Novels like From Greenhorn to Champion, from Partners to Forever
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as From Greenhorn to Champion, from Partners to Forever, best match first.
- 151 You Shine So Brightly 闪闪发光的你呀 Entirely fictional. Please don’t take it too seriously. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. On X day, X month, 201X, the coach brought me a new partner today. She looked round and soft and adorable, like she couldn’t play at all?! On X day, X month, 201X, Yuanyuan and I won the once-in-a-lifetime trophy! On X day, X month, 201X, I confessed my feelings to her. On X day, X month, 202X, we registered our marriage. I officially became her husband... A boy had a diary nobody knew about. It recor 71Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 152 First You and Me, Then Us 先是你我，后是我们 [Table Tennis] I never thought I would stop moving forward for anyone, not even you, whom I love deeply. But every time I look back, I want to share every step of the journey with you. My heart will stay with you, but my feet will keep moving. 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 China's Table Tennis Team Has a Prodigy Girl 国乒出了个天才少女 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 21Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 154 Winning You Is a Piece of Cake 拿下你，轻而易举 Can't win me over? Then I'll make you chase after me instead! A bickering couple on opposite sides, just going about their daily lives! A story that begins with mutual attraction (⚠️Purely fictional entertainment, unrelated to the real lives of any actual people. Please do not connect it to the people themselves. All content is artistic imagination. Read rationally.) 1.9kReads8.6Score10214d adds
- 155 Turn Around, I’m Right Behind You 你回头我在你身后 [Sports: Table tennis, OOC] [Rekindled romance x irresistibly sweet love story] [Golden right-handed woman x left-handed prodigy] “Su Jinyi, when you turn around, I’ll be right behind you.” 436Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Meeting in Los Angeles 相见洛杉矶 This is a story about an exceptionally good man and a genius girl. From their youth competitions to the adult circuit, no pair can surpass them, and no pair can be their equal. They are simply themselves. 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Eastward, Toward the Stars 东的方向星之所向 Yuqi, nicknamed Cat, fell head over heels for Dong on the day of Ba Ao 2481. Dong is my sun, and he deserves every wonderful thing in the world. This story is entirely fictional and reflects only my personal hopes and dreams. We who are ordinary yet still hope for something extraordinary all have the right to dream of a brighter future, starting from the most real parts of life. I hope you enjoy the story and can see yourself in it. Thank you, and may Dong and Fan Xing both have wonderful lives. 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Ping-Pong Twins: No Dating Within the Team 乒乓双子星：球队禁止内部消化 Dual male leads, 1v1 Two “little tyrants” arrive at the national table tennis training camp: Jiang Xingye, whose game is as nimble as the wind but whose antics are maddening, and Lu Shang, whose attacks are as fierce as fire despite his sweet, well-behaved face. Since they were six, they have been rivals on the court. One calls the other a “braided girl,” while the other curses him as a “mad dog.” Even training camp can’t keep them from bickering. Fate insists on sticking these sworn enemies tog 197Reads—Score1614d adds
- 159 Super Grand Slam, Let's Get Divorced! 超级金满贯我们离婚吧！ A tribute to my idol, Fan Zhendong! Table tennis star × female office worker After the heroine, Lin Xiaoqing, secretly marries the table tennis Grand Slam champion Pan Zhendong, their sweet life together and a series of misunderstandings lead to heartbreak This is a work of fiction. Please don’t associate it with the real person! 216Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Let’s Not Be Friends 别做朋友 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 41Reads8.6Score1614d adds
- 161 A Galaxy Filled with Brilliance 盛满星河璀璨 In the fiercely competitive national team, a dream mixed doubles pair emerges. They first partner up at just seventeen, setting off a youthful sensation. But to them, responsibility comes before love, and the nation's honor comes above all else. They grow from carefree youngsters into leaders carrying the flag. What never changes is their love for their country, and the fact that they have always had each other by their side. A genius girl × a genuinely wonderful man Inspired by real people, but 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 I'll Be Your Strongest Support 做你最坚强的后盾 It's only a little wish, but four years is too long. I want to write some stories from my imagination to keep myself company. My darling, just keep moving forward! I'll always follow behind you, watch over you, and be your strongest support! 83Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 163 Bean Bun Head 豆包儿脑袋 From coworkers to spouses. See how the sharp-tongued Wang Chuqing dotes on his wife without restraint, and how the sweet, soft Su Yingshan has him completely wrapped around her finger. Every jealous moment and every bicker comes down to one thing: there’s no one but you. 133Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 164 From Top of the School to a Double Grand Slam 从全校第一到双圈满贯 Meng Cen, a “basketball fanatic” with maxed-out intelligence and athletic ability VS Yan Shi, an investment genius and hopeless romantic with a scheming streak. Before she was fourteen, Meng Cen played basketball in her spare time. After turning fourteen, she studied in her spare time from basketball. World Junior Championships champion, World Championships champion, Olympic champion: Meng Cen brings women’s singles badminton back to the top after years of decline. 152Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 165 Sunny Bridge 晴桥 [5114] Picking up where the start of the youth storm left off, this first taste of love is bittersweet. Love’s fruit needs time to ripen, so we wait, and wait... until Shiyi is mine. Anyone who objects can forget it. A friendly reminder: updates are slow, twice a week, usually on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The schedule may change in exceptional circumstances, so please don’t read if that bothers you. 177Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 166 The Day We Won the Championship, We Went Public 夺冠当天，我们官宣了 A spin-off of “After He Won Olympic Gold, He Asked Me, ‘Want to Date?’” The distance between her and her idol changed from the space between the podium and the audience to that between teammates fighting side by side. From unknowns to Olympic champions, the feelings of youth are always sincere and passionate. A lively puppy-like boy and a reserved sweetheart. The “Great General,” undefeated on the court, turns into a child again in front of Bai Qingqing. What do you do when you get carried away 227Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Little Tangyuan's Everyday Life 汤圆小日常 Hello, everyone! My name is Tangyuan, but you can call me Qiuqiu. I’m three years old. My dad is Wang Chuyang, and my mom is Sun Yihan. I’m Mommy and Daddy’s most precious little darling. Oh, and my full name is Sun Xiyao. Doesn’t it sound both lovely and impressive? The heartwarming, hilarious everyday life of little Tangyuan and her family. This is a fictional parallel universe, so please don’t compare it with reality. 20Reads—Score314d adds
- 168 A Brilliant Match with Qin 与钦共颖 The plot is entirely fictional. Please don't confuse it with real people. If you don't like it, please don't leave hateful comments. Just leave. This is mainly a story about rekindling an old romance. The first half is a little angsty, with sweetness mixed with heartbreak, but things get better later. 23Reads6.6Score314d adds
- 169 You Shine Brighter Than Gold 你比金牌闪耀 A wholesome, homegrown athlete × a radiant movie star / the short boy on the left × the round-faced girl I'd heard for ages that the men of the table tennis world were fierce and handsome on the court, but utterly devoted and gentle in love. It wasn't until Feng Zhengnan entered Fan Zhaozhao's world that the people around them saw for themselves that the rumors were true. When you fall in love, you want to say so many thank-yous: thank you, fate; thank you, destiny; thank you, the wonderful pers 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 My Girlfriend Is Number One in the World 我的女友世界第一 “Miss, have you felt my pecs enough? Please mind your boundaries.” On Bai Xue’s first day with the national table tennis team, she accidentally felt the pecs of Su Shirui, captain of the men’s team. A misunderstanding drove them apart on bad terms, and from then on they became rivals who couldn’t stand the sight of each other. But fate had other plans: their complementary playing styles made them mixed doubles partners. As they spent day after day together, their feelings began to change, and a 228Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 171 With a System, I’m Taking the Chinese National Table Tennis Team by Storm 带着系统的我在国乒杀疯了 [System + 1v1 + satisfying power fantasy + mutual devotion] Su Qianyun was a fragile college student who spent four years at university during the three years of the pandemic. One night, after staying up late obsessing over her favorite ship, she fell asleep and woke up back in time at seventeen. This time, she wanted to try taking the path she had dreamed about so many times. This time, she would reclaim everything she had missed. “You think I can only hit forehands?” “Sorry, my backhand can cr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 I Came Here for the Light 我就是为了光而来 The main story is complete. Come on in! o( ❛ᴗ❛ )o [Rebirth + System + No Romance + Sisterly Bond] There is no romance in this story. There is no romance in this story. There is no romance in this story. That’s important, so I’m saying it three times. The story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. The female protagonist is a fan of Shasha. She is reborn as an athlete and stays by Shasha’s side the whole time. After staying up all night battling h 444Reads8.2Score10214d adds
