Behind the passion shines the strength of Shanghai and the heritage of Chinese football! The Chinese team took over the table tennis event of the Universiade in advance, winning the Seven Gold Medals at the Universiade | Qian Tianyi | Project

In the women's singles table tennis final of the Chengdu Universiade held at noon on August 5th, Chinese player Qian Tianyi defeated Japanese player Yasuhiro Ozawa 4-3 to win the gold medal. Chuze Gonghua won the silver medal in this event, while Chinese player Zhao Shang and Thai player Paranan won the bronze medal.

This women's singles gold medal is also Qian Tianyi's fourth gold medal at the Chengdu Universiade, following in women's team, mixed doubles, and women's doubles. Today is the last day of the table tennis event at the Chengdu Universiade, and the men's singles final of the table tennis event will be held later. Chinese players Xu Yingbin and Zhou Kai will compete for the gold medal in this event.

Due to the Chinese team's early lock on the men's singles gold and silver medals, Qian Tianyi's victory over Yasuhiro Ozawa also means that the Chinese team has successfully won all 7 gold medals in the table tennis event at the Chengdu Universiade.

The Chinese table tennis team, led by East China University of Science and Technology, defended the honor of national football at the Universiade, becoming another shining moment for this university with a deep foundation in table tennis. It is reported that the leader and three coaches of the Chinese table tennis team at this Universiade, Zang Yuying, Huang Jinjian, and Ma Yuefei, are all from Huali. Among the 10 participating players, five are from Huali, including Xue Fei, Liu Dingshuo, Man Pai, Wang Xiaotong, and Zhao Shang.

Among the Chinese table tennis team members competing in the Chengdu Universiade, there are also table tennis experts from other universities in Shanghai. On August 1st, in the table tennis competition of the 31st World University Games in Chengdu, the Chinese table tennis representative team demonstrated outstanding strength and teamwork spirit, successfully winning the championship in the women's and men's team competitions.

Both winning teams have the presence of students from Shanghai universities, including Wang Xiaotong from the women's team and Xue Fei from the men's team from East China University of Science and Technology, He Zhuojia and Qian Tianyi from Shanghai Sport University, and Zhou Kai from the men's team studying at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

"Our secret to success lies in persistently playing 'cultural table tennis' that conforms to the laws of sports, education, and youth growth over the years." Shen Haitao, the leader of the Chinese delegation's table tennis team at the Universiade and deputy secretary of the Party Committee of East China University of Science and Technology, said that it is this' dumbest model' that does not take shortcuts that has achieved the glory of several generations of Huali table tennis players.

In competitive sports, those who can ultimately reach the top of the pyramid and become professional players are just a few and far between. Therefore, university education is particularly important for student athletes, as it can not only help them shape a healthier personality but also lay a solid foundation for their future development. "After studying in university and being influenced by the school atmosphere, such athletes are more universal and their comprehensive qualities are definitely more outstanding," said Shen Haitao.

The Huali Table Tennis Team has represented Chinese university students in long-term competitions around the world, winning nearly a hundred gold medals; In 2012, the Huali Table Tennis Team won the championship of the Women's Table Tennis Super League, creating a miracle in the history of the league and being the only university to receive this honor so far; In the table tennis selection competition of the Universiade held in May this year, Huali won the men's and women's team championships, so both teams were given the opportunity to form teams, which is also the first time in the history of the school.

In addition, women's singles champion Qian Tianyi is a student at the China Table Tennis College of Shanghai Sport University. The China Table Tennis Institute was established in September 2010 at Shanghai Sport University, and is the only higher education institution in the world with a focus on table tennis training, teaching, and research. The three major goals of its education are to become a training base for domestic and foreign athletes, coaches, referees, and table tennis management personnel, an education and exchange base for spreading the culture of "national football", and a demonstration base for the integration of sports and education in China. In November 2015, the college was named the highest level affiliated training base of the International Table Tennis Federation.

Shanghai is the cradle of Chinese table tennis, nurturing and delivering multiple world and Olympic champions, and possessing a profound cultural heritage in table tennis. At the Chengdu Universiade, the Chinese team successfully won all 7 gold medals in table tennis, demonstrating the strong strength of table tennis in Shanghai universities.