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China's national table tennis team, referred to as "national table tennis" in China, is a sports team representing the people of China in international table tennis team competitions. Founded in 1952, it is managed by China Table Tennis Association and divided into two teams: men's and women's.

China's national table tennis team, the most successful table tennis team in history, is recognized as a "dream team" in the field of table tennis and has the largest number of champions among all sports national teams in China. The first men's and women's world champions in the history of New China came from the table tennis team (Rong Guotuan won the men's singles championship in the 25th World Table Tennis Championships and Qiu Zhonghui won the women's singles championship in the 26th World Table Tennis Championships). At the same time, China's national table tennis team is also a major participant in the famous diplomatic event "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" between China and the United States, leaving a much-told story that "small balls push big balls".

From Inception to Glory (1953— 1965)[ Edit]

The early China Men's Team was dominated by overseas Chinese, such as Fu Qifang and Jiang Yongning who returned to the mainland from Hongkong. 1953 made her international debut, participated in the 20th World Table Tennis Championships and won the men's team 10. In the subsequent World Table Tennis Championships, the China men's team made gradual progress and won the third place in the 23rd, 24th and 25th World Table Tennis Championships. With the joining of Rong Guotuan, the former star of Hong Kong team, and the maturity of Xu Yinsheng, Li Furong and Zhuang Zedong, the China men's team has become a world-class powerhouse since 1960s. 1959 In the 25th World Table Tennis Championships, Rong Guotuan defeated Sido of Hungary in the men's singles final, becoming the first China athlete to win the world championship. 196 1 The 26th World Table Tennis Championships was held in Beijing. The China men's team, composed of Rong Guotuan, Wang Chuanyao, Xu Yinsheng, Zhuang Zedong and Li Furong, defeated the Japanese men's team that dominated the world table tennis for a long time by 5:3 in the men's team final and won the Swahilin Cup for the first time. Since the World Table Tennis Championships, Zhuang Zedong, nicknamed "Little Tiger", has become the flag of China men's team. At the 26th, 27th and 28th World Table Tennis Championships, he won the men's singles championship three times in a row, becoming the first China player to win a replica of St. Brad's Cup. Zhuang Zedong won the men's team, men's singles and men's doubles in the 28th World Table Tennis Championships from 65438 to 0965.

Eurasian confrontation (197 1 year-1981year) [edit]

1966, the "cultural revolution" broke out in China. Affected by this storm, China men's table tennis missed two World Table Tennis Championships and did not return to the World Table Tennis Championships until 197 1. At this time, the world table tennis has changed greatly compared with six years ago. The curling skills of European teams are becoming more and more mature, which has brought great impact to China's traditional fast-break style. Sweden, Hungary and other teams have gradually become strong challengers of China Men's Team. China men's team, under the leadership of former famous Xu Yinsheng, has maintained the level of the world's top teams with the help of veterans such as Zhuang Zedong and Li Furong and newcomers such as Liang Geliang, Yun Enting and Xu Shaofa. Since then, the international table tennis world has formed a pattern of "Eurasian confrontation".

1979 In the 35th World Table Tennis Championships, the men's team in China suffered a waterloo, and the men's team lost to the Hungarian team, which had been away from the champion for 27 years, and the men's singles champion was also won by Japanese players. Only Liang Geliang and Ge Xinai won the mixed doubles. Two years later, in the 36th World Table Tennis Championships, Li Furong, then head coach of China men's team, introduced new players such as Xie Saike, Cai Zhenhua and Shi Zhihao, and finally achieved miraculous results. China's men's team led by the newcomer successfully retaliated in the men's team final, defeating the Hungarian team 5-2 and regaining the Swahilin Cup. In this competition, China men's team and women's team won seven World Table Tennis Championships for the first time, which ushered in the first golden age in history.

