In Translation: Zhang Chao The Iron Man At His Last National Games


Zhang Chao is widely known as one of the 'Six Little Dragons' alongside with Wang Hao, Chen Qi, Qiu Yike, Hao Shuai and Shan Mingjie. 4 among the 6 have become coaches and led their teams to compete at the National Games. Whereas Hao Shuai and Zhang Chao were still competing at the 2017 National Games. Zhang Chao has a decent performance at the Games but the defeat in the men's team semifinals has left him regrets. CCTV 5 has a fluff which featured behind the scene of the team competition and his struggles in the semifinals against Yan Sheng, a 20-year-old pips-out penholder from Team Sichuan.




The table tennis event at the 13th National Games has ended but I will translate some interviews and fluff produced during the Games. You may also catch up the results and videos in the following links!

CNG Previews:
In-depth explanations of each event in table tennis event at the 13th Chinese National Games and must-know details about competition format, draw, schedule and contenders which are very useful for you to follow the competition kick off in Tianjin on 28 August.

CNG introduction
Mixed Doubles preview 
Women's Doubles preview 
Men's Doubles preview 
Women's Team preview 
Men's Team preview 
Singles & Team (knockout stage) preview
The Seeds (Singles Event)
Their Goals

CNG Results & Recaps
Detailed results and summary of the matches of the day. There will be links provided to watch the video of that day's match and schedule for the next day.
Day 1: Aug 28 -- Men's / Women's Team Stage 1
Day 2: Aug 29 -- Men's / Women's Team Stage 1
Day 3: Aug 30 -- Men's / Women's Team Quarterfinals
Day 4: Aug 31 -- Men's / Women's Team Semifinals
Day 5: Sep 1 -- Men's / Women's Team Finals
Day 6: Sep 2 -- Mixed Doubles& Women's Singles & Men's Singles
Day 7: Sep 3 -- Mixed Doubles Finals & Men's / Women's Singles and Doubles
Day 8: Sep 4 -- Men's / Women's Doubles & Singles
Day 9: Sep 5 -- Men's / Women's Doubles Semifinals & Finals
Day 10: Sep 6 -- Men's / Women's Singles Semifinals & Finals

CNG Replay
A full order of table tennis matches played at the 13th Chinese National Games.




CNG Throwbacks:
We have throwback more than 10 classics, exciting, captivating and unforgettable matches from the past Chinese National Games covering all 7 events. Click the 'Throwbacks' to catch up the previous posts or watch the matches from the following playlist!


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