The 2025 Macau World Cup national table tennis unexpectedly missed the men's singles, and the outside world is looking forward to Fan Zhendong's return to the international competition

The 2025 Table Tennis World Cup held in Macau ended on the evening of the 20th Beijing time, and the Chinese team lost the men's singles championship in the men's and women's singles finals on the same day. Some domestic media commented that the loss of the men's singles championship of the Chinese table tennis team this time was a warning call.

Lin Shidong lost to Calderano in the final

The last time the Chinese men's table tennis team missed the singles championship of the "three major competitions (Olympics, World Championships, and World Cup)" was the 2017 World Cup, when the World Cup final was won by Germany's Ocharov against Bohl, and the former won the championship.

"Beijing Daily" reporter Wang Xiaoxiao wrote an article titled "National Table Tennis Rookies Must Stand the Test More Effectively", saying that in the past two Olympic cycles, the intensity of international competition in men's table tennis has increased unabated, and has repeatedly impacted national table tennis, and wrote: "This loss of the championship has undoubtedly sounded the alarm for the team to prepare for the World Table Tennis Championships (single event) next month." "The 2025 World Table Tennis Championships will be held in Doha in May.

The Beijing Daily article praised the performance of men's singles champion Calderano, saying that he had no psychological baggage, and that the final was as ferocious as the previous two matches. On the contrary, the article pointed out that Lin Shidong's performance was up and down, and "China's cutting-edge did not play at the level it should have".

Wang Chuqin's semi-finals stopped

CCTV Sports also shared a summary clip by veteran table tennis reporter Li Wujun, who also praised Calderano and mentioned that the Brazilian player showed tenacity when he fell behind 1:3 against Wang Chuqin in the semifinals, "It can be said that his performance has also sounded the alarm for national table tennis."

This World Cup national table tennis sent Liang Jingkun, Lin Shidong, Wang Chuqin, Huang Youzheng, and Lin Gaoyuan to participate in the men's singles, and only the top 3 broke through from the group stage, advanced to the knockout round, and entered the top four. Liang Jingkun lost to teammate Lin Shidong in the semifinals, Wang Chuqin lost to Brazil's Calderano, and in the final, Lin Shidong lost to Calderano.

The 28-year-old Fan Zhendong has been semi-retired since the Paris Olympics, and he announced his withdrawal from the ITTF world rankings due to dissatisfaction with the ITTF. For the future competition plan, it is only certain that Fan Zhendong will participate in the National Games.

The 28-year-old Fan Zhendong is in a semi-retired state

Regarding the outside world's expectation of Fan Zhendong's return to the international competition, Li Wujun said at the end of the clip: "With the end of the Macao Table Tennis World Cup, the voice calling for Fan Zhendong to return to the field is getting stronger and stronger. As a multi-time World Cup winner, stay until the day of the hero's return, and reminisce about the old days. ”