Although there had been no official announcement yet, a notice had already been posted within the team regarding the reshuffle of the new coaching staff for the Chinese National Table Tennis Team: Li Jun as head coach, Wang Hao as men's team head coach, Ma Lin as women's team head coach, and Xiao Zhan as mixed doubles group leader.
With the changes in the coaching staff, Wang Hao and Ma Lin would no longer have the energy to oversee Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng, and all players would face a new round of head coach adjustments.
Athletes and coaches would mutually select one another to determine the final roster of head coaches and players. The selection process would take place one week after the Asian Qualifiers for the Durban World Table Tennis Championships in Doha.
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