2018 CTTSL: Round 5 Nov 17-- Table Tennis Never Cut-And-Dried

Many may find Round 4 was just not quite the CTTSL we are used to or the results did not turn out the way we would have predicted. It's never easy to compete with a jet lag and tired body but with a few days to go to Round 5 hopefully the athletes will make their way out. Check out the schedule and other information about Round 5!

2018 Chinese Table Tennis Super League (Men) -- Stage 1
DateTime
(GMT+8)
MatchHome TeamAway TeamTV Link
Round 5
Nov 17, 2018
19:3021Shandong WeiqiaoShenzhen BaoanBinzhou TV
19:3022Anhui LangkunTianjin Quanjian
19:3023Bazhou HairunShanghai Zhongxing
19:3024Shandong LunengJiangsu ZhongchaoLuneng App
16:0025Sichuan ChanghongBayi NanchangCCTV 5


2018 Chinese Table Tennis Super League (Women) -- Stage 1
DateTime
(GMT+8)
MatchHome TeamAway TeamTV Link
Round 5
Nov 17, 2018
19:3021Wuhan Hundred PercentBayi Nanchang
15:3022Shanxi DatuheQilu Jiaotong
15:3023Shenzhen UniversityBeijing ShougangGuangdong TV
19:3024Zhongzhou DianlanHongan Niuye
19:3025Sichuan QionglongShandong Luneng

Round 5 Preview

Men's Round
Match 21: Both Shandong Weiqiao and Shenzhen Baoan suffered from a loss in last round as their leading players were just back from the World Tours and were not playing at their best. Hopefully they will make their way back and put up a great match or throw a few exciting counter loops and rallies which Liang Jingkun, Liu Dingshuo, Zhou Yu and Zheng Peifeng are known for.

Match 24: Shandong Luneng was my top "sure bets" for the league champion but a shocking defeat in Round 4 might have shaken things up. There are no confirmation whether Ma Long would compete in Round 5 and even if Ma Long is up, aiming to win for the team, the results in Round 4 proves that table tennis is never cut-and-dried and I look forward to seeing young athletes Zhang Yudong, Yang Shuo and perhaps Sun Wen challenge the "favourite" of the league like Bayi Nanchang did last Wednesday.

Women's Round 
Match 23: This match will be a big showdown between Shenzhen University and Beijing Shougang which are currently sharing second place on the leaderboard. It would not only be decisive in the final standings, would it be a battle between the young generations, such as Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi representing Shenzhen University and the experienced players led by Ding Ning and Wu Yang; and a match that you would never want to miss.

Results

2018 Chinese Table Tennis Super League (Men) -- Stage 1 Round 5
21
Shandong Weiqiao0-3Shenzhen Baoan
Xue Fei1-3Zheng Peifeng7-11, 11-3, 9-11, 9-11
Liang Jingkun1-3Xu Chenhao8-11, 15-13, 7-11, 11-13
Xue Fei / Liu Dingshuo0-2Hao Shuai / Xu Chenhao9-11, 11-13
22
Anhui Langkun2-3Tianjin Quanjian
Yu Ziyang2-3Fang Bo8-11, 14-12, 11-8, 6-11, 3-7
Zhou Qihao3-2Lin Gaoyuan11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 7-11, 7-4
Zhou Qihao / Zhu Cheng2-1Fang Bo / Zhu Cheng9-11, 11-8, 7-4
Yu Ziyang1-3Lin Gaoyuan13-11, 7-11, 7-11, 7-11
Zhu Cheng0-2Ma Te6-11, 7-11
23
Bazhou Hairun1-3Shanghai Zhongxing
Sai Linwei0-3Xu Xin6-11, 6-11, 4-11
Wang Chuqin3-0Cheng Jingqi14-12, 11-3, 11-8
Yu Heyi / Cao Wei0-2Cheng Jingqi / Liu Jikang10-12, 14-16
Wang Chuqin0-3Xu Xin8-11, 7-11, 9-11
24
Shandong Luneng3-2Jiangsu Zhongchao
Yan An3-1Yang Shuo8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-4
Xu Yingbin0-3Sun Wen7-11, 4-11, 8-11
Zhang Chao / Shang Kun2-1Zhang Yudong / Lin Chen11-6, 7-11, 7-5
Yan An1-3Sun Wen5-11, 6-11, 11-4, 10-12
Zhang Chao2-0Kong Lingxuan11-9, 11-3
25
Shandong Luneng1-3Bayi Nanchang
Kuang Li0-3Fan Zhendong 9-11, 8-11, 9-11
Lai Jiaxin0-3Zhou Kai11-13, 8-11, 9-11
Xu Ruifeng / Yan Sheng2-0Zhou Kai / Zhao Zhaoyan12-10, 11-7
Lai Jiaxin0-3Fan Zhendong 5-11, 7-11, 6-11


