More Table Tennis in the Year of the Dog

Photo: 刘国梁's Weibo

Happy Chinese New Year, readers! It's Chinese New Year, and as always, that means holidays and many celebrations. As we are still enjoying the long holiday, the Chinese athletes are busy in all sorts of activities, such as showing up in a Chinese New Year Gala and training for the upcoming Team World Cup this February in London.

2017 Amateur Vs Professional: Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Chuqin and Zhou Kai On Stage

Photo: Table Tennis World

The 2017 Amateur Vs Professional Table Tennis Competition took place at 9 a.m. at Beijing Sports University. National team members, Wang Chuqin, Zhou Kai, Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha had a team competition against outstanding players from the 2017 National Games.

In Translation: Training Continues On National Day, Amateur Vs Professional On The Day After

Many Chinese are enjoying a week-long holiday (China's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival). Meanwhile Chinese National Table Tennis Team members have their training as usual despite the holiday. Apart from the national team members, there are a few unfamiliar faces showed up in the training hall of the national team.

The Y2Klub: China's Next Top Player, Wang Chuqin

There is a Chinese saying, "As in the Yangtze River, the waves behind ride on the ones before" which implies the younger generations excel the old. We are seeing more and more players of the millennial generation showing up in the international scene. As the 2017 Asian Junior and Cadet Championships will be held on 29 June, the Y2Klub series will introduce some Chinese players of the younger generations. Here's a little introduction of the youngest member of the Chinese National Men's A Team, Wang Chuqin.

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