China News Service, Beijing, October 1st. On October 1st, the 2022 Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships team competition started the second competition day.

The Chinese table tennis team, who played on two fronts, lived up to expectations. With two outstanding performances of 3:0, they achieved a good start to the tournament and started the team's title defense journey.

　　The team competition tests the overall strength of a single association.

If it is said that in the individual competitions, there are still opponents with sufficient impact such as Harimoto Tomokazu and Ito Mima.

However, in the face of the Chinese table tennis team, which has few shortcomings, it has been difficult for any team to pose a threat to the world table tennis team in recent years.

　　This is evident from the historical record.

In the history of the World Table Tennis Championships, both the Chinese men's and women's teams have won 21 championships, and the number of championships ranks first among the world's top players.

Among them, the men's team has won 9 consecutive championships, and the women's team has won 4 consecutive championships after the "defeat to Moscow" in 2010.

　　In this year's World Table Tennis Championships team competition, the national table tennis men's team is jointly led by Fan Zhendong, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the world's men's singles, and veteran Ma Long.

In addition, Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Chuqin have experience in the World Table Tennis Championships team competition, and Liang Jingkun is the first time to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships team competition.

　　Compared with the old, middle-aged and young lineup composed of the men's team, the national table tennis women's team sent a new lineup to play this time.

Among the five players, only Chen Meng and Wang Manyu participated in the 2018 World Table Tennis Championships as non-main players.

Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong participated in the World Table Tennis Championships team competition for the first time.

　　The World Table Tennis Championships team competition kicked off on September 30. According to the schedule, the defending champion Chinese table tennis team had a bye on the first day and made their debut today, which is the National Day.

The goal of the national table tennis team, who played all the main players, is not only to win the first victory, but also to polish their skills and tactics and adapt to the arena as soon as possible.

　　In today's game, facing the relatively weak Puerto Rico team, the national table tennis men's team, who took the lead in debuting, defeated their opponents without a fight.

Except for the teenager Wang Chuqin who was entangled in the opponent and lost a game, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong both won easily 3:0, showing a good competitive state.

　　Although the game was uneventful, Fan Zhendong still expressed his importance to the group stage after the game and his responsibility to contribute to the team's victory, "Every game in the group stage is very critical, and I will do my best, if If you are on the court, be yourself and try to contribute to the team's victory."

　　From teenagers to veterans, from the high spirits of youth to the calm and capable core of the team, the World Table Tennis Championships witnessed the growth of Ma Long's career.

What remains unchanged is that he has always regarded helping the team win the championship as his own responsibility, representing the national table tennis team for the eighth time.

　　"As one of the 5 athletes of the Chinese men's team in each (World Table Tennis Championships), the goal is to help the Chinese team win the championship, which is an unshirkable responsibility. We just need to be ourselves, no matter what the foreign team's lineup is. No matter what happens, you have the confidence to win the game," he said.

　　In the subsequent women's team competition, the Tokyo Olympic women's team champion members Chen Meng, Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha played together again.

In the end, they defeated their opponents with three 3:0 points, helping the National Table Tennis Women's Team swept across Canada and got off to a good start.

　　Next, the national table tennis men's and women's teams will each have three group matches. As far as the overall strength of their respective groups is concerned, it is already a sure thing to qualify.

Looking at this tournament, in addition to the Japanese team that can pose a certain threat to the national table tennis on the double line, many old opponents, including the German team and the South Korean team, have the problem of alternating old and new lineups, and the veterans are in poor condition. Therefore, It is not difficult for Guoping to achieve the goal of defending the title.

　　In fact, the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships is the highest-level team event that has entered the Paris Olympic cycle. The goal of the National Table Tennis Tournament this time is not only to win the championship, but also to test the team as a whole and plan future preparation plans.

For the team members, seizing the rare opportunity to express themselves will also give them a favorable position in the race to qualify for the Paris Olympics.

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