Day 6 of the competition includes men's doubles, women's doubles and men's singles. There are a few surprises but nothing mind-blowing.
The biggest black horse in the women's side, Zhao Lin (Guangxi), has surprised us again in the women's doubles after her impressive 12-straight-win in the prior team competition. She and her partner, Hao Hao (Tibet) forced the renowned national team members Chen Xingtong / Wen Jia (Liaoning) to the last set. Despite losing the match, their performance wins the hearts of the audience.
Other top-seeded doubles did not face challenges from the young. Xu Xin / Ma Long (Shanghai / Beijing) and Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen (Beijing / Guangdong) romped to victory, using less than 15 minutes to end the match. Well, their victory does not surprise us but we did not expect the competition was that incredibly short. Maybe a few exhibition points at the end of the set next time?
Bounce back is the key word of the men's doubles. There were several matches started with a 0-2 deficit and bounce back winning 3-2, including Ren Hao / Xia Yizheng (Henan) Vs. Xu Chenhao / Zhao Zhaoyan (PLA), Fan Shengpeng / Cheng Jingqi (Hebei) Vs. Chen Peng / Cao Meng (Ningxia) and Zhao Zihao / Kong Lingxuan (Shanghai / Shandong) Vs. Liu Jikang / Hao Shuai ( Liaoning / Tianjin) [Watch here on the left]. There is also a 'bounce back' in men's singles, Song Xu (PLA) Vs. Wang Chuqin (Beijing) [ Watch here]. Regarding these I conclude table tennis is like tossing a coin, you never know whether you will win or lose until the last point ends.
In yesterday's competition we saw a wide range of playing styles. The penhold, the choppers, the short-pips...After rounds of competitions, Wu Yang (Shanxi) and Hu Limei (PLA) is the only defensive pair who qualify to the Chinese National Games while the others are dominated by the conventional shakehand players playing with inverted rubber. Thanks for the policies that each team must comprise of a penhold player or chopper for the men's and a penhold player for women's team, choppers and penhold players will not become 'extinct' in the Chinese National Games.
Last but not least, congratulations to the pairs who qualify to the final stage! Check the results below. There will be men's singles and women's singles tomorrow!
Men's Doubles
Women's Doubles
Men's Singles Results
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Schedule of the Preliminary Round of the Chinese National Games:
7 Events in 7 Days!
Line-up of the Preliminary Round of the Chinese National Games:
The Hardy Hundreds!
Team Draw of the Preliminary Round of the Chinese National Games:
More than the Marvellous 12!
Singles / Doubles Draw
Who Vs Who
Footage of the Preliminary Round of the Chinese National Games:
Day 1 Footage
Day 2 Footage
Day 3 Footage
Day 4 Footage
Day 5 Footage
Day 6 Footage
Results of the Preliminary Round of the Chinese National Games:
Day 1 Results
Day 2 Results
Day 3 Results
Day 4 Results
Day 5 Results
Day 6 Results
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