[Explanation] On January 9, the 2021 National Table Tennis "Amateur Ball King" Finals and National Amateur Table Tennis Championships, after 4 days of competition, finally came to a close in Haikou.

On the same day, Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, and national table tennis Olympic champions Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen attended the closing ceremony and presented awards to the athletes and teams that won the ranking.

　　Nearly 500 contestants participated in this competition, ranging in age from 30 to more than 70 years old.

Although he is an amateur player, his skill level and on-court performance made Liu Guoliang, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen shine.

　　[Concurrent] Liu Guoliang, Chairman of China Table Tennis Association

　　And these people are not talking about the primary level, they are all very high level.

Just like Xu Xin said when he came here today, at first glance, this level is equivalent to the level of the provincial team and the city team, and it can be maintained. Some of them are already 60 or 70 years old. You can see their sense of ball, level and ball. age, probably older than many people.

　　[Concurrent] National Table Tennis Olympic Champion Liu Shiwen

　　Generally speaking, their level is beyond my imagination. I think there are various styles of play, and then there are long glue, positive glue, and reverse glue. .

　　[Concurrent] National Table Tennis Olympic Champion Xu Xin

　　What surprised me was the atmosphere of the game. I thought that the amateurs were relatively peaceful, but I didn’t expect them to feel the same as our professional ones.

I think it is only in such a situation that a higher level can be inspired.

I also interacted with them after watching the scene. First of all, their foundation is still very good, which is definitely better than I imagined. Then I think the atmosphere of table tennis is getting better and better. After more people join the table tennis family, more people will The average will be high, so I'm still very happy.

　　Reporter Li Yufan reported from Haikou

Responsible editor: [Wang Yu]