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In this interview with Beijing TV, Ma Long talked about fans, the recent losses of China National Team to other associations and his goals for the future.
Although other people regard him as a 29-year-old elder player, he always regards himself young. The drive for him not resting on his laurels but moving forward is his passion for table tennis. Upon defeat, he has to face pressure from himself and outside.
He is satisfied with his overall performance after Rio Olympic Games but the way to Tokyo Olympic Games would not be effortless.
Good health is his wish to himself. The fighting spirit is what he wants his fans to learn from him.
About fans coming to see him play and writing letters:
This stadium (Tianjin Quanjian's home stadium) is bigger than most of the stadiums where we played tournaments. To my big surprise, such a big stadium was filled with so many spectators.
They (my fans) wrote so many letters. Some wrote they are rooting for me. Some wrote how they knew me at the first time. Some even wrote their daily routine to me. Some wrote that they started to exercise every day after they knew me.
About the age:
Ma Long: The commentators and reporters often regard me as a 29-year-old elder player. In other sports like basketball, soccer and so on, no one really call Lionel Messi elder, as well as Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. But rules seem different for table tennis players and we are elder. I wonder why. I do not regard myself as an elder player. I always feel that I am young.
About the drive to move forward:
I want to surpass myself. I want to stay on this stage for a little bit longer. I have a strong passion for table tennis. I love playing and I think I can still play well.
About the defeat and criticism:
After a defeat, my feeling is such - I don't want to talk about it for a couple of days. It is hard to let it go. Why did I lose in this match? I felt I had the advantages but I just could not win it. Or I had some chances but I did not take them. This kind of pressure is what we are experiencing in China National Team.
The pressure is not only from myself but also from the public. People don't expect you to lose. They don't expect you to drop one game or two. They don't even expect a tight score and ask why you did not win easily. When you lost one match, it became breaking news. I am curious if Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo did not score in a match, will the reporters say, "You must be elder and fail to score." ? This is a new problem that China National Team and myself have to face in the new Olympic cycle.
About China National Team recent losses to other associations:
There are several reasons. First, each player has his/her own cycle of performance. There are ups and downs within short-term (1 year) and long-term (4 years). Players will adjust accordingly based on their form. Usually after major tournaments there will be small drops in form. After the 2017 World Championships and China National Games, many players had some drops. I think it is not terrifying that our team lost some matches at this moment. There is quite some time before Tyoko Olympic Games.
Second, the change of new material ball has some impact. Chinese players have good touch and are sensitive to the ball. When the ball did not behave the way as one expected, one started to feel confused and worried. Then one's performance was not as consistent as before. That's normal.
What's more, players in other associations have improved after studying China National Team. Maybe they have accelerated in the new Olympic cycle since Rio Olympic Games or 2017 World Championships, earlier than us. It makes us aware of and prepared for their challenges. It is not a bad signal at all.
About his performance and future:
It's more than a year since Rio Olympic Games. I am satisfied with my overall performance within this year. Well done! However, it will not be effortless on the way to Tokyo.
Q: What's one of your wishes at age 29?
I wish myself good health.
Q: Can you play to the age at which Jan-Ove Waldner got retired?
If I were still playing in China National Team over 40 years old, it means that China National Team would go downhill. It is not going to happen.
Q: Who are the major rivals for China men's team?
Team Germany is giving men's team the biggest challenge now. Of Team Japan, Jun Mizutani, Koki Niwa and Tomokazu Harimoto, are also among the most important rivals in this Olympic cycle.
Q: What do you want your fans to learn from you?
The fighting spirit. Never give up.
Although other people regard him as a 29-year-old elder player, he always regards himself young. The drive for him not resting on his laurels but moving forward is his passion for table tennis. Upon defeat, he has to face pressure from himself and outside.
He is satisfied with his overall performance after Rio Olympic Games but the way to Tokyo Olympic Games would not be effortless.
Good health is his wish to himself. The fighting spirit is what he wants his fans to learn from him.
About fans coming to see him play and writing letters:
This stadium (Tianjin Quanjian's home stadium) is bigger than most of the stadiums where we played tournaments. To my big surprise, such a big stadium was filled with so many spectators.
They (my fans) wrote so many letters. Some wrote they are rooting for me. Some wrote how they knew me at the first time. Some even wrote their daily routine to me. Some wrote that they started to exercise every day after they knew me.
About the age:
Ma Long: The commentators and reporters often regard me as a 29-year-old elder player. In other sports like basketball, soccer and so on, no one really call Lionel Messi elder, as well as Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. But rules seem different for table tennis players and we are elder. I wonder why. I do not regard myself as an elder player. I always feel that I am young.
About the drive to move forward:
I want to surpass myself. I want to stay on this stage for a little bit longer. I have a strong passion for table tennis. I love playing and I think I can still play well.
About the defeat and criticism:
After a defeat, my feeling is such - I don't want to talk about it for a couple of days. It is hard to let it go. Why did I lose in this match? I felt I had the advantages but I just could not win it. Or I had some chances but I did not take them. This kind of pressure is what we are experiencing in China National Team.
The pressure is not only from myself but also from the public. People don't expect you to lose. They don't expect you to drop one game or two. They don't even expect a tight score and ask why you did not win easily. When you lost one match, it became breaking news. I am curious if Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo did not score in a match, will the reporters say, "You must be elder and fail to score." ? This is a new problem that China National Team and myself have to face in the new Olympic cycle.
