[Tilu News]The 2024 World Table Tennis Team Championships will be held in Busan, South Korea from February 16th to 25th. Among them, the top eight teams in the men’s and women’s groups will obtain tickets to the Paris Olympics. The Hong Kong team held a press conference and shared preparation progress at the Hong Kong Sports Institute today (8th). In addition to leading the women’s team, coach Li Jing also led the team as acting head coach for the first time, replacing head coach Chen Jianghua who retired last year. He expressed confidence in the men’s and women’s Hong Kong teams competing for the Olympics, and believed that the team has become more dynamic after the transition from old to new. However, Su Huiyin, the main player of the women’s team, has not yet returned, which Li Jing feels is a pity.
This year’s World Team Championships has 40 teams in the men’s and women’s categories. The competition is divided into two stages. The first stage is divided into 8 groups for the group stage. The first place in each group will directly advance to the top 16, and the 2nd to 3 will advance to the top 24, and a knockout round will be held to determine the champion. At the same time, the top 8 teams this year will qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics team competition.
Li Haoqing
Lin Yinuo
Wu Yonglin
The Hong Kong women’s team, which won the bronze medal in the 2018 World Team Championships, debuted as the sixth seed this time. Their opponents in the same group are Portugal, ranked 12th in the world, Austria, ranked 21st, Australia, ranked 25th, and Australia, ranked 50th. Kazakhstan, the women’s Hong Kong team will face Austria in their first match next Friday (16th). As for the Hong Kong men’s team, which failed to make it to the top eight in the last edition and is now ranked 11th in the world, they are grouped with Sweden, which is ranked 6th, Slovakia, which is ranked 12th, Puerto Rico, which is ranked 26th, and Serbia, which is ranked 39th. They will play against Slovakia next Saturday (17th), and the men’s and women’s Hong Kong teams will also leave for South Korea next Tuesday (13th), the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
Li Jing (right)
The Hong Kong team, which won the bronze medal in the women’s team at the Tokyo Olympics, has reached the top 8 in the last nine World Team Championships. Du Kaiqin, Li Haoqing, Zhu Chengzhu and Wu Yonglin were selected for the Hong Kong team again after the previous term, and Lin Yinuo replaced Su Huiyin. In addition, in addition to leading the women’s team, Li Jing also took over the role of acting head coach Chen Jianghua, the retired head coach last year, for the first time. “In the past, under the leadership of Brother Hua (Chen Jianghua), we could concentrate on the game. Now we are in the administrative and Logistics takes too much time, of course I will go all out for the team, and both the men’s and women’s teams will continue to push forward. I hope to face the game with a perseverance.” As for Du Kaiqin who did not attend the event today due to fever, Li Jing She said there is still time before the competition, so she is not too worried about her condition.
He is confident that the men’s and women’s Hong Kong teams can reach the top eight and take advantage of the opportunity to win tickets to the Paris Olympics. Regarding the replacement of the old and new men’s and women’s teams, Li Jing described it as a labor pain that every team has experienced. “Some senior players may not be able to perform for the time being, and young people will take over, so it is still unknown. But now I Seeing that the team is energetic and has different new forces, such as Zhu Chengzhu who “exploded” in the last term, I hope she can continue to be in good shape. She has always been a powerful player, but she has to think more about tactics or tricks. She has always been She is more gentle, it depends on how we can make her more domineering.”
However, Su Huiyin once again missed another opportunity in the women’s team competition after the Hangzhou Asian Games. Li Jing revealed that her right hand injury has improved recently, but she has developed problems with her left hand, which has prevented her from recovering. “As a coach, I feel a little uncomfortable. I hope she can continue to play. Her psychology and thinking are always the best in the team.” A mature person is also the one closest to the top level. She relied on her to score key points in last year’s Universiade.” Li Jing continued that as a coach, she can only help her improve her skills, but for injuries and psychological problems, she can only rely on her to score key points. Experts work together to solve it.
Zhu Chengzhu
As for Zhu Chengzhu, who has high hopes from Li Jing, he said that he welcomes a new beginning with the determination to win every game, and the coach and teammates are the extra driving force. “But when I was a child, I didn’t like playing team competitions. I don’t know why I was scared.” As a reserve player of the women’s team at the Tokyo Olympics, she frankly said that she was looking forward to stepping onto the stage of the Paris Olympics, “Because in the last one, I helped others clap, but I also hope that I can stand on it. In the last one, no one expected to win a medal, and They all performed so well, so there will definitely be pressure this time, but I also want to do even better.”
Huang Zhenting
Lin Zhaoheng
The Hong Kong men’s team is led by Hangzhou Asian Games men’s singles bronze medalist Wong Chun-ting, partnering with Ho Jun Kit, Lam Siu Hang, Chen Haohua and Yao Juntao. Wong Chun-ting reiterated that his performance in the Asian Games was an extraordinary performance, and he did not pursue super standards in every game, so he faced the challenge with a normal mentality. Even if the Hong Kong team was drawn against Sweden, which is ranked 6th in the world, he emphasized that it still aims to qualify first in the group. . Speaking of newcomer Chen Haohua, who is competing in the World Team Championship for the first time, he believes that young players born after 2000 in various countries are gradually rising to the forefront of the world. He hopes that he will improve after gaining experience in the competition. “As a senior, I will impart some game experience, but at the same time I understand the young people’s passion.”
2024 World Table Tennis Team Championship
RTHK TV 32 live broadcast information
February 20: Group stage
February 21: Round of 24 and Round of 16
February 22: Quarterfinals
February 23: Men’s quarterfinals and women’s quarterfinals
February 24: Men’s semi-finals and women’s finals
February 25: Men’s finals
Host and commentator: Qiu Yuqin, Bei Kehong, Deng Guoji, Liu Yaozu, Su Huiyin
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in”[World Table Tennis Team Championships]Hong Kong team aims to reach the top 8 and go straight to the Olympics. Li Jing feels sorry for Su Huiyin’s absence again」
2024-02-08 08:01:50
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