Ping-Pong: The Triumph

Jan 24, 2023

2h 20m

★ 7.1

Overview

In the early 1990s when the Chinese men's table tennis team is at a low ebb, head coach Cai Zhenhua is tasked with forming a new team to finally fight to the top at the 1995 World Ping Championship in Tianjin, China.

Genres

Drama

Ping-Pong: The Triumph Trailers

Cast

Dai Minjia

Deng Chao

Wang Ying

Sun Li

Bai Minhe

Timmy Xu

Huang Zhao

Duan Bowen

Gong Feng

Cai Yida

Hou Zhuoxiang

Ding Guansen

Dong Shuai

Sun Xilun

Chen Wen

Alan Aruna

Da Li

Wu Jing

Ni Xiaodong

Liang Chao

Wang Yao

Yu Haoming

Xia Youde

Yu Bai

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