About China National Team recent losses to other associations:
There are several reasons. First, each player has his/her own cycle of performance. There are ups and downs within short-term (1 year) and long-term (4 years). Players will adjust accordingly based on their form. Usually after major tournaments there will be small drops in form. After the 2017 World Championships and China National Games, many players had some drops. I think it is not terrifying that our team lost some matches at this moment. There is quite some time before Tyoko Olympic Games.
Second, the change of new material ball has some impact. Chinese players have good touch and are sensitive to the ball. When the ball did not behave the way as one expected, one started to feel confused and worried. Then one's performance was not as consistent as before. That's normal.
What's more, players in other associations have improved after studying China National Team. Maybe they have accelerated in the new Olympic cycle since Rio Olympic Games or 2017 World Championships, earlier than us. It makes us aware of and prepared for their challenges. It is not a bad signal at all.
About his performance and future:
It's more than a year since Rio Olympic Games. I am satisfied with my overall performance within this year. Well done! However, it will not be effortless on the way to Tokyo.
Q: What's one of your wishes at age 29?
I wish myself good health.
Q: Can you play to the age at which Jan-Ove Waldner got retired?
If I were still playing in China National Team over 40 years old, it means that China National Team would go downhill. It is not going to happen.
Q: Who are the major rivals for China men's team?
Team Germany is giving men's team the biggest challenge now. Of Team Japan, Jun Mizutani, Koki Niwa and Tomokazu Harimoto, are also among the most important rivals in this Olympic cycle.
Q: What do you want your fans to learn from you?
The fighting spirit. Never give up.
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Do you know that Ma Long is the first and only male player who wins singles titles in both ITTF Junior World Championshisp and senior World Championships?
He won boy's singles gold in the 2nd Junior World Championships in Kobe, 2004 in addition to boy's team gold, boy's doubles silver and mixed doubles silver medals. As the backbone of boy's team, Ma Long did not lose a set in the team event and scored twice in all the knockout stage matches.
Ma Long also won boy's team gold and mixed doubles silver medals in the 1st Junior World Championships in Santiago, 2003.
Here is old ITTF news on 12/5/2004. The province of Liaoning in China has enjoyed considerable success in the 2nd ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Kobe; CHANG Chenchen is from Liaoning as is LIU Shiwen and also MA Long, the winner of the Junior Boys’ Singles title on Sunday 5 December 2004.
He beat Korea’s CHO Eon Rae in the final to take the title, giving a breathtaking display of attacking table tennis, MA Long was superb, the best player in the tournament.
Clear Goal
MA Long had his eyes clearly set on gold from the very first point of the contest; he greeted every point with a deep throated cry of success; in no time he was 8-2 ahead in the first game of the final; he was in the fast lane. CHO Eon Rae stemmed the tide somewhat by recovering to 8-6 but at 10-7 a trademark MA Long forehand won the point, the first game was his and the Chinese player had the better start.
The Chinese boy stands wide to the backhand to receive service, he looks for his dynamic forehand at every opportunity; he has fast footwork, possesses a good range of services and he is the expert at following the service with a strong attack; if the first attacking stroke is the forehand then it’s not likely to be returned! The problem facing CHO Eon Rae was trying to stem the tidal wave of forehand attacks; no wonder he shook his head on occasions as MA Long gave him little time to respond; in no time the Chinese boy was two games to the good.
However, in the third game CHO Eon Rae, urged on by his compatriots sitting in the tiered seating, made the better start, he led 4-1 but MA Long was a man with a mission; he won the next six points with incredible backhand blocks as CHO Eon Rae threw caution to the wind. The Korean took risks, he made errors and any weak return was greeted with a trademark MA Long forehand; the Chinese teenager won the third game and was one away from the title.
CHO Eon Rae has proved himself to be a fine competitor in Kobe; he made every effort to stay close to the table in the fourth game in order to give MA Long as little time as possible to play the forehand topspin stroke that had caused so many problems. He led 10-6, then 10-8 and decided to take a risk; he elected to serve long and fast; the problem was the service was too long, it missed the table. It was 10-9 and had CHO Eon Rae blown his chance; to his credit he remained positive, he stayed close to the table and a forehand flick wide to the MA Long forehand won the point and reduced the arrears to two games.
However, it was only a temporary reprieve, MA Long returned to the table in top gear, pressed the accelerator even harder, made an electric start, never relinquished the advantage; took a `Time Out’ at 7-6 ahead, won the next point to go ahead 8-6, missed a forehand topspin to make it 8-7, won the next point when a CHO Eon Rae flick missed and moved to championship point with a controlled forehand topspin.
He had the opportunity to secure victory, he didn’t spurn the chance, he won the point exercising control and composure, he was the World Junior Boys’ Singles champion.
MA Long is sixteen years old, he is eligible to compete in the ITTF World Junior Championships for two more years and in Kobe he never lost a singles match whilst for CHO Eon Rae he was the runner up yet again; in 2003 in Santiago, Chile, he had lost in the final to LI Hu.
