The wind direction has changed! Fan Zhendong left the world ranking and went to Germany. The Table Tennis Association issued a message to send out three major signals

Fan Zhendong joined the Bundesliga, and the entries were hot searched, the official website was crowded, and the tickets for the debut were sold out in three minutes.

Starting from winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, every goal he hit is asking about the order of the old world.

Joined the Bundesliga

In 2016, Fan Zhendong topped the World Cup held in Salbrücken, Germany, becoming the youngest champion of the three major competitions, and also embarked on his own Grand Slam journey.

Perhaps due to fate, nine years later, Fan Zhendong, who had reached a "super Grand Slam", announced that he would join the Bundesliga Sarbrücken Club. After the Paris Olympics, Fan Zhendong entered a period of silence.

He only participated in two domestic club events, and he was never seen again in international competitions.

Many people are puzzled: the new Olympic singles champion is actually in a situation where he has no ball to play.

We don’t know whether this is Fan Zhendong himself wants to rest or is there another reason.

At the end of 2024, Fan Zhendong announced his withdrawal from the WTT world rankings.

This means that it is even more difficult to see him in the international arena.

As of now, Fan Zhendong has not participated in international competitions for nearly a year, and whether he can maintain a good competitive state has become the focus of people's attention.

In order to break through the dilemma, Fan Zhendong chose an unexpected path - self-revolution.

The Bundesliga is not only the top European table tennis league, but also has special significance to Fan Zhendong.

In recent years, European table tennis has shown a "revival" trend, and the Bundesliga has made an indelible contribution.

Here, famous players such as Moregaard, Ocharov, Pole, and Karborg gathered, launching fierce attacks on the national table tennis team again and again.

For an athlete, sparring resources are an important part of maintaining the feel.

These outsourcing generals will become good helpers to promote Fan Zhendong's recovery of his competitive state.

In addition, while maintaining the feel, he can also feel and experience the concepts related to European table tennis and sports training.

It should be noted that Fan Zhendong's joining the Bundesliga does not mean that he has lost his identity as a national table tennis player. The schedule of the Bundesliga is very loose, which allows him to take into account domestic events and experience European professional sports culture.

And, in future international competitions, the flag behind Fan Zhendong is still the five-star red flag.

"If there is a battle, he will be called back" will become the creed he sticks to in his career.

It is reported that Fan Zhendong took the initiative to contact Saarbrücken Club and completed the transfer.

This move marked his breaking the shackles of the traditional system, from "passively obeying the arrangements of the national team" to "actively planning career", and breaking the traditional model of the main force of the national table tennis team "staying at home".

This courage to actively explore is extremely rare among the main players of the national table tennis team in history.

Just like "questioning the order of the old world", Fan Zhendong used his strength and choices to constantly challenge and rewrite the existing model and pattern of the world table tennis world.

Salbrücken received a pie from the sky, Fan Zhendong extended his career life, and both sides gained a bright future.

Of course, behind Fan Zhendong's joining the Bundesliga, the support of the Chinese Table Tennis Association is naturally inseparable from the support of the Chinese Table Tennis Association.

Tableronic Association issued a statement on this, although it is short, it has hidden mystery, and three important signals are released between the lines.

Tablets Association made a statement

In the statement, the Table Tennis Association clearly sent out the first signal: Fan Zhendong is still in the post-Olympic adjustment period, and his status as a national team member has not changed at present.

This statement is like a reassurance, completely shattering all kinds of speculations and false rumors about Fan Zhendong's withdrawal from the national team, and reserved a channel for his future return to the national team.

Secondly, the statement mentioned that it supports Fan Zhendong to gradually restore his sports status through domestic and foreign club competitions.

This is the second signal released by the Table Tennis Association: it highly recognizes the value of overseas leagues and encourages athletes to maintain and improve their competitive state by participating in high-level overseas leagues.

Perhaps, after Fan Zhendong, more and more main players of the national table tennis team will embark on the "road to overseas". This statement from the Table Tennis Association also has deeper strategic considerations.

Although Fan Zhendong is still in the adjustment period, the Table Tennis Association still has high hopes for him and hopes that he can contribute to the national table tennis team in the Los Angeles Olympics.

This is the most important signal: Fan Zhendong is still an indispensable part of the national table tennis team.

Wang Liqin and the Table Tennis Association provided key support during the process of joining the Bundesliga.

When Wang Liqin just took office as chairman of the Table Tennis Association, some netizens speculated that Fan Zhendong's comeback is just around the corner.

Now it seems that this is true.

In the just-concluded World Championships, Wang Liqin once said, "We did not participate in the best team."

shows how high Fan Zhendong's status in his heart.

For Fan Zhendong, the journey to the Bundesliga is a challenge and an opportunity.

This was a bold attempt by him at a critical period in his career.

Looking forward

In terms of technology, the Bundesliga has gathered many experts with unique playing styles.

For example, Moregard's threatening backhand pull, Francesca's delicate in-stage control, Karlberg's near-stage fast attack, etc.

Although Fan Zhendong, who is famous for his "violent panda", can maintain a high level in China, he is in a single environment for a long time and is easy to enter the comfort zone.. In the Bundesliga, he has to face opponents with different styles in every game, constantly dealing with various novel and tricky techniques.

This will undoubtedly hone his technical and tactical system in all aspects and enable himself to reach "Next Level".

At the same time, joining the Bundesliga will greatly enhance Fan Zhendong's commercial value and international influence.

In related commercial activities of European events, it will greatly increase its exposure in the global sports market, and the value of personal business endorsement will also significantly increase.

And as his influence on the international stage expands, it will also enhance the attractiveness and topic of Chinese table tennis in the world.

For the national table tennis team, Fan Zhendong is like an "intelligence station" set up on the European front.

In recent years, the European men's table tennis team has shown a "revival" trend, which has brought many challenges to the national table tennis team.

In the competition with top European experts, Fan Zhendong can gain real-time insight into their new technical and tactical trends, understand their training system, and promptly feedback to the national table tennis team, providing new ideas for national team training.

Recalling back then, Fan Zhendong entered the national table tennis team under the name of "Ziwei Star from the Sky", and even tearing a gap in the era of "Three Musketeers".

Now, he has been honored with the honor of "Super Grand Slam" and has found another way, opening a meaningful road to studying abroad.

If you have to find one shortcoming, it is that you can’t eat authentic egg-filled cakes in Europe.

Conclusion

Fan Zhendong's journey to overseas is destined to be extraordinary.

Whether it is his wonderful performance in Germany or his re-glory after returning to the national team, it is worth looking forward to.

We have reason to believe that after this period of precipitation and growth, he will return with a more mature and powerful attitude, bringing more honors to Chinese table tennis.

Partial reference materials:

People's Daily|Multiple blessings from Fan Zhendong to join the Bundesliga

Beijing News|Germany Embassy in China: I wish Fan Zhendong to show his skills in the European arena