How did the Table Tennis Federation respond to ZhangJike's retirement?

Previously, China table tennis player ZhangJike had publicly responded to the Korean Open due to a waist injury. He said: "It's not because of a waist injury. My opponent has changed three times. I can't accept it myself." Retirement is to protect legitimate rights and interests.

Matt, Media Director of ITTF Asia Pacific Headquarters? Ponte responded to ZhangJike's retirement through social media. Image source: Matt? Ponte's personal Weibo screenshot

Later, Wu Jingping, a famous table tennis coach, also expressed his views on ZhangJike's unfairness in Korean Open: "This shows several problems: First, ITTF did not adhere to the principle of drawing lots when supervising and organizing competitions, which was too arbitrary.

In his view, ZhangJike's retirement is the courage to say "no" to ITTF's unfairness. "The organizers are selfish and use the rules at will for their own benefit, which seriously undermines the fairness of the competition. Later, the successor proposed to withdraw from the competition due to injury in protest and bravely stood up and said' no' to ITTF. "

This morning, Matt, Media Director of ITTF Asia Pacific Headquarters? Ponte responded to this matter through social media. He mentioned in the article: "We paid close attention to the news about the draw of the Korean Open last week. To our surprise, it took us a long time to get relevant opinions after the game. "

However, he said that ITTF lottery is in compliance with the rules and regulations. "We want to clarify here that although there are some technical problems, like all other ITTF events, the draw for the Korean Open is open and transparent and conforms to the rules and regulations."

ZhangJike had previously stressed that ITTF should reflect on the promotion of professional events. Matt. Ponte agrees: "Mr. ZhangJike thinks ITTF needs to be more professional, and we deeply agree with him. This is also our plan after the return of 202 1 ITTF commercial rights. At that time, we will launch a new professional tour to better promote table tennis on a global scale. "