Glory of the National Sport

At the 1989 World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese team suffered a crushing 0:5 defeat to Sweden in the final, ushering in a six-year slump. Chen Haiquan, then head coach of the national team, was so furious that he fell ill, and his soul transmigrated to the Tang Kingdom of 1973 in another world. Watch as, under his guidance, a generation of table tennis prodigies wins gold and silver, sweeps aside the competition, enjoys the company of beautiful women, and stands atop the world. If you're tired of seeing the Chinese team sweep every championship in real life, let me take you back to that golden age of table tennis, when the land was aflame and heroes vied for supremacy. Experience a different kind of table tennis battle and discover the stories behind the champions. This is about more than simple wins and losses: it is a quest for the highest honor of the nation.