- 173 A Miraculous Appearance 奇迹一般的出现 In the impulsive days of a girl’s youth, she met a truly wonderful boy. She gave it everything she had, just to partner with you once more. For eight years, she kept you at the center of her world and worked toward her goal. 2Reads—Score214d adds
- 174 Reborn Before the Paris Olympics 重生之回到巴黎奥运会之前 (This story is entirely fictional. Please don't associate it with real people, assume it refers to anyone, or bother anyone. Please read civilly.) [Reborn + feel-good story + romance + sweet pampering + career ambitions] I woke up one day and found myself in the body of Wen Shuyi, an eighteen-year-old girl. In my previous life, I couldn't get over the outcome of the Paris Olympics. So this time, I'm starting over and changing the result. All you demons and monsters, get out of my way. Your schem 19Reads8.4Score114d adds
- 175 My Super Champion 我的超级冠军 [They never believed in you, but you kept proving them wrong] [From obscurity to a life that sets the world abuzz] [ALL-Sha Direction] The undisputed No. 1 in women's table tennis worldwide, the world's top active female forehand player, breaking into the world rankings' top ten, women's team champion at the Tokyo Olympics, the first three-time champion in WTT events, women's singles gold medalist at the World Championships… A runner-up at the Grand Slam. What gives you the right to play si 350Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 This Is Our Most Beautiful Beginning 这是我们最美好的开始 They are both members of China’s national table tennis team. From being unknown to finding themselves in the spotlight, they have always been there for each other. I want to write about the beautiful years of their youth. (This is purely for entertainment, so please don’t take it seriously or read it as a claim about the real people. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.) 50Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 177 Table Tennis’s Beloved Darling 乒乓团宠 “Hi, nice to meet you. I’m Shasha.” The other person rolled their eyes. Some time later. “Shasha, he hits the ball way too hard.” Shasha gave them an eye roll. The foodie Dongdong, the lively Sun Shiyun, the perpetually frowning Chu Qin, and the grinning Shasha 4Reads—Score214d adds
- 178 Running into the Olympics 跑进奥运 Fu Lin, a sprinter in his previous life, is reborn in 1999 after an accident. Given the precious chance to live his life over, he vows to rewrite the history of Chinese sprinting with the help of the System and break the long-standing racial barriers. He keeps absorbing the energy provided by the System to temper his body, repeatedly breaking through the limits of his speed as he climbs, step by step, to the highest stage in world athletics. In one heart-stopping international competition after 1.3kReads7.0Score10114d adds
- 179 Ordinary, Yet Extraordinary 不平凡，也平凡 This story is entirely fictional. Please don't associate it with any real people! 2024 was an extraordinary year, filled with the ordinary daily lives of ordinary people, the youthful routines behind grueling training, and the funny lives of people in their twenties. Adapted from an original work by the author of Picked Up Phone! 161Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Winter Is Coming, and Spring Will Never Return 寒冬将至，春不再来 Qin Nianyi × fzd This book has a tragic ending!!! Both leads are athletes. It was his encouragement and the words “Until we meet again” that led Qin Nianyi to take up table tennis. She went from an unknown little girl to one of the team’s key players... There are sweet and painful moments along the way, but the ending is heartbreaking. I hope you’ll enjoy it and support the story. This work is entirely fictional. Please don’t associate it with any real people. If it’s not for you, just move alon 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 The Genius Girl and the Very Good Mr. 天才少女和非常好先生 As people hurled abuse at her, she cried as she deleted the hateful comments one by one, leaving only this one: “What gives you the right to play top lane?!” During his suspension, he spent every day at the gym from morning till night, becoming the last person to leave each evening. On Tiantan East Road, a place full of geniuses, she was the only genius in his eyes. Through all those days of self-doubt and uncertainty, she was always by his side, believing in him and telling him to stay determin 4Reads6.9Score514d adds
