CNG Throwback: More Than A Victory, A Breakthrough

The Chinese National Games table tennis event is always ended with a spectacular men's singles finals. The table tennis men's singles champion at the Games does not only represents the highest level of Chinese table tennis but sometimes means a lot more to the athlete himself. Our last CNG Throwback will revisit the men's singles semifinals at the 2013 Chinese National Games.

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CNG Throwback: The End Of The Penhold Heyday

How often do we see a female penholder playing in the semifinals or later rounds in the women's singles? Penholders used to have prestigious achievements in the past. However the shakehanders are the majority of the table tennis world in nowadays. We seldom find penholders in the women's field (Shan Xiaona, Ni Xialian and Zhang Qiang to name a few) not to mention in the later rounds of the competition. CNG throwback is going to cover the bronzer medal match of the women's singles at 2005 Chinese National Games. A match between penholder and shakehander.

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CNG Throwback: Win Like A Warrior, March Like A Champion

The fun part of the team event is not just because there are more matches and having a second chance of winning another match and make a comeback even losing the first or two matches but also there will be a team cheering and supporting you during the competition. CNG Throwback will feature the men's team final at the 2009 Chinese National Games where Team PLA showed a strong team spirit.

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CNG Throwback: When Champion Is Not About 1 Person

Table tennis is, sometimes, a lonely sport, because it is often focused on the individual. Most of the glory comes from the singles and doubles events. While there are team competitions where table tennis players come together and build off one another and produce amazing results. Today's CNG Throwback covers the 2005 Chinese National Games women's team finals where 15-year-old Ding Ning won her first Chinese National Games champion alongside with her Beijing teammates.

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CNG Throwback: A Sweet Revenge But Not The Best Ending

Sometimes, though, it is not the finals nor the semifinals and we remember the match well. Perhaps we are left with a strong conviction that had the players not confronted at the early round of the competition, they would have ended up on the podium or the match is as exciting or even more exciting than the finals. Below, CNG Throwback looks at the 2009 Chinese National Games men's doubles finalists at 2013 Chinese National Games!

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CNG Throwback: Back-To-Back 7-Game Thriller

Is the previous CNG Throwback (2005 men's doubles finals) captivating, especially the various soft touches played by Ma Lin and Zhang Chao? While some might think it is a bit "old-school" as we are more used to see powerful loops and quick counter-attacks nowadays. CNG Throwback will take a look at a relatively more recent competition, 2009 Chinese National Games men's doubles final which is full of fantastic forehand loops, notably from the forehand masters Wang Liqin and Xu Xin. 

11th Chinese National Games Men's Doubles Award Ceremony in 2009
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CNG Throwback: Sensational Seven-Game Thriller!

Over the week, we have revisited some women's doubles competitions from the past Chinese National Games. Now it's time to look at the men's doubles, starting with men's doubles finals at 2005 Chinese National Games.

Award Ceremony of the Men's Doubles at the 10th Chinese National Games in 2005
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CNG Throwback: The Final Finals

A companion piece to our previous CNG Throwback, today's throwback will look at the mixed doubles finals at 2013 Chinese National Games. We see Guo Yue in the finals again in 2013. This time she was partnering Li Jiayi but they did not top the podium this time. Read the post to know more about the story.

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CNG Throwback: Underdogs Rise To Occasions

As the upcoming CNG preview will be highlighting the women's doubles at the 13th Chinese National Games, CNG Throwback will be revisiting some women's doubles competition from the past Games, starting with the women's doubles final at 2009 Chinese National Games.

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CNG Throwback: A Crucial Timeout Made the Dramatic Comeback

As we have an overall picture of the field of the 13th Chinese National Games mixed doubles competition, CNG Throwback brings you more mixed doubles matches. Today we will go back in time for the mixed doubles final at 2009 Chinese National Games.

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CNG Throwback: Grand-Slam Partnership in Mixed Doubles

CNG Throwback will revisit the mixed doubles finals at 2013 Chinese National Games. As the CNG preview which will be released tomorrow will be mentioning the champion-winning pairs for many times despite the fact that they will not compete in the 13th Games (2017). Make sure you follow the blog (click the blue button on the right-hand column) and the CNG preview which give you a better idea on the Chinese National Games scheduled from 28 August to 6 September.

Mixed Doubles Award Ceremony at the 12th Chinese National Games
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CNG Throwback: The Most Exciting Women's Single Final Ever?

In the previous CNG throwback, we have looked at the match of the 2-time men's singles National Games champion. While there is only 1 person being able to win 2 men's singles title at the Games, there are 3 athletes who have won 2 women's singles title in a row. They are Jiao Zhimin (winning at the 5th and 6th Games), Deng Yaping (at the 7th and 8th Games) and Zhang Yining (at the 10th and 11th Games). Today we will look at Zhang Yining's first women's singles title at the Games at 2005 Chinese National Games women's singles final.

CNG Throwback: 20 Years Ago He Created History

The Throwback series has come back after a 2-month hiatus! Despite the sport has been keep on developing with newer techniques and stronger athletes, there are always matches of reminisce that worth re-watching again and again. Following Throwback Thursday (click the Throwback Thursday tag to catch up the previous posts), here comes CNG Throwback which introduce you to exciting matches from the past Chinese National Games. The series will make update every Monday, Wednesday and Friday till 25 August right before the Games commences. Without further ado, let's begin with 1997 Chinese National Games men's singles final!

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