CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- The team competitions of the 28th Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships were concluded on July 2 in Chongqing, with the Chinese team claiming four victories in the U15 and U19 categories and safeguarding the reputation and advantage of the home court.

The Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships, the largest, highest-level, and most influential youth table tennis tournament in Asia, has returned to China after 12 years. The young Chinese players are gathering strength for the upcoming competitions, eager to show their best on the home field.

The Chinese team dropped the first match when facing off against the Chinese Hong Kong team in the U15 women's team final. After losing the first game 0-2, Yang Huize came back and scored three consecutive points, beating his component Mai Mingxin and winning the second match for the Chinese team.

Zhu Qihui, the rookie of the Chinese team, had a four-game hard-fought battle with her opponent Raun Xinnuo and was finally declared a victory 3-1 in the third match, helping the Chinese team to lead 2-1 in the competition.

Yang Huize was courageous but lost in the fourth match. The competition reached a climax when the score was tied at 2-2. At this point, the game would continue until one player won one score to determine the winner.

Only the sound of table tennis rackets hitting the ball could be heard in the silent court. Yao Ruixuan, a young table tennis player, stood at the table, her eyes sparkling with confidence and determination.

After four tough games (11-5, 11-13, 11-5, 11-9,) Yao Ruixuan emerged as the winner in the fifth match, and the Chinese team ended the thrilling U15 women's team final with a narrow 3-2 victory.

“Solidarity is our key to success.” All the Chinese table tennis players, whether on the court or in the stands, gave their all in the competitions.

The intense final attracted many international players to attend the game.

The Chinese men's and women's teams respectively defeated the South Korean and Japanese teams in the U19 category.

The Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships, filled with the passion and dreams of the players, is the beginning of a journey to the global stage for many current Chinese table tennis players, such as Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha, and Wang Manyu.

"The future belongs to you! Come on!" Xu Xin, the vice chairman of the Asian Table Tennis Federation and a former Chinese national table tennis team player, came to encourage the new generation of young players in the championships.

When the young table tennis players stepped onto the podium, their table tennis stories had just begun.

In the future, these young players may follow in their footsteps and grow into dazzling new stars in Chinese table tennis. (Translated by Yuki, Fathom Language Limited)