Showing posts with label Chinese Trials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese Trials. Show all posts

2nd Leg of 2021 Chinese Trials cum Mock Olympics Coming Up Next Week

 


The second leg of the 2021 Chinese Trials cum Mock Olympics will start from 26 to 30 May in Nanyang, China. Men's doubles and women's doubles are added to this leg to prepare Tokyo Olympians for the upcoming Games.

Anything About 2021 Chinese Trials cum Mock Olympics

2021 Chinese Trials cum Mock Olympics held from 3-7 May will reveal how ready the Chinese are with the Olympics being less than 90 days away! It is also a selection trial for the 2021 World Championships, WTT Grand Smashes and the 2021 CTTSL. 

2019 Marvellous 12 Recap: Must-Watch Matches From Marvellous 12

Photo: Sina
It has been a ridiculously busy weekend but we all love it, don't we? There are the Marvellous 12 in China, the Top 12 in Japan, the Korean Trials and tons of national championships in Europe. It can be hard to follow every tournament in detail, so we write you this 2019 Marvellous 12 recap to help you save some time without missing the best moment of the tournament. 

2019 Marvellous 12 Kicks Off In Shenzhen (Preview&Schedule)


The Marvellous 12, also known as the Chinese Trials for 2019 WTTC, will get underway this week, from 28 February to 3 March in Shenzhen, China. After an intense and pressurised qualifying round (stage 1), the team comes up with the best 12 men and 12 women, including Olympians Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong, Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen, to compete at the 2019 Marvellous 12, vying for spots at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships (2019 WTTC).

Qualifying 2019 Marvellous 12 -- Results for Stage 1 of the Chinese Trials


The qualifying round for the 2019 Marvellous 12, Chinese Trials for 2019 WTTC, is scheduled from 12 February to 16 February in Beijing, China. 15 men and 16 women strive for making the top 6 in order to qualify for the Marvellous 12 and continue their hopes to make the 2019 World Championships squad.

China Names Worlds Team Following Trials in Beijing

Photo: 叫我VeraWang

The last few days have been a roller-coaster. The withdrawal of Zhang Jike, the introduction of the 'new' rules for the trials and Wang Chuqin...It feels so long but finally, it has come to an end and I am ready to speak about the squad for the 2018 World Championships.

Chinese Trials & Closed-Door Training On The Way

Huangshi Training Base for the CNT women's team closed training
Photo: 李武军 Weibo
As always, the Chinese National Team will have an one-month closed-door training before the 2018 World Championships scheduled from 29 April to 6 May, in Halmstad, Sweden. The women's team will be based in Huangshi, Hubei while Xiamen, Fujian for the men. What comes before the closed-door training are the Chinese trials for 2018 WTTC. The men's trials will be held from 15-17 March and 16-17 March for the women.

2018 Team World Cup Selection Results


After 2 days of intense trials, Chen Xingtong and Wang Manyu end up top 2 among 7 players and will join Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen and Zhu Yuling to compete in the 2018 Team World Cup which will be held in London from 22 to 25 February. The Chinese team will be sending Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Xu Xin, Lin Gaoyuan and Yu Ziyang to compete in the men's team competition.

In Translation: Table Tennis Documentary About The Marvellous 12

As the big events like World Championships and World Tour platinum have ended, there are not many occasions where the top Chinese players show up. With 49 days left to go before the Chinese National Games, most athletes choose to utilize every minute they have to train behind the closed door. Well, we can still find some in T2 APAC, a pan-regional table tennis league and UTTL, India's professional table tennis league. However the number of Chinese players is nowhere near the Chinese National Games and the Marvellous 12. Fortunately, Tecent Sports has presented a documentary (was taken down after the Chendu Three incident) about the Marvellous 12 just in time to fill up the off season. 



Throwback Thursday: The Rising Star -- Lin Gaoyuan

As 2017 World Championships is around the corner, this week's Throwback Thursday features Lin Gaoyuan, who is going to make his World Championships debut in Dusseldorf. Two months ago, Lin Gaoyuan flared up the Marvellous 12, 2017 Chinese Trials for WTTC. He surprised everyone by beating Olympic champion Xu Xin twice and many other great Chinese players in the trials and clinched the second ticket to 2017 Dusseldorf World Championships where he will play in the men's singles. 

Photo: Osports