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Article: WTTC - Liu Guoliang: Character Is Fate

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WTTC - Liu Guoliang: Character Is Fate

By Sportswriter Cao Jianjie

SHANGHAI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- For a decade, Liu Guoliang has been mentioned in the same breath with Kong Linghui.

In 1995, the two players helped China claim the world men's team crown and several days later they squared off for the singles title. Although they were less than 20 years old, Liu and Kong had showed they were ready to take on the rest of the world.

Liu is bold and unrestrained while Kong is composed and introverted. Both have won a grand slam of Olympic, world championship and World Cup singles titles. The only other grand slam

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