As the defending champion, Zhang Jike holds an important position in this year’s World Championships. So when the draw took place and was announced last weekend, the Grand Slam champion gave his comments. In addition, he also admitted that he is aiming for his third world championship title.
Sohu Sports. The draw took place and was announced last Saturday. Let us see how Zhang Jike saw the results.
“No matter what the result of the draw was, if I want to reach the end then I must win against every opponent.” [[Zhang Jike]] said.
This year’s competition is very essential for the Grand Slam champion. If he wins the title, then it will be his third consecutive championship title, something that has only been done by the late Zhuang Zedong.
“As defending champion, I certainly want to win again. But I still need to ask [[Ma Long]] if he agrees or not.” He added.
Hearing Zhang Jike’s words, the captain of the Chinese Team, Ma Long said that he is aware everyone is anticipating a final battle between him and Zhang Jike and the World Championships is one good opportunity to show that to the table tennis community.
Photo source: China Sports
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