boys against girls in china olympic prep

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Have you all seen the videos: where the Chinese top 3 men take on the top 3 girls ???
I think it is "must view" and not only is the action spectacular , the results are too.

When i mentioned the vids in my club most were of the opinion it was all a bit of a joke but
I reckon this was serious business
What do you think ?

https://fb.watch/v/1c6nXrGEu/
https://fb.watch/v/13Jlq511a/
 
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Watched it when it aired and was fascinating.

I loved the concept and I think Chinese men v Chinese women the men are prob too strong in a full game but I think Chen meng or sun yu would fancy there chances in a proper match against European men though. Chen mein in particular!


I only ever saw a short version of the matches so I did not get """the concept""" !!!!!!
Did they starte all the games at about 6 : 6 or did the girls got a handicap ????

 
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Look like it’s 8-9 6-8 etc. It’s not just handicap but it’s about only a few deciding points. (If I understand it correctly) It is probably serious but not that extremely serious. If you see how all of them laughed at the end of each match or smiled losing a good point. It’s totally different from when Xu Xin lost to Fan Zengdong or Lin Gaoyuan lost to a random provincial guy.
 
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Look like it’s 8-9 6-8 etc. It’s not just handicap but it’s about only a few deciding points. (If I understand it correctly) It is probably serious but not that extremely serious. If you see how all of them laughed at the end of each match or smiled losing a good point. It’s totally different from when Xu Xin lost to Fan Zengdong or Lin Gaoyuan lost to a random provincial guy.

thank you for clearing this up for me.
It is a little bit "deflating""😁

still, there were some most excellent r alleys and overall it was an enjoyable event to watch

 
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The CNT has held mass round robin from time to time pitting both sexes. Generally speaking, the best women could compete with the best men if spotted a few points.
For example,

Beijing 2008 Men vs Women, w/o handicap.
https://sports.sohu.com/20080418/n256386547.shtml
https://sports.sohu.com/20080418/n256386534.shtml
http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2008-04-19/19303609058.shtml

WTTC 2009 "4-to-9" crucial point scoring system, where the score switches from 4:3 to 9:8, 4:2 to 9:7, 4:1 and 4:0 to 9:6. Equivalent to skipping the middlegame in chess.
https://sports.sohu.com/20090203/n262034503.shtml
https://sports.sohu.com/20090205/n262066771.shtml
http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2009-02-06/17164201363.shtml

WTTC 2010 Men vs Women, w/ a 3-point handicap.
http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2010-03-09/18184876524.shtml
 
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