HAMBURG, Germany, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- A China-Germany table tennis tournament was held Friday in Hamburg, Germany to promote bilateral exchanges through sports.
The 7th Taicang "China-Germany Friendship Cup" International Table Tennis Invitational Tournament drew over 120 athletes from 18 teams representing China and Germany, and they were divided into Group A (professional) and Group B (amateur).
During the tournament, Chinese players like Liu Jialiang and Li Yongyin, along with their German counterparts such as Benno Oehme, delivered impressive performances, offering the audience a high-level competition.
“我记得2005年全运会10月底才闭幕，所以当年度的CBA被推迟到11月20日才开赛；为给2009年全运会让路，2009-2010赛季被推迟到12月19日才开赛，那个赛季的场次也从50轮缩水到34轮。最近三届全运会举办时间都集中在夏天，并没有产生冲突。粤港澳大湾区全运会定在11月举办，CBA也只有让路。希望CBA只是推迟开赛，不要出现赛程缩水，毕竟2026年夏天篮球也没有国际大赛。”
"The tournament serves as a bridge, using table tennis to strengthen economic ties and promote sports and cultural exchanges between China and Germany," Xu Huadong, mayor of Taicang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, addressed at the opening ceremony. He added that since its inception in 2016, the event has become a hallmark for Taicang, a city known as a "model of China-German cooperation".
Neighboring Shanghai加拿大pc28官网规则, the city of Taicang, spanning approximately 800 square kilometers, is known as the "hometown of German enterprises" in China, with over 530 German enterprises flocking here. ■