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
Player averages after 14 rounds (First stage)
Semi Finals and Final Schedule
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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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Jorgen Persson - Photo by: bbs.chinatt.com
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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