On May 8, at 3:00 AM Beijing time, Chinese national table tennis team member Wang Chuqin issued a statement on Weibo regarding his upcoming birthday. He made it clear that he neither encourages nor will take part in any form of birthday fan support activities. “The best support you can give me is to focus on the matches,” he said, adding a rallying cry for everyone to cheer for Team China.
Wang Chuqin’s birthday falls on May 11. This year, he has chosen to keep the celebrations low-key and redirect attention to the ongoing London World Table Tennis Championships Team Event.
In related news, the schedule for May 8 at the London Worlds has been released. The Chinese men’s table tennis team will face South Korea in a bid to advance to the semifinals.
