Perhaps you, like me, have already treated the 2020 Mock Olympics held in August was the Chinese Nationals and did not anticipate a real Chinese Nationals to be held this soon. In charitable effort to put fun back in life, China decided to hold the 2020 Chinese Nationals on 1-10 October, over the Golden Week holiday, which is a week of holiday in China that celebrates the Chinese National Day and Moon Festival (I'm extremely rad!!!). We'll put all the information you need to follow the Nationals in this post.
2020 Chinese Nationals
Medal Summary |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Mixed Doubles | Wang Chuqin / Wang Manyu | Xu Xin/ Sun Yingsha | Lin Gaoyuan / Sun Mingyang
Liu Dingshuo/ Qian Tianyi |
| Women's Doubles | Chen Meng/ Wang Manyu | Sun Yingsha/ Wang Yidi | Chen Yi/ Kuai Man
Zhang Qiang/ Qi Fei |
| Men's Doubles | Ma Long/ Xu Xin | Lin Gaoyuan/ Liang Jingkun | Fan Zhendong/ Wang Chuqin
Hou Yingchao/ Ma Te |
| Women's Singles | Chen Meng | Sun Yingsha | Wang Manyu
Gu Yuting |
| Men's Singles | Fan Zhendong | Ma Long | Liang Jingkun
Wang Chuqin |
| Women's Team | Hebei | Shandong | Jiangsu/ Sichuan |
| Men's Team | Guangdong | Beijing | Shandong/ Hubei |
Thanks for following our coverage on the 2020 Chines Nationals. Tell us your favourite moment and anything you would like us to know in the comment box below. Have a nice weekend and we will see you at the next meet
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Catch Up: 2019 Chinese Nationals
Schedule [30 Sep Update]
The 2020 edition of the Chinese Nationals has scaled up (The doubles events are back!!! Hurray!!!), with 7 events contested over 10 days.
| 2020 Chinese Nationals Schedule |
| Date | Time (GMT+8) | Events | TV |
1 Oct | 9:30 | Women's Team Stage 1 Round 1 | |
| 10:30 | Men's Team Stage 1 Round 1 | |
| 14:30 | Women's Team Stage 1 Round 2 | |
| 19:00 | Men's Team Stage 1 Round 2 | |
2 Oct | 9:00 | Women's Team Stage 1 Round 3 | |
| 10:30 | Men's Team Stage 1 Round 3 | |
| 19:00 | WT & MT R16 | |
3 Oct | 10:00 | WT & MT QF | |
| 19:00 | WT & MT SF | |
4 Oct | 15:00 | Women's Team Final | |
| 19:00 | Men's Team Final | |
| 5 Oct | 9:00 | MS/ WS/ MD/ WD/ XD Prelims | |
6 Oct | 9:00 | MS/ WS/ MD/ WD/ XD Prelims | |
| 14:00 | Mixed Doubles R64 | |
| 15:00 | Mixed Doubles R32 | |
| 16:15 | Women's Singles R64 | |
| 17:00 | Men's Singles R64 | |
| 19:00 | Mixed Doubles R16 | |
| 19:45 | Women's Singles R64 | |
| 20:30 | Men's Singles R64 | |
| 21:15 | Mixed Doubles QF | |
7 Oct | 10:00 | Men's Doubles R32 | |
| 10:30 | Women's Doubles R32 | |
| 11:15 | Mixed Doubles SF | |
| 14:00 | Women's Doubles R16 | |
| 14:30 | Men's Doubles R16 | |
| 15:00 | Women's Singles R32 | |
| 15:45 | Men's Singles R32 | |
| 19:00 | Men's Singles R32 | |
| 20:00 | Mixed Doubles Final | |
8 Oct | 10:00 | Women's Singles R16 | |
| 10:45 | Men's Singles R16 | |
| 14:00 | Women's Doubles QF | |
| 14:30 | Men's Doubles QF | |
| 15:00 | Women's Doubles QF | |
| 15:30 | Men's Doubles QF | |
| 19:00 | Women's Singles QF | |
| 19:45 | Men's Singles QF | |
| 20:30 | Women's Singles QF | |
| 21:15 | Men's Singles QF | |
9 Oct | 10:00 | Men's Doubles SF | |
| 11:30 | Women's Singles SF | |
| 19:00 | Men's Doubles Final | |
| 20:00 | Women's Singles Final | |
10 Oct | 10:00 | Women's Doubles SF | |
| 11:30 | Men's Singles SF | |
| 19:00 | Women's Doubles Final | |
| 20:00 | Men's Singles Final | |
| More details: https://tabletennissbsbb.blogspot.com/ |
Source: Table Tennis World
How To Watch
CCTV, ZhiboTV(1, 2, 3, 4) and PPTV (all exclusive to mainland China IP) will be streaming the meet live. For users outside mainland China, you may try 1, 2, 3 & 4.
