In Translation: Reflection on 2017 Asian Championships Hand-Written by the Chinese Women's Team

Few days ago, we saw pictures about the men's close-door training posted by the head coach, Liu Guoliang. Today, the CCTV 5 reporter, Li Wujun, posted pictures about the women's team in close-door training in Huangshi, including reflections on 2017 Asian Championships and major rivals listed.

Reflection on 2017 Asian Championships were posted on the board.
Photo: 李武军

Must-See Matches from the 2017 Asian Table Tennis Championships

Last week, the best Asian table tennis players gathered in Wuxi, China to play in the 2017 Asian Championships. There was the comeback of the Olympic and World medalists, as well as the emergence of young hopefuls. If you have not watched all these exciting moments, sit back, relax and get watching. The list of Must-See Matches starts now!

In Translation: What Does 2017 Asian Championships Imply?

Liu Guoliang and Qin Zhijian Commented on the 2017 Asian Championships!

It is the end of the 2017 Asian Championships but it is only the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic cycle. What does 2017 Asian Championships imply? Here are a few key points said by Liu Guoliang, the head coach of the Chinese National Team and Qin Zhijian, the new chief-coach of the Chinese men's national team, at the end of the championship. I cannot find the clip of the interview from CCTV 5, so this is a rough translation of what they mentioned.

Miu Hirano made history while the Chinese missed the top of the podium in women's singles
Photo: 乒乓世界

Recap: 2017 Asian Championships in 3 Minutes

7 events in 8 days, the 2017 Asian Championships in Wuxi, China has finally come to an end. It was a long week, so here is a recap which may save your time from catching up all the matches. Let's get right down to business!

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Throwback Thursday: The Asian Champion Who Was One Step Shy of Being World Champion -- Cui Qinglei

Congratulations to the Chinese team who topped the podium in the 2017 Asian Championships women's team and men's team events. If you haven't followed the 2017 Asian Championships lately, it is not too late to watch it now! There are still the singles and doubles to come (Here is the TV schedule). The Chinese team has sent their top players to play in front of the home crowd in 2017 Asian Championships but Cui Qinglei from the men's team may be a relatively less-heard player. In this Asian Championships, Cui Qinglei was being heard but not seen as he did not have a chance to play in the team event despite being listed in the team lineup. No worries. This week's Throwback Thursday looks at notable moments of Cui Qinglei, the right-handed shakehand Chinese player.

Cui Qinglei in the men's team award ceremony
Photo by 李武军

2017 Asian Championship Live Stream and TV Schedule

2017 Asian Championships is ongoing and will be ended on 16 April. For those who cannot watch the competition live, don't be upset because CCTV5 and CCTV5 + is broadcasting most of the competition! The following is the TV broadcast schedule!

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Medals for the 2017 Asian Championship

2017 Asian Championship will be held from 9 April to 16 April in Wuxi, Jiangsu, which is the hometown of the legendary Cai Zhenhua and 1987 World champion Hui Jun. The competition will start a week later but there are still no details about the participants for each event. Don't be upset (I know how it feels), the Chinese Table Tennis Association announced the design of the medal instead!

The Medals for the 2017 Asian Championship 

Source: CTTA

Coming Up this April -- 2017 Asian Championships Schedule

2017 Asian Championships is less than a month away and finally ittf has announced the general schedule (click here)! For your information, the competition is held in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, a beautiful city also known as 'the Pearl of the Taihu Lake' and the local time is (GMT+8). Make sure you follow the matches on time!

Here is the brief version of the schedule in local time (GMT+8):

Who Will Be at the 2017 Asian Championships?

The 2017 Asian Championships will be held from 9 April to 16 April at Wuxi Sports Centre Gym, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. There are seven events, team, singles and doubles for both men and women and mixed doubles. ITTF has done a great job in explaining the competition format. Check out the site.

There are no official line-up of the competition but the ticket office has given some hints about that. So here is the line-up according to the ticket office. (The link to the ticket office .)