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  • Hot shots: Table tennis Day 12
    See some of the best photos from Day 12 in table tennis, featuring matches involving Wang Chen of the U.S. as well as women's world No. 1 Zhang Yining.

  • All aboard: Chinese women advance in singles

    All three members of the Chinese squad advanced easily in the Olympic women's table tennis singles competition Wednesday, beating their lower-ranked opponents in straight games.



  • Top points: Table tennis Day 11
    Watch the top eight points from Day 11, which featured preliminary men's singles action in table tennis.

  • Top table tennis photos: Day 11
    See highlights of the action in early round men's and women's singles matches, including 44-year-old American qualifier David Zhuang, who lost 4-3 to Nigeria's Segun Toriola.  

  • Chinese take out Germany, win team gold
    China defeated Germany 3-0 to win the men's team gold competition, dropping just one game during the final. China is two for two on team golds.

  • Table Tennis: Best of Day 10
    From China's gold in the mens' team competition to the opening of women's singles play, here are the top images of the 10th day in Beijing.

  • Noisy gym intimidates visiting athletes

    BEIJING (AP) - The fans get excited about doing the wave and cheer like crazy for Jingjing the panda. But nothing comes before their love for the Chinese pingpong team.



  • China wins women's team competition
    China easily dispatched Singapore to win its first table tennis gold in Beijing. The heavy favorites show no signs of succumbing to the pressure that comes with playing at home.

  • South Korea wins women's team bronze
    South Korea used solid defense to stifle the Japanese attack, winning 3-0 to take the bronze medal in women's team table tennis.

  • South Korea wins second team bronze
    South Korea's men's team beat Austria 3-1 to sweep the team bronze medals. Ryu Seung Min rallied from a loss in the first singles match to win the medal clincher.

  • China's hand-me-downs
    China is so dominant in table tennis that a passel of its players, some unable to succeed in China's talent-laden programs and others veterans of the national team, flock to other countries for the chance to compete.


  • Boll-ed over: Germany defeats Japan
    Germany held off a determined Japanese squad on Saturday, winning 3-2 to advance to the final behind world No. 6 Timo Boll's win in the fifth match.

  • Singapore advances to final
    Singapore advanced Friday to the gold medal match of women's team competition, outlasting South Korea 3-2 in a tense face-off highlighting their opposite styles of play.

  • Swede is big celebrity in China

    Table tennis is the national sport of China, so naturally one of the game's biggest celebrities here is ... a Swedish guy.



  • Liqin struggles as China moves on
    China defeated Australia in men's team table tennis 3-0 Thursday, although more unsteady play by world No. 1 Wang Liqin revealed a potential weak spot for a top-ranked team.