Jorgen Persson excels, sending Tianjin through to the semi finals!

The Chinese Super League 2012 had its final showdown where every result was vital to dictate who made the semi final rounds of this spectacular league. Results, fixtures and schedule are listed below as the round of 14 was played yesterday on the 23rd December.

Ningbo, Shanghai and Shandong had already reached the semifinals prior to the round of 14 due to their points gathered throughout the season, however the round 14 was very important for Jiangsu and Tianjin. If Jiangsu beat Shandong, they had a chance to reach the semifinals, but if Tianjin wanted to reach the semifinals they would have to defeat Bazhou whilst Jiangsu would have to be eliminated by Shandong.

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Round 14 (last round of the first stage) Results:

Sichuan 2:3 Bayi

Xu Ruifeng 3:1 Zhou Yu
Qiu Yike 3:2 Ying Hang
Xu Ruifeng / Zhu Linfeng 1:2 Yin Hang / Li Muqiao
Qiu Yike 2:3 Zhou Yu
Zhu Linfeng 0:2 Li Muqiao

Jiangsu 1:3 Shandong

Xu Hui 1:3 Zhang Jike
Ma Lin 3:1 Fang Bo
Chen Qi / Xu Hui 0:2 Zhang Chao / Wu Hao
Ma Lin 0:3 Zhang Jike

Ma Lin maintains his performance defeating Fang Bo after elminating Xu Xin in the round of 13. However, Ma Lin met his match against the World's number 1 Zhang Jike losing by three sets to nil.

Shanghai 0:3 Ningbo

Wang Liqin 2:3 Ma Long (7:11, 13:11, 11:6, 4:11, 4:7)
Xu Xin 2:3 Yan An (12:14, 9:11, 12:10, 11:6, 4:7)
Wang Liqin / Zhang Yang 1:2 Yan An / Zhai Yiming

Young guns Ma Long and Yan An excel disposing Wang Liqin and Xu Xin separately to give Ningbo the win over Shanghai.

Bazhou 2:3 Tianjin

Cui Qinglei 3:1 Hao Shuai
Cheng Jingqi 1:3 Hu Bin
Cui Qinglei / Zhai Chao 2:0 Hu Bin / Persson
Cheng Jingqi 2:3 Hao Shuai
Zhai Chao 1:2 Persson (9:11, 13:11, 3:7)

Jorgen Persson sends Tianjin through to the semi finals defeating Zhai Chao 2-1 in a thrilling fifth set match up against Bazhou!

Teams through to the semi final are: Ningbo, Shanghai, Shandong, Tianjin

Team Ranks after 14 rounds

Rank	Club	Rounds	Win	Loss	Points
1	Ningbo	14	13	1	27
2	Shandong	14	10	4	24
3	Shanghai	14	10	4	24
4	Tianjin	14	7	7	21
5	Jiangsu	14	7	7	21
6	Bayi	13	5	8	18
7	Bazhou	14	3	11	17
8	Sichuan	13	0	13	13

Player averages after 14 rounds (First stage)

Rank	Player	Club	Win	Loss	Highest-points	Rounds	Current points
1	Ma Long	Ningbo	20	1	248	14	248
2	Zhang Jike	Shandong	20	4	235	14	235
3	Hao Shuai	Tianjin	18	7	206	14	194.5
4	Yan An	Ningbo	18	8	186.5	14	186.5
5	Xu Xin	Shanghai	14	9	181	14	172.5
6	Ma Lin	Jiangsu	15	13	175.5	14	172
7	Wang Hao	Bayi	13	10	170.75	14	170.75
8	Wang Liqin	Shanghai	16	11	172.25	14	166.75
9	Shang Kun	Shanghai	11	4	150.75	14	150.75
10	Cui Qinglei	Bahou	12	13	148.5	14	148.5
11	Zhai Yiming	Ningbo	12	3	148	14	148
12	Zhang Chao	Shandong	11	7	139	14	139
13	Chen Qi	Jiangsu	8	13	130.75	14	125.75
14	Li Muqiao	Bayi	2	0	125.5	14	125.5
15	Joo Se Hyuk	Ningbo	2	1	123	14	123
16	Zhou Yu	Bayi	10	16	133.5	14	122.5
17	Zhai Chao	Bazhou	10	13	126.5	14	120.25
18	Xu Ruifeng	Sichuan	6	16	120.25	14	117.5
19	Lin Chen	Jiangsu	5	6	120	14	112.5
20	Fang Bo	Shandong	10	15	125.75	14	111.75
21	Yin Hang	Bayi	8	10	112	14	110.75
22	Xu Hui	Jiangsu	4	8	116.5	14	108.75
23	Wu Hao	Shandong	2	1	107.75	14	107.75
24	Hu Bin	Tianjin	4	8	105	14	102.75
25	Persson	Tianjin	2	8	100	14	99.75
26	Lai Jiaxin	Sichuan	1	3	106	14	99.25
27	Zhang Yang	Shanghai	1	2	101	14	99
28	Lei Zhenghua	Tianjin	6	19	118	14	94.5
29	Zhu Linfeng	Sichuan	3	9	107.25	14	90.75
29	Zhang Yu	Sichuan	0	4	100	14	90.75
31	Qiu Yike	Sichuan	6	17	116	14	87.75
32	Cheng Jingqi	Bazhou	7	18	105	14	74.75

Semi Finals and Final Schedule

Semifinals & Final schedule ​
Date	Round	Match	Team	Detils
Semifinals
6, Jan（Sun）	1	1
		2
11, Jan（Fri）	2	3
		4
12, Jan（Sat）	3	5
		6
Final
22, Jan（Tue）	4	7
26, Jan（Sat）	5	8
27, Jan（Sun）	6	9

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-sigh-
Wish there was a competition where players from all over China that are not coached by national coaches play against each other.

Looks like the Super League is now almost ending, it's gonna be very exciting to see the finals.