Myles' Journey in China

[RIPPER]

Table Tennis Journey in China with Myles Collins

Hello to all TTD fans, have you ever wondered what table tennis is like in China and how different does the Nation treat table tennis compared to the rest of the World and what the scale of table tennis is like in China? Well I’m sure many table tennis fanatics would like to one day visit China and see what table tennis is like over there and experience a top Chinese training camp. Join me as I tell my story of what table tennis is like in the World’s best table tennis nation and what competing in China is like on an international scale as I take part in the World University Games; the second biggest multisport event in the World after the Olympics.

As everyone is aware China is the king of table tennis and it is their national sport and of course they are currently the best in the World. In August I went there to compete at the World University Games which was held in the city of Shenzhen (South of China, near Hong Kong). I was selected to represent the New Zealand Men’s Team which included 3 other boys which were: Ryan Zhu, Aaron Gong and Phillip Xiao managed/coached by Murray Finch. The Girls team was Jenny Hung, Armindeep Singh, Natalie Paterson and Jessica Macaskill coached by Li Chunli.

Each week I will be posting videos of my journey to China. Below is the first video outside, I am just currently uploading a video inside the Table Tennis Arena.

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Here is my apartment:

 

[Steven]

Sure do want to visit China some time.. Not only because of table tennis, but also because I love their culture and attitude, the big cities, buildings, small towns, nature,... I'll be following it.
For how long have you been in China?

 

[RIPPER]

Sure do want to visit China some time.. Not only because of table tennis, but also because I love their culture and attitude, the big cities, buildings, small towns, nature,... I'll be following it.
For how long have you been in China?

Yeh China really is a great and very interesting place, culture is very interesting. I was there for 2 months.

 

[RIPPER]

Yeh China really is a great and very interesting place, culture is very interesting. I was there for 2 months.

Nice to hear you'll be following, the videos will get better, some of my close up matches and also other matches with Xu Xin, Kenji Matsudaira, Yan An etc.

 

[TableOhTennis]

Oh, this would be great! Thanks! My goal for 2013 actually, is to visit China and watch a TT game with the stars! I'll look forward to this! Hope you also caught the stars on cam!

 

[chughtai]

i will alos go there to learn tt nd also the relations of china nd Pakistan are very gud they r really nice people

 

[RIPPER]

Oh, this would be great! Thanks! My goal for 2013 actually, is to visit China and watch a TT game with the stars! I'll look forward to this! Hope you also caught the stars on cam!

Hey no worries. Really? You will have a great time if you go to China, its a crazy World out there. I will upload Xu Xin vs Kenji and Yan An later this evening. Also I have a cool video of the apartment I stayed in.

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[Steven]

The bathroom was on your balcony? Haha haven't seen that before.

 

[WiWa]

The bathroom was on your balcony? Haha haven't seen that before.

Haha yeah that is quite rare I'd say, but since all the other rooms there apparently have it too, it is not that rare hehe. Nice video's!

 

[azlan]

Just curious, was this when you bought your iphone that you used to take the photo of Ai Fukuhara?? hehehehe

 

[Matt Hetherington]

lol Azlan yes it was! you should have seen the amount of merchandise he brought back from China, we had show and tell at the flat hahaha

 

[azlan]

hahahaha you guys really had a blast there, didnt you?...brilliant!!

 

[Matt Hetherington]

I wish i could have gone it looked awesome, perhaps Russia's world uni games in 2013 will be my calling

 

[azlan]

I wish i could have gone it looked awesome, perhaps Russia's world uni games in 2013 will be my calling

I wish you all the best Matt. At least I could brag amongst my team mates that I have a friend there in China competing in the world uni games hehehe. I am kinda surprised that you didn't go this year. I thought your name should be the 1st on the lists. Other commitments perhaps?

 

[Matt Hetherington]

lol nah about 6th on the list unfortunately competing for a 4 person team. My approach to WUG was all wrong I didn't think I had a chance to make it so I had other goals, I should have been training a lot more in hindsight I think I could have gone if I'd put in everything I had. Either way looking back won't change anything so now I'm looking forward

 

[azlan]

6th without 100% training was pretty good mate. Imagine with dedicated training. I bet you'll be in the next time around. You're absolutely right mate, no point crying over spilled milk - figure of speech . Time to look to next year and make sure you are in the team.

 

[RIPPER]

The bathroom was on your balcony? Haha haven't seen that before.

Hey Steven.

Yeah lol it was really strange. I had some great views of girls sometimes aswell haha

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[Dan]

Just curious, was this when you bought your iphone that you used to take the photo of Ai Fukuhara?? hehehehe

Haha yeah it was. Its a great phone for its price actually .. Just the camera is bad ha

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[RIPPER]

Yea man I want to go for 2013 again in Russia it is so worth it I'm gunna go back to uni...I think matt will make it this time but what about your uni matt?

 

[azlan]

You mean, you're willing to go back into uni just so you could play in the 2013 edition? hahaha I wish I could do that..