Showing posts with label Ma Lin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ma Lin. Show all posts

Throwback Thursday: Moments At The Past Asian Cup

When the National Games has just wrapped up, an exciting table tennis week is coming ahead. There are European Team Championships, Asian Cup, Austrian Open, T2 APAC and many table tennis competitions taking place in this and the coming week. As a companion piece of the 2017 Asian Cup schedule / live stream links, I decided to write a Throwback Thursday that highlights special moments in the past Asian Cup!


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.

Photo: Sina


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
Photo: tiexue.net


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!


Photo: Souhu

Chinese National Team Apology Letter

At 21:49, 24 June, the Chinese National Team has signed an apology letter and released on CTTA website. Fan Zhendong and Ma Long have posted the letter on their Weibo as well.



CTTA Releases A Statement -- Key Words: Kong Linghui, The Restructure and The Walkover

At 20:50 24 June, CTTA released a statement to respond the public concern on Kong Linghui's scandal, the restructure of the Chinese National Team and the Chengdu Three (Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin) walkover. Do not have high hopes for the statement, the future remains gloomy.





What? Why? Who?: The Top 3 Players Pulled Out From China Open

I should release a new post of Y2Klub but having Ma Long, Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong walked over the 2017 China Open has stopped me from writing the new post. I do not want to write about any gossips in this blog but I believe this incident should leave a mark in this blog.

What happened?

Throwback Thursday: Liu Guoliang and Kim Taek Soo Pair Up to Play Men's Doubles -- The 0.5 Medal, Transnational Collaboration in Table Tennis

1 month leading up to the 2017 Dusseldorf World Championships while the Korea Open has just ended. There are not much to follow until the World Championships starts. No worries! Throwback Thursday will feature players and fluffs related to the Worlds in the coming 5 weeks. Check the "Marvellous 12", the Chinese Trials, to know more about the selection/competition process of the Worlds participants of the Chinese team. Follow the blog for the weekly-updated Throwback Thursday.


Liu Guoliang and Kim Taek Soo playing men's doubles in 2005
Photo: Sina Sport

From Rio to Tokyo: Ma Lin, A Transition From Athlete to Coach

Who will be leading the Chinese national team in the next 4 years? New starts and new trends will emerge in the new Olympic cycle. We already know the official result of the Chinese National coaching team but we might also want to know the vision and targets for the coming years. "Table Tennis World", a Chinese table tennis magazine, has transcribed the recruitment speech of some of the applicants. Here is the summary of Ma Lin's speech in English.


Source: CTTA

Confirmation of Chinese National Team Coach Arrangements in the Tokyo Quadrennium

National Sports Bureau officials gathered in Anshan on 29 and 30 March to decide the Chinese national coach arrangements. There were 22 applicants applying for 21 positions and the result has officially announced today. The followings are the coaches who have named to the Chinese National Team.

Chinese National Team Coach Applicants Meet in Anshan

National Sports Bureau officials gathered in Anshan on 29 and 30 March to decide the Chinese national team coach arrangements. There were 22 applicants, including national team coach Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui and Qin Zhijian. Applicants gave their speeches on their vision of the sport development, their strength and weaknesses and reviewed their coaching experience in the past quadrennium. 


Source: CTTA



Throwback Thursday: 12 Years on the Sidelines, Veterans are Valuable Assets to the Team -- Zhang Chao and Hao Shuai

The preliminary round of the Chinese National Games has just ended. There might be games that introduce us to some new faces; there might be spectacular rallies that remind us the marvellous technique of the familiar faces. Today's Throwback Thursday features the 2 of the familiar faces, Zhang Chao and Hao Shuai.



The 'Six Little Dragons', (from the left) Zhang Chao, Shan Mingjie, Chen Qi, Wang Hao, Hao Shuai and Qiu Yike

Throwback Thursday: 2010 Chinese TrialsThe Match between the Two Legends -- Wang Liqin Vs Ma Lin

The Chinese Trials has just ended while the preliminary round of the Chinese National Games is yet to begin. With players training hard for the next competition, there are not many news reported. So let's do a Throwback Thursday to review some of the great matches!

With the depth of the Chinese team, the selection process of the participants of the Worlds and the Olympic Games is no easy decision to make. There was Ma Lin missing the 2000 Olympics despite winning a silver medal in the Worlds in the previous year. There were also stories about Wang Liqin and Yan Sen the defending Olympic champion in the men's doubles losing to their compatriots Ma Lin and Chen Qi, which had cost them the tickets to Athens in 2004. Since 2006, the Chinese national team has started the Chinese trials to select players to the Worlds and has staged numerous exciting games for table tennis lovers. In the past 11 years, many dark horses, like this year's Lin Gaoyuan, has emerged to the national and international scene via the trials, while the legends take no privileges but fight hard to defend their spots. One of the classics is the match between Wang Liqin and Ma Lin at 2010 Chinese Trials.


Source: Sohu Sport