2017 Amateur Vs Professional: Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Chuqin and Zhou Kai On Stage

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The 2017 Amateur Vs Professional Table Tennis Competition took place at 9 a.m. at Beijing Sports University. National team members, Wang Chuqin, Zhou Kai, Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha had a team competition against outstanding players from the 2017 National Games.


The national team players won 5-0 in both the men's and women's team competitions but in competition like Amateur Vs Professional, interactions and exchange of ideas among the players definitely come in front of the results. National team athletes gave out souvenir and trophies to the amateurs after the competition.

Photo: Table Tennis World

Many may think the contest between national team A member and amateur player would be a one-sided game. It turned out a 'one-sided broadcast', with a bad broadcast angle from Xinhua net, but some matches got quite close, especially the match between Wang Chuqin and Shen Peng (left-handed penholder). At the end Wang Chuqin won the match 3-2.

Here are some of the matches from the competition.

Competitive sport competitions often separate the winner and the loser but 2017 Amateur Vs Professional Table Tennis Competition narrow the gap between amateur players and national team members as well as table tennis and the public. I hope this interesting competition format will arouse your interest in table tennis. Follow the blog for more updates and stories about table tennis and share your thoughts in the comment below! 

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