These six play Canadians, and the top two players from that competition represent the North American team. With 140 countries playing, O'Neill continues to face stiff competition. China has the most depth, since everyone there plays table tennis, he said. He added that even cooks or bus drivers could have beat him on his first trip to China. But competition, while serious, can have its lighter moments.
Players often have to leap into crowds to return the ball.
He came over to apologize and he was very concerned, but I hadn't felt a thing. For professionals like O'Neill, table tennis equipment is so expensive players usually require sponsors. O'Neill's sponsor, Asti, is also his employer. Bragg, also a Charlottesville resident, teaches alongside O'Neill on Wednesday nights. Bragg said he has known O'Neill since grade school.