“I’m pleased, I did well, I think my opponent was stressed”, said MA Long. “I was confident before the match started.” He played with a great deal of confidence, he had been impressive throughout. “He played very well today, he had a clear mind; the doubles was not so good but in the singles he was technically very good indeed”, said coach CHEN Jian. “He has his strong points, he is very good following the service with a strong first attack and he is good at blocking and controlling his opponent’s attacks, especially with his backhand.”
A fine performance by MA Long and surely he deserves a week’s rest. “I played a great many games”, said MA Long. “I’m tired but I think it will be only one day’s rest and then it will be back to training in Beijing.”
That’s life for a World Champion.
He won boy's singles gold in the 2nd Junior World Championships in Kobe, 2004 in addition to boy's team gold, boy's doubles silver and mixed doubles silver medals. As the backbone of boy's team, Ma Long did not lose a set in the team event and scored twice in all the knockout stage matches.
Ma Long also won boy's team gold and mixed doubles silver medals in the 1st Junior World Championships in Santiago, 2003.
Here is old ITTF news on 12/5/2004. The province of Liaoning in China has enjoyed considerable success in the 2nd ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Kobe; CHANG Chenchen is from Liaoning as is LIU Shiwen and also MA Long, the winner of the Junior Boys’ Singles title on Sunday 5 December 2004.
He beat Korea’s CHO Eon Rae in the final to take the title, giving a breathtaking display of attacking table tennis, MA Long was superb, the best player in the tournament.
Clear Goal
MA Long had his eyes clearly set on gold from the very first point of the contest; he greeted every point with a deep throated cry of success; in no time he was 8-2 ahead in the first game of the final; he was in the fast lane. CHO Eon Rae stemmed the tide somewhat by recovering to 8-6 but at 10-7 a trademark MA Long forehand won the point, the first game was his and the Chinese player had the better start.
The Chinese boy stands wide to the backhand to receive service, he looks for his dynamic forehand at every opportunity; he has fast footwork, possesses a good range of services and he is the expert at following the service with a strong attack; if the first attacking stroke is the forehand then it’s not likely to be returned! The problem facing CHO Eon Rae was trying to stem the tidal wave of forehand attacks; no wonder he shook his head on occasions as MA Long gave him little time to respond; in no time the Chinese boy was two games to the good.
However, in the third game CHO Eon Rae, urged on by his compatriots sitting in the tiered seating, made the better start, he led 4-1 but MA Long was a man with a mission; he won the next six points with incredible backhand blocks as CHO Eon Rae threw caution to the wind. The Korean took risks, he made errors and any weak return was greeted with a trademark MA Long forehand; the Chinese teenager won the third game and was one away from the title.
CHO Eon Rae has proved himself to be a fine competitor in Kobe; he made every effort to stay close to the table in the fourth game in order to give MA Long as little time as possible to play the forehand topspin stroke that had caused so many problems. He led 10-6, then 10-8 and decided to take a risk; he elected to serve long and fast; the problem was the service was too long, it missed the table. It was 10-9 and had CHO Eon Rae blown his chance; to his credit he remained positive, he stayed close to the table and a forehand flick wide to the MA Long forehand won the point and reduced the arrears to two games.
However, it was only a temporary reprieve, MA Long returned to the table in top gear, pressed the accelerator even harder, made an electric start, never relinquished the advantage; took a `Time Out’ at 7-6 ahead, won the next point to go ahead 8-6, missed a forehand topspin to make it 8-7, won the next point when a CHO Eon Rae flick missed and moved to championship point with a controlled forehand topspin.
He had the opportunity to secure victory, he didn’t spurn the chance, he won the point exercising control and composure, he was the World Junior Boys’ Singles champion.
MA Long is sixteen years old, he is eligible to compete in the ITTF World Junior Championships for two more years and in Kobe he never lost a singles match whilst for CHO Eon Rae he was the runner up yet again; in 2003 in Santiago, Chile, he had lost in the final to LI Hu.
“I’m pleased, I did well, I think my opponent was stressed”, said MA Long. “I was confident before the match started.” He played with a great deal of confidence, he had been impressive throughout. “He played very well today, he had a clear mind; the doubles was not so good but in the singles he was technically very good indeed”, said coach CHEN Jian. “He has his strong points, he is very good following the service with a strong first attack and he is good at blocking and controlling his opponent’s attacks, especially with his backhand.”
A fine performance by MA Long and surely he deserves a week’s rest. “I played a great many games”, said MA Long. “I’m tired but I think it will be only one day’s rest and then it will be back to training in Beijing.”
That’s life for a World Champion.
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How time files! Here are two photos of Ma Long with Coach Zhong Jinyong, who was one of Ma Long's coaches when he entered China National Team back in 2002. Coach Zhong has been hired by Korea's women's team this year.
2004 March, Ma Long attended U17 Challenge for the 4th time and beat Taku Takakiwa.
Around 2016 Sep
2004 March, Ma Long attended U17 Challenge for the 4th time and beat Taku Takakiwa.
Around 2016 Sep
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On Dec 5th, Team Tianjin Quanjian experienced a 1-3 defeat to Team PLA in Dalian.
