Timo Boll: we are closing gap with China's table tennis

BERLIN - Despite latest defeats and problems with the new ball used in international competition, China's table tennis stars are still the world's leading fraction, said German Timo Boll.

"We managed to close the gap a little bit, but they still rule table tennis," the German number two and former first of world rankings said in a recent Xinhua interview.

"When it comes to technique, athleticism, and speed they are the best," the three times world champion commented.