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VIDEO: Forrest Gump would struggle to keep up with this incredible Chinese table tennis genius

Published 13:53 29 Apr 2015 BST

Kevin McGillicuddy
VIDEO: Forrest Gump would struggle to keep up with this incredible Chinese table tennis genius

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This time of year we just love when the world championships are on telly. There's nothing like the excitement of seeing some of the top players in the world go up against each other with nothing but some wood and balls to separate them. Table tennis may not be for everyone but it's definitely for us. Oh sure, we like snooker too but it doesn't have a guy that can fire back dozens of balls in a minute with incredible accuracy like this Chinese genius. Zhang Jike is currently competing at the 53rd Table Tennis World Championships in Suzhou, China and his preparation has been nothing short of mesmerising. He's been putting in serious work getting his reactions up to speed as this video of him practising with hundreds of table tennis balls shows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m-vkP2Ncmo H/T to Eurosport

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