The 2024 A-League came to a close recently, with 41-year-old former Chinese table tennis world champion Hao Shuai and his teammates Matt, Xi Sheng, Luo Cheng and Li Dongcheng winning the men’s team title, while 33-year-old former Chinese table tennis Olympic champion Liu Shiwen and her teammates Tian Zhixi, Shi Xunyao, Che Xiaoxi and Sun Yizhen from Shanghai’s Yampu club were the finalists in the women’s team.
Although they have long been out of the national team, Hao Shuai and Liu Shiwen have been active in recent years, especially Liu Shiwen, who won the mixed doubles title at the National Championships not long ago (partnering Lin Gaoyuan), and has now topped the women’s team of the A-League, which is indeed a treasure to be reckoned with!
The A-League is an important table tennis tournament in China, not as well-known as the Premier League, but it still has a very strong influence and attracts many athletes from outside the Association, such as South Korean star Tian Zhixi, who realised her long-time wish to be Liu Shiwen’s team-mate and partner in the tournament.
In addition, North Korean player Kim Kim-young, runner-up in the mixed doubles at this year’s Olympics and winner of the Asian Championships, also appeared on the A-League’s list of athletes, but was unable to continue competing after the Asian Championships, which was regretted by many fans.
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After a fierce duel, Anhui Zhongcheng Club and Shanghai Yanpu Club won the men’s and women’s team championships of this year’s A-League, but the process was not easy, and the competition in the domestic ping-pong world is as fierce as can be imagined.
As mentioned earlier, Liu Shiwen has been in very good form recently, not only topping the women’s team in the A-League, but also winning the mixed doubles title in this year’s National Championships with Lin Gaoyuan on behalf of the Guangdong team – considering another former Chinese table tennis team mainstay, Zhu Yuling, is now representing the Chinese table tennis team in the international tournament and also winning the WTT feeder tournament, Liu Shiwen may not be able to make a comeback to the international arena if she returns to the game. Liu Shiwen may not be able to do the same if she makes a comeback in the international arena.
In the men’s team, Hao Shuai is undoubtedly the focus of attention, this and Wang Hao at the same time the famous once also was the Chinese table tennis team leader, although now 41 years old, but still in the major tournaments in the gallop, in recent years has been as the core of Japan’s T-League, Okayama Club main position, and Harimoto Tomokazu and others to play back and forth, the state of the game is maintained in very good condition.
With the commercialisation of table tennis, more and more athletes are able to continue their professional life outside of international competitions such as the Olympics and World Championships, and we look forward to seeing them do well again and continue to bring new excitement to the table!
