In fact, in the 1990s, Chinese table tennis was not in a dominant position, and was often at a disadvantage. It was not until the emergence of Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui, the twin stars of table tennis, that the situation was reversed and China's table tennis Occupying a leading position in the sports world. He even defeated the strongest Swedish players such as Waldner and Persson at the time. The two people became famous at roughly the same time, but Kong Linghui made his achievements a little earlier than Liu Guoliang. In 1995, the 19-year-old Kong Linghui stood out and won the championship in the Tianjin Table Tennis Championships, so he can be said to have He became famous earlier than Liu Guoliang. In the quarterfinals of the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, Kong Linghui was eliminated. At this time, Liu Guoliang stood up, defeated all the players, and finally won the gold medal. From this time on, the two became the No. 1 seed player and The No. 2 seed player competes in various international competitions. Liu Guoliang was known as a smart star at the time because he would flexibly use various techniques to analyze his opponents during the game. At the 1999 World Championships, Liu Guoliang finally won the championship and completed the first men's Grand Slam for the national table tennis team. Later, after a few years of silence, Kong Linghui finally regained his form at the Sydney Olympics and won consecutive championships. Defeated many foreign opponents and became the second Grand Slam after Liu Guoliang. However, although the two people often fight against each other, they mainly regard foreign players as their opponents, and the two people actually suffered many failures in the later stages of their careers. If we want to say who is more powerful between the two at their peak, we can only look at their battle records with other people. Judging from the performance of external combat effectiveness, Liu Guoliang was obviously better at his peak. After winning the Olympic and World Cup double championships in 1996, Liu Guoliang won the World Championships in 1999. Liu Guoliang relied on his own brains and calculations to compete. , There are actually many loopholes in his own playing style, and he can only make some mistakes in serving and receiving and the first three boards. Liu Guoliang was unique in the world in these aspects, and his opponents at the same time were suppressed by his skills. At that time, Waldner was suppressed by his tricks for many years, and it was not until the Sydney Olympics that he gradually turned around. Kong Linghui and Liu Guoliang basically had no confrontation in the World Series, as if they had discussed it in advance. From the perspective of strength, Kong Linghui's style of play is indeed more inclined to challenge, but from a technical perspective, Liu Guoliang is still slightly better.