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Chapter 592: Asian Games Withdrawal

"are you sure?"

“Which Qataris are unwilling to adjust their time?”

"They think that lousy competition can be so attractive!"

"Then retreat!"

"I'm not a fool to lose the year-end finals because of the Asian Games!"

Because the 2006 year-end finals are too close to the Doha Asian Games.

Chen Ran’s team had to release a message: Chen Ran decided to withdraw from this year’s Doha Asian Games. Let us look forward to the Guangzhou Asian Games in four years.

There is no way. The temperature in the Middle East in September every year is too high, which is not suitable for sports, even at night.

Therefore, this Asian Games, contrary to the usual practice, had to be postponed to November.

This is exactly the same as the 2022 Qatar World Cup in the future.

The people in headscarves started out saying nicely that they would turn on the air conditioner all day long, but in the end, they could only throw up their hands and say: We have no other choice, why don’t we change the time.

The hosting rights cannot be easily changed, so we can only change the time.

"My first domestic 500 tournament was the China Open, and for this reason I turned down many invitations to overseas tournaments."

"I hope my Asian Games debut will also be in Guangzhou."

"Similarly, the year-end finals are in Shanghai, and I am obviously needed here more than in Doha!"

Chen Ran did not discuss this decision with the leaders of the Tennis Sports Management Center, but informed them directly.

No matter how the other party reacts, this is not negotiable.

Since these upstarts in white turbans were unwilling to adjust their schedule for Chen Ran, he did not hesitate to announce his withdrawal from the competition, without giving them any face at all.

It is impossible for him to travel thousands of miles between Doha and Shanghai when the two events are so close in time.

It is obvious which is more important, the Asian Games or the year-end finals.

Chen Ran's decision also caused quite a stir on the Internet.

Some people support it, some understand it, and some oppose it.

However, Chen Ran’s fans are also full of confidence.

First of all, the Asian Games competition is too useless. It is not even an official competition recognized by the Professional Tennis Association and the International Tennis Federation.

Then, you can't say that Chen Ran is selfish and only cares about his own interests instead of national interests.

Because Chen Ran has already won an Olympic gold medal for the country.

What's more, when he participates in tours, year-end events, or Grand Slam tournaments, there is a national flag logo behind him, which also means he is fighting for the country.

However, in this era, Chen Ran's actions still caused some controversy.

Especially in traditional concepts, except for the football team, other sports teams basically regard the Asian Games as the middle school entrance examination, and the Olympic Games as the college entrance examination.

No matter how big a star athlete you are, people traditionally believe that you cannot refuse the Asian Games.

Especially this Doha Asian Games, which is hailed as a mock exam for the Yanjing Olympics two years later.

None of China's top athletes would refuse this event. The only two who were absent were Chen Ran and Yao Ming.

The latter has no choice. It is the NBA season now and they have signed a contract. If they want Yao Ming to fly over to participate in the competition, won’t the Basketball Association be criticized to death?

What's more, will your Basketball Association bear the economic loss?

However, Chen Ran's situation is somewhat special. His two competitions do not overlap in time, but are just close in intervals. It's just that he has to work harder.

However, Chen Ran was obviously unwilling to travel so hard. Since the white turbans in Doha were unwilling to merge for him, he would withdraw from the competition in return.

The most anxious people are naturally the leaders of the China Sports Bureau and the Tennis Sports Management Center.

They were in a panic.

Originally, the gold medal in the men's singles tennis at the Asian Games was a sure thing, but unexpectedly, Chen Ran chose to withdraw from the competition.

This also reflects their amateurism.

Originally, they thought that the Asian Games and the Grand Slam events were staggered, so even if those tours overlapped, it would not be a big deal.

As for the annual year-end finals, they habitually ignored it and did not give it enough attention.

Of course, the schedule was decided by Doha and they can't change anything.

However, Chen Ran still chose the year-end finals without hesitation and with a firm attitude.

The happiest people were naturally the organizing committee of Shanghai, but they also knew that the matter was very sensitive and were unwilling to talk too much about it to the outside world. They only expressed their support for any decision made by Chen Ran.

If Chen Ran withdraws from the year-end finals and participates in the Asian Games, they won't be able to say anything.

As for the ATP, it was even more intriguing to say: What kind of competition is this Asian Games? Why haven’t I heard of it before?

From their perspective, is this kind of wild game comparable to the year-end finals?
After all, the Grand Slam tournaments are not under the jurisdiction of the ATP. They are only responsible for awarding ATP points to the Grand Slam tournaments. Therefore, the year-end finals are the most valuable events under their umbrella.

In terms of prize money, the year-end finals are much higher than the Grand Slam events, and the championship points are as high as 1500 points.

Chen Ran must be crazy to give up his year-end bonus to participate in some stupid Asian Games that he had never even heard of.

Come on, you are the top player in ATP.

If you miss the year-end finals, especially the one held in China, you can easily predict how great the loss will be.

It is difficult for the Shanghai Organizing Committee to intervene, but the ATP will certainly not give in easily.

"If Chen Ran is injured, we can totally understand."

"But if he misses the year-end finals because of the Asian Games, it will be absolutely tragic and will even bring shame to the sport of tennis!"

The year-end finals are not as good as the Asian Games.

If this is made public, will other professional sports leagues laugh at the ATP?
"Wow, the boomerang came so fast!"

After hearing what ATP said, Chen Ran couldn't help but smile bitterly.

At that time, he publicly said that if the ATP did not punish Agassi, it would bring shame to the sport of tennis and even bring unpredictable negative impacts.

Now it is the other party's turn to admonish me: If you give up the year-end finals and choose the Asian Games, it will bring shame to tennis and ATP events.

In your eyes, is the ATP, the highest level event and the year-end finale, not as good as the Asian Games?
Chen Ran, you are a professional tennis player, and currently the world's number one, so it's up to you to decide how to choose.

Remember who you are!

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After several days of heated discussions, the Chinese Sports Bureau continued to work on Chen Ran.

What they meant was that Chen Ran could choose not to withdraw from the year-end finals or give up the Asian Games, and make full use of the tight time.

But Chen Ran continued to stick to his original idea and decisively withdrew from the Asian Games due to health reasons.

No matter how the leaders tried to persuade Chen Ran, they could not convince him.

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(End of this chapter)