In the eyes of foreigners, how does the China table tennis team go against the sky?

During the decades when Guo Ping dominated international table tennis, many players went abroad to play, such as Liu Jia of Austrian women's team and Feng Tianwei of Singaporean women's team. When they naturalized abroad and became famous in their national table tennis team, they were like gods. I wonder if foreigners have a deep understanding: these players have almost no chance to play on the Chinese national table tennis team. In other words, they may not even be national table tennis players.

A story told by an American himself:

I represented the United States in the Osaka World Table Tennis Championships. The day before the game, I went to the arena to familiarize myself with the venue, where I noticed a player wearing the uniform of the China team. They were and still are the best table tennis players in the world. But I decided to hook up with him and play a few games with him. He agreed. Although I played hard, I finally beat him.

When I got back, I told my teammates that I had just won a player from China, and they were dubious. In order to prove myself, the next day I took my teammates who didn't trust me the most to the training ground of China team. But I couldn't find a player to play with, so I had to ask other China players, alluding to the player who won last night.

Modern table tennis was not first invented by China, but spread to Asia by Europe and Britain, and took root in our land. On the one hand, Asians are light and suitable for this sport, but on the other hand, they are the ability of table tennis itself.

China's table tennis is so powerful that foreign players, coaches and even game commentators find it incredible. It is simply an "alien." At the just-concluded World Table Tennis Championships, Xu Xin, a straight man and "people's artist", hit the magic ball one after another. The commentator couldn't believe it and exclaimed, "He should be the president of the United States." Fukuhara Ai, an early Japanese player, and now Ishikawa Kasumi and Zhang Benzhi all appreciate Guo Ping's strength. German Bohr and Ochalov also publicly expressed their admiration for Guo Ping. What do table tennis players from all over the world think of Guo Ping? Just look at how many foreign players came after the opening of the previous Table Tennis Super League.

In fact, in many European countries, table tennis is played, but it is considered as a sport and entertainment, and few people take it seriously. Tennis on the table is completely different from real tennis. Of course, table tennis is still popular in Germany, Sweden and France. First, their national sports level is relatively high, and there is no "discrimination" against the status of table tennis! In the eyes of many foreigners, table tennis in China is as strong as hockey in Pakistan, and cricket in India is strong.