Sino-Swiss confrontation (1983-2000)[ editor]

With the complete decline of Japanese team in1980s, China men's team became the representative of Asian teams. The Swedish men's team has also replaced the aging Hungarian team and started a 20-year hegemony with the China men's captain. After Xu Shaofa took charge of the China Men's Football Team, China's fast-break technique reached its peak. Two generations of famous players, Guo Yuehua and Jiang Jialiang, who are good at fast-break techniques, have won the men's singles championship for four consecutive years. China also defeated Sweden in the men's team finals of the 37th, 38th and 39th World Table Tennis Championships. However, the 40th World Table Tennis Championships became a watershed for the strength reversal of the two teams. The Swedish men's team with Waldner, persson and Linde as the core swept the China men's team 5-0 in the men's team final. In the subsequent individual competition, China Men's Team failed to win the mixed doubles championship. After this competition, the China Men's Team entered a six-year low. Due to the retirement of veterans such as Jiang Jialiang and Chen Longcan, the China men's team was once in a situation where no one was available, and only Ma could compete with European players. At the 4 19965438 World Table Tennis Championships, China lost to Czechoslovakia in the quarterfinals of the men's team, and then lost to Korea and North Korea in the qualifying round, and only defeated the Japanese team in the last battle to get the seventh place, setting the worst record of the men's team since Rong Guotuan won the championship on 1959. [2] This fiasco led to the resignation of head coach Yun Enting, who was replaced by Cai Zhenhua who returned from Italy.

After Cai Zhenhua took office, he decided to focus his strategy on doubles. 1992 At Barcelona Olympic Games, Wang Tao/Lv Lin won the men's doubles championship and the 42nd World Table Tennis Championships the following year. On the other hand, Cai Zhenhua vigorously promoted the training of the players of the horizontal bar and the innovation of the straight bar technique, and at the same time paid attention to the training of young players, which laid the foundation for the revival of the China Men's Team in the future. [2]

1995, the 43rd World Table Tennis Championships was held in Tianjin, China. Cai Zhenhua China men's team met Sweden again in the men's team final. Cai Zhenhua unexpectedly sent Ding Song, a chopper, to score a key point in the third game against Carlson, Sweden. In the end, the China men's team defeated Sweden 3-2, regained the Swahilin Cup after a six-year absence, and successfully walked out of the trough. This competition was also praised by China fans as the "turnaround" of China men's table tennis. [2] In individual events, with Yu Wei winning the men's team championship again, China won the top four in men's singles, and won the men's doubles and mixed doubles, and won the seven individual championships in the World Table Tennis Championships with the women's team for the second time in history. At the subsequent 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, the China Men's Team also won the championship and runner-up in men's singles and men's doubles. 65438-0999 Liu won the men's singles title at the 45th World Table Tennis Championships, and achieved a personal Grand Slam, becoming the first China man to win the men's singles title in three table tennis competitions (Olympic Games, World Table Tennis Championships and World Cup). [3] Due to the aging of the Swedish team and the lack of reserve forces, the Sino-Swiss confrontation has also come to an end. Although Sweden unexpectedly defeated China in 2000 and regained the men's team championship, Kong of China defeated Waldner 3-2 in the men's singles final of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, marking the end of the 20-year battle between the two captains. With this victory, Kong became the second China player to win a Grand Slam. [3]

Table tennis overlord (2000-)[ Editor]

After 2000, the world table tennis entered the "big ball era". Due to the decline of Sweden, the main rival, and the strong reserve force, the China men's team formally established its dominance in the world table tennis. During the ten years from 2000 to 20 10, China men's team only gave up the men's singles champion in the 47th World Table Tennis Championships in 2003 and the men's singles champion in the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, and never lost in the team competition. Wang Hao and Wang became the backbone of China men's team in the first decade of the 20th century. And Wang once took turns to occupy the first place in the men's singles world for 70 months. Therefore, this period was called "Ma Wang era" by fans. In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Wang Hao and Wang first won the men's team championship together, and then swept the top three singles, setting an Olympic record. Since then, with the decline of state, Wang gradually faded out. After 20 10, the main lineup of China Men's Team was updated, and new players such as Malone, ZhangJike and Xu Xin began to emerge. From 20 1 1 to 20 12, ZhangJike won the men's singles championship for three consecutive times in 16 months, setting the fastest record for achieving this goal. [4]