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: Their Goals

I'm way more excited for the 13th Chinese National Games than I've been in a really long time, because there will be world-class Chinese table tennis athletes as well as upcoming future stars striving for 7 titles in 10 days. The Games will take place from 28 August to 6 September in Tianjin. With 3 days to go and no news about the draw of the single events, let's have a look at the goals of each team and athlete at the 13th Chinese National Games.

CNG Throwback: The Final Finals

A companion piece to our previous CNG Throwback, today's throwback will look at the mixed doubles finals at 2013 Chinese National Games. We see Guo Yue in the finals again in 2013. This time she was partnering Li Jiayi but they did not top the podium this time. Read the post to know more about the story.

Photo: Souhu

13th Chinese National Games: Mixed Doubles Preview

Now that you know the background of the Chinese National Games and athletes who have qualified to the main draw, we can move on each of the events, starting from the mixed doubles (catch up the CNG intro here). 

Throwback Thursday: The Giant Slayer -- Mu Zi

If you have followed Adam's commentary (the ITTF commentary), you must have heard of the term "Giant Slayer" which he (in the Chinese men's team context) referred to Shang Kun who beat Ma Long in 2015 Japan Open. "Giant Slayer" generally refers to a less-known but skillful player who pull down the favorite of the match. This week's Throwback Thursday features the women's "Giant Slayer", Mu Zi, who will be playing women's singles in 2017 World Championships.

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.