Wang Chuqin's successful challenge at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships caused discussion, and Wang Hao was criticized for one sentence

The 2025 World Table Tennis Championships is in full swing in Doha, Qatar, with the vast majority of Chinese players successfully passing the first round, including world No. 2 Wang Chuqin. Under the introduction of the Hawkeye system by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) last month, Wang Chuqin's successful challenge in the first round of men's singles has caused discussion.

Wang Chuqin is ranked second in the world

Wang Chuqin faced American Nandan Neresh in the first round of the Men's Singles, and was in the spotlight after being fouled for a service break in the second game. At that time, after Wang Chuqin served, the referee pointed out that his throwing angle exceeded the limit of 30 degrees in the regulations, Wang Chuqin communicated with the opponent and immediately challenged, but under the inspection of the Eagle Eye system, his throwing angle was only 24.67 degrees. Wang Chuqin successfully challenged and finally defeated his opponent 4:0 in the number of rounds to advance.

The ITTF first introduced the Hawkeye system at the World Cup last month, allowing each athlete to have two chances to challenge each game, and if the challenge is successful or the result cannot be determined, the player can keep the number of attempts. If the challenge fails, one chance to challenge will be deducted. Challenges include rubbing, scrubbing, height and angle of serve throw, service blocking, serving below the table or inside the end line.

In this regard, Wang Chuqin said after the game, "I think (Hawkeye) prevents this kind of misjudgment by the referee, and through the team's test, my serve is still relatively passable." He was photographed after the successful challenge, angrily "complained" to the coach Wang Hao about the referee, "As soon as I came up, I was directly sentenced", Wang Hao responded: "It shouldn't, I thought it was a warning", but Wang Chu wanted to point out that the referee clearly called out "fault", that is, directly awarded the opponent to score.

Wang Chuqin was accused of serving for a violation, but the Hawkeye system pointed out that his serve angle did not exceed 30 degrees

Some people accused Wang Hao of playing in the table tennis arena for many years, and as the head coach of the national table tennis men's team, he should be able to understand the English "fault", rather than mistakenly thinking that the referee is just a warning, "Athletes can't help when they encounter problems, and it is all up to the athletes themselves." Some netizens also praised Wang Chuqin for "good English" and "can be calm and calm at critical moments, not impatient or impatient".

Wang Chuqin will continue to play in the men's singles event on the 19th, facing Brazil's Leonardo IIZUKA in the round of 64, and if he advances, he will play against Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting and FranceThibault Porethe winning side; He also partnered with Sun Yingsha in the mixed doubles, and in the round of 32, he will meet the new World Cup champion Calderano and his girlfriendTakahashi BrunaComposed of the Brazilian combination.

At the Macau Singles World Cup that just ended last month, Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong lost to the eventual champion of Brazil, Hugo Calderano, causing the national table tennis to lose a world championship at the beginning of the new Olympic cycle. One of the highlights of this year's World Table Tennis Championships is that who can withstand the pressure and win the first men's singles world championship in their careers to redeem themselves?

National table tennis coach Wang Hao was criticized for a sentence

According to the official WTT website, Lin Shidong, the world No. 1 and one of the favourites to lift the St. Bride Cup in Doha, has been the most in-form player for the past eight months, reaching incredible heights in the WTT series. This is Lin Shidong's first career in the men's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships, and when the dust settles, will this be the debut of his dreams? And Wang Chuqin, who has returned to the World Table Tennis Championships, is ready, and he will do whatever it takes to chase the glory of glory. Two years ago, Wang Chuqin won the men's singles runner-up at the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban, and this time he desperately wants to finish with a better result.