The ITTF meeting decided on the new time of the World Table Tennis Championships in the United States. Should Liu Guoliang lead the team there?

The Table Tennis Federation has made important decisions to prepare for the 56th Individual Project Table Tennis World Cup to be held in Houston in November. But what is worrying is that the current security situation in the United States is still very pessimistic. If the situation has not improved after more than half a year, will this event still be held? The Table Tennis Federation is "too stubborn"

The new date for the 2021 Global Table Tennis Championships Open is November 23-29; according to the expected plan, the event will be held in Houston, England. This plan was a decision made by the Table Tennis Federation Executive Federation at its meeting last Sunday. The dates for the Chinese table tennis team's 2020 competitions are basically set: the Japan Olympics in July, the Shaanxi Provincial National Games in September, and the Table Tennis World Cup in Houston in November.

What is undecided is the WTT Chinese competition. The Japanese Olympic Committee has already made a request, and the Japanese Olympic Games politely refuses foreign spectators. As of 22:00 on the night of the 13th, a total of 512,000 people have been infected by the new crown in Japan, and a total of 9,477 people have died. At this time, the Table Tennis Federation still insists on holding the Table Tennis World Cup abroad (individual project). The Table Tennis Federation is very bold. Or just rely on science and hope that vaccines can solve the epidemic as soon as possible and allow daily life to return to normal.

The population of the United Kingdom is about 2.5 times that of Japan, but the COVID-19 situation is dozens of times worse than that of Japan: a total of 31.99 million people have been diagnosed and a total of 576,000 people have died. Prior to this, the national table tennis team had withdrawn from the WTT Middle East competition in March due to safety and other considerations. So will Liu Guoliang lead the Chinese table tennis team to participate in the 2020 Table Tennis World Cup?

2021 marks the 50th anniversary of Sino-US table tennis diplomacy. Hosting the World Table Tennis Championships in the United States is originally a "beautiful thing." However, the United States is in chaos, with the COVID-19 Black Lives Matter and the frequent incidents of Asians being beaten, which is a bit daunting. I wonder how many countries are willing to "adventure" to Houston? Do you think the national table tennis team should go? The suspense remains!

For more than a year, most competitions in the table tennis world have been in a state of cessation. From March 2020 to March 2021, 6 international competitions were held in total, 4 of which were In China (Women's World Cup, Men's World Cup, Finals, WTT Macau), 2 in Qatar (WTT Middle East Regular Challenge, Star Challenge). The Olympic lineup of the Chinese table tennis team is about to be announced. Golfers generally believe that the men's team is Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Xu Xin (P Card Lin Gaoyuan or Liang Jingkun or Wang Chuqin); the women's team is Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Liu Shiwen (P Card Wang Manyu).

The Olympic Games are the largest sports event in the world. If Tokyo 2021 can be successfully completed, the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston should also be successful. The ITTF Executive Committee stated: Following the cancellation of the 2020 World Championships (Team) in Busan, South Korea, it is important to find solutions for the 2021 event. Since Houston, USA, won the right to host the World Championships (individual events), the entire table tennis world has been excited about hosting this event in the United States for the first time. Now that the time has been determined, it is good news for the world table tennis world.

As for the national table tennis team, they have not participated in foreign competitions since the WTT Macau game in November. As mentioned before, everyone withdrew from the WTT Middle East in March, and the WTT China in June was postponed. All of this was due to safety reasons. At present, except for the Olympic Games, other events seem to be A position that can be fought or not fought. But the question now is: What about the World Table Tennis Championships?

As we all know, the table tennis world has always had the so-called "three major competitions", namely the Olympic Games, World Table Tennis Championships, and World Cup, the three most important international events. The World Table Tennis Championships is the oldest competition in the history of table tennis. It is also the birthplace of the first world champion in Chinese sports. It is of extraordinary significance, although it is inferior to the influence of the Olympic Games.

But in the table tennis world, no one is still willing to give up easily, so under normal circumstances, Liu Guoliang and Guoping will not give up this event.

However, the current situation falls within the scope of "abnormal", which naturally creates difficulties for people.

Prior to this, the Busan Team World Table Tennis Championships originally scheduled to be held in 2020 has been cancelled. Relatively speaking, Koreans love table tennis much more than Americans. As a result, they failed to "survive" the Busan World Table Tennis Championships. Houston says it will hold the game as scheduled, but can it really be safe in November 2021? I’m afraid no one can guarantee it!

At present, the entire national table tennis team has been working under the guidance of the eight-character policy of "safety, health, training, and competition." The word "safety" ranks first. Its importance is self-evident. Will Liu Guoliang It is still unknown whether he will lead the team!