The draw for the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships took place this morning revealing some potentially huge showdowns. Ma Long vs Fan Zhendong – Photo via ITTF Flickr The most notable possible showdown is between the number 1 seed Fan Zhendong and number 11 seed Ma Long. The two players…
The World Championships are approaching quickly and as always Team China are preparing rigorously for the major tournament starting on April 21st. The Chinese National table tennis team have been taking part in closed training in Shenzhen. In the practice halls where both the women’s and the men’s team train,…
Ma Long is due to make his long awaited return to international table tennis at next month’s World Championships in Budapest. He has been away from international competition for over 6 months. Ma Long with his 2017 World Championships trophy! The Chinese National Table Tennis Association has officially announced his…
Liu Guoliang has thrown down the gauntlet to his coaching team at the Chinese Table Tennis Association by unveiling a new results-based evaluation system to determine their earnings. Piling on the pressure, two time Olympic champion and former Grand Slam winner Liu Guoliang stated that he has agreed to lose…
With the recent news that Ma Long will not be competing in the upcoming Marvellous 12 competition and with his injury woes continuing, the question of whether Ma Long will be able to defend his Olympic crown in Tokyo 2020 is cropping up. Will Ma Long play at the Tokyo…
The Chinese national team selection competition dubbed the Marvellous 12 by fans is back. This is the competition used by the Chinese table tennis association to select one of China’s top players to represent the nation at the ITTF World Championships in Budapest this April. One singles entry out of…
One big name has been missing from the international table tennis circuit over the last 5 months. The current World and Olympic Champion has been absent from the World Tour since his round of 32 defeat to Liam Pitchford at the ITTF World Tour Bulgaria Open on 16 August 2018.…
Former World Number 8, Fang Bo, has apologised for his actions in his loss to Zhao Zhaoyan whilst competing for his club Tianjin Quanjian in the Chinese Super League on New Year’s Eve. After a dispute with the umpire over a let service, Fang violently kicked the towel box situated…
After an unbelievable 2018 we currently have a 15 year old World number 3. This is of course no ordinary 15 year old, this is Tomokazu Harimoto! With some people tipping him to be a future GOAT, here he is becoming the youngest World Tour Grand Finals Men’s Singles Champion…
Incredible news just in as 14 year old wonderkid Tomokazu Harimoto defeats world number 1 Fan Zhendong at the Asian Cup! Harimoto sends shockwaves to CHINA! Photo via ITTF Flickr 3 weeks ago Harimoto played Fan Zhendong at the World Team Cup, where Fan from China outplayed the Japanese wonder…
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