The ‘Old Wah Cup’ series initiated by the first Smash winner of the Chinese table tennis team, Swedish star Waldner, will kick off on December 12, and Chinese table tennis team Olympic champion Chen Meng and South Korean star Shin Yubin have already arrived in Oslo, Norway, to welcome the tournament as a member of the Asian team, which is also the first time for Chen to come back to the court after the end of the Olympics in Paris. This is also Chen Meng’s first comeback to the field after the Olympic Games, triggering close attention from fans.
In addition, several European players are ready for the event, including Moregard, who is hoping to team up with his 59-year-old predecessor Waldner against Ma Long, and Ovtcharov, who is looking forward to playing against the man who has beaten him 20 times!
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The original name of the old tile cup ‘Liu Guoliang – old tile cup’, is Liu Guoliang, Waldner jointly initiated a tournament, but then the former because of the lack of time, did not continue to participate in the organisation, so it became the ‘old tile cup’, and then the competition has been delayed again and again, the list has been changed several times, and finally scheduled for the ‘old tile cup’. The tournament was then delayed and the roster changed several times before it was finally scheduled to be held on 12 December 2024, with the following participants:
Asian team: Ma Long (captain), Chen Meng, Zhang U-jin, Lim Jong-hoon, Shin Yu-bin, Glas Menko, Batra;
World team: Waldner (captain), Moregard, Ovtcharov, Hugo, Diaz, Szokos.
According to the arrangement, the Lao Wa Cup will hold a press conference and opening ceremony on 12 December, the 13th is a charity match, concerts and other activities, and on the 14th and 15th will start the battle of Asia vs World team. Due to the long distance, Chen Meng, Shin Yubin and others have already left and arrived in Norway on 10th December, and started to enjoy the beauty of the exotic country.
As mentioned before, Chen Meng has been hanging a war card since the end of the Paris Olympics, and the Lao Wa Cup is the first time for her to participate in a competition in the new cycle, but due to the entertainment nature of the tournament, there are questions about how much value there is in the actual exercise.
In addition to Chen Meng, Chinese table tennis team Smash Ma Long will also participate in the old tile cup and serve as the captain of the Asian team, while Xu Xin although received an invitation but because to participate in the Premier League, so did not go to the appointment. Prior to this, Ma Long was praised as the ‘best’ player in history, while Ovtcharov hoped to play with Ma again to make up for the 20 losses he had suffered.
As for the Swedish men’s main, Olympic runner-up Moregard said he hoped to play with the captain partner, but considering Waldner is already 59 years old, even if they work together is likely to play performance, strong confrontation is already unrealistic.
So what would you all like to see at the Old Va Cup? Feel free to leave a comment and write your own wishes!
