Showing posts with label Guo Yan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guo Yan. Show all posts

Throwback Thursday: "Table Tennis Is My Love Forever" Said Legendary Coach Zhou Shusen


In last week's Throwback Thursday, we covered the story of coach Wang Tao and Ma Wenge. This week we will have a look at a very experienced coach who said "Table tennis is his love forever" in his new book! He is Zhou Shusen. You may not recall who Zhou Shusen is but you must have heard of the Singaporean women's team defeating the Chinese team and walked away with their first ever world team champion in 2010 WTTC. Well, Zhou Shusen was the coach of the champion-winning team.

In Translation: Zhu Yuling Walks Us Through Sichuan's First Gold Ever

Photo: 李武军
Team Sichuan on average aged 20 created history at the 13th National Games in Tianjin. They won the women's team champion under the leadership of 22-year-old Zhu Yuling. The following translated interview walks us through the inside stories of the champion-winning team.


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.


Photo: Table Tennis World