The first-ever Waldner Cup, launched by legendary Swedish table tennis player Jan-Ove Waldner, started in Oslo on Thursday. Chinese top players Ma Long and Chen Meng have joined the event. Nils Marius Otterstad, CEO of the Waldner Cup, has unveiled a list of the players who can be expected in the future. Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, and the French Lebrun brothers are all on their list of invitations.
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00:00Here in Norway, we are so proud to have Chen Meng and Ma Long here, present at the event.
00:05We think their profile and their career equals, in our world, Michael Jordan.
00:13They are the biggest athletes across sports, as we know it.
00:17So we are immensely proud to show how they play table tennis here in Norway.
00:22From China, we have dialogue with Wang Chuquin.
00:27We love Wang Chuquin.
00:29We think he is the best, after Ma Long.
00:33We have been in dialogue with Fan Zhendong.
00:35We would love to have the legend Fan Zhendong there too.
00:38We think he is one of the greatest ever, after Ma Long again.
00:42Ma Long, of course, he can't quit Chen Meng.
00:46There are so many from China we want there.
00:49Of course, in Europe, we want Le Brun.
00:53They have said yes for 2025.
00:55So the list is long for participants we want to see in 2025.