1-minute News | Deep meaning? Fan Zhendong announces his withdrawal from the world rankings at 11:11 am
On Dec. 27 at 11:11 am, Chinese table tennis player Fan Zhendong, the men's singles champion at the Paris Olympics, announced on his social media that he has temporarily applied to withdraw from the world rankings. He stated that he has not yet developed a specific plan for his future career and wants to avoid conflicts with the mandatory participation regulations set by WTT.
Fan mentioned that after completing his Olympic mission, he is experiencing significant psychological exhaustion from the Paris cycle. Besides confirming his participation in the next National Games, he has not yet formulated concrete plans for his future career. Recently, WTT introduced a new rule imposing fines for not participating in events, which he feels he cannot bear, but he still respects the international organization. Therefore, he has chosen to withdraw from the world rankings for now. According to the requirements of the International Table Tennis Federation and the Chinese Table Tennis Association, he has submitted a report this week.
Many netizens believe the timing of Fan's announcement is significant. The "11:11" has a special meaning, as the "11" represents that he is the 11th player to achieve a Grand Slam in table tennis, symbolizes his 11 years of participation in international competitions, and coincidentally, table tennis is also played to 11 points.
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