wtt The Chongqing Championship is the last major competition for the main players of the national table tennis team before the Paris Olympics. Originally, the national table tennis coaching staff tried their best to let all the main players participate, but before the start of the game, some athletes withdrew. The 35-year-old Ma Long withdrew directly. The World Table Tennis Federation officially wrote: "Chinese team player Ma Long withdrew from the WTT Chongqing Championship 2024, and Lin Gaoyuan will participate as a substitute through the world ranking."
Ma Long has been selected for the official list of the National Table Tennis Association in Paris. Although he did not get a singles quota, he still needs to play For the men's team competition, the Chongqing Championship was a valuable training opportunity for the Dragon Team before the Olympics, but in the end they withdrew without any reason. Malone is currently in very good competitive form. In the previous Macau World Cup, Malone directly won the championship and won his third World Cup men's singles championship trophy.
This is not the first time that the Dragons have withdrawn from a major competition. After Ma Long won the men's singles championship at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, he voluntarily withdrew from the subsequent World Table Tennis Championships in Houston and did not participate in official competitions for eight months to give opportunities to young players. But this also left difficulties for the Dragons in their subsequent preparations for the Paris Olympics. When the 2023 Durban World Table Tennis Championships are held, Ma Long will compete despite being closed, and eventually reach the top four. The Dragons' goal is to save enough Only with Olympic points and world ranking points can you have a chance to sprint to the Paris Olympics. Fortunately, the Dragons finally got a spot for the Paris Olympics.
The withdrawal of the Dragons also caused a lot of dissatisfaction among netizens. Many fans who supported the Dragons spat on the Internet. The most important thing was to ask the official website to refund their tickets. After all, these fans chose to buy tickets just to watch the Malone game. Now If you can’t see the Dragon Team, there’s no need to go.
In fact, the World Table Tennis Federation officially promoted Ma Long as the main participant when promoting the game. On the other hand, the notice of Ma Long's withdrawal was only issued after Damai closed the refund channel. Malone fans questioned this move to cut off fans for the sake of attendance. Damai.com is required to open channels for refunds or transfers. At present, many netizens and fans have made internal complaints and are looking forward to successful refunds.
On the other hand, the Chongqing Championship is held in China. Considering that the Dragons will most likely choose to retire after the Paris Olympics, the Chongqing Championship will be a perfect ending to his domestic competition, allowing Ma Long to perform a wonderful performance in front of his fans. farewell, but the national table tennis coaching staff did not give him this opportunity. Taken together, if it were not for injuries, Malone should not have missed the Chongqing Championship. Whether it is for athletes or netizens and fans, it is better for the Dragons to play than not to play!
