The Y2Klub: Xiang Peng, The Rising Star At The National Games

This edition of Y2Klub features 14-year-old Xiang Peng, the dark horse who has some eye-catching performance at the 13th National Games.

In Translation: Zhang Jike's Story at the 13th National Games

Zhang Jike concluded 2017 National Games empty handed but he has contributed many captivating matches at the Games.

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

In Translation: Table Tennis Documentary About The Marvellous 12

As the big events like World Championships and World Tour platinum have ended, there are not many occasions where the top Chinese players show up. With 49 days left to go before the Chinese National Games, most athletes choose to utilize every minute they have to train behind the closed door. Well, we can still find some in T2 APAC, a pan-regional table tennis league and UTTL, India's professional table tennis league. However the number of Chinese players is nowhere near the Chinese National Games and the Marvellous 12. Fortunately, Tecent Sports has presented a documentary (was taken down after the Chendu Three incident) about the Marvellous 12 just in time to fill up the off season. 

Reasons For The Chinese Men's Team Withdrawn From Australia Open

CTTA released an announcement explaining the withdrawal of the Chinese Men's Team in 2017 Australia Open.

Recap: 2017 Dusseldorf WTTC

Hello, it's been a long time for not updating. I'm not being lazy but because it has been a long busy week (following matches, translating interviews...). I've been catching up some matches of 2017 WTTC recently because there were so many amazing matches played simultaneously in the championships. If you have missed some matches, you can catch up or re-watch the matches on ITTV like what I've been doing these days. I have not covered every match of 2017 WTTC (as there are too many of them but I might catch up more eventually) but the followings are a summary and my thoughts on 2017 WTTC. Please comment below. I would love to hear your thoughts on 2017 WTTC!

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: 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

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

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.

Marvellous 12 Results -- Stage 1 to Stage 3 of 2017 Chinese Trials for WTTC

Participants of Stage 1 of the Marvellous 12, Table Tennis Chinese Trials for WTTC

Men
Ma Long, Zhang Jike, Fan Zhendong, Xu Xin

Xu Chenhao, Liang Jingkun, Fang Bo, Zhou Yu

Yan An, Liu Dingshuo, Lin Gaoyuan, Zhou Qihao

Women

Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen, Zhu Yuling, Chen Meng

Feng Yalan, Mu Zi, Chen Ke, Li Jiayi

Wang Manyu, Yuan Xuejiao, Wu Yang, Gu Yuting