Beijing time 11 December, Chinese table tennis team Smash Ma Long arrived in Norway, ready to meet the upcoming 12 December arrival of the old tile cup related activities, and the promoter of the tournament, the first Smash winner in the history of the table tennis world – Waldner also appeared at the airport and personally greeted the arrival of Ma Long, two legendary masters once again in the same frame, making the The two legends were together again, making countless old and new fans excited.
Ma Long was born in 1988, Waldner was born in 1965, both are the top players in their respective times, the former is the table tennis player who has won the most titles in the three major competitions (Olympic Games, World Series and World Cup), and the latter is the first player who has won all the singles gold medals in the three major competitions, and was crowned the Smash champion. The latter was the first player to win all three singles gold medals and the Grand Slam title.
Due to the large age difference, so Ma Long and old tile only in 2009 in a commercial tournament have played, career does not have too many interactions, but the old tile cup to give the two again the opportunity to play.
It is reported that the old tile cup has formed ‘Asian team’ and ‘world team’ two teams, the next will be in December 14th, 15th to play each other, which Ma Long and Waldner will be the captain of the two teams.
Before that, however, the Old Wah Cup will kick off on 12 December, with thirteen famous players from all over the world (Ma Long, Chen Meng, Jang U-jin, Lim Jong-hoon, Shin Yoo-bin, Grassenko, Bartra, Waldner, Mooregaard, Ovtcharov, Hugo, Diaz, and Szczukos) joining together to participate in the opening ceremony, concert, and more.
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Prior to this, Waldner already had a meeting with Ma Long in Beijing, and praised Ma Long as the best player in the table tennis world after returning to China, while Ma Long had also praised Waldner’s achievements on different occasions, believing that he not only achieved outstanding results, but also brought table tennis to the realm of art, although the two are table tennis players grown up in completely different times, but they have always been sympathetic to each other.
Now that the Old Wah Cup is just around the corner, how will the two legends clash? Will the 59-year-old Waldner be able to hold a racket and play against Ma Long and the others again? The suspense is still there, let’s wait and see!
