BREAKING: Ma Long & Fan Zhendong boycott CHINA OPEN!

[TTFrenzy]

zhang jike is too busy having sex with fans and injuring his hip to protest !

 

[Baal]

The ITTF President Thomas WEIKERT stated on the matter: “The ITTF is very disappointed that the three best players in the world have forfeited their matches at such a big event. We will be working with our friends at CTTA to investigate this serious matter to work out our course of action. In the meantime, we still have world class players competing in the competition, and it will be a great last two days of the China Open.”


pretty sure CTTA is the bad guy here... well played ittf :s

Yep. F you Weikert! You could have just kept your mouth shut. Instead you are like the guys who stripped Muhammad Ali of his boxing title.

 

[Baal]

I am surprised that Zhang Jike is not protesting. I thought he is very close to Liu Guoliang. Furthermore, he has not much to loose as his career seems to be more or less over from a sportive perspective - especially if Liu Guoliang, who defended him is no coach anymore. And his behavior (rip shirt to pieces, ...) appeared to be some kind of rebellious.

Or would a protest harm the brand "Zhang Jike" too much so that he does not because of marketing or commercial reasons?

He has a lot to lose in this. I would not be so willing to judge.

 

[RidTheKid]

A genuine tool.

Yep. F you Weikert! You could have just kept your mouth shut. Instead you are like the guys who stripped Muhammad Ali of his boxing title.

 

[Tokieboi]

Best luck for all players and coaches who protest. I think ZJK forfeited a match against Yoshida also his form of protesting. Seems weird to me that he is injured too often.

 

[jerzy]

Can't find ITTF statement ... hope they removed it.

 

[ttmonster]

He has a lot to lose , yes , but he should have stood with his team mates . He has been through a lot of ups and downs and got thrown out of the National team by LGL twice for disciplinary reasons , but on the other hand LGL has stood by him during his injuries. I am sure he feels that he did not get enough support from LGL because of history and also how they let his primary coach join the women's team ... irrespective of that he should have stood with his brothers ... I have lost some respect for ZJK because of this ...

He has a lot to lose in this. I would not be so willing to judge.

 

[anchorschmidt]

Before forming conclusions regarding ZJK, let's wait and see if he announces his support. Who knows? Maybe he has expressed support personally or perhaps CTTA is threatening him as he is perhaps the most popular player so they might be harsher on him.

 

[ttmonster]

I agree but the silence is deafening .. may be they got to ZJK first and the rest of the team posted in the mean while

Before forming conclusions regarding ZJK, let's wait and see if he announces his support. Who knows? Maybe he has expressed support personally or perhaps CTTA is threatening him as he is perhaps the most popular player so they might be harsher on him.

 

[Cornel]

If ZJK announced his support for LGL, that would be huge. Imagine what crowd of girl teenagers would gather in front of the Chinese government building screaming loud till all the political figures have their ears bleeding...

 

[ttmonster]

Yes that would be hilarious , but I would be more interested if they follow ZJK's example of celebrations especially the kind after winning first two titles

If ZJK announced his support for LGL, that would be huge. Imagine what crowd of girl teenagers would gather in front of the Chinese government building screaming loud till all the political figures have their ears bleeding...

 

[rainneverever]

ZJK's fangirls are now telling everyone that ZJK withdrew due to injury and he is the good guy who are not with those bad gangs daring to challenge the authority.

Hilariously, Xiao Zhan, ZJK's former coach liked a post of the statement from the General Administration of Sports on his Weibo account. It seems that he is very looking forward to the punishment.

If ZJK announced his support for LGL, that would be huge. Imagine what crowd of girl teenagers would gather in front of the Chinese government building screaming loud till all the political figures have their ears bleeding...

 

[Cornel]

ZJK's fangirls are now telling everyone that ZJK withdrew due to injury and he is the good guy who are not with those bad gangs daring to challenge the authority.

Hilariously, Xiao Zhan, ZJK's former coach liked a post of the statement from the General Administration of Sports on his Weibo account. It seems that he is very looking forward to the punishment.

Wow, that's quite a turn...

 

[rainneverever]

It is very interesting because Xiao Zhan's former group members like ZJK, FB, YA did not join the other guys.

Wow, that's quite a turn...

 

[Baal]

He has a lot to lose , yes , but he should have stood with his team mates . He has been through a lot of ups and downs and got thrown out of the National team by LGL twice for disciplinary reasons , but on the other hand LGL has stood by him during his injuries. I am sure he feels that he did not get enough support from LGL because of history and also how they let his primary coach join the women's team ... irrespective of that he should have stood with his brothers ... I have lost some respect for ZJK because of this ...

I can see that perspective too. I guess we need a little more time to see what he says and does.

 

[Baal]

ZJK's fangirls are now telling everyone that ZJK withdrew due to injury and he is the good guy who are not with those bad gangs daring to challenge the authority.

Hilariously, Xiao Zhan, ZJK's former coach liked a post of the statement from the General Administration of Sports on his Weibo account. It seems that he is very looking forward to the punishment.

Your posts are really interesting! Thanks for keeping us informed. Really wish I could read Chinese right about now.

 

[ping fun]

I am surprised that Zhang Jike is not protesting. I thought he is very close to Liu Guoliang. Furthermore, he has not much to loose as his career seems to be more or less over from a sportive perspective - especially if Liu Guoliang, who defended him is no coach anymore. And his behavior (rip shirt to pieces, ...) appeared to be some kind of rebellious.

Or would a protest harm the brand "Zhang Jike" too much so that he does not because of marketing or commercial reasons?

It was told that his weibo account has been filteted and he simply cant post anything

 

[Trismegistus]

Whatever happens, I really hope that athletes from other national associations will think of some way to show their support for these three players. At least show support for them as friends and colleagues, since they probably do not know the specifics of whatever grievance they have regarding Liu Guoliang.

 

[ping fun]

If ZJK announced his support for LGL, that would be huge. Imagine what crowd of girl teenagers would gather in front of the Chinese government building screaming loud till all the political figures have their ears bleeding...

Yes why not

 

[Pepitorl]

¿Shang Kun, Wang Chuqin, Liu Dingshuo and Xue Fei are not in the list? They play T2 Asia-Pacific Table Tennis League next week (or not)... :-S