In the first set, Ma Long beat Zhou Kai by 3-1 (11:9, 11:6, 9:11, 11:7). In the second set, Liu Dingshuo challenged Fan Zhendong and lost 2-3 in the deciding game by a small margin (9:11, 2:11, 11:5, 11:8, 5:7). In the third set of men's doubles, Liu Dingshuo / Cheng Jingqi was beaten 0-2 by Zhou Yu / Zhou Kai (7:11, 8:11). In the fourth set, Ma Long was not able to stop Fan Zhendong. He lost by 1-3 (8:11, 4:11, 11:9, 5:11). Team Tianjin now has 1 wins and 2 losses.
In the post-match interview, Ma Long said, "In recent years of Super League, I have lost to Fan Zhendong. Today I led 7:5 in the first game but he came back and won by 11:8. I was affected to some extent. The result is normal no matter who wins. No one feels easy to play with him now and I have a lot to review on my performance. I can feel the pressure from other players who want to beat me; it is the same situation for him as all other players want to beat him too. He is already a world's best player. I cannot guarentee a victory over him if I play normally; I must outdo myself in order to beat him. When I play with him, I never regard myself superior."
Coach Ma Wenge commented, "It is normal whether Fan Zhendong wins or Ma Long wins. Their matches are tough. Ma Long has not played many matches recently. He is still in the recovery of injuries. Today Fan Zhendong established the advantage very quickly and it is normal that Ma Long lost. Our team has to make improvement on doubles to give Ma Long less pressure." "It is difficult to win the champion. Even Team PLA has not won all the matches. We still have chances in later rounds. We have to fight one by one."
Ma Long arrived in Beijing on the morning of Dec 6th. In the next round of Super League on Dec 9th, Team Tianjin Quanjian will face Team Shenzhen in Shenzhen.
In the first set, Ma Long beat Zhou Kai by 3-1 (11:9, 11:6, 9:11, 11:7). In the second set, Liu Dingshuo challenged Fan Zhendong and lost 2-3 in the deciding game by a small margin (9:11, 2:11, 11:5, 11:8, 5:7). In the third set of men's doubles, Liu Dingshuo / Cheng Jingqi was beaten 0-2 by Zhou Yu / Zhou Kai (7:11, 8:11). In the fourth set, Ma Long was not able to stop Fan Zhendong. He lost by 1-3 (8:11, 4:11, 11:9, 5:11). Team Tianjin now has 1 wins and 2 losses.
In the post-match interview, Ma Long said, "In recent years of Super League, I have lost to Fan Zhendong. Today I led 7:5 in the first game but he came back and won by 11:8. I was affected to some extent. The result is normal no matter who wins. No one feels easy to play with him now and I have a lot to review on my performance. I can feel the pressure from other players who want to beat me; it is the same situation for him as all other players want to beat him too. He is already a world's best player. I cannot guarentee a victory over him if I play normally; I must outdo myself in order to beat him. When I play with him, I never regard myself superior."
Coach Ma Wenge commented, "It is normal whether Fan Zhendong wins or Ma Long wins. Their matches are tough. Ma Long has not played many matches recently. He is still in the recovery of injuries. Today Fan Zhendong established the advantage very quickly and it is normal that Ma Long lost. Our team has to make improvement on doubles to give Ma Long less pressure." "It is difficult to win the champion. Even Team PLA has not won all the matches. We still have chances in later rounds. We have to fight one by one."
Ma Long arrived in Beijing on the morning of Dec 6th. In the next round of Super League on Dec 9th, Team Tianjin Quanjian will face Team Shenzhen in Shenzhen.
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It has been a long time. It has been aMAzing LONG time.
As we are going to say farewell to the year of 2017, let's take a look at the amazing records Ma Long has made. And which record do you think most difficult to break, by any player including Ma Long himself?
*World No.1 for 64 months (Jan 2010 ~ Dec 2017)
*World No.1 for 34 consecutive months (Mar 2015 ~ Dec 2017)
*Winning streak of 56 singles matches in 224 days (Aug 2011 ~ Jan 2012)
*Winning streak of 136 singles matches against any foreign player in 1658 days (Sep 2012 ~ Apr 2017)
*Winning streak of 19 matches (57 consecutive games) in World Team Championships (Mar 2012 ~ Mar 2016)
*Highest singles winning percentage 91% (344 matches) among all players (2008 ~ 2017 ITTF events)
*Full Grand Slam winner
*Junior World Champion and senior World Champion of singles
*19-time world champion (including team and individual events at World Championships, Olympic Games and World Cup)
*5-time world singles champion (at World Championships, Olympic Games and World Cup)
*5-time singles champion at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
*22-time Asian champion (including team and individual events at Asian Championships and Asian Games)
*8-time Asian singles champion (at Asian Championships, Asian Games and Asian Cup)
*2-consecutive-time singles champion at China National Games
*4-time MVP of China Super League
*2-time ITTF Male Table Tennis Star
As we are going to say farewell to the year of 2017, let's take a look at the amazing records Ma Long has made. And which record do you think most difficult to break, by any player including Ma Long himself?
