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Details, except for the team compositions, about CNT's mock Olympic Games are out. Some key points as below. Period: 8 August to 21 August 2020 (CCTV5 will be live-streaming the entire event) Events to be Played: MS, WS, XD, MT, WT* *Seedings will be based on ITTF April 2020's WR Schedule...

At this rate, Hayata is gonna be the WS champion by default. Woots!

Lol who is gonna represent 'China' in this mock Olympics.

I would like to see male vs top female Japanese players, particularly since many of the latter have male sparring partners. We've seen how the top Chinese women fared against the American men, assuming they went all out, and it seems like it could go either way.

So it's a call for participants and funds for a TT event? Lol.

Maybe it is Mizutani retiring and the end of Japan's strongest XD pair till date. His recent social media posts are all about his mobile games and woodwork. Lol ~ But re-starting tournaments/matches with audience is the most likely outcome IMO.

Wonder what huge announcement the JTTA has planned for tomorrow.

JTTA: Our predictions were spot on – DN, LSW & CM. But this trio was probably who they had intended to send if the Olympics was indeed held this year. Not sure about 2021... Also, ZYL would have broken the tradition of being the first (?) reserve player from the previous iteration to not...

She has an elbow/forearm injury that keeps flaring up after months of non-invasive treatment, since the commencement of German Open. Unsure if the success of those treatments were partially marred by her (or coaches') insistence to continue training, hence those "clips" that you have seen...

Do you happen to know why they were reviewing the Rio trio (LXX, DN, LSW) instead of the Tokyo candidates? https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL7mDcpZ4nKGk1hqaH2p1VFZaM4KvdGgrs&time_continue=3&v=BmqYjHMxIj8 Seems like Ito thinks that LXX is the most imposing, DN most stable and LSW possessing...

I was mainly talking about XD since she has already gotten that spot formally and what it means if her injuries persist. Of course that will have implications for Singles selection as well but 1 year is a long time away so I wouldn't bother too much about it at the moment. On the two 2018...

Wells, seems like LSW is not recovering as smoothly as hoped. Wouldn't discount her yet since the Olympics is still a long time away but if CNT does try a new pairing (no DN/FZD again please), perhaps it's a sign that LSW's injuries are rather serious.

With WTTTC moved to 2021, the possibility of a 7-event (WS, WD, MS, MD, XD, MT, WT) competition seems even higher now?

CNT conducted another round of internal trials to boost the players' competitiveness. Men – Team Event 1st – Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Fang Bo 2nd – Xu Xin, Liang Jingkun, Xu Haidong 3rd – Lin Gaoyuan, Xu Chenhao, Zhou Yu, Zhao Zihao 4th – Fan Zhendong, Zhou Qihao, Yan An, Xiang Peng Women –...

Borow raised his brow after hearing Steve's predictions because his favourite "Queen of Hearts" wasn't chosen. Totally made my day. On a side note, I read that Yoshihito Miyazaki recently voiced his thoughts about the CNT possibly changing up their Olympics lineup (seems like JTTA was quite...

Senpai: Nani?

She could start with the W.J. Pope Trophy to even the tally for a bit among the six core players.

Wells, one common critique levelled towards CM is that she tends to warm up to matches slower than the others, which she thinks so herself too. Besides, best of 3 matches allegedly favour those whose playing styles are more speed-oriented as they tend to get into the rhythm faster, which is...

No videos to show (from me at least) but the CNT held an internal competition recently. Results from the men's team were predictable but not so much for the women, although the rules also differed for both. Men's Team 1. Fan Zhendong 2. Ma Long 3. Xu Xin 4. Lin Gaoyuan 5. Xu Chenhao 6. Liang...