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Sports in China that are most popular-

Chess
=Basketball=

In China Basketball is big. Basketball is not big because of the CBA but bball is big because it is a big exercise.

CBA-
The CBA was founded in only 1995. There are only 17 teams in the league. Here are the Teams in the CBA.


 * [|Bayi Rockets] The Bayi Rocket have the most league wins. (8th title)
 * [|Beijing Ducks]
 * [|Dongguan Leopards]
 * [|Foshan Dralions] But the Guangdong Southern Tigers won the last league championship. (6th title)
 * [|Fujian Xunxing]
 * [|Guangdong Southern Tigers]
 * [|Jiangsu Dragons]
 * [|Jilin Northeast Tigers]
 * [|Liaoning Dinosaurs]
 * [|Qingdao DoubleStar][|Shandong Lions]
 * [|Shanghai Sharks]
 * [|Shanxi Zhongyu]
 * [|Tianjin Ronggang]
 * [|Xinjiang Flying Tigers]
 * [|Zhejiang Lions]
 * [|Zhejiang Whirlwinds]

This is the CBA logo.
 * [|1995-96] || [|Bayi Rockets] || 3 - 0 || [|Guangdong Southern Tigers] || Best of five series used for 10 years ||
 * [|1996-97] || Bayi Rockets || 3 - 0 || [|Liaoning Hunters] ||  ||
 * [|1997-98] || Bayi Rockets || 3 - 0 || Liaoning Hunters ||  ||
 * [|1998-99] || Bayi Rockets || 3 - 0 || Liaoning Hunters ||  ||
 * [|1999-00] || Bayi Rockets || 3 - 0 || [|Shanghai Sharks] ||  ||
 * [|2000-01] || Bayi Rockets || 3 - 1 || Shanghai Sharks ||  ||
 * [|2001-02] || Shanghai Sharks || 3 - 1 || Bayi Rockets ||  ||
 * [|2002-03] || Bayi Rockets || 3 - 1 || Guangdong Southern Tigers ||  ||
 * [|2003-04] || Guangdong Southern Tigers || 3 - 1 || Bayi Rockets ||  ||
 * [|2004-05] || Guangdong Southern Tigers || 3 - 2 || [|Jiangsu Dragons] ||  ||
 * [|2005-06] || Guangdong Southern Tigers || 4 - 1 || Bayi Rockets || Best of seven series used ||
 * [|2006-07] || Bayi Rockets || 4 - 1 || Guangdong Southern Tigers ||  ||
 * [|2007-08] || Guangdong Southern Tigers || 4 - 1 || Liaoning Hunters ||  ||
 * [|2008-09] || Guangdong Southern Tigers || 4 - 1 || [|Xinjiang Flying Tigers] ||  ||
 * [|2009-10] || Guangdong Southern Tigers || 4 - 1 || Xinjiang Flying Tigers ||

Table Tennis (Ping-Pong)
Table Tennis is one of Chinas upper hands in sports. The Chinese are big in table tennis wins. Since 1959 the Chinese won 60% of the world championships. Ma Ling is now currently the highest ranked table tennis player. Deng Yaping is regarded by the best table tennis player of all time.

There are also singles and doubles in tourneys.

This is a pichure of Deng Liqin one of the top table tennis players in China.

=﻿Chess=

China is also now a major chess power. It has only been a few decades since chess gained popularity in China. There is about 300,00 people tha play Chess in China. There is also a China chess league for professionals for chess clubs.

This was Chinas Olympiad team in 2008. Wang Lue, Bu Xiangzhi, Nia Hue, and Wang Hao.


