China News Service, February 15th, the reporter learned from the China Table Tennis Association that as the Durban World Table Tennis Championships are approaching, the China Table Tennis Association will hold two Chinese table tennis team trials before the Durban World Table Tennis Championships.

The trials consist of three events: men's and women's singles and mixed doubles.

The first tryouts will be held from February 18-23.

The second qualifying match will be after the WTT Singapore Grand Slam.

The team will compete

for the best result and will go straight to Durban

　　Previously, in the Asian preliminaries of the 2023 Durban World Table Tennis Championships held in Doha, the Chinese table tennis team has obtained the association qualifications for 5 men's and women's singles and 2 pairs for each of the three doubles.

According to the rules, the players who won the men's and women's singles championships in the two trials held this time will directly qualify for the Durban World Table Tennis Championships singles.

The mixed doubles champion of the two races will be selected according to the total score of the two races and get a place for the mixed doubles competition. If the results are the same, it will be determined through the PK competition.

　　In addition, the men's and women's singles champions of the 2023 WTT Singapore Grand Slam (March 7-19) will also directly qualify for the men's and women's singles at the Durban World Table Tennis Championships; , external combat capabilities, technical and tactical characteristics, and determine the best.

　　Head coach Li Sun repeatedly emphasized the importance of competition when talking about the direct selection competition, "We hope to build an open, fair and just competition platform for all athletes, no matter whether they are Olympic champions or young players, they can stimulate their greatest potential Come out. No matter what level of athletes, no matter what event they are in, no matter singles or mixed doubles, they all have the opportunity to advance. So our through competition is not only a competition for the whole team, but also a new cycle and new year. Only when you can win within the team can you stand the test internationally. Our coaching staff dare to use the players selected through competition, and the players themselves can have confidence in themselves.”

"The strongest on the surface" lineup and "full points" competition system

　　In the first selection match held from February 18th to 23rd, in the singles event, except for a few athletes participating in WTT competitions abroad, all the athletes (16 male athletes, 13 Female athletes) will participate in the singles competition in this trial.

Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu and other players have confirmed their departure.

　　Wang Hao, the head coach of the men's team, said: "The straight-through competition is a platform for the whole team to compete together. From the old players to the Mesozoic to the young players of the men's team, I hope they can do their best in this kind of competition. Especially there are many young players who want to To attack the main force and improve themselves in all aspects, such trials are very important to them. After all, all Olympic champions and world champions have grown up in competition. Including Grand Slam players like Malone, Including core players like Fan Zhendong, they will go all out to participate in the competition. Therefore, in the through competition, everyone must try their best to strive for good results and rankings."

　　Ma Lin, the head coach of the women's team, said: "The table tennis team has lasted for many years through the competition form of through competition. Get exercised in the competition and play at your best level. I think the players who can compete in the Chinese table tennis team are confident and have vitality."

　　In addition to singles, the mixed doubles competition is divided into two parts: preliminaries and main matches.

According to the preliminary plan for the preparations for the Olympic Games, 11 pairs of contestants have been confirmed to directly advance to the main match.

Other mixed doubles players will be divided into four groups on February 16th for group round robin qualifiers. The first place in each group and the second place in the group with the best results will advance to the main match. 16 pairs of players.

Ma Long/Chen Meng, Fan Zhendong/Wang Manyu, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, Lin Shidong/Quaiman and other pairs participated.

　　In addition to the 11 pairs that will directly participate in the main match, there are also 16 pairs that will participate in the preliminaries. Xiao Zhan, the team leader of the mixed doubles, said: The characteristics have determined that 11 pairs of players with strong strength will directly enter the main match. Other members of the team can sign up to participate in our mixed doubles competition through individual voluntary combinations. Judging from the registration situation, everyone is very enthusiastic. This time Almost all the players in Beijing participate in the mixed doubles competition. We hope to create a mixed doubles competition platform for all players through this competition, determine the mixed doubles ranking of each player through competition, and improve everyone's mixed doubles ability and level .”

　　In the mixed doubles event, only one pair of players can participate in the Olympic Games, so the straight-through qualification for this mixed doubles event will be selected from the mixed doubles champion winners of the two competitions. Xiao Zhan explained, "We only have one pair of players participating in the Olympic Games. It is our only goal. So this time, the through-pass quota will be selected from the combination that won the championship in the two races. Even if you finish second in both races, there is no chance of getting a through-pass quota. We just want to test Who can win the game in the final."

　　In the singles and mixed doubles competitions, the participating athletes are divided into four groups according to the world rankings for the first stage of the round-robin competition; the first place in each group will go to the second stage of the knockout competition, and finally the champion will be determined.

The 2-4 teams from the four groups will go to play-offs with the same ranking, and the losers from the semi-finals will go to the 3rd and 4th finals, and finally the rankings of all participants will be determined.

　　All participating athletes will receive corresponding points according to the final ranking.

The points for this competition will be included in the points system of the China Table Tennis Association in 2023, which is also an important basis for the ranking and grouping of the second trials.

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