Roster [1 Oct Update]
There are some issues with Team PLA (Bayi). Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun and other players from the team will compete in all events but team ,while Liu Shiwen and Ding Ning did not take part in the 2020 Chinese Nationals. Zhu Yuling will be competing in the women's team only because she is recovering from a health issue.
| 2020 Chinese Nationals Men's Team |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Beijing | Ma Long | Wang Chuqin | Yan An | Liu Yebo | Li Haoteng |
| Tianjin | Hao Shuai | Gao Yang | Chen Haotian | Wang Kabo | Jiang Shihui |
| Hebei | Liang Yanning | Cheng Jingqi | Zhai Chao | Hu Dongshen | Liu Yilin |
| Shanxi | Chen Qiliang | Ma Jinbao | Jia Ming | Li Cheng | Wu Di |
| Inner Mongolia | Hua Bei | Tang Yunpeng | Zhang Sicheng | Zou Cunhao | Wang Mingchao |
| Liaoning | Xu Haidong | Yuan Licen | Yang Shuo | Liang Guodong | Wang Haocheng |
| Jiling | Yin Jiaxu | Song Xu | Xu Hongrui | Cheng Quanren | Wang Junwei |
| Heilongjiang | Xu Yingbin | Cao Wei | Wang Bo | Zhang Lei | Sun Jiayi |
| Shanghai | Xu Xin | Zhao Zihao | Song Zhuoheng | Sun Zheng | Yang Qulong |
| Jiangsu | Sun Wen | Zhang Yudong | Cao Yantao | Chen Yuanyu | Chen Yaxuan |
| Zhejiang | Xiang Peng | Wang Zhicheng | Zhu Jiaqi | Yu Jining | Zhai Yujia |
| Anhui | Zhang Chaoyue | Fan Chuangwei | Zhou Xijun | Liu Ruichao | Ba Yongbo |
| Fujian | Zheng Peifeng | Su Yujie | Lin Yang | Zhu Licheng | Li Chenxuan |
| Jiangxi | Li Zhiyi | Pan Yiyag | Zhang Wenqiang | Xiao Chao | Du Jinming |
| Shandong | Yu Ziyang | Liu Dingshuo | Fang Bo | Quan Kaiyuan | Niu Zegan |
| Henan | Ren Hao | Xia Yizheng | Yu Heyi | Niu Guankai | Liu Dong |
| Hubei | Xue Fei | Ma Te | Xi Sheng | Xiong Mengyang | Tao Yuhang |
| Hunan | Zhu Jinpeng | Long Yi | Yao Gengbo | Li Minglong | Zhu Yi |
| Guangdong | Lin Gaoyuan | Zhou Qihao | Zhang Chao | Yuan Xuansong | Zhang Xin |
| Guangxi | Cai Wei | Wang Linkun | Qi Jiawei | Wang Kaibo | Liang Tianhong |
| Hainan | Lin Shidong | Du Ruofei | Geng Shupeng | Zhao Hengkun | Sun Bohan |
| Chongqing | Zheng Wei | Yin Mengze | Diao Ziyu | Song Zengwei | Li Shanyan |
| Sichuan | Xu Ruifeng | Lai Jiaxin | Yan Sheng | Li Zhi | Li Yifeng |
| Guizhou | Liu Yang | Wang Zhen | Bao Bozhan | | |
| Yunnan | Jie Jianwei | Yin Hang | Wang Qikai | He Xiang | Fan Langyu |
| Tibet | Yu Zhengyang | Wan Qiaoyu | Heng Yinhao | Xiao Bo | |
| Shaanxi | Hou Yingchao | Sai Linwei | Liao Hongran | Gui Chenkai | Wang Erkang |
| Gansu | Zhang Boao | Li Wenchong | Wang Chence | Liu Menglong | Sun Huafeng |
| 2020 Chinese Nationals Women's Team |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Beijing | Guo Yuhan | Li Yake | Sun Chen | Zhang Xiangyu | Qi Yuxuan |
| Tianjin | Liu Weishan | Qi Fei | Mu Jingyu | Liu Qiongwen | Dang TIanyu |
| Hebei | Sun YIngsha | He Zhuojia | Zang Xiaotong | Li Yuqi | Guo Siyu |
| Shanxi | Lyu TIngting | Zhang Youjia | Liang JIayi | Han Feier | Hu Jiarong |
| Inner Mongolia | Fn Xueyan | Yuan Ruoxi | Yang Yang | Zhang Baoyue | Liu Chang |
| Liaoning | Wang Yidi | Chen Xingtong | Li Jiayi | Bai Yuhan | Ma Chenxi |
| Jilin | Yu Yunbai | Zhao Han | Liang Yuan | Wang Hetong | Yang Yifei |
| Heilongjiang | Wang Manyu | Che Xiaoxi | Zhang Binyue | Wang Shu | Zeng Ziyan |
| Shanghai | Chen Yi | Yang Yiyun | Li Ruonan | Chen Yunjin | Chu Hanwen |
| Jiangsu | Qian Tianyi | Shi Xunyao | Kuai Man | Liu Fei | Zhang Qiang |
| Zhejiang | Wu Yangchen | Xu Nuo | Miao Fan | Qi Yanan | Ye Qingyang |
| Anhui | Gao Yuqing | Wang Liqian | Jiang Anqi | Yang Liping | Zhang Chaoyi |
| Fujiang | Liren Sijia | Shen Sifang | Wang Xinxin | Yao Zixuan | Li Moxin |
| Jiangxi | Wei Yinan | Yan Ziyi | Zeng Junyue | Zhu Yuxin | Wang Yi |
| Shandong | Chen Meng | Gu Yuting | Wang Xiaotong | Sui Xiaoran | Li Congyi |
| Henan | Yuan Xuejiiao | Wang Chang | Ma Wanhan | Jin Mengyan | Cai Shuyu |
