WTTC Finals 2023, Durban, 5/20-28

I think Wang has made it more likely for sure.  And I think Liang has done himself a huge credit as well.  But for all things over a year away, things can happen that no one can predict.  I couldn't find a World Cup on the calendar this year.  I don't understand how to read the WTT schedule.

Nah, my point is that bad parallel to support a good conclusion doesn't make the parallel better.  Ma Long lost to Wang Hao in 2011 so he didn't get the spot in 2012.  Wang Chuqin not getting the spot in 2024 after beating Ma Long in 2023 would *not* be a parallel.  You are implying that Ma Long should have gotten the spot in 2012, but that had nothing to do with Ma Long's performance at the World Championships (below Wang Hao) or his ranking (below Wang Hao at the time of the nomination).  In fact, Ma Long was higher rated than maybe Zhang Jike, though that changed briefly later in the year after the World Cup.  But that would not be a parallel here because Zhang Jike was World Champ and Ma Long isn't now.

Ah okay, I didn't think qualifying was primarily about how people felt, but it's okay, at least you have made how you feel clear and I understand you better now.  China had set a precedent of sending World Champions to the Olympics and Ma Long didn't meet the standard at the time, though it was partly because they reduced the number of spots available.  I don't think it was unfair for ML not to go given that the players that went were players that did better than him at the WTTC in 2011.  I think however you feel about that, that is very different from ML being selected over players who actually beat him at the WTTC (Wang Chuqin) in this case.

NextLevel wrote: I think Wang has made it more likely for sure.  And I think Liang has done himself a huge credit as well.  But for all things over a year away, things can happen that no one can predict.  I couldn't find a World Cup on the calendar this year.  I don't understand how to read the WTT schedule.

stiltt wrote: I just meant it felt unfair to many people that ML did not get a spot in MS in London and it would feel as much unfair to many today if WCQ did got get one in Paris next year, that was the parallel and of course one can always find a way to invalid anything and that's okay.

Just in case you missed it, Paris Olympics Singles Spots for the CNT will go to the top 2 players in Olympic Points from designated competitions from May 8, 2023 to May 7, 2024. Singles players for Paris 2024 aren't chosen by coaches discretion anymore.