Doubles – fantastic rally in 5 tight sets

Great retrieving by the world’s best female choppers Kim Kyung Ah / Park Mi Young (KOR) against Guo Yan / Ding Ning (CHN); women’s doubles semi-final, 2009 World Table Tennis Championships, Yokohama; China wins 4-1 (this Youtube clip has been viewed by over 1 million viewers and probably you as well)

While this might have taken place in 2009, it is a good reminder that doubles are crucial games (often neglected) in tourney and having rallies like 40+ strokes indicates how disciplined the Chinese and Korean players  have been and how tight and fluid are the skill sets. Enjoy.

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