The marquee contest China versus the World in table tennis is scheduled to take place in Malaysia this coming September.

 

The highest-level contest features six of the world's top seven players. World number one Wang Liqin will lead the Chinese squad that includes number three Ma Lin and number six Chen Qi. The three are either world or Olympic champions.

 

The World team features number two Tim Boll from Germany, number five Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus and South Korea's OH Sang Eun, ranked seventh in the world.

 

The tournament will adopt the team competition system to be used at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The players are required to play four singles rubbers and one doubles match. It will be a great opportunity for China to test its Olympic squad.

 

The contest is scheduled for September 12th in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia.

 

(CRI August 3, 2006)