A Comparative Analysis Of The Techniques And Tactics Of Excellent Men's Table Tennis Players Ma Long And Fan Zhendong

In the latest world rankings,Ma Long and Fan Zhendong each took the top two,and they met in the finals of the recent World Championships,Asian Championships and National Games,proving that this is not accidental,but inevitable,also indicating that they are both the best male table tennis player in the world and their skills and tactics are the most advanced.But,the skills and tactics of the two have different characteristics.This paper compares the skills and tactics of Ma Long and Fan Zhendong by analyzing the 30 major competitions that Ma Long and Fan Zhendong participated in 2016 and 2017,using literature data method,video analysis method,mathematical statistics method and comparative analysis method.Comparative analysis leads to the following conclusions:1.Ma Long and Fan Zhendong in the serve and attack section,the serve has a strong direct scoring ability,the arc is low,the rotation is strong,will cause great psychological pressure on the opponent in the game.The main service placement of these two players is in the middle of the court,using the backhand short ball and the forehand short ball to control the opponent to directly get started.The third board technology is mainly forehand/backhand attack.The most used line and placement is the forehand slash long ball.The fifth board connection technology is mainly based on forehand drive/attack/push,the most used line and placement is the backhand slash long ball.Both of them can take advantage of large-scale changes in the point of landing,mobilize their opponents and make themselves active.In terms of scoring effect,Malone's advantage is more obvious.2.Ma Long and Fan Zhendong in the serve section and attack after service,the use of the second board technology,Ma Long is mainly forehand/backhand block,and Fan Zhendong is mainly twisting/tapping in the court.The most used line and placement is the forehand slash long ball.In the fourth board technology,Ma Long takes the forehand drive/attack/push in the attack after catching the ball,and Fan Zhendong mainly uses the backhand drive/attack/push.The most used line and placement is the backhand slash long ball.Fan Zhendong's high-quality receiving backhand twisting and continuous attacking force create a more favorable scoring condition,and the scoring effect is better than Ma Long.3.When Ma Long and Fan Zhendong are in the phase of the holding,they mainly use backhand drive/attack,which is supplemented by forehand drive/attack and sideways drive/attack.The most used line and placement is the backhand slash long ball.Ma Long's active use rate is higher than Fan Zhendong's.Their scoring effects are all higher than 50%,but Malone is slightly higher than Fan Zhendong.Ma Long's technology is more balanced and there is no obvious weakness.Fan Zhendong's backhand drive/attack is less than 50%,which is the main reason for the low score rate of the holding phase.4.In the comparison of the skills and tactics of different domestic and foreign players.Ma Long and Fan Zhendong are mainly engaged in the forehand/backhand drive/attack long ball after serving in the third board technology.In the use of lines and placements,when Fan Zhendong played against domestic players,he had more forehand long cross.When he played against foreign players,there were more backhand long cross,while Ma Long always used forehand long cross.In the fifth board technology,when meeting domestic players,Ma Long mainly uses forehand drive/attack/push,and backhand long cross.Fan Zhendong mainly uses backhand drive/attack/push,and backhand long cross.When playing with foreign players,they both mainly use forehand drive/attack/push,and backhand long cross.5.In the comparison of the skills and tactics of different domestic and foreign players at serve and attack phase.Whether playing with domestic or foreign players,Ma Long mainly uses forehand/backhand block in the second board technology.And Fan Zhendong is mainly twisting/tapping in the court.About the line and placement,the two mostly use forehand long cross.In the fourth board technology,both of them try to attack after serve by using forehand drive/attack to the domestic players.About the line and placement,Ma Long perfers forehand long cross,while Fan Zhendong perfers backhand long cross.To foreign players,Fan Zhendong uses attack after serve by backhand drive/attack.Ma Lone remains the same,the two both use backhand long cross.6.In the comparison of the skills and tactics of different domestic and foreign players in the holding phase.Ma Long mainly uses forehand drive/attack to domestic players by forehand long cross.While Fan Zhendong mainly uses backhand drive/attack by backhand long cross.When playing with foreign players,Fan Zhendong has no change,while Ma Long mainly uses backhand drive/attack and for most of time by backhand long cross.