*World No.1 for 64 months (Jan 2010 ~ Dec 2017)
*World No.1 for 34 consecutive months (Mar 2015 ~ Dec 2017)
*Winning streak of 56 singles matches in 224 days (Aug 2011 ~ Jan 2012)
*Winning streak of 136 singles matches against any foreign player in 1658 days (Sep 2012 ~ Apr 2017)
*Winning streak of 19 matches (57 consecutive games) in World Team Championships (Mar 2012 ~ Mar 2016)
*Highest singles winning percentage 91% (344 matches) among all players (2008 ~ 2017 ITTF events)
*Full Grand Slam winner
*Junior World Champion and senior World Champion of singles
*19-time world champion (including team and individual events at World Championships, Olympic Games and World Cup)
*5-time world singles champion (at World Championships, Olympic Games and World Cup)
*5-time singles champion at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
*22-time Asian champion (including team and individual events at Asian Championships and Asian Games)
*8-time Asian singles champion (at Asian Championships, Asian Games and Asian Cup)
*2-consecutive-time singles champion at China National Games
*4-time MVP of China Super League
*2-time ITTF Male Table Tennis Star
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BREAKING NEWS! Ma Long's son was born on Dec 8th, 2017. Congratulations, our Captain!
Today Ma Long posted on his Sina Weibo a photo of three hands of his family holding together and said, "Hello, buddy". He and his longtime girlfriend got married this January. He attended the birth of the baby in Beijing on Dec 8th and he went to Shenzhen and played Super League on Dec 9th. Victory, what a great gift for the newborn!
He also told Tecent Sports, "Thank you for all the attention on me. In the future, I will continue to fight for my country on the court as well as to set a good example for my son." Yes, you will!
Today Ma Long posted on his Sina Weibo a photo of three hands of his family holding together and said, "Hello, buddy". He and his longtime girlfriend got married this January. He attended the birth of the baby in Beijing on Dec 8th and he went to Shenzhen and played Super League on Dec 9th. Victory, what a great gift for the newborn!
He also told Tecent Sports, "Thank you for all the attention on me. In the future, I will continue to fight for my country on the court as well as to set a good example for my son." Yes, you will!
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On Dec 9th, Ma Long led Team Tianjin Quanjian to win the first visit match, beating Team Shenzhen by 3-1.
In the first set, Liu Dingshuo defeated Zheng Peifeng by 3-1 (2:11, 11:6, 11:7, 11:4). In the second set, Ma Long beat Ren Hao by 3-1 (11:7, 11:13, 11:9, 11:9). In the third set of men's doubles, Fang Yinchi / Cheng Jingqi lost to Hao Shuai / Ren Hao by 1-2 (13:11, 7:11, 4:11). In the fourth set, Ma Long scored again by beating Zheng Peifeng by 3-0 (12:10, 11:2, 11:8).
Coach Ma Wenge was very satisfied with Ma Long's performance. "I did not expect that he played so well today. There were some tight moments during the matches while the results were normal. The ball change affects him a lot and other players are trying to challenge him but he can control the matches with his high level of performance."
The next round of Super League will take place on Dec 19th. Team Tianjin Quanjian will face Team Shanghai in Shanghai.
In the first set, Liu Dingshuo defeated Zheng Peifeng by 3-1 (2:11, 11:6, 11:7, 11:4). In the second set, Ma Long beat Ren Hao by 3-1 (11:7, 11:13, 11:9, 11:9). In the third set of men's doubles, Fang Yinchi / Cheng Jingqi lost to Hao Shuai / Ren Hao by 1-2 (13:11, 7:11, 4:11). In the fourth set, Ma Long scored again by beating Zheng Peifeng by 3-0 (12:10, 11:2, 11:8).
Coach Ma Wenge was very satisfied with Ma Long's performance. "I did not expect that he played so well today. There were some tight moments during the matches while the results were normal. The ball change affects him a lot and other players are trying to challenge him but he can control the matches with his high level of performance."
The next round of Super League will take place on Dec 19th. Team Tianjin Quanjian will face Team Shanghai in Shanghai.
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you read about ma long's records and u start to think what am I doing with my life. Does the guy eat or sleep ? 
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Ma Long's friends and colleagues in China National Team expressed their blessings and congratulations to Ma Long, like Xu Xin, Ding Ning, Wang Hao, Ma Lin, Chen Qi, Fang Bo, Fan Zhendong, Ma Te, Fang Yinchi, Yan An, Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Chuqin, Zhang Yudong, Zhao Zihao, Zhou Qihao, Kong Lingxuan, Li Xiaoxia, Liu Shiwen and so on.
Coach Liu Guoliang shared more photos of the baby and Coach Qin Zhijian revealed that the baby boy was born on 18:12, Dec 8th, 2017, of a weight of 3380 grams. What a lovely baby!
Coach Liu Guoliang: At Rio Olympic Games, he showed the world the heart. Today, his family showed the heart. The king of table tennis. The winner of life.
Coach Qin Zhijian: 1208 1812 3380 Long Zai (*Ma Long's nickname, meaning Dragon Boy) is upgraded to Daddy Dragon, a milestone in life. As you held hand with Baby Dragon and called him "Buddy", how shall Xu Xin call him? I wish health and happiness to Baby Dragon and please company with Daddy Dragon to Tokyo Olympic Games. Congratulations to myself to become a "Grandpa".
Coach Liu Guoliang shared more photos of the baby and Coach Qin Zhijian revealed that the baby boy was born on 18:12, Dec 8th, 2017, of a weight of 3380 grams. What a lovely baby!
Coach Liu Guoliang: At Rio Olympic Games, he showed the world the heart. Today, his family showed the heart. The king of table tennis. The winner of life.
