2017 CTTSL: Round 1 Oct 31 & Nov 1

2017 Chinese Table Tennis Super League (Men)
Date	Time (GMT+8)	Match	Home Team	Away Team	TV Link
Round 1 Oct 31, 2017	19:00	1	Bayi Dashang	Sichuan Changhong	Bayi Dashang
	19:00	2	Anhui Langkun	Bazhou Hairun
	19:00	3	Shandong Weiqiao	Tianjin Quanjian	Dazhong net
	16:00	4	Shanghai Zhongxing	Jiangsu Zhongchao	CCTV 5
Round 1 Nov 4, 2017	19:30	5	Shenzhen Baoan	Shandong Luneng	Jingchang TV

2017 Chinese Table Tennis Super League (Women)
Date	Time (GMT+8)	Match	Home Team	Away Team	TV Links
Round 1 Nov 1, 2017	15:00	1	Wuhan Hundred Percent	Sichuan Qionglong	Wuhan
Round 1 Nov 3, 2017	19:30	2	Shandong Luneng	Shanxi Datuhe
Round 1 Nov 1, 2017	19:25	3	Shandong Qilu	Longfu Huanneng	Shandong Tiyu
	19:30	4	Bayi Jingbo	Changbai Mountain RCB	Shandong Jingbo
Round 1 Nov 22, 2017		5	Shenzhen University	Beijing Shougang

Recap: 2017 Women's World Cup

Photo: ITTF

Zhu Yuling and Liu Shiwen put a huge exclamation point on the 2017 Women's World Cup by contributing a phenomenal 7-game thriller in the finals. Zhu Yuling won her first ever World Cup champion, Liu Shiwen ended up second and Cheng I-Ching from Chinese Taipei settled for third.

2017 CTTSL Guide: All You Need To Know About 2017 CTTSL

Here is an article that includes the line-up, schedule, results and background information of the 2017 Chinese Table Tennis Super League (CTTSL).

2017 Chinese Junior National Championships Results

The 2017 Chinese Junior National Championships took place from 20-26 October in Suzhou, China. The team champion went to Team Beijing (Boys') and Team Tianjin (Girls') and Yu Heyi and Shi Xunyao won the singles champion.

Recap: 2017 Men's World Cup

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The 2017 Men's World Cup concluded unexpectedly with an all-German finals. Dimitrij Ovtcharov won his first ever World Cup champion, his compatriot, Timo Boll placed second and Ma Long from China settled for third.

New Quad, New Rankings In The Chinese Women's A Team

Members of the Chinese Women's A Team had an internal round-robin competition from 18-21 October. It was said that the bottom 3 would be relegated to Team B. Chen Meng was injured in the first round and had to pull out from the competition but should be able to keep her spot in the A Team.

New Order in Chinese Men's A Team

10 athletes fighting for 4 spots on the men's A Team. It is a career-changing moment, a chance to move up the ranks and a stepping stone to becoming world champion. It is also an unpredictable competition, a close match, a brutal contest. After 3 days of round-robin competition, Ren Hao, Zhao Zihao, Niu Guankai and Zhang Yudong earned the precious spots on the men's A Team.

Fresh Faces In Chinese Men's B Team

The rising star at 2017 National Games, Xiang Peng makes the national team!12 provincial table tennis team athletes (born in 2001-2003) from all parts of China played a round-robin competition at the Chinese National Team in the last 3 days. The national team has selected the top 3 athletes Cao Yantao, Xiang Peng and Kuang Li to join the Men's B Team. 

Chinese Men's B Team Members Compete For Promotion

12 athletes from the Chinese men's B Team competed for the 6 spots on the upcoming Team A  promotion competition. Zhang Yudong, Kong Lingxuan, Song Xu, Zhao Zihao, Xu Haidong and Niu Guankai earned their chance to compete against the bottom 4 athletes from the A Team and may be promoted to the A Team while Li Yijie and Fang Yinchi the bottom 2 players were sent back to their provincial teams.  

Throwback Thursday: "Table Tennis Is My Love Forever" Said Legendary Coach Zhou Shusen

In last week's Throwback Thursday, we covered the story of coach Wang Tao and Ma Wenge. This week we will have a look at a very experienced coach who said "Table tennis is his love forever" in his new book! He is Zhou Shusen. You may not recall who Zhou Shusen is but you must have heard of the Singaporean women's team defeating the Chinese team and walked away with their first ever world team champion in 2010 WTTC. Well, Zhou Shusen was the coach of the champion-winning team.

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.

In Translation: Training Continues On National Day, Amateur Vs Professional On The Day After

Many Chinese are enjoying a week-long holiday (China's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival). Meanwhile Chinese National Table Tennis Team members have their training as usual despite the holiday. Apart from the national team members, there are a few unfamiliar faces showed up in the training hall of the national team.

In Translation: Shi Xunyao: A-League Is As Challenging As International Competitions

As we mentioned in the previous post, the Chinese A-League (Division 1) is a cradle for table tennis hopefuls. Shi Xunyao who has made to the national team in April 2016 and competed in T2 APAC is one of the participants of the League. Let's see what is her routine in the Chinese A-League competition.