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from the

1997 World Table Tennis Championships

in Manchester, England

MAY 3, 1997


Words with Liu Guoliang and Li Zhun (coach), China.
transcribed by Xiu Bao for the ITTF WEB

ITTF WEB:
You are a penholder player. What do you think of penholder's future?

LIU GUOLIANG:
It's long been one of Chinese players traditional way of holding the bat. It's very powerful in attacking if used properly.

ITTF WEB:
There were many matches among your players. Do you think it's too many for them?

LI ZHUN:
Any good player should be able to cope. In the past, we had to play about 40 games in a single day without any break!

 

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