Ping Pong: The Triumph

Ping Pong: The Triumph
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Chinese中国乒乓之绝地反击
LiterallyChina's table tennis counterattack
Directed by
Written by
  • Yu Baimei
  • Pei Liu
  • Hui Meng
Starring
CinematographyMax Da-Yung Wang
Edited byBallu Saluja
Music byAndrew Kawczynski
Production
company
Hengye Pictures
Distributed byChina Lion Film Distribution
Release date
  • 17 February 2023 (2023-02-17)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageChinese
Box officeUS$14.9 million

Ping Pong: The Triumph (Chinese: 中国乒乓之绝地反击) is a 2023 Chinese sports drama film co-directed by Deng Chao with Yu Baimei. The film starring Deng Chao with Sun Li and Xu Weizhou is set in 1992 to 1995, and follows a table tennis coach based on Cai Zhenhua, who comes back from abroad to serve as the coach with a resolve to make a difference. Under his leadership, five players, Ding Song, Ma Wenge, Wang Tao, Liu Guoliang, and Kong Linghui, played in Tianjin. The story of a desperate counterattack in the World Championships.