The World Table Tennis Championships are important not only in themselves but also because they affect the members to be chosen for the 2012 Olympics. There is speculation that Ma Long, having lost in the semi-finals, will not get a place in the Olympics. The two places that are decided are Wang Hao and Zhang Jike, who are ranked 1 and 3 and were also runner-up and champion, respectively, in the WTTC. The third would usually go to the highest ranked remaining player, who is Ma Lin.
Although I like Ma Lin, he is getting old, and I think Ma Long would be a much stronger competitor next year.
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