Control the net, attack and smash the Chengdu staff at Xinglong Lake to compete badminton and table tennis.

Photo report by cover journalist Lai Fangjie

On December 15th, the 2023 Sichuan Tianfu New District Staff Badminton and Table Tennis Competition hosted by Chengdu Federation of Trade Unions kicked off at Xinglong Lake.

"Happiness Becomes Work, Music Moves the City" 2023 Staff Badminton and Table Tennis Competition in Tianfu New District, Sichuan

"Happiness Becomes Work, Music Moves the City" 2023 Staff Badminton and Table Tennis Competition in Tianfu New District, Sichuan

This competition is divided into badminton and table tennis. Badminton includes middle-aged/youth mixed doubles and men’s doubles, with more than 160 players competing with badminton. In the table tennis competition, there were men’s singles and women’s singles in the middle-aged group/youth group, and more than 130 players made fierce "ping" killings. After more than 300 fierce competitions a day, all the champions and runners-up in each category of each project were produced.

On the badminton court, the contestants are quick-footed, left-handed and right-handed, clean and neat. On the court, rackets are flying and silver balls are flying, and the teaching staff are agile, energetic and skillful.

"Happiness Becomes Work, Music Moves the City" 2023 Staff Badminton and Table Tennis Competition in Tianfu New District, Sichuan

"Happiness Becomes Work, Music Moves the City" 2023 Staff Badminton and Table Tennis Competition in Tianfu New District, Sichuan

On the table tennis field, the players are energetic and skilled, and wonderful scenes such as straight shot, horizontal shot, spike, spin ball and curve ball frequently appear, and their styles of play are different, which won applause from the audience.

"I am usually a deep fan of badminton. I will participate in the annual competition, and I have made some like-minded friends in the process." Chen Wei, head of the engineering consulting department of Chengdu Tiantou Group Planning Institute, said.

"enough! I will come to participate in the next competition! " Wei Sixun, an employee of Mengsheng Electronics, said.