Wuxi sports show table tennis love

More than 100 Wuxi residents take part in the amateur table tennis competition. [Photo/wxrb.com]

The amateurs were divided into five age groups and with this year's prize money standing at more than 10,000 yuan ($1,453) there was certainly an air of competition about proceedings as Chen Hao, who competed for the second year in a row, can attest to.

"This is my second year appearance in the event and I feel the level of competition this year is much higher."

Chen won the men's middle-age competition and was one of eight champions over the two day event.

This young girl serves the ball during the 2017 Wuxi Cyber Table Tennis Game at Wuxi New Sports Center Gym on May 20. [Photo/wxrb.com]

According to the Wuxi publicity department, the event organizer, the table tennis competition is part of Wuxi's Cyber series sporting events, which includes many categories such as the recently held Taihu Lake hiking and an amateur basketball competition.

Other competitions that will held over the coming months include tennis, kayaking, martial arts, running, and badminton.