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National Table Tennis Women's Double Team - Tan Paey Fern - Zhang Xueling Without flamboyance or flair, the Table Tennis Women's Doubles Team in Tan Paey Fern and Zhang Xueling have come into their own as athletes to be reckoned with; epitomising diligence, steadfast determination and a dedication towards continually improving their game. The secrets to their successful partnership, the paddlers say, are communication, mutual encouragement, and a chemistry borne of their five-year collaboration. As Xueling puts it candidly, "If we don't do well in any game, it is a matter of technique, not a matter of chemistry." "We didn't do too badly for 2004," says Paey Fern, whose view is echoed by Xueling. The paddlers are modest considering their feats in 2004: a top 16 position in the Table Tennis Women's Doubles in the Athens Olympic Games and the gold medal at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship. The events they regard as most memorable in 2004 are not the Olympic Games but its Asian qualifying rounds. With only six positions for Asian women's doubles teams, Paey Fern and Xueling held their own against powerhouse teams from countries such as Japan and North Korea to qualify for their first Olympic Games. |
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