Sports Vision丨Ding Junhui broke the ranking championship drought in the past five years; the national table tennis team won the championship at WTT Frankfurt

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world snooker international championship

Ding Junhui wins the championship

Ding Junhui during the game (Xinhua News Agency)

On the evening of the 10th, the 2024 World Snooker International Championship ended in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Chinese player Ding Junhui defeated England’s Wakeling 10-7 and won the ranking championship for the first time this season. This is the 15th ranking event championship for Ding Junhui in his career. This time he also ended his drought of ranking event championships in the past five years.

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Chelsea draw with Arsenal

In the early morning of the 11th, Beijing time, in the 11th round of the new Premier League season, Chelsea faced Arsenal, and the two sides drew 1-1. In the first half, neither side made any achievements; in the second half, Martinelli broke the deadlock with a volley from a small angle, and Neto scored with a low shot to equalize the score. After this game, Chelsea is third in the standings, while Arsenal is fourth without a win in four games.

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Chinese Tennis Association congratulates Zheng Qinwen

Zheng Qinwen (right) and champion Gauff took a group photo at the award ceremony (Xinhua News Agency)

In the early morning of the 10th, Beijing time, Chinese player Zheng Qinwen won the runner-up in the women’s singles finals of the Women’s Tennis Players Association (WTA) year-end finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After the game, the Chinese Tennis Association issued a message to congratulate Zheng Qinwen. The article said: “2024 is an extraordinary year for you, a harvest year for Chinese tennis. At the beginning of the year, you reached the Australian Open finals and ranked among the TOP10; at the Olympics, you overcame all obstacles and won the women’s singles gold medal, achieving a major milestone in the history of Chinese and Asian tennis. Breakthrough. The championship is just the starting point. You move forward with victory and continue to struggle. You reached the semi-finals of the China Open women’s singles, won the runner-up at the Wuhan Open, won the Tokyo championship, and won the runner-up in the WTA year-end finals for the first time. We are proud of you. , proud of you!”

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The 8th China Employees Football League

Closing in Yunnan

During the competition (event organizer)

On the 10th, the 8th “China Football Development Foundation-Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup” Chinese Employees Football League Finals concluded in Yuxi, Yunnan. 48 teams from 34 industries across the country and nearly a thousand people played 96 games and staged a total of 96 games. 565 goals. After four days of fierce competition, Jinan Energy won the 11-a-side super group championship, and the elite group crown went to Guangdong Experimental Middle School.

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China College Student Road Running League

National finals held

During the competition (event organizer)

On the 10th, the national finals of the 2023-2024 China College Student Road Running League were held at Beijing Sport University. 24 university teams including Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Wuhan University participated. This finals adopts a relay race format, with the starting and ending points of the competition being located at the Yingdong Track and Field Stadium of Beijing Sport University. Each team sent 3 boys and 1 girl to participate, and each runner completed a running distance of about 4.3 kilometers. After fierce competition, the Shandong University team won the team championship, and the Beijing Sport University team and the Chinese Academy of Sciences team won the runner-up and third place respectively.

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Dakar Youth Olympic Games main venue

Expected to be completed before the end of 2025

The International Olympic Committee Coordination Committee recently held a meeting in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, and gave a positive evaluation of the preparation progress of the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games. According to reports, the renovation work of the main venue of the Dakar Youth Olympic Games is progressing smoothly and is expected to be completed before the end of 2025. The Youth Olympic Village in Jamnyaja will be completed in October 2025, and the main competition venues have also met competition requirements. Senegal will be the first African country to host an Olympic series, with the Dakar Youth Olympic Games opening on October 31, 2026.

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Release of the 15th National Games

Slogans, emblems, mascots

Mascots for the 15th National Games and Paralympic Games

Recently, the 15th National Games, the 12th National Games for People with Disabilities and the 9th Special Olympics officially released their theme slogans, emblems, and mascots. The theme slogan of the 15th National Games is “Passionate National Games, Vibrant Greater Bay Area”, and the theme slogan of the Paralympic Games is “Chasing Dreams in the Greater Bay Area, A Colorful Life”. The emblems of the 15th National Games and the Paralympic Games are based on the concept of “prosperity and inclusiveness”. They capture the moment when the fireworks bloom and form a pattern by overlapping and rotating three petals. By extracting the shape and color of the flowers, they are spirally enclosed around the center of the flowers to form a The concentric fireworks symbolize the integration and interoperability of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, boundless vitality, supporting the motherland and blooming into the world. The mascots of the 15th National Games and the Paralympic Games are based on the national first-level protected wild animal and the “national treasure of the sea” Chinese white dolphin, named “Xi Yangyang” and “Le Rongrong” respectively.

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Zheng Qinwen: “The charm of tennis

It’s about persisting”

Zheng Qinwen returned the ball during the game (Xinhua News Agency)

After a three-set fierce battle that lasted for more than three hours, Chinese player Zheng Qinwen lost to American player Gauff in the final of the Women’s Tennis Players Association (WTA) year-end finals that ended in the early morning of the 10th, Beijing time. Many Chinese fans mourned her. Feel sorry. After the game, Zheng Qinwen said in an interview: “This is the charm of tennis – you try your best, but victory does not always belong to you. However, if you always persist, you will wait for your opportunity.”

