Fan Zhendong competes in the European arena, and the WTT and Bundesliga points system is revealed

On August 27, Chinese table tennis star Fan Zhendong, wearing the new robe of Pizza Bruken Club, announced at the Bundesliga press conference that he officially started his European professional league career. Fan Zhendong's "points password" in the Bundesliga this time may be hidden in the table tennis industry. When the world champion confirmed to play in the Bundesliga, German Cup and Champions League three events, many professional fans had already begun to think: What kind of points strategic considerations are there behind this cross-border journey?

The points logic of cross-border campaigns

Fan Zhendong's joining the German Salbrücken Club this time has many deep reasons. First of all, the ITTF's world ranking rules have been adjusted many times. The athlete's world ranking points are composed of the sum of the highest points of the eight stops obtained in the past 12 months. However, there is currently no definite information that the ITTF has included professional league points in the calculation system of world ranking points. But the Bundesliga's own points system has unique value to Fan Zhendong. Secondly, as the most competitive table tennis league in Europe, the Bundesliga has a rigorous setting of its internal points mechanism. For example, the winners and loses of each game will correspond to different points. Winning can earn relatively more points, while failure can result in fewer or no points, which determines the player's ranking in the league. Third, compared with the WTT series, the two have different characteristics. The WTT Championship champion can get 1,000 points, but only 8 stops a year; and if the players perform well throughout the season in the Bundesliga, the total points will be quite considerable, which is undoubtedly a good choice for Fan Zhendong, who is eager to continuously improve and consolidate his competitive status ranking in different competition systems.

The exquisite layout of the timing of the battle

Careful fans will find that Fan Zhendong's timing of the battle this time is exquisite. After the opening of the Bundesliga on August 31, the German Cup on September 19 was followed by the Champions League, which started in October. These three events are just a staggering gap in the WTT regular season. This arrangement allows Fan Zhendong to devote himself to the fierce competition in the European arena during a relatively concentrated period, avoiding the uneven physical distribution caused by excessively dense events, and also making full use of the characteristics of different events to improve his condition and competitive level.

In addition, although there is no exact public information that players participating in the top European leagues can receive "League Coefficient" bonus (such as the Bundesliga coefficient is as high as 1.2 and the Asian League coefficient is only 1.0, the statement that the Bundesliga coefficient is only 1.0 has not been confirmed), from the perspective of the influence of the event and the intensity of competition, achieving excellent results in a high-level league like the Bundesliga is of positive significance to improving the players' comprehensive strength and position in the international table tennis world. In the confrontation with many European masters, Fan Zhendong was able to accumulate more competition experiences from opponents of different styles, which had potential and unnegligible value for his stability and improvement in the world ranking. The careful planning behind the points strategy, Barrios, manager of Saarbrücken Club, revealed that they tailored the participation plan for Fan Zhendong: "We fully considered the balance between maximization of points acquisition and physical fitness allocation." This means that Fan Zhendong will definitely play in important games, and may take a rest in some games that do not affect the overall situation of points. This refined event arrangement reflects the in-depth understanding and application of the characteristics of various events by contemporary professional table tennis players. Combining the stability of the Bundesliga with the explosiveness of the WTT series constitutes an effective strategy for Fan Zhendong to maintain a high level of competitive state and world influence.

While we are marveling at Fan Zhendong's football skills, we should also see this top athlete's forward-looking layout of career development paths. Points are not just a simple accumulation of numbers, but also a concentrated reflection of professional wisdom. Fan Zhendong's expedition may be writing a new chapter in the professionalization of table tennis - the competition for the future top players will not only be a competition of technical strength, but also a comprehensive competition of professional planning capabilities.