2018 Chinese Table Tennis Super League (Women) -- Stage 1 Round 5
21
Wuhan Hundred Percent0-3Bayi Nanchang
Zhang Binyue0-3Mu Zi7-11, 6-11, 9-11
Zhang Rui2-3Chen Ke17-15, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 6-8
Zhang Binyue / Lam Yee Lok0-2Chen Ke / Liu Xi4-11, 7-11
22
Shanxi Datuhe1-3Qilu Jiaotong
Che Xiaoxi2-3Gu Yuting6-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 2-7
Zhang Qiang0-3Zhu Yuling8-11, 11-13, 6-11
Wang Shu / Mu Jingyu2-0Gu Yuting / Li Jiayi12-10, 11-6
Che Xiaoxi0-3Zhu Yuling10-12, 6-11, 9-11
23Shenzhen University3-0Beijing Shougang
Chen Meng3-0Li Jiayuan11-9, 11-6, 11-6
Sun Yingsha3-1Wu Yang11-5, 11-2, 5-11, 13-11
Sun Yingsha / Wang Yidi2-1Li Jiayuan / Ding Ning8-11, 11-4, 7-5
24
Zhongzhou Dianlan0-3Hongan Niuye
Lee I-Chen0-3He Zhuojia6-11, 8-11, 9-11
Liu Ming1-3Liu Shiwen8-11, 12-10, 1-11, 6-11
Liu Ming / Xiao Hanxu0-2He Zhuojia / Feng Yalan8-11, 6-11
25
Sichuan Qionglong0-3Shandong Luneng
Guo Yan1-3Wang Manyu7-11, 6-11, 12-10, 5-11
Yang Huijing2-3Chen Xingtong14-12, 9-11, 3-11, 11-6, 4-7
Guo Yan / Yuan Yuan0-2Chen Xingtong / Liu Gaoyang5-11, 8-11

Live Scoring at CTTSL
Some may question the reasons for keeping the live stream link column blanked out. In fact, there are platforms streaming some of the CTTSL matches such as Zhibo TV, Luneng app and other TV channels but seemingly some of these platforms are accessible by mainland Chinese users only. Therefore, I tend not to put those links in the column to avoid confusion. I will try my best to source the links which are available for viewers across the globe and put them in the column (for live streaming) and results (for video replay). 

As you may have also noticed the results are not updated right after the matches because I might not be around the computer following the matches live when schoolwork is super busy. I have put the live scoring link on each CTTSL post. You can find the match results corresponding to the match no. and google translate would help you identifying the line-up and players. I hope this won't create much inconvenience and I promise I will keep things updated as soon as possible. 

Here are the rosters for each team. (Source: CTTSL)

2018 Chinese Table Tennis Super League (Men)
TeamPlayersCoach
Anhui Langkun
Yu ZiyangZhou QihaoXu HaidongZhu ChengChen Qi
Bayi Nanchang
Fan ZhendongZhou KaiZhao ZhaoyanXie CongfanWang Tao
Li Muqiao
Bazhou Hairun
Wang ChuqinNiu GuankaiSai LinweiYu HeyiFan Changmao
Cao WeiLiu Jianxu
Jiangsu Zhongchao
Zhang YudongYang ShuoLin ChenKong LingxuanWang Yonggang
Sun WenWang HelinDimitrij Ovtcharov
Shangdong Luneng
Ma LongShang KunYan AnZhang ChaoGuo Keli
Xu YingbinCui Qinglei
Shandong Weiqiao
Liang JingkunLiu DingshuoXue FeiXia YizhengYin Xiao
Liu Yi
Shanghai Zhongxing
Xu XinZhao ZihaoCheng JingqiLiu JikangXu Feilong
Shenzhen Baoan
Zheng PeifengHao ShuaiXu ChenhaoZhou YuLiang Hongan
Sichuan Changhong
Xu RuifengLai JiaxinKuang LiYan ShengZheng Changgong
Xu HuiXie Yuezhang
Yang Shuo
Tianjin Quanjian
Lin GaoyuanFang BoZhu LinfengRen HaoMa Wenge
Ma Te


2018 Chinese Table Tennis Super League (Women)
TeamPlayersCoach
Bayi Nanchang
Mu ZiChen KeSun MingyangLiu XiZhang Donghai
Beijing Shougang
Ding NingWu YangLi JiayuanGuo YuhanGuo Yan
Ren Guoqiang
Ren Lei
Zhongzhou Dianlan
Feng TianweiYuan XuejiaoLiu MingLee I-ChenJi Nan
Xiao Hanxu
Shandong Luneng
Wang ManyuChen XingtongLiu GaoyangGu RuochenYu Guopeng
Fan SiqiLiu Fei
Qilu Jiaotong
Zhu YulingGu YutingLi JiayiWen JiaZhou Shusen
Shi XunyaoLan Xi
Shanxi Datuhe
Che XiaoxiHu LimeiMu JingyuZhang QiangZang Yuying
Wang ShuHuang Jinjian
Shenzhen University
Chen MengSun YingshaWang YidiLiu WeishanXu Ke
Zhao ShuangZhang Jingqing
Sichuan Qionglong
Guo YanYang HuijingYuan YuanLin Chia-ChihQiu Yike
Chen Junjie
Yang YuxinLi Qian
Hongan Niuye
Liu ShiwenFeng YalanQian TianyiHe ZhuojiaLiu Wei
Sun Dingshun
Wuhan Hundred Percent
Zhang RuiZhang BinyueTie YanaLam Yee LokRao Jingwen
Sun Chang


Our 2018 CTTSL Guide provides "ALL-YOU-NEED-TO-KNOW" information including full schedule, line-up, history, past champions and links to related articles about the 2018 CTTSL. Do check out our  "GET-TO-KNOW-EACH-TEAM" series and share your thoughts in the comment box. Your comments are huge motivation for me to continue the work. Many thanks for your support!

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