Men's Table Tennis team finals live blog

I crawled up in the morning for the women's, and now for the men's. I'm basically dying, but worth it.

Currently, Team China men's leading the double's round by 2-0 in sets won. Am seriously worried one of our athletes is going to dive head-first into the surrounding boards. I can see why the coach was so concerned about the small court size.

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Time out: Ah yes, trying to shift the momentum. I'm honestly not that sure about beating Germany. They've been giving China a lot of problems recently. And, as I've said before, the cramped arena is not in China's favor.

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The other thing that concerns me is that China's wearing their black jersey. Psychologically, this is disadvantageous, as studies have shown that, when controlling for skill, wearing red gives an increased win rate compared to the cooler colors (blue/black).

And Germany's wearing red this time.

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First match in hand. Yes! Things are gonna get a little easier from now on. Hopefully. 🤞

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Heh. 樊振东 (Fan Zhendong)'s nickname is “小胖” (little fatty). LOL.

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OK, I know the coach warned that one of the matches might be lost, but this is not giving me any confidence when the first game of the second match is lost by 11-3. Augh!

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Team China catches up! Game 1-1!

Now why is it that when the German team blows on the ball they don't get a warning for breaking the rules?

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I've said this when China played Japan, I'll say it again now against Germany: Defeat the Axis powers!

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3-2! China defeats Germany once more! Only one more match left to win, c'mon China! Do it!

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Two more matches. Two more matches. Go Go Team China! (I'm getting stomach cramps from now nerve wracking things are getting.)

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Just one more! Just one more! Gold is within touching distance! Defeat the Axis!

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Augh! Germany takes one at 13-11. (T_T) The torture continues.

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We did it! Finally! 4 golds, 3 silvers from a total of 5 finals. China continues to dominate table tennis.