Imperious, China won both the men’s and women’s team titles at the 2022 ITTF World Team Championships Finals Chengdu presented by China Telecom; play concluding after ten days of intense action on Sunday 9th October.

Ma Long added to his incredible record, in the prestigious event, ever present since 2006 in Bremen his remarkable consistency sets him apart from the field.

Now, he is one of the most experienced players on the international scene, on the other side of the coin, young players, somewhat new to the big stage, made their presence known.

Winners anointed but if there was one big winner, the biggest of all, it was the tournament itself; Chengdu in lockdown, solutions were found; the end result an event of the highest standards was realised.