarrassed. Who knows, she was alone, in order to find the way forward from the helpless confusion, stepped out of the trough, and paid. What kind of effort and cost?”
It is reported that after Feng Tianwei flew solo, everything needs to be taken care of by herself. Later, the relevant parties in Singapore began to re-support strongly, Feng Tianwei also gradually formed her own high-level team, and her career was back on track. She devoted herself to training, breaking the inherent thinking in her 30s, and upgrading the technology that she had practiced for many years. In the tournament field, we also met Wu Jingping, the retired former national table tennis coach, who is also currently cooperating with Feng Tianwei.
Feng Tianwei not only performed well in the World Cup, but also entered the semi-finals in Germany, and beat Chen Meng 4-0, in very good form. Feng Tianwei is currently the highest ranked player in the world in Singapore and is still a leader. Her skills, experience and fighting spirit can help the Singapore team. The media also pointed out that of course Feng Tianwei still has many shortcomings, such as ups and downs in the game and physical fitness. As an outstanding representative of Singapore in the international table tennis world, she needs more support, especially for logistical support such as physical recovery after the game.
Feng Tianwei will start again after a short adjustment in Singapore. If he wants to become a "spoiler" between China and Japan in the Tokyo Olympics next year, Feng Tianwei needs to work harder. The Singaporean media said, "She hopes that after experiencing ups and downs and wind and rain, she will eventually see a rainbow in Tokyo."
At the end of 2016, the Singapore Table Tennis Association announced that it would not renew the contract with her sister Feng Tianwei. At that time, the Singapore Table Tennis Association was on the eve of her contract. The announcement of the revitalization plan and the announcement that she would not be renewed shocked the sports world. At the time, Li Yuyun, the president of the Table Tennis Association, also said that the Table Tennis Association did not regret the "painful choice" he made. However, in the past three years, Singapore's local training program has not been effective. Instead, the solo Feng Tianwei has been defending the dignity of Singapore's table tennis.
In 2017, Feng Tianwei said in an interview with "Cover Person" that she does not account for what happened before, and will not turn over old accounts, "only look at the immediate things, and will take the future." She believes that native players can complement each other with players of foreign origin. Whether as a player or a member of Singapore, Feng Tianwei always treats her identity frankly. After the turmoil of General Ping Pong, Feng Tianwei remained in Singapore, hoping to play her own ball and walk her own way.
, as Feng Tianwei said, she has been representing Singapore after flying solo, and she has been conscientious in team competitions. At the Tokyo Olympics next year, Feng Tianwei, who is 34 years old, will also fight again. Will this be her last Olympics?