- 182 The Tree That Waited for a Bird 等鸟的树 “Misunderstandings, missed chances, mutual secret crushes, regrets, and finally finding their way to each other.” I can wait for you, but not forever. I can be gentle with you, but I can't be gentle with you alone. I can fall for you, and I can forget you… Meeting you made me believe in fate. But meeting you also made me believe that we were never meant to be. This is the story of how the thoughtful, gentle Lu Qin and the adorable, brilliant girl Yin Sha met, missed each other, misunderstood one 210Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 183 Ah, Those Were Our Youthful Days! 呀，是我们的青春啊！ “He came riding a bamboo hobbyhorse, circling the bed and playing with green plums. They lived together in Changgan Lane, two childhood friends without a hint of suspicion between them.” They say childhood sweethearts are precious, but Chu Ying Middle School had a pair of bickering frenemies! Don’t project this onto the real people. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 The Beijing Grand Slam: Do I Have to Buy My Own Ticket? 北京大满贯，还得我自己买票吗？ I told you, you were the only mixed-doubles partner I’d ever have in this life. So was it you who broke your promise, or was I not firm and confident enough? We agreed that when that medal shone brightly, you’d leave this place with me. But who’s even here that you can’t let go of? Why can’t you move on? 167Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Fighting Injustice in the Name of Love 以爱为名，对抗不公 Su Yunsha and Wang Ziqing met and fell in love when they were young. They pursued the career they loved together, becoming the table tennis world’s legendary couple. They had planned to make their relationship public after the competition and achieve their dream, but unfair treatment left them both aggrieved, and neither managed to reach the top and fulfill the dream they had pursued for years. Back in China, they were still subjected to injustice and humiliation. Their superiors even ordered th 958Reads7.5Score10214d adds
- 186 Prince of Ping-Pong: So Heart-Fluttering! Who Says Unrequited Love Can't Be Sweet? 乒乓王子：超心动！谁说暗恋不甜 [Sweet romance + intense unrequited love + both leads are each other’s first and only love] [Table tennis prince Lin Beichen × badminton princess Luo Qianxing] I used to wonder what the most intense unrequited love in the world would look like. … “To love you, I’ve already poured everything out of myself. That’s why I don’t dare tell you.” “Coward. I’m not like you. When I like someone, I’ll tell her.” - Ten years ago, Luo Qianxing met Lin Beichen at a table tennis match. “Big brother, can I sha 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 After She Retired, She Ran Away, and He Went Mad 退役后她跑了，他疯了 Years of hard work finally paid off, but she found herself uncertain about the future. Three years after leaving the country, she learned from her best friend that he had been set up on a date and that things were going well. She made up her mind to return home and win him back. 92Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 188 Flowers Bloom in the Palm of My Hand 掌中生花 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 121Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 189 Forced Love: The Ship You Ship Is Real 强制爱：你们磕的CP是真的 You say I'm a prodigy, a girl who dominates the court and crushes every opponent, but you don't know that I once dreamed of giving it all up to cook for you! You say I'm a golden left hand, striking ball after ball without ever giving up, but you don't know that all I want is to stand beside you on the highest podium. I know your dream is to win the Grand Slam, so I'll wait for you until you make it come true! I'll keep working hard, too, until the day we bow to the guests from all over beneath 240Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 190 Table Tennis: I Love You, Whatever We’re Called 【体坛乒乓】爱你，无关名义 The table tennis arena was like fireworks, dazzling but fleeting! But as long as he stood here, all he wanted was for her to win! “Watching her so closely. Are you hoping she'll spend her life with you?” “Wouldn't spending her life with me be wonderful?” She was ten, and I was twelve. We were family now! She was fourteen, and I was sixteen. She said, “From now on, we can go home together!” She was eighteen, and I was twenty. She rose onto her toes and moved toward him through the curtain of rain 1.3kReads8.3Score10114d adds
