At the WTT Contender Doha, both Wang Chuqin and Lin Gaoyuan competed in two events. Aside from the singles, one played mixed doubles while the other played men's doubles.
Over the past two years, European table tennis rising stars had emerged in droves. Aside from F. Lebrun, two seventeen-year-old prodigies had also appeared. As F. Lebrun grew and developed physically, the advantages of his penhold backhand-attack style became even more pronounced, once propelling him to world number two.
However, the Chinese National Table Tennis Team also had a prodigy in Lin Shidong, while players like Huang Youzheng and Sun Yang were also gradually making their mark, capable of going toe-to-toe with them. Yet, young players were inconsistent in their results, meaning veterans still had to anchor the team.
Chapter 297