Coach Qin Zhijian: 1208 1812 3380 Long Zai (*Ma Long's nickname, meaning Dragon Boy) is upgraded to Daddy Dragon, a milestone in life. As you held hand with Baby Dragon and called him "Buddy", how shall Xu Xin call him? I wish health and happiness to Baby Dragon and please company with Daddy Dragon to Tokyo Olympic Games. Congratulations to myself to become a "Grandpa".
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2017 ITTF Star Awards Gala is 1 day to go. Ma Long has attended all previous events in suits. Which look do you like the most?
2013 ITTF Star Awards Ceremony (20140111) Ma Long and Liu Shiwen received GAC cars for being year-end World No.1
2014 ITTF Star Awards Ceremony (20150107) Ma Long was nominated star point.
2015 ITTF Star Awards Ceremony (20151209) Ma Long received Male Table Tennis Star Award.
2016 ITTF Star Awards Ceremony (20161208) Ma Long received Male Table Tennis Star Award, again.
2013 ITTF Star Awards Ceremony (20140111) Ma Long and Liu Shiwen received GAC cars for being year-end World No.1
2014 ITTF Star Awards Ceremony (20150107) Ma Long was nominated star point.
2015 ITTF Star Awards Ceremony (20151209) Ma Long received Male Table Tennis Star Award.
2016 ITTF Star Awards Ceremony (20161208) Ma Long received Male Table Tennis Star Award, again.
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Timo Boll was crowned the 2017 ITTF Male Table Tennis Star. Congratulations!
In his award accepting speech at ITTF Star Awards Ceremony on Dec 14, he said, "And I think we don’t have to talk about Ma Long. He is out of the world. Current Olympic champion, World champion, China Games champion. So...he is just our biggest star in table tennis. " What a compliment to a long-time rival and friend!
ITTF summarized Ma Long's amazing year of 2017: "The flying dragon guaranteed his place in table tennis history in 2017. Ma Long will be finishing the year as the World No.1 after defending his World Championships singles title in Düsseldorf and claiming two World Tour titles. The standard bearer and leader for Team China continues to define the modern table tennis player."
Ma Long is always our biggest star and we are looking forward to an exciting year of 2018.
In his award accepting speech at ITTF Star Awards Ceremony on Dec 14, he said, "And I think we don’t have to talk about Ma Long. He is out of the world. Current Olympic champion, World champion, China Games champion. So...he is just our biggest star in table tennis. " What a compliment to a long-time rival and friend!
ITTF summarized Ma Long's amazing year of 2017: "The flying dragon guaranteed his place in table tennis history in 2017. Ma Long will be finishing the year as the World No.1 after defending his World Championships singles title in Düsseldorf and claiming two World Tour titles. The standard bearer and leader for Team China continues to define the modern table tennis player."
Ma Long is always our biggest star and we are looking forward to an exciting year of 2018.
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ITTF Pro/World Tour Grand Finals are the last tournament to end each exciting year of table tennis. Ma Long is undoubtedly the most successful player in the singles event at Grand Finals during its history of 22 years, who has won 5 champions out of his 8 attendance. In addition, he appeared 3 times in doubles event and paired with Hao Shuai to win a doubles champion at Grand Finals.
Crowned World Junior Champion in Dec 2004, Ma Long started to play senior ITTF World Tour since early 2005. He attended 6 events with the best result as runner-up of German Open, beating Oh Sang Eun, Chuang Chih Yuan, Timo Boll along the way before losing to Vladimir Samsonov by 2 points in the deciding game in the final. He was the only player of China National Team who was qualified for 2005 Grand Finals held in Fuzhou. As #8 seed, he beat #13 seed Germany's Peter Franz by 4-1 and lost to #3 seed Oh Sang Eun by 1-4 in the quarterfinal. Our fans club was founded right that time. We made our first website and got our first banner flag signed by 17-year-old Ma Long on Dec 10, 2005.
(20051208 draw ceremony, so many familiar faces while only a few remain active playing)
(20051209 against Peter Franz, the coach was Liu Guoliang)
(20051210 our banner flag signed by Ma Long)
In 2006, Ma Long attended 7 ITTF Tour events. His performance in singles was not as impressive as in doubles. He and Hao Shuai paired up in 4 events winning one title, and were qualified for 2006 Grand Finals held in Hong Kong. As #6 seed, they beat #2 seed Austria's Robert Gardos/Chen Weixing by 4-0, #4 seed Hong Kong's Ko Lai Chak/Li Ching by 4-2 and #1 seed Ma Lin/Chen Qi by 4-3 to win their first Grand Finals doubles champion.
In 2007, in competition for a ticket to Beijing Olympic Games, along with legendary trio Wang Liqin, Ma Lin and Wang Hao, Ma Long attended 10 ITTF Tour events and won two titles beating Ma Lin in the final at both Kuwait Open and German Open. As #3 seed of 2007 Grand Finals held in Beijing, Ma Long beat #15 seed Chuang Chih Yuan by 4-0 and Singapore's Yang Zi by 4-2 before he lost to #1 seed Ma Lin by 1-4 in the semifinal. Ma Long and Hao Shuai paired up in 6 events although being less victorious than the previous year. As #7 seed, they beat #4 seed Korea's Lee Jung Woo/Cho Eon Rae by 4-0 and lost to #2 seed Ma Lin/Wang Hao by 3-4 in the semifinal.
