Zhang Jike Cup Opens, Thousands of people compete for 150,000 yuan in prize money, Cai Zhenhua came out to kick off, praising him for not accepting defeat

On July 18, the first personal nominal national table tennis event, the Hangzhou Station of the Zhang Jike Cup National Championship officially opened today!

At the opening ceremony, the mentor Cai Zhenhua, former deputy director of the General Administration of Sports of China, came to the scene and kicked off on the same stage with Zhang Jike. Zhang Jike himself also lit up the climax of the opening ceremony with the song "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky"!

1,200 people signed up for this competition to compete for the 150,000 prize. Who will win the championship next? Looking forward to the subsequent competition!

Zhang Jike, known as the "Tibetan Mastiff", once set the fastest record of completing the Grand Slam in 445 days!

Later, due to personal storm, Zhang Jike bid farewell to the front-line competition and began to set up a training school in Ningbo to engage in table tennis training.

Zhang Jike has also said on many occasions, "I want to do something for table tennis, not what I get with table tennis."

Until this time, the "Zhang Jike Cup National Championship" was held in Hangzhou, Zhang Jike saw that there were many table tennis enthusiasts in China and wanted to "make friends" to turn table tennis into everyone's favorite event through this game!

It is understood that more than 1,200 people across the country signed up for more than 30 hours of this Hangzhou station competition, which was divided into primary school group, middle school group, and adult group. The total reward was 150,000 yuan, of which the adult group's single championship prize was as high as 30,000 yuan.

It is worth mentioning that this competition is named after Zhang Jike himself. He hopes that more people will participate in the competition through his own influence. He will personally explain in the final, hoping to make the atmosphere of table tennis better and better.

On July 18, the Hangzhou Station competition opened. Zhang Jike prepared several surprises for everyone: The first surprise was that Cai Zhenhua, the former deputy director of the General Administration of Sports of China and the "Godfather of the National Table Tennis" who had selected him into the national team, was invited to take charge!

In 2003, Cai Zhenhua served as the head coach of the national table tennis team and recruited 16-year-old Zhang Jike into the national team. He then paid attention to Zhang Jike's growth.

We see that Zhang Jike usually walks with sternly. After Cai Zhenhua came this time, Zhang Jike carefully accompanied him.

Nodded frequently and listened to Cai Zhenhua's speech with a smile, which was enough to show his respect for Cai Zhenhua, and it was also possible to show that Zhang Jike was a little nervous today.

Cai Zhenhua, accompanied by Zhang Jike, delivered an opening speech on the stadium, announcing the opening of the 2025 Zhang Jike Cup National Championship Hangzhou Station.

also played on stage with Zhang Jike to kick off the game! Cai Zhenhua and Zhang Jike played table tennis in the same frame. Netizens said they were really loving. In the

, Cai Zhenhua laughed so happily. Seeing them in the same frame, netizens also expressed a long-lost scene.

In addition, Cai Zhenhua also accepted an interview with the media and commented on Zhang Jike, saying that Zhang Jike gave him the biggest impression that he was "not admitting defeat".

Cai Zhenhua said that people are not afraid of failure or making mistakes. The best thing he has is to recognize from mistakes and grow up!

The reporter also asked Cai Zhenhua a sharp question: Will there be another Zhang Jike?

In response to this, Cai Zhenhua smiled and replied: I can’t say this, no one knows it!

Cai Zhenhua talked about his expectations for this kind of competition, hoping that more talents like Zhang Jike can carry out such activities.

As long as there are many people, the number of participants is large, everyone is enthusiastic and the children like it, I believe that there will definitely be pillars of the country. The second highlight is that Zhang Jike himself sang a song "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" to everyone on the spot. Netizens said that when he heard Zhang Jike's singing, he would think of him who showed his rebellious personality when Zhang Jike tear his jersey.

The netizens who heard this song also called Zhang Jike in the comment section and finally waited until dawn, congratulations to Zhang Jike!

It is worth mentioning that a reporter asked Zhang Jike whether he would invite Fan Zhendong. In response, Zhang Jike said that Xiaopang is still in his year of playing. He will not participate in front-line competitions in the future. When he has time, he will be fine. He doesn’t have to play. He sets a one-point competition for him.

Zhang Jike Cup National Championship Hangzhou Station has opened, and more than 1,200 people will compete for a prize of 150,000! Looking forward to the next game!

Since the storm, this is also Zhang Jike's first big-scale event. From setting a Grand Slam record to joining training and hosting events after retirement, Zhang Jike has always been concerned about the development of table tennis.

This time the competition is held in his personal name, he hopes to attract more enthusiasts and make the table tennis atmosphere stronger.

I hope there will be more such national competitions in the future!