- 191 Reborn, I Became a Swimming Legend 重生后我成为泳坛传奇 (Sports competition + swimming + top student + everyone's favorite + the couple's relationship is confirmed in the extras) In her previous life, Lin Xi was an ordinary person whose future seemed to stretch plainly before her. But though her life began ordinarily, it ended in a blaze of glory: at age thirty, on the day she was promoted, she saved a young girl and died in a heroic act... Before closing her eyes, she hoped her next life would shine differently and make her parents proud. Reborn at 245Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 192 Forehand Smash, Backhand Romance 正手攻球，反手恋爱 At 13, Shen Jiao was a prodigy who had just defeated a retired world champion. At 18, Cheng Jin was a promising young player who had just made the national first team. And yet, At 20, Shen Jiao became the youngest woman ever to win every major title in table tennis. At 25, Cheng Jin became the youngest Best Actor at the entertainment industry's White Dragon Awards. Six years had passed. Shen Jiao thought Cheng Jin resented her, hated her, and never wanted to see her again. Only after they reunit 45Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 193 Chinese Table Tennis: Starting on the Provincial Team 国乒：从省队开始 In his previous life, Tu Fei was killed after offending someone. After being reborn, he made it onto the provincial table tennis team thanks to his outstanding performance. But he was a transmigrator, and all the magic power of the person whose body he had taken over was gone. He had no idea how to play table tennis, so he awakened a Table Tennis System... [Ding! Congratulations on receiving the Beginner's Gift Pack: an overview of the shakehand grip and an overview of the shakehand serve.] [Din 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Rose's Frozen Season 玫瑰冰冻季 [A prodigy girl in table tennis vs. a prodigy boy, the era of twin stars.] They are both dazzling new stars in the table tennis world, using their talent and hard work to rise above the training courts. Behind every championship title, only they know how much blood and tears they’ve shed. The right hand and the left hand were always meant to be joined. On Tiantan East Road, where geniuses are everywhere, they are the only geniuses in each other’s eyes. He has seen her calm composure on the court 450Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 195 When All the Glamour Fades, You're Still the One 繁华落尽终是你 We once chased distant horizons and got caught up in worldly fame, rushing through the crowds and losing our way amid partings and reunions. As the seasons turned and the dust settled, all that was passionate and dazzling eventually faded into the ordinary. But you alone crossed the cracks in time and stood with me at the end of the years, counting through our past together. When all the splendor has faded, it is still you. That is time’s way of choosing, and the heart’s true desire. 210Reads6.4Score10314d adds
- 196 Thorns in Full Bloom 开满血的荆棘 Fan Zhendong ✖️ Xia Lin. We often say competitive sports are a grand, beautiful tragedy. No one can get through their career without regrets, but we still chose this road of no return. May blood-red roses bloom along this thorny path. This is all fictional. Please don't conflate it with real people. If you don't like it, please leave, and I hope you find a book you enjoy. 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Table Tennis: Following Zhang Cang'ao to Continue China's Glory 乒乓：师承张藏獒续写国乒荣耀 I love Zhang Jike!!! I also feel sorry for what happened to him. This book depicts the current state of table tennis, while giving some recognition to players who aren’t as naturally gifted. It helps readers learn the rules of table tennis and understand how hard players work to win trophies... Famous Chinese national team players are given aliases, while lesser-known players use their real names. My surname is Zhang, the Zhang of “arrogant.” The protagonist, Zhang Wuchen, begins his journey int 100Reads—Score1014d adds
- 198 We Have Always Believed in Ourselves 我们始终坚定自信 If every little white ball is a little sun, then together we have enough strength to shatter every obstacle and become a light that shines on one another. “We will always remain steadfast and confident.” “One last time, let's go!” 24Reads8.6Score414d adds
- 199 Reborn as a Young Player, Only to Get Played by a Sweet, Naive Girl? 重生游小将，结果被傻白甜钓了？ Zhou Yang, a washed-up swimmer who spent his previous life in misery and decline, is reborn in his high school years. This time, armed with decades of future technical knowledge, he vows to dominate the swimming world, amass a fortune, and, while he’s at it... become a charming playboy who leaves a trail of admirers wherever he goes. But he never expected his “playboy” plans to be derailed before they even began by Bai Xiwei, the sweet, silly girl in the seat beside him, whose smile is like suns 369Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 200 Ping-Pong Love: The Table Tennis Queen and Her Knights 乒乓恋曲：乒乓女王和她的骑士们 Competitive sports + sweet coming-of-age romance + wealthy families + mutual devotion + love at first sight At the much-anticipated Paris Olympics, 22-year-old rising star Gu Lingshuang stunned the world, winning gold in mixed doubles, women's singles, and the team event. With those three gold medals, she completed a table tennis Grand Slam and ushered in a new era of her own. Along the way, the table tennis queen forged her own legend and met many people who admired her: Lin Yuebin, her mixed-d 2Reads—Score—14d adds
