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Under the pressure of the global epidemic, it seems that all industries in the world have slowed down their progress. Only table tennis stands out and moves forward in a hurry. No, we have just bid farewell to the busy competition in 2021, and will usher in the first appearance of the international competition in 2022. In order to build momentum for the first WTT Championship in 2022, the ITTF WTT League launched a promotional poster one month in advance. As soon as the poster was released, it immediately aroused heated discussion. So why is this poster so controversial? What is its specific connotation?

1. What is the controversy about the promotional poster of the 2022 WTT Macau Championship?

As the saying goes, a day’s plan begins in the morning, and a year’s plan begins in spring. The meaning of these words is nothing more than to make a good start for the day and the year, and to gain good omens for the whole day and the whole year.

The protagonist of the 2022 international table tennis competitions is none other than the series of international competitions of the WTT Major League. For the first WTT Macau Championship of the year, we definitely hope to have a good start to the year.

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The promotional poster for the 2022 Macau Championship is to build momentum for good omens for the whole year. On the promotional poster screen, there are only two athletes, male and female table tennis players, instead of the previous practice of showing all athletes and outstanding athletes from various federations. Both athletes are from China, the male is Ma Long and the female is Chen Meng.

Regarding this promotional poster for the WTT Macau Championship, I read some articles and short videos, and some people put forward their own views and opinions.

They think: Ma Long is now semi-retired, and the promotional poster should be chubby Fan Zhendong. Some people also believe that Chen Meng's condition declined after the Tokyo Olympics and his results were not good. In their opinion, the heroine of the poster should be the rising Sun Yingsha or Wang Manyu, which is more suitable.

2. The WTT2022 Macau Championship promotional poster has a meaning, perhaps it is the ITTF’s intention.

The winner and glory in the table tennis world in 2021 should belong to the national table tennis team. There are 12 championships in the three major international competitions, and the national table tennis team has won 10. I am so jealous and envious of people.

In the ITTF and the National Table Tennis Federation, among many champions, singles champions are the most important. The three major world table tennis competitions are also ranked in the hearts of the ITTF and the National Table Tennis Team: the first Olympic Games, the second World Table Tennis Championships, and the third World Cup. Whether you agree or not, this order of magnitude will not change.

Let’s first talk about the promotional poster for the WTT2022 Macau Championship. Why is the male protagonist Ma Long, not Fan Zhendong.

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According to the number of World Series singles championships won in 2021, Fan Zhendong has two from the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup, while Ma Long only has one from the Olympic Games. pieces. It seems that the male protagonist of the poster should be chubby, but the ITTF believes that the weight of one Olympic champion is greater than two World Championships + World Cup medals.

Personal guess, another meaning of the ITTF is that they do not want to see Ma Long, the only remaining superstar in the world table tennis, quietly retreating like this.

Let’s talk about the promotional poster for the WTT2022 Macau Championship. Why is the heroine Chen Meng, not the young players Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha who are reaching their peak?

The women’s singles championship of the three table tennis world championships in 2021 was won by Chen Meng, Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha each.

According to the ranking of the singles champions of the three major competitions by the ITTF, Olympic Games > World Table Tennis Championships > World Cup. Just think about it: Fan Zhendong's two gold medals in the World Table Tennis Championships and World Cup cannot replace Ma Long, who won one gold medal in the Olympics. Therefore, it is easy to understand that the heroine of the promotional poster is Chen Meng, and no explanation is needed.

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Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha are indeed reaching their peak, and there is no denying that they can surpass Chen Meng in the future.

However, in the eyes of the ITTF, they cannot yet replace Olympic champion Chen Meng.

As for Wang Manyu also winning a National Games singles championship, that is not counted by the ITTF. Whether you want to hear it or not, this is an objective fact.

Summary of this article:

In the upcoming 2022, table tennis will still not stop moving forward. WTT events will become the protagonist of international table tennis competitions, and the WTT2022 Macau Championship is the debut event. There are only two people on the promotional poster, Ma Long and Chen Meng. This is the ITTF's clear attitude to the world. The Olympic singles championship is as heavy as a mountain. Ma Long and Chen Meng are still favored by the ITTF in 2022. Wish them the best to continue to write brilliant stories.

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