Matt was born in 1994. His father was a school track and field athlete when he was young. Influenced by his family environment, he also loved sports since childhood. At first, Matt wanted to be a track and field athlete just like his father, but after he came into contact with table tennis by chance, he developed a strong interest. Coupled with his good physical condition, the coach thought he was a useful material and began to train him professionally. With the improvement of his skills, Matt gradually became a famous player in his hometown and was selected for the Hebei team at the age of 12. In order to let the child concentrate on playing ball, Matt's mother quit her job and lived with him in a strange place.
In 29, 15-year-old Matt was selected into the second national team and joined the Inner Mongolia Club. He has been training hard for several years since then. In 211 and 212, Matt won the men's singles championship twice, and many famous players, including Fan Zhendong, now the first brother of table tennis, were defeated by him. During his club career, Matt has performed well in Guangdong, Tianjin and other teams. However, as he grew older, he did not achieve leapfrog development, and gradually drifted away from the main position of the national team.
In 221, Matt participated in the mixed doubles final of this year's Olympic Games simulation and won the championship successfully. Matt also appeared in this year's National Games and Table Tennis Super League, with relatively ordinary results. For players like Matt, the strength lies between the national team and the provincial team, which is the most embarrassing position. They can't represent the national team in the world series, and because they haven't been training in the provincial team for a long time, they don't have enough tacit understanding with their teammates and time, and they don't get too many opportunities in domestic competitions. With the growth of age, such players will disappear. Matt announced his farewell to the national team at the age of 28, which is actually quite helpless. However, it is worth mentioning that Matt has only left the national team and has not indicated his retirement for the time being.
In addition to Matt, there are 12 former table tennis players who bid farewell to the competition, including three world champions. The most famous one is Ding Ning, who announced her retirement before the National Games and entered Peking University for further study. It is said that she has talked about marriage with a mysterious man and may get married in the next year. Che Xiaoxi and Gu Yuting, two beautiful women athletes, also bid farewell to the competition. Matt's mixed doubles partner Liu Fei and Feng Yalan, Rose Zhang and Li Jiayan, regulars of the women's table tennis team, also chose to leave. As for the men's team, Cheng Jingqi and Zheng Peifeng retired, while An Yan, Zhou Yu and Fang Bo left the field temporarily, but they have not completely retired.