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.

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

More than the Marvellous 12 -- Team Draws of the Chinese National Games Prelims

We are always amazed by the dominance of the Chinese table tennis team but seldom do we see the depth of the team. With only three being up in the Olympics and five in the Worlds, many magnificent Chinese players do not get the chance to play internationally. Now we will have the chance to see some of the less-popular but great players and newcomers playing in the prelims of the Chinese National Games.

The Prelims of the Chinese National Games, Table Tennis
The prelims of the table tennis event will be held from 23 March to 29 March in An Shan, Liaoning Province, the city where many great players like Ma Long, Fang Bo and Li Xiaoxia are from. There are seven events, namely, men's team, women's team, men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.Players will represent their home province to compete in the National Games. This is also the first time that players are allowed to pair up with players from different provinces in the doubles events.

In Translation: 2 Spots Set, Who Will Be the Remaining? -- Post-Marvellous 12 Press Confernece

After a week of intense competition, the Marvellous 12 has finally come to an end. Table tennis fans may be satisfied with the great matches played by the 'marvellous' players but many questions has popped out from our mind as well. The head coach of the Chinese table tennis national team, Liu Guoliang, answered some of them in the press conference. Here is the translation of the press conference.To watch the entire press conference, click here.