China's 2018 Team World Cup Selection Begins

The Chinese women are set for Chinese Trials to be held on 5 & 6 January and the line-up for the men's team has announced after a series of trials.

13th Chinese National Games: Women's Doubles Preview

Last week, we introduced you to the mixed doubles, an event which you can enjoy the men's style and women's style in one go. Now let's move on to the women's doubles (catch up the CNG intro and XD preview here).

Recap: 2017 Dusseldorf WTTC

Hello, it's been a long time for not updating. I'm not being lazy but because it has been a long busy week (following matches, translating interviews...). I've been catching up some matches of 2017 WTTC recently because there were so many amazing matches played simultaneously in the championships. If you have missed some matches, you can catch up or re-watch the matches on ITTV like what I've been doing these days. I have not covered every match of 2017 WTTC (as there are too many of them but I might catch up more eventually) but the followings are a summary and my thoughts on 2017 WTTC. Please comment below. I would love to hear your thoughts on 2017 WTTC!

In Translation: The Chinese Team in 2017 WTTC (CCTV5 Report)

The 2017 World Table Tennis Championships will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany, from 29 May to 5 June. It can be overwhelming to track down all the 330 male and 264 female players who will be playing in the 2017 WTTC. But the Chinese are definitely those you don't want to miss as they are the favorite of the championships. CCTV 5 has produced fluff featuring the Chinese players who will play in 2017 WTTC. Check the playlist below to watch the fluff with English subtitles!

The Chinese team is heading to Luxembourg for a 1-week training in the China Table Tennis College (Europe Division) on May 20 and then will leave for Dusseldorf on May 27 for 2017 WTTC.

Apart from the Worlds participants, the Chinese are sending more players and staff to backup the team's preparation for 2017 WTTC.

Day 1 Results: Men's Team & Women's Team -- 13th Chinese National Games Prelims

Day 1 Results: Liu Shiwen's 2 Points Didn't Turn into Victory

In Day 1 of the Prelims of the 13th Chinese National Games, Women's team and Men's team events start the jam-packed competition schedule.


In the women's side, Liu Shiwen from Team Guangdong fought hard in the match against Team Henan. Despite winning 2 points for the team, it is not enough to beat Team Henan. She did not play in the match against Team Heilongjiang, which has competitive young players like Wang Manyu and Che Xiaoxi. Group 4, Team Shandong, with Chen Meng, Gu Yuting and Liu Gaoyang, is out of the league, making a clean sweep in the first day.

In the men's side, Ma Long from Team Beijing is still recovering from his injury and did not play in today's competition. However Team Beijing with Yan An and 16-year-old future star, Wang Chuqin, is still too strong to be defeated. In Group 4, the 'Group of Death', Team Guangdong has a close match against Team Sichuan. Lin Gaoyuan, the main player of Team Guangdong did not play in the match because of a cramping back pain. Zhang Chao, the 32-year-old veteran beat Zhu Linfeng and Lai Jiaxin of Team Sichuan, winning 2 crucial points for Team Guangdong. What a shaky start of 3-2 for Team Guangdong! 

The results are as follow: