Ma Long 'the destroyer' stormed his way to victory at the recent Pro Tour Grand Finals defeating compatriot Zhang Jike in the final by 4 games to 1 with scores 11-5, 9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 14-12. The 23 year old on the 27th November 2011 quoted in an interview after that, 'drinks are on me tonight!'.
Photo by: Remy Gros
This stunning win by Ma Long has broken records in the table tennis World! His winning streak of 40 consecutive macthes has equalled his compatriot Wang Liqin who achieved this in Paris 1998 to Kobe 2000.
The last match Ma Long has lost was against Ma Lin in June 2011 at the China Open in Shenzhen.
Since June, Ma Long has won the Men's Singles Tiles at the ITTF Pro Tour Harmony China Open, Austrian Open and Swedish Open. Other majors include the Asian Cup and the Chinese National Championships!
The big question is, will Ma Long be back in the Excel Arena for the London 2012 Olympics?
The match below:
Thanks to everyone who followed our daily updates from the event and thanks to everyone who viewed our ITTF Live Stream with integrated chat!
Photo by: Remy Gros
This stunning win by Ma Long has broken records in the table tennis World! His winning streak of 40 consecutive macthes has equalled his compatriot Wang Liqin who achieved this in Paris 1998 to Kobe 2000.
The last match Ma Long has lost was against Ma Lin in June 2011 at the China Open in Shenzhen.
Since June, Ma Long has won the Men's Singles Tiles at the ITTF Pro Tour Harmony China Open, Austrian Open and Swedish Open. Other majors include the Asian Cup and the Chinese National Championships!
The big question is, will Ma Long be back in the Excel Arena for the London 2012 Olympics?
The match below:
Thanks to everyone who followed our daily updates from the event and thanks to everyone who viewed our ITTF Live Stream with integrated chat!