(20071212 draw ceremony)
(20071213 against Chuang Chih Yuan)
(20071216 against Ma Lin)
(20071216 Award ceremony)
In 2008, Ma Long played 7 ITTF tour events winning two titles beating Ma Lin at Korea Open and Vladimir Samsonov at Singapore Open. As #4 seed of 2008 Grand Finals held in Macau, he beat #13 seed Korea's Yoon Jae Young by 4-0, #7 seed Wang Liqin by 4-0, #1 seed Ma Lin by 4-1, and #2 seed Wang Hao by 4-0 to claim his first Grand Final singles title in the era of speed glue ban. In addition to the trophy and prize check, he received a Volkswagen Scirocco car.
(20081210 draw ceremony)
(20081214 against Wang Hao)
(20081214 award ceremony)
(20081214 Volkswagen Scirocco as a prize)
In 2009, Ma Long showed stunning performance to claim 4 singles titles out of 5 ITTF Tour events he attended, including Danish Open beating Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Kuwait Open beating Wang Hao, China Open beating Wang Liqin and English Open beating Ma Lin. He also won 3 doubles champions but since he had paired with different partners, none of the pair met the qualification criteria of 2009 Grand Finals held in Macau in Jan 2010. As #1 seed and newly crowned World Ranking #1, Ma Long beat #9 seed Dimitrij Ovtcharov by 4-1, #13 seed Christian Suss by 4-2, #10 seed Zhang Jike by 4-2 and #11 seed Xu Xin by 4-2, to successfully defend his singles title at Grand Finals, while none of the previous winners had won twice in a row.
(20100106 draw ceremony)
(20100110 against Zhang Jike)
(20100110 against Xu Xin)
(20100110 post match against Xu Xin)
(20100110 award ceremony)
Crowned World Junior Champion in Dec 2004, Ma Long started to play senior ITTF World Tour since early 2005. He attended 6 events with the best result as runner-up of German Open, beating Oh Sang Eun, Chuang Chih Yuan, Timo Boll along the way before losing to Vladimir Samsonov by 2 points in the deciding game in the final. He was the only player of China National Team who was qualified for 2005 Grand Finals held in Fuzhou. As #8 seed, he beat #13 seed Germany's Peter Franz by 4-1 and lost to #3 seed Oh Sang Eun by 1-4 in the quarterfinal. Our fans club was founded right that time. We made our first website and got our first banner flag signed by 17-year-old Ma Long on Dec 10, 2005.
(20051208 draw ceremony, so many familiar faces while only a few remain active playing)
(20051209 against Peter Franz, the coach was Liu Guoliang)
(20051210 our banner flag signed by Ma Long)
In 2006, Ma Long attended 7 ITTF Tour events. His performance in singles was not as impressive as in doubles. He and Hao Shuai paired up in 4 events winning one title, and were qualified for 2006 Grand Finals held in Hong Kong. As #6 seed, they beat #2 seed Austria's Robert Gardos/Chen Weixing by 4-0, #4 seed Hong Kong's Ko Lai Chak/Li Ching by 4-2 and #1 seed Ma Lin/Chen Qi by 4-3 to win their first Grand Finals doubles champion.
In 2007, in competition for a ticket to Beijing Olympic Games, along with legendary trio Wang Liqin, Ma Lin and Wang Hao, Ma Long attended 10 ITTF Tour events and won two titles beating Ma Lin in the final at both Kuwait Open and German Open. As #3 seed of 2007 Grand Finals held in Beijing, Ma Long beat #15 seed Chuang Chih Yuan by 4-0 and Singapore's Yang Zi by 4-2 before he lost to #1 seed Ma Lin by 1-4 in the semifinal. Ma Long and Hao Shuai paired up in 6 events although being less victorious than the previous year. As #7 seed, they beat #4 seed Korea's Lee Jung Woo/Cho Eon Rae by 4-0 and lost to #2 seed Ma Lin/Wang Hao by 3-4 in the semifinal.
(20071212 draw ceremony)
(20071213 against Chuang Chih Yuan)
(20071216 against Ma Lin)
(20071216 Award ceremony)
In 2008, Ma Long played 7 ITTF tour events winning two titles beating Ma Lin at Korea Open and Vladimir Samsonov at Singapore Open. As #4 seed of 2008 Grand Finals held in Macau, he beat #13 seed Korea's Yoon Jae Young by 4-0, #7 seed Wang Liqin by 4-0, #1 seed Ma Lin by 4-1, and #2 seed Wang Hao by 4-0 to claim his first Grand Final singles title in the era of speed glue ban. In addition to the trophy and prize check, he received a Volkswagen Scirocco car.
(20081210 draw ceremony)
(20081214 against Wang Hao)
(20081214 award ceremony)
(20081214 Volkswagen Scirocco as a prize)
In 2009, Ma Long showed stunning performance to claim 4 singles titles out of 5 ITTF Tour events he attended, including Danish Open beating Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Kuwait Open beating Wang Hao, China Open beating Wang Liqin and English Open beating Ma Lin. He also won 3 doubles champions but since he had paired with different partners, none of the pair met the qualification criteria of 2009 Grand Finals held in Macau in Jan 2010. As #1 seed and newly crowned World Ranking #1, Ma Long beat #9 seed Dimitrij Ovtcharov by 4-1, #13 seed Christian Suss by 4-2, #10 seed Zhang Jike by 4-2 and #11 seed Xu Xin by 4-2, to successfully defend his singles title at Grand Finals, while none of the previous winners had won twice in a row.
