Chinese Nat'l Team Trials, 2nd Round

Ma Long vs Zhang Jike - 2nd Round of China Trials 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C2wUYrL4_w

Originally posted by janus700 If I understand well, (semi) Chen Qi vs Ma Long is the only men's match doesn't exist on CCTV5. Is that right??

yep!

they were recording the womens game,, which was very good... 7 setter,, but it meant they missed the ma long chen qi game.

Maybe someone can find it tho :P

Wang Hao vs Zhang Jike - 2nd Round of China Trials 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPzJ3no_vy0

Originally posted by tpgh2k Originally posted by PAVLIK98 CHEN QI VS MA LONG VIDEO lol i love this guy! short and to the point! =)

init haha, needs to give us a breather! ;)

Thank you very much for the confirmation lild100

I have the full mp4 file for the final but had to run out of the office before uploading it... will be back on Monday.

Originally posted by JimT I have the full mp4 file for the final but had to run out of the office before uploading it... will be back on Monday.

Good News!! Thanks in advance!!

Originally posted by LOOPMEISTER who won? Results?

Originally posted by Anger Manager Originally posted by LOOPMEISTER who won? Results?   BUMP.   Results?

Quarterfinals:
Ma Long beat Hao Shuai 3-2
Chen Qi beat Ma Lin 3-2
Zhang Jike beat Wang Liqin 3-0
Wang Hao beat Lei Zhenhua 3-1

Semis:
Ma Long beat Chen Qi
Zhang Jike beat Wang Hao

Finals:
Zhang Jike beat Ma long 3-2 (went to deuce in 5th game) to earn spot on 2010 WTTC team.

Ma Long looked like he was falling apart a bit under the pressure. With his #1 World ranking he should be a coach's pick for the team even if he does not win any of these trials, so he shouldn't really be feeling pressure to win.

did anyone see that part where wang hao went to shake the other coach's hand and the coach turned away?? lol!

Originally posted by takaaki yeah, i think this team trials, as the ones in the past, are just for show. i think there's been a changing of the guard and the core team now will be xu, ma long and zhang. the only people who are in question are hao shuai, wlq, ma lin and chen qi. if memory serves me correctly, 5 players (3 + 2 "alternates") are allowed on the team. now, i believe chen qi is out, period, so they have to choose between the remaining 3 i mentioned above.

No one is "out" since there'll be another tournament. And how are these trials just "for show"? you mean the results are fixed? no way.

Wang Hao is also "in the doghouse" now, LGL ripped him apart after his loss.

Originally posted by amateur Originally posted by takaaki yeah, i think this team trials, as the ones in the past, are just for show. i think there's been a changing of the guard and the core team now will be xu, ma long and zhang. the only people who are in question are hao shuai, wlq, ma lin and chen qi. if memory serves me correctly, 5 players (3 + 2 "alternates") are allowed on the team. now, i believe chen qi is out, period, so they have to choose between the remaining 3 i mentioned above. No one is "out" since there'll be another tournament. And how are these trials just "for show"? you mean the results are fixed? no way. Wang Hao is also "in the doghouse" now, LGL ripped him apart after his loss.

oh, i forgot about wang hao (no wonder) and, yes, you're right--he IS in the doghouse and don't think it's just because he lost the other day.  they just don't like the fact that he and peng are screwing around like they are, and i honestly believe that they want him to lose, so they can make an example of him in front of everybody.

i can't see how he's gonna make the cut.  his mind is clearly not on the game and he is just not playing as well as he was this time last year.

anyhow, i do believe they already have in mind who the core team will be (ma long, xu, zhang) and the only thing that will change that is injury or     some sort of disciplinary problem.  so, you and i are just gonna have to "agree to disagree" on that point.

also, i think there's another reason why they would want ma long, xu and zhang--wlq and ma lin are pretty much automatic wins against the next 4 teams.

given what's happened in the past year, you have the sense that if china plays those 3 guys as their "core," that, somehow, the rest of the world has a chance to win or, at the very least, make it entertaining.  but, if the core team were, say, wlq, ma & ma, then nobody has a chance to win at all and they should just hand over the trophy to china up front and forget about boring everybody by playing out the matches.

based on a coupla statements LGL has made recently, i think they realize that they're even losing the chinese market.  well, nothing other than a little "uncertainty" is gonna reverse that.

CHEN QI VS MA LONG VIDEO PLEASE

Originally posted by amateur Originally posted by takaaki anyhow, i do believe they already have in mind who the core team will be (ma long, xu, zhang) and the only thing that will change that is injury or     some sort of disciplinary problem.  so, you and i are just gonna have to "agree to disagree" on that point. Obviously, now that Xu and Zhang have won the tournaments they are on the team, but I don't think that was clear going into the trials. If Hao Shuai had won the first tournament (and that was quite possible), the "core team" could look quite different. Same if Ma Long had beaten Zhang Jike this week.

Originally posted by takaaki given what's happened in the past year, you have the sense that if china plays those 3 guys as their "core," that, somehow, the rest of the world has a chance to win or, at the very least, make it entertaining.  but, if the core team were, say, wlq, ma & ma, then nobody has a chance to win at all and they should just hand over the trophy to china up front and forget about boring everybody by playing out the matches. based on a coupla statements LGL has made recently, i think they realize that they're even losing the chinese market.  well, nothing other than a little "uncertainty" is gonna reverse that.

Hahaha! Yeah, this "China has to dumb themselves down" is a pretty good theory.  Although it does have some precedent in the last WTTC and they sent their "second tier" teams for Mixed Doubles.  I read somewhere that Cai Zhenhua was really, really hoping some other country would whup their XD teams but "sadly", it didn't happen.