Rookies sound up at table tennis Asian Cup (People’s Daily)
Mar/100
A duo of 20-year-olds have shown their capability of leading the new generation of China’s table tennis as Zhang Jike beat top seed Ma Lin while Liu Shiwen won straight four on women’s part on Friday at the Asian Cup. In the men’s singles quarterfinals, reigning Olympic champion Ma lost 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7 to Zhang, making his record against the much younger teammate in 2010 in world …
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Charity table tennis competition held in SW China (People’s Daily)
Jan/100
Shakehand player, Germany’s Timo Boll returns a shot against China’s Ma Lin, a Penhold player, during a table tennis charity competition between the Shakehand team and the Penhold team in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Jan. 14, 2010. Penhold player, China’s Ma Lin returns a shot against Germany’s Timo Boll, a Shakehand player, during a table tennis charity competition …
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Two different table tennis styles to clash in Chengdu (People’s Daily)
Jan/100
The world’s top table tennis players will clash in the provincial capital of Sichuan on Thursday to decide which playing style – penholds or handshakes – is better. The world top-ranked Chinese Ma Long will team up with fellow handshakers Wang Liqin and Timo Boll to battle against a team of penholders, formed by South Korean Ryu Seung Min and Chinese Ma Lin and Wang Hao. “I don’t know which side …
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New world No. 1 Ma eyes table tennis seasonal title (People’s Daily)
Jan/100
Ma Long, 21, and Xu Xin, 20, set up an all-Chinese final for the men’s singles title at the table tennis Pro Tour Grand Finals on Sunday. The Chinese paddlers had already sealed the trophy by wrapping up the top four seats after the quarterfinals on Saturday. Ma Long, new world’s No. 1, fought from behind to overcome same-aged Zhang Jike in six sets (3-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5, 11-3, 11-8). “I did …
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China secures men’s singles title before semifinals at table tennis seasonal final (People’s Daily)
Jan/100
Chinese paddlers trooped in to secure the men’s single title before the semifinals at the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) Pro Tour Grand Finals here on Saturday while bagging the women’s doubles gold with the victory of teenage pair Ding Ning/Liu Shiwen. Timo Boll and Christian Suss, both upset by the Chinese in the singles Sino-German clashes, claimed the men’s doubles title with a …
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