(20100106 draw ceremony)
(20100110 against Zhang Jike)
(20100110 against Xu Xin)
(20100110 post match against Xu Xin)
(20100110 award ceremony)
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Here is one graph to summarize Ma Long's previous results at ITTF Pro/World Tour and Grand Finals.
(Abbreviations: W, winner; RU, runner-up; GF, Grand Finals; WO, walkover.)
Since 2005, Ma Long has attended 69 singles events and 63 doubles events with 13 partners at ITTF Pro/World Tour. He was qualified for Grand Finals singles event for 8 times and doubles event for 3 times.
He reached finals more than half of the time. Together he has won 24 singles titles plus 5 Grand Finals singles titles, and 20 doubles titles with 9 partners plus 1 Grand Finals doubles title. The details of the events at which he won are shown in the World Tour Map.
(Abbreviations: W, winner; RU, runner-up; GF, Grand Finals; WO, walkover.)
Since 2005, Ma Long has attended 69 singles events and 63 doubles events with 13 partners at ITTF Pro/World Tour. He was qualified for Grand Finals singles event for 8 times and doubles event for 3 times.
He reached finals more than half of the time. Together he has won 24 singles titles plus 5 Grand Finals singles titles, and 20 doubles titles with 9 partners plus 1 Grand Finals doubles title. The details of the events at which he won are shown in the World Tour Map.
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On Dec 19, Team Tianjin Quanjian beat Team Shanghai by 3-0 in the Round 5 of China Super League at home stadium.
In the first set, Ma Long beat Sun Zheng by 3-0 (11:4, 11:9, 11:5) with ease. In the second set, Ma Te beat Xu Xin by 3-2 (4:11, 11:9, 6:11, 11:5, 7:4) after a hard fight . In the third set of doubles, Cheng Jingqi / Fang Yinchi beat Cui Qinglei / Zhao Zihao by 2-0 (11:9, 11:8). This was the first victory of Team Tianjin Quanjian's doubles.
In the post-match interview, Ma Long spoke highly of Ma Te. "Ma Te has never beaten Xu Xin previously. He gained confidence during this match and gave Xu Xin a hard time". He also hoped the victory of doubles can ignite Cheng Jingqi / Fang Yinchi in the later rounds.
When asked about the new identity of a father, Ma Long said, "Whoever I am, when I stand on the court, I will play my best. Off the court, I am a father now, which encourages me more to fight on the court."
Team Tianjin Quanjian will visit Jiaxing to play against Team Bazhou on Dec 23.
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Ma Long coached teammates during Super League. He also taught teammates techniques/tactics during training. A true captain.
In the first set, Ma Long beat Sun Zheng by 3-0 (11:4, 11:9, 11:5) with ease. In the second set, Ma Te beat Xu Xin by 3-2 (4:11, 11:9, 6:11, 11:5, 7:4) after a hard fight . In the third set of doubles, Cheng Jingqi / Fang Yinchi beat Cui Qinglei / Zhao Zihao by 2-0 (11:9, 11:8). This was the first victory of Team Tianjin Quanjian's doubles.
In the post-match interview, Ma Long spoke highly of Ma Te. "Ma Te has never beaten Xu Xin previously. He gained confidence during this match and gave Xu Xin a hard time". He also hoped the victory of doubles can ignite Cheng Jingqi / Fang Yinchi in the later rounds.
When asked about the new identity of a father, Ma Long said, "Whoever I am, when I stand on the court, I will play my best. Off the court, I am a father now, which encourages me more to fight on the court."
Team Tianjin Quanjian will visit Jiaxing to play against Team Bazhou on Dec 23.
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Ma Long coached teammates during Super League. He also taught teammates techniques/tactics during training. A true captain.
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2017 has been an exciting and thrilling year for Ma Long and Ma Long fans. Joy for victories, worries for injuries, frustrations for ball adaptation, and drama during and after China Open.
It has been a fruitful year for Ma Long. He successfully defended singles title at two major tournaments - World Championships and China National Games. He obtained Asian Team Champion and two ITTF World Tour Platinum singles champions (Qatar Open and Japan Open) and one doubles champion (Japan Open), as well as World Cup bronze medal and China National Games doubles silver medal. He has been ranked World No.1 throughout the year. In addition, he graduated from Shang Jiaotong University, got married and has just become a father of baby boy.
By the end of the year, let's just relax and enjoy the show - Ma Long Best Shots of 2017 by STIGA
It has been a fruitful year for Ma Long. He successfully defended singles title at two major tournaments - World Championships and China National Games. He obtained Asian Team Champion and two ITTF World Tour Platinum singles champions (Qatar Open and Japan Open) and one doubles champion (Japan Open), as well as World Cup bronze medal and China National Games doubles silver medal. He has been ranked World No.1 throughout the year. In addition, he graduated from Shang Jiaotong University, got married and has just become a father of baby boy.
By the end of the year, let's just relax and enjoy the show - Ma Long Best Shots of 2017 by STIGA
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