Chen Meng is finally out!
Laowa Cup Waldner Cup official account released the news 12 hours ago, that is, on the evening of November 25th, Beijing time:
Laowa Cup roster has been confirmed
Among them, Chen Meng will represent the Asian team in the competition, and the captain of the Asian team is Malone . The
roster is as follows:
[Asian Team] captain: Ma Long (China) team member: Chen Meng (China) Zhang Yuzhen (South Korea) Lin Jongxun (South Korea) Shin Yubin (South Korea) Kirill Glass Menke (Kazakhstan) Manika Batra (India) [World Team] Captain: Waldner (Sweden) Player: Trus Moregaard (Sweden) Dimitri O Charlov (Germany) Hugo Calderano (Brazil) Adriana Diaz (Puerto Rico) Bernadette Szokos (Romania)
The picture at the top is a photo of Chen Meng and Waldner not long ago.
The picture below is the official promotional poster. The two captains: Waldner and Malone
They are also known as the new and old kings (goat)
Why should the title be: Chen Meng comes out?
put it simply: Except for the retired Waldner, among these people, only Chen Meng has not played in a public game since the Pakistan Olympics, including domestic, international, intercontinental and other competitions.
Although the "Laowa Cup" is just a friendly match, it is still very meaningful because of Waldner's great influence and Malone participating in it. It is also the first competition.
The following are the times and locations of the event.
Competition time: 12.13-12.15 2024
Competition location: Oslo, Norway
Competition nature: Friendly match
Well, as the double singles gold medal winner of the Tokyo Olympics and Paris Olympics, Chen Meng is also the most accomplished person in active service. He can participate in this event. Naturally, it also expanded the influence of this event.
There are probably a few points that need to be discussed briefly around "Laowa Cup" and Chen Meng.
First, does Chen Meng's participation in the "Laowa Cup" mean his comeback?
Chen Meng came out to play this game because the game is a friendly match with more elements of gathering and communication, friendship and joy. Firstly, it is not a wtt commercial and professional event, and secondly, it is not a championship representing the country. Therefore, it cannot be said that Chen Meng is a friendly match. This marks the comeback game. After the Paris Olympics, Chen Meng once publicly said that his career was complete and came to an end. Therefore, this match is purely a friendly match and does not represent a comeback.
In addition, the Chinese Table Tennis Super League is also during the "Laowa Cup", which means that Chen Meng will not participate in the Table Tennis Super League. Therefore, there is a high probability that after winning the "Laowa Cup", Chen Meng will go up the mountain to seal the sword again.
Second, the Asian team originally had a Japanese female player, but now the roster has disappeared. Everyone should know the reason, and there is no Japanese player on the Asian roster. In addition to China's Ma Long and Chen Meng, there are three other famous players from South Korea and famous players from Central Asia, Kazakhstan and India. Everyone should understand the reason.
Third, the world team can basically represent the level except Asia. It would be better if there is one of the French Le Brun brothers.
Chen Meng is finally out!
Laowa Cup Waldner Cup official account released the news 12 hours ago, that is, on the evening of November 25th, Beijing time:
Laowa Cup roster has been confirmed
Among them, Chen Meng will represent the Asian team in the competition, and the captain of the Asian team is Malone . The
roster is as follows:
[Asian Team] captain: Ma Long (China) team member: Chen Meng (China) Zhang Yuzhen (South Korea) Lin Jongxun (South Korea) Shin Yubin (South Korea) Kirill Glass Menke (Kazakhstan) Manika Batra (India) [World Team] Captain: Waldner (Sweden) Player: Trus Moregaard (Sweden) Dimitri O Charlov (Germany) Hugo Calderano (Brazil) Adriana Diaz (Puerto Rico) Bernadette Szokos (Romania)
The picture at the top is a photo of Chen Meng and Waldner not long ago.
The picture below is the official promotional poster. The two captains: Waldner and Malone
They are also known as the new and old kings (goat)
Why should the title be: Chen Meng comes out?
put it simply: Except for the retired Waldner, among these people, only Chen Meng has not played in a public game since the Pakistan Olympics, including domestic, international, intercontinental and other competitions.
Although the "Laowa Cup" is just a friendly match, it is still very meaningful because of Waldner's great influence and Malone participating in it. It is also the first competition.
The following are the times and locations of the event.
Competition time: 12.13-12.15 2024
Competition location: Oslo, Norway
Competition nature: Friendly match
Well, as the double singles gold medal winner of the Tokyo Olympics and Paris Olympics, Chen Meng is also the most accomplished person in active service. He can participate in this event. Naturally, it also expanded the influence of this event.
There are probably a few points that need to be discussed briefly around "Laowa Cup" and Chen Meng.
First, does Chen Meng's participation in the "Laowa Cup" mean his comeback?
Chen Meng came out to play this game because the game is a friendly match with more elements of gathering and communication, friendship and joy. Firstly, it is not a wtt commercial and professional event, and secondly, it is not a championship representing the country. Therefore, it cannot be said that Chen Meng is a friendly match. This marks the comeback game. After the Paris Olympics, Chen Meng once publicly said that his career was complete and came to an end. Therefore, this match is purely a friendly match and does not represent a comeback.
In addition, the Chinese Table Tennis Super League is also during the "Laowa Cup", which means that Chen Meng will not participate in the Table Tennis Super League. Therefore, there is a high probability that after winning the "Laowa Cup", Chen Meng will go up the mountain to seal the sword again.
Second, the Asian team originally had a Japanese female player, but now the roster has disappeared. Everyone should know the reason, and there is no Japanese player on the Asian roster. In addition to China's Ma Long and Chen Meng, there are three other famous players from South Korea and famous players from Central Asia, Kazakhstan and India. Everyone should understand the reason.
Third, the world team can basically represent the level except Asia. It would be better if there is one of the French Le Brun brothers.