| Hubei | Feng Yalan | Zhang Rui | Sun Yizhen | Zuo Yue | Zheng Hao |
| Hunan | Du Jiaming | Hu Xizi | Zhang Xiaoyu | Zhao Ge | Zhu Sibing |
| Guangdong | Huang Yingqi | Zhang Meizhu | Zhang Chi | Peng Shishi | Zong Geman |
| Guangxi | Zhao Lin | Zhao Yan | Guo Ruichen | Jiang Yue | Chen Wuting |
| Hainan | Wang Yifan | Jing Huiyu | Wang Yiihan | Zhang Yanyi | Cui Chang |
| Chongqing | Liao Rongzhuyan | Qu Peilin | Chen Yanyu | Tian Tanyi | Shi Jiaqi |
| Sichuan | Zhu Yuling | Fan Siqi | Yang Huijing | Guo Yan | Zhao Jiaming |
| Yunnan | Liu Ming | Chen Xiaozhu | Sun Xiaotong | Wang Yining | Lin Meixin |
| Tibet | Xu Jiarui | Zhu Peiyu | Qiu Yuanyuan | Cai Yiming | |
| Shaanxi | Jiang Hui | Li Fan | Wang Yiduo | Zhou Xinyi | Wang Ruixuan |
Tidbits before any official announcement is made
[30 Sep Update] Physical Ability Testing Comes Out Hot On The Heels
Many worried the newly implemented physical abilities testing would rule out top favourites, leaving a limited field to the Nationals, which did happen to other disciplines such as swimming and artistic gymnastics. Fortunately, everyone from the table tennis team (288 players in total) passes the test :) Thank you! I am ready to enjoy some good table tennis and I know it is going to be awesome, even without the physical ability test, because it is the Chinese Nationals.
[27 Sep Update] You'd better run fast to qualify for the Nationals
4 days to go and we still don't know who is going to compete at the Nationals. Perhaps we will find out the roster when the draws are announced...Or... we might know who is NOT going to compete when the results for the physical ability testing is out.
In 2020, the General Administration of Sports of China required athletes of every sports discipline to take a physical ability test in order to put more emphasis on athletes' physical abilities. The physical ability test for table tennis athletes includes 30-meter sprint, standing long jump, rope skipping double under, core muscle endurance test, back muscle endurance test and other footwork tests. Those who fail the test would be disqualified from the 2020 Chinese Nationals. We all know strong quads and quick footwork produce good table tennis. The question is whether we need a physical ability test to verify a table tennis champion. I will leave that to you but this test would definitely be a challenge for older athletes and those who are battling against injuries. Fingers crossed that 2018 national champion Hou Yingchao and 2019 world champion Ma Long would pass the test!
[24 Sep Update] About the venue--the BEST competition hall in Wang Nan's own words
Howdy, I can't wait to tell you that the 2020 Chinese Nationals will begin in 7 days but there isn't much I could add because details of the Nationals are yet to be officially announced. I guess the thing that many of us have learned in 2020 is that life doesn't always go our way. We have to work with what we've got. So, instead of including faces of athletes in the featured image causing unnecessary confusions and predictions, I decided to adopt the bird's-eye view of the confirmed competition venue, the Weihai Nanhai New District Olympic Center which will be hosting ITTF's restart series events, including the Women's World Cup, the Men's World Cup and the 2020 ITTF Finals in November.
Olympic champion Wang Nan, who invests and runs the Agile Sports and Recreational Featured Town Project located in Weihai, Shandong, said the Olympic Center is a world-class sports cluster, which is fully capable of accommodating hundreds of athletes and hosting mega sports events like the World Championships that comprised of 7 events. Nothing shows the truth better than a video, let's watch this sneak peek of the Chinese National team training for the Nationals at the Olympic Center.
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