In the men's singles round of 32 of the Paris Olympic table tennis that ended on July 31, Beijing time, the world's No. 1 Chinese star Wang Chuqin broke out a big upset 2-4 to the world No. 26 Sweden's Moregard and missed the round of 16. After the game, there were many voices who blamed Wang Chuqin's upset on the racket.

After the previous mixed doubles final, Wang Chuqin's racket was broken by a photojournalist, causing him to use a spare racket for this match. Although Wang Chuqin was very gracious after the game and refused to blame the loss on the racket problem, the retired Japan star Mizutani Hayabusa still spoke up for Wang Chuqin, saying that the temporary replacement of the racket had a considerable impact.

The Tokyo Olympics mixed doubles champion reacted on his social media that "it's pitiful that the racket is broken". "It's hard to get used to a spare racket in one day. This is the first time since Athens '04 that a Chinese men's singles player has lost in a singles tournament at the Olympics, so you may be able to understand how important equipment is to table tennis. ”

Mizutani Hayabusa also revealed on social media. Table tennis professional racquets specify weights in 1-gram increments to create an easy-to-grip grip that adjusts power each time with changes in sweat and humidity, making it difficult to change once you get used to it. Damaged rubber can be easily replaced, scratches and dirt on the racquet can be repaired, but a broken racquet will never return to its original state.

Mizutani Hayabusa even described the difference, such as "The ramen noodles that took a long time to complete after being told to do it all over again!" You can't win 1000% against opponents of the same strength, you don't use your usual racket! ”

Next, Wang Chuqin will also represent the Chinese table tennis team in the men's team competition. Considering the impact of the change of shot, this has to worry about his next performance.