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Tasic: “We want to

Launch an impact with a higher ranking”

The 2024-2025 Chinese Women’s Basketball League (WCBA) season is about to begin. The Shanxi Women’s Basketball Team has hired Serbian head coach Momir Tasic. The new coach recently said: “We want to advance into the playoffs and strive to attack a higher ranking on the basis of ensuring the top eight. I hope I can help the players bring out their respective characteristics and bring more victories to the team.” Last season, the Shanxi Women’s Basketball Team ranked 7th with a record of 26 wins and 10 losses in the regular season and successfully entered the playoffs. .

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Chang Hao: “The internationalization of Go

European and American chess players need to be stronger”

Chang Hao (Xinhua News Agency)

Recently, the first “Nanyang Cup” World Go Masters Tournament was held in Chengdu. Chang Hao, chairman of the Chinese Go Association, said in an interview with reporters that it is very important to further enhance representation and allow players from more countries and regions to have the opportunity to compete at the highest level. “We hope that more overseas companies will support Go events. You don’t necessarily have to spend a lot of money to hold high-prize competitions. You can spend hundreds of thousands of yuan or provide some prizes to hold a competition. The internationalization of Go requires stronger European and American players. , creating more intense competition.”

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Yu Hanchao: “Shenhua’s progress in recent years is obvious to all.”

Yu Hanchao was interviewed (screenshot from CCTV)

In the Chinese Super League this season that just ended, Shanghai Shenhua finished second with a gap of 1 point. Recently, in an interview with reporters, veteran Han Chao summarized this season. He said: “Let’s talk about regrets and other things that are of little use. I feel very sad and disappointed in my heart. In fact, our Shenhua has made progress in the past few years for all to see. Last year it ranked fifth, and this year it has become a strong contender for the championship. It’s a pity that we didn’t win the championship, but we still have room for improvement. I hope we will work hard and have a dominant season next year and win the final championship.”

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Lin Shidong defeated Swedish “dark horse” to reach the top

WTT Frankfurt Championship

National table tennis wins all championships

On the evening of November 10th, Beijing time, the WTT Frankfurt Championship came to an end. In this competition, Chinese players performed well and achieved both the men’s and women’s singles championships. Among them, in the men’s singles final that night, Lin Shidong defeated the Swedish “dark horse” Carlberg 4-1 and won the men’s singles championship; Wang Manyu defeated his teammate Wang Yidi in the women’s singles final and won the championship.

Lin Shidong (left) and Wang Manyu took a group photo after winning the championship (WTT World Table Tennis Federation official account)

In previous matches with Wang Yidi, Wang Manyu had the upper hand with 8 wins and 3 losses. However, in the most recent semi-final of the Macau Championship in September, Wang Manyu suffered a “zero shutout” from his opponent. This time the two faced off again and both showed good competitive form. Wang Manyu was tied by his teammates twice in the first four games and trailed 4-8 in the fifth game, but struggled to win 4-2. After the game, Wang Manyu said that he had used the adjustment period to consolidate his training and learned a lot. This championship is recognition of his persistence in training.

Compared with the “civil war” in women’s singles, it is more difficult to win the men’s singles championship in national table tennis. Carlberg, ranked 27th in the world, defeated Japanese star Tomokazu Harimoto in the men’s team semifinals of this year’s Olympic Games and helped the Swedish team reach the final. In this competition, Carlberg was in excellent form. He eliminated top seed Wang Chuqin and Olympic singles runner-up Moregard, among others, and reached the finals for the first time this season. In the final, it was not easy for Lin Shidong to win.

Lin Shidong in the final (WTT World Table Tennis Federation official account)

After the game, Lin Shidong said that after five games, the opponents in each game were very strong. Before the game, I didn’t expect to reach the finals and win the game. “This period of time, my state is getting better little by little, and I am very happy to win.”

Overall, Lin Shidong has performed amazingly since the new Olympic cycle. He participated in 6 competitions and won 4 championships and 1 runner-up. He also had one WTT Championship semi-finals and his world ranking soared to second place. In this competition, Lin Shidong defeated former World Championship runner-up Falk, this year’s European Championship runner-up Duda, Japanese rookie Matsushima Terukora, and former Olympic top 4 Lin Yunru, and advanced to the finals. However, in the Asian Championships and Montpellier Championship in October, the young player lost to his two main opponents, Tomokazu Harimoto and LeBrun Jr., which exposed his unstable performance.

Lin Shidong and Carl Berg on the podium (WTT World Table Tennis Federation official account)

In recent times, national table tennis players have not performed well, especially at the Asian Championships in October. Not only did the women’s singles miss the semi-finals, but they only won two championships in the men’s team and mixed doubles, creating the best record since participating in the Asian Championships. Poor record. As the main player of men’s table tennis, Wang Chuqin performed abnormally and lost consecutively in international competitions. When veteran Ma Long fades out and Fan Zhendong is still in the rest period, men’s table tennis is particularly difficult. Fortunately, Lin Shidong performed well and showed his leadership style. However, the national table tennis team urgently needs to learn from experience, and some players must heal their mental illnesses and strive to regain their form as soon as possible.

Author: Liu Bing, reporter of Workers Daily client

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