China should run the table (and paddles)

Table Tennis

Last year's Worlds and World Cup champion duo Zhang Jike and Ding Ning will lead the men's and women's table tennis teams as they set out to defend all four titles on offer.

Despite missing several key members, including former women's leader Zhang Yining, who retired in 2008, China still seems invincible in the face of challenges from South Korea, Germany and Singapore.