The 2024 wtt Doha Star Challenge has come to an end.
In the men's singles quarter-finals, there is a match that everyone is paying close attention to, and that is the match between Fan Zhendong and Lin Shidong.
Fan Zhendong is the number one player in the men's singles ranking in the world and the absolute main force of Chinese men's table tennis. Lin Shidong is a rising star in national table tennis, a star of hope, and is expected to become the backbone of national table tennis in the future.
Lin Shidong has always regarded Fan Zhendong as his idol. The two have also fought against each other many times. Although there is not a big gap between Lin Shidong, it is difficult to beat idol Fan Zhendong.
This time the two met again. Lin Shidong defeated Fan Zhendong 3-2 and advanced to the men's singles semi-finals. However, Lin Shidong did not defeat Fan Zhendong by relying on his own strength, but Fan Zhendong temporarily retired and gave up the game. Lin Shidong was lucky enough to win this game.
When two people competed, there were no signs. Fan Zhendong and Lin Shidong played four games and the battle ended at 2-2. The two had to decide the winner in the fifth game.
The live broadcast effect of this event was very poor. The signal was often interfered with and the game screen could not be seen clearly. The same is true for the match between Lin Shidong and Fan Zhendong. Before the fifth round between them, the referee suddenly announced that Lin Shidong had advanced. In the fifth game, Lin Shidong won 11:0. After the result of
came out, many fans did not understand it. How could Fan Zhendong lose to Lin Shidong 0:11? With his strength, it is impossible for Lin Shidong to shave his head. But the live broadcast at the time was very blurry, and no one knew what was going on.
Later someone posted the scene at that time. I saw the team doctor spraying reagent on Fan Zhendong's shoulder. It seems that Fan Zhendong's shoulder is uncomfortable. Although medical protection was provided, the effect was not good. Fan Zhendong may have felt uncomfortable playing, so he gave up the fifth game. The referee ruled that Lin Shidong defeated Fan Zhendong 3-2.
This incident caused an uproar on the Internet. Many netizens have questioned Fan Zhendong, which has become a hot search topic.
Some people think that the first four games are fine. There were no accidents during the game, so why did you choose to retire in the fifth game?
Some people felt that quitting the game in the fifth game was suspected of passively quitting the game. They also used Malone as an example. Even if Malone is too tired to stand still, he still has to finish the game. Someone asked: "Compared with physical injuries, mental injuries are more serious, right?"
Others felt that in this event, Fan Zhendong only participated in the men's singles competition. Some players play two or three sports without withdrawing from the game. Fan Zhendong only plays one, how could he get injured? Are you afraid of losing, so you choose to fake your injury?
All kinds of doubts came out.
At the same time, many netizens defended Fan Zhendong. Some netizens provided evidence that Fan Zhendong's shoulder was injured as early as last December during the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup.
Someone photographed Fan Zhendong massaging his shoulders while waiting on the sidelines. His shoulder was injured at that time, but he persisted in the game, shouldered the heavy responsibility of singles, and completed the task well.
During the WTT Doha Men's Finals, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin partnered in doubles. Fan Zhendong had a knee problem at that time. When he was saving the ball, he was in so much pain that he could hardly get up, but he still persisted in the game.
In the men's singles quarter-finals of the Doha Star Challenge, Fan Zhendong faced Lin Shidong, a fan who is eight years younger than him. Fan Zhendong played four games with injuries. In the fifth game, if Fan Zhendong had not reached the point where he could no longer persist in the game, he would not have chosen to withdraw. He knows his body best. If you know that there is something wrong with your body and continue to play, it may aggravate the injury, which is not worth the gain. In addition, his opponent is a national table tennis teammate, so he will not regret giving up the game. After all, it was the national table tennis players who advanced.
In fact, in the second half of 2022, Fan Zhendong had physical problems. He has given up some games. Fan Zhendong is already 27 years old, so he naturally wants to maintain a good body and play for a few more years. There is nothing wrong with that. Why should netizens question him?
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