Korean Table Tennis Attacks the Great Wall of China in Busan
Korean Table Tennis Attacks the Great Wall of China in Busan... “Gather the Energy of the Universe”
World Table Tennis Championships men's semifinal against China at 1pm on the 24th
“We must attack at all costs.
The moment we expect China to make a mistake, we lose.
"(Korea Table Tennis Association President Yoo Seung-min) China's table tennis is recognized by everyone as the best in the world. 바카라사이트
China overwhelms other countries in both the base and the skills of its elite players.
In table tennis, which has been an official Olympic event since the 1988 Seoul Games, China has ranked 37th in total so far. They swept 32 of the 10 gold medals.
Chinese table tennis is so strong that it is said that one provincial representative from China is better than the national representatives of other powerful table tennis countries.
The sport most loved by Chinese people is table tennis.
In China, it is daily life for people of all ages and genders to enjoy table tennis around the stone table tennis table set up on one side of the park.
When a child wants to exercise, the first thing parents ask them to do is table tennis.
Among the 1.4 billion Chinese, the most athletically talented sports prospects grab the table tennis sticks.
Beating China in table tennis is comparable to beating New Zealand in rugby, Canada in ice hockey, or Kenya in marathon.
KBS table tennis commentator Ahn Jae-hyung said, “China surpasses other countries in all aspects, including player development, training system and know-how, and scale of investment.
“From first to ten, we are ahead in every aspect,” he said.
Against China, Korea is taking on a bold challenge in Busan, the home of Korean table tennis.
The men’s team event at the BNK Busan Bank 2024 Busan World Table Tennis Championships will be held at the BEXCO Special Stadium in Busan on the 24th.
Korea and China will face each other in the semifinals.
The gap between the two teams is clearly reflected in the rankings.
Korea's ace Jang Woo-jin is ranked 14th in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) singles ranking.
Then, Jong-hoon Lim (Korea Exchange) is ranked 18th, and Lee Sang-soo (Samsung Life Insurance) is ranked 18th. 27th, Ahn Jae-hyun (Korea Exchange) 34th, and Park Gyu-hyun (Mirae Asset Securities) 177th.
The Chinese national team consisted of players ranked 1st to 5th in the singles rankings: Pan Zhendong (1st), Wang Chuqin (2nd), Ma Rong (3rd), Liang Jingkun (4th), and Ling Gaoyuan (5th).
It is worthy of being called the table tennis ‘Avengers.’
For a table tennis player, the experience of beating a Chinese player on the international stage is like a medal.
Jang Woo-jin has lost all 7 of his matches to Pan Zhendong and 3 of his matches to Ma Long.
Among China's top three players, only Wang Chuqin has one win at the 2018 World Tour Swedish Open.
He lost the remaining 5 matches against Wang Chuqin.
Lim Jong-hoon also only defeated Wang Chu-qin once (4 losses), and never defeated Pan Zhen-dong (4 losses in all matches) or Ma Rong (3 losses in all matches).
Lee Sang-soo's relatively recent 3-1 win over Pan Zhendong at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Frankfurt tournament in November of last year is a record that gives hope.
From the reporter's perspective, it often feels futile to ask players who have been confirmed to face China in the joint coverage area of international competitions about their determination for the 'Great Wall Challenge' and their plans for victory.
Players and coaches also do not know the ‘answer’.
Lim Jong-hoon met with reporters in the joint coverage area after winning the quarterfinals against Denmark on the 23rd and
said, I feel like China always knows how I will come out and is guarding my corner. I think we need to prepare for an operation to create irregularities."""
Unlike Lim Jong-hoon, coach Joo Se-hyuk loudly declared, “We plan to compete head-to-head because our country is playing at home.”
Coach Joo, who is still more familiar with the players as 'Sehyuk-hyung' rather than 'Coach', will continue to think about the issues with the players and come up with the best plan.
Whether we fight against irregularities or regular methods, we must give everything to defeat China.
In particular, this competition is being held in Busan.
Moreover, this is the first world championship held in Korean table tennis history.
In front of the home fans, they need to exert at least the strength they have gained and show them how to go to the Great Wall of China.
Yoo Seung-min, president of the Korea Table Tennis Association, who won the men's singles gold medal by defeating China's Wang Hao at the 2004 Athens Olympics, advised, "If you want to beat China, you should not try to defend it.
You must attack unconditionally.
The moment you expect China to make a mistake, you will lose."
Commissioner Ahn Jae-hyung said, "There is no need to humble ourselves, but to put it bluntly, we can only defeat China if we gather all the energy of the universe." He added, "Chinese players have a compulsion to 'be perfect'. They
always carry the psychological burden of not being able to lose. “There is.
We need to dig into this and make it shake up,” he said.