Simon Gauz expressed dissatisfaction with the loss to Wang Chuqin: Wang Chuqin changed his jersey, just like cheating

On May 22, the men's singles quarterfinals of the Doha World Table Tennis Championships ended a focus match. Chinese player Wang Chuqin won four consecutive games without losing two games first, defeating French veteran Simon Gotts 4-2 and advancing to the semi-finals of the World Table Tennis Championships. After the game, Simon Gauz, who lost the game, expressed dissatisfaction and said bluntly in an interview: Wang Chuqin changed his jersey in the middle, which is not fair, just like cheating.

Simon Gauz said: I played very well in the first two games. I had the advantage in both the receiving and serving stage and the stalemate, and also took a 2-0 lead. However, when Wang Chuqin went to change his jersey, my whole rhythm was disrupted and I eventually lost the game. Although the rules allow athletes to change their jerseys in the middle, I think this is not fair and there is a suspicion of cheating.

Wang Chuqin's words in the game were purely a vent of dissatisfaction after losing. Players sweat a lot during the game and replace the jerseys when they are wet. This is a very reasonable way to care for athletes and is also a common rule for competitive sports. Many competition events allow athletes to change clothes in the middle, and the same is true for the ITTF. Besides, it’s not that Wang Chuqin can change his jersey, but that Simon can also change it. There is nothing unfair about it. So Simon Gauz is making excuses for losing.

Wang Chuqin reversed Simon Gauts 4-2, and the reason why Simon was so unwilling to accept the loss was because he wanted to achieve good results too much. Simon, who is in his 30s, is not young anymore, and whether he can participate in the next World Table Tennis Championships is a question mark. This time, Doha World Table Tennis Championships finally reached the top 16, and led the game against Wang Chuqin in two more games, leaving only two games away from the victory, but in the end he lost to Maicheng and missed the quarterfinals. He was sure of his loss. But competitive sports are competing for strength, but not enough strength. What's the use of Simon Light's bickering after the game?