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Men's Doubles : Rule change makes for even playing field. 11 Aug. 2004
ATHENS, 8 August - The ITTF have introduced a new rule for the doubles competition to prevent two pairs from the same NOC reaching the final, so a repeat of the all-Chinese finals at the last two Olympic Games will now be impossible.
When there are two teams from one NOC, both will be entered into the same side of the draw.
The rule change means the Chinese potential finalists of CHEN Qi/MA Lin and KONG Linghui/WANG Hao are now seeded to meet in the semi final, while the Hong Kong pairs of KO Lai Chak/LI Ching, and CHEUNG Yuk/LEUNG Chu Yan, are both
lol
EDIT: and the mascot looks retarded...
Men's Doubles : Rule change makes for even playing field. 11 Aug. 2004
ATHENS, 8 August - The ITTF have introduced a new rule for the doubles competition to prevent two pairs from the same NOC reaching the final, so a repeat of the all-Chinese finals at the last two Olympic Games will now be impossible.
When there are two teams from one NOC, both will be entered into the same side of the draw.
The rule change means the Chinese potential finalists of CHEN Qi/MA Lin and KONG Linghui/WANG Hao are now seeded to meet in the semi final, while the Hong Kong pairs of KO Lai Chak/LI Ching, and CHEUNG Yuk/LEUNG Chu Yan, are both
lol
EDIT: and the mascot looks retarded...