South China Morning Post - China Sport

China’s table tennis authorities have come under fire online after announcing their selection criteria for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in September. The Chinese Table Tennis Association released the criteria on Tuesday, with different standards for the men’s and women’s teams. The selections will determine the five-player line-ups for the team events, with the same five players...

Back-to-back world snooker championship victories by China’s Zhao Xintong and Wu Yize have sparked the formation of a new Chinese Billiards Club Professional League. Launched on Sunday, the new CBL will feature eight teams competing over the course of eight months, playing 432 matches in a home-and-away format, with the first fixtures scheduled for next Wednesday. League positio...

China’s men and women continued their total dominance of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London on Sunday, and the former’s easy win over Japan again raised questions about the future of star Fan Zhendong. The Olympic champion has not played for his country since claiming gold in Paris two years ago, and quit the International Table Tennis Federation rankings just m...

China fans have been told to stop holding lavish celebrations of athletes’ birthdays, with officials reminding them “to stay rational”. The warning came in response to news of large gatherings to mark the 26th birthday of table tennis star Wang Chuqin on Monday. Posters of the world No 1, who guided his men’s side to the World Team Table Tennis Championships title in London on S...

Wu Yize and Zhao Xintong’s victories at the World Championship will help to boost the growth of snooker in China, while removing the stench of corruption and match-fixing, sport insiders believe. Jason Ferguson, chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, previously suggested the interest that greeted Wu’s triumph over Shaun Murphy could help the sport’...