I suppose you're right. I thought from the beginning that fixed matches were complete BS until I read this article. But, since, as you've pointed out tabletennista is a shit source and this didn't appear anywhere else, I suppose this is nothing more than a clickbait dressed as a news article.
For sure you can''t change the past. I'm just trying to figure out what Fan Zhendong did in this game in terms of tactics, that Zhang Jike could've done and was fully capable of. Or does Zhang Jike simply has inferiority complex against ML.
http://tabletennista.com/2014/10/liu-guoliang-ordered-wang-ho-to-lose-against-zhang-jike-in-london-video/
Based on this article LG actually told Wang Hao to lose against Zhang Jike in the finals, the reason being that if Zhang Jike lost he wouldn't have mental toughness to deliver in the team...
I really want Ma Long to take this, but it always takes me back to 2014 World Cup. What do you think is going to happen based both ZJK's and ML's current performances?