"My top priority is to help the Chinese team defend the world team title," said Wang after a training session on Wednesday, declining to comment on his Olympic dilemma.
Wang Hao, a losing finalist to South Koran Ryu Seung Min in the2004 Olympics, and Ma Lin, twice world runner-up to Wang Liqin, have secured China's automatic berths in the Beijing Games. The two currently rank top two in the world with Wang Liqin in the third place.
Chinese men's head coach Liu Guoliang admits the law of jungle applies to his team, saying "only the fittest goes to the Olympic Games."
"Wang Hao and Ma Lin have been in better form than Wang Liqin and they are ranked higher too," said Liu.
Wang Liqin saw his form drop after beating Ma Lin in the 2007 world championship final in the Croatian capital of Zagreb, losing his world top ranking and registering a poor record against his teammates in the second half of 2007.
The Chinese coach has denied media insinuation that Wang Liqin has been ordered to go easy on his teammates in international events to ensure Wang Hao and Ma Lin to automatically qualify for the Olympics.
"Wang Liqin is a perfectionist," said Liu. "He is trying to be perfect in every aspect - serve, forehand, backhand, connection and rally. He tends to give himself too much pressure. While feeling he is not as perfect as he thinks, Wang seems to lose confidence."
After a string of setbacks which includes five straight losses to Wang Hao in 2007, Wang Liqin has waken up to the fact that in the Chinese team world singles champion doesn't necessarily mean the best.
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