 * ~ Name [[image:http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/sort_none.gif caption="↓" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_in_China#"]] ||~ Birth date [[image:http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/sort_none.gif caption="↓" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_in_China#"]] ||~ Sex [[image:http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/sort_none.gif caption="↓" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_in_China#"]] ||~ Year GM title earned [[image:http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/sort_none.gif caption="↓" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_in_China#"]] ||~ Activity [[image:http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/sort_none.gif caption="↓" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_in_China#"]] ||~ Peak rating [[image:http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/sort_none.gif caption="↓" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_in_China#"]] ||~ Notes [[image:http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/sort_none.gif caption="↓" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_in_China#"]] ||
 * [|Bu Xiangzhi] || 1985.12.10 || M || 1999 || Active || 2714 || See [|Chess prodigy] ||
 * [|Ding Liren] || 1992.10.24 || M || 2009 || Active || 2530 ||  ||
 * [|Hou Yifan] || 1994.02.27 || F || 2008 || Active || 2590 || World's [|youngest] ever [|female grandmaster] ||
 * [|Li Chao] || 1989.04.21 || M || 2007 || Active || 2643 ||  ||
 * [|Li Shilong] || 1977.08.10 || M || 2002 || Active || 2552 ||  ||
 * [|Liang Chong] || 1980.01.29 || M || 2004 || Active || 2588 ||  ||
 * [|Liang Jinrong] || 1960.05.21 || M || 1997 || Active || 2536 ||  ||
 * [|Ni Hua] || 1983.05.31 || M || 2003 || Active || 2724 ||  ||
 * [|Peng Xiaomin] || 1973.04.08 || M || 1997 || Active || 2657 ||  ||
 * [|Wang Hao] || 1989.08.04 || M || 2005 || Active || 2722 ||  ||
 * [|Wang Yue] || 1987.03.31 || M || 2004 || Active || 2751 ||  ||
 * [|Wang Rui] || 1978.04.18 || M || 2009 || Active || 2526 ||  ||
 * [|Wang Zili] || 1968.06.14 || M || 1995 || Inactive || 2603 ||  ||
 * [|Wen Yang] || 1988.07.07 || M || 2008 || Active || 2508 ||  ||
 * [|Wu Shaobin] || 1969.02.04 || M || 1998 || Active || 2545 || Now plays for [|Singapore] ||
 * [|Wu Wenjin] || 1976.03.10 || M || 2000 || Active || 2602 ||  ||
 * [|Xie Jun] || 1970.10.30 || F || 1991 || Active || 2574 || Achieved GM title by becoming Women's World Champion ||
 * [|Xu Jun] || 1962.09.17 || M || 1994 || Active || 2668 ||  ||
 * [|Xu Yuhua] || 1976.10.29 || F || 2006 || Active || 2517 || Achieved GM title by becoming Women's World Champion; also has WGM title ||
 * [|Ye Jiangchuan] || 1960.11.20 || M || 1993 || Active || 2684 ||  ||
 * [|Ye Rongguang] || 1963.10.03 || M || 1990 || Inactive || 2545 ||  ||
 * [|Yu Shaoteng] || 1979.03.26 || M || 2004 || Active || 2550 ||  ||
 * [|Yu Yangyi] || 1994.06.08 || M || 2009 || Active || 2510 ||  ||
 * [|Zhang Pengxiang] || 1980.06.29 || M || 2001 || Active || 2657 ||  ||
 * [|Zhang Zhong] || 1978.09.05 || M || 1998 || Active || 2667 || Now plays for [|Singapore] (2006-) ||
 * [|Zhao Jun] || 1986.12.12 || M || 2004 || Active || 2589 ||  ||
 * [|Zhao Xue] || 1985.04.06 || F || 2008 || Active || 2531 ||  ||
 * [|Zhou Jianchao] || 1988.06.11 || M || 2006 || Active || 2635 ||  ||
 * [|Zhou Weiqi] || 1986.10.01 || M || 2008 || Active || 2563 ||  ||
 * [|Zhu Chen] || 1976.03.16 || F || 2001 || Active || 2548 || Now plays for [|Qatar] ||

=﻿Badminton=

China is best country in far in Badminton. Chinas goverment supports men and womens progams. The goverment takes care of the athletes house, food and training. So all the athlete has to worry about is the compentions and playing Badminton. So thats why the athletes that play badminton in China dominate Badminton.

=﻿Swimming=

Swimming will not be bigger in China in the future because the reportors in China in the news paper say "Chinas Swimming future has a golden tint". This is led by Zhang Lin (you see in picture in lower left hand corner) the world champion and womens world record holder Liu Zige.



=Vocab Words-= CBA- Chinese Basketball Association Grandmaster- A player with exceptional or world class skill in chess. Olympiad-One of the 4 year intervals between the Olympic games. Elo Rating in Chess-A method of rating players and what level they are on.

=﻿5 paragraph essay-= Athletics in China Athletics in China are big. In China they have different sports like table tennis that are really big than they have sports that America has. For example basketball. They also have different sports like Table Tennis and Chess. In these next paragraphs I will talk about the athletics in China. . First athletic I will talk about is Chess. In China Chess is big. In China they have the major power of chess. It has only been a few years since chess gained popularity. Now there are about 3000,000 people playing chess. China made a league for professionals to play tournaments. In the last Olympiad China had a team of four. This is why chess is so popular in China. . Table tennis is also one of Chinas upper hands in sport. The Chinese were big in championship wins. Ever since 1959 the Chinese won 60% of world championship wins. Ma Ling is now currently the highest ranked table tennis player. Deng Yaping is told to be the best table tennis player of all time. This is why China is so good at ping pong. . Finally basketball, basketball is big in China. Basketball is not big because of the CBA but it is big because basketball is the main exercise in China. Also 50% of Chinese people watch basketball or known as the CBA on TV. The CBA was only established in 1995. The CBA has 17 teams. The team with the most championship wins is the Bayi Rockets. Second place comes to the Southern Tigers. This is why basketball is a big exercise in China. . Those are 3 major sports in China. Now in the future we can find out what other sport will rise in China. Or what sport will go down in popularity in China.

=﻿Resources=

Leong, Ignatius. "Chess in China." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. [].
===Why Does China Dominate in Badminton?" //Badminton Information - The Best Online Resource on Badminton//. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. [].===