2021 Chinese Trials: Videos of the Upsets (as World No.1, 2, and 3 All Fall)

Posted on May 10, 2021

(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFWorld)

Last week the Chinese Trials were held in Xingtong, China. The results were surprising (see the coverage here). Attached below are the three big upsets: 15 year old Lin Shidong over World No. 2 Xu Xin, and Zhou Qihao over World No. 3 Ma Long and World No. 1 Fan Zhendong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-9D4Nk8wj8

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