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On June 6, 2015, China General Chamber of Commerce – U.S.A. (CGCC) and China Construction America, Inc. hosted the CCA Cup Table Tennis Invitational for the 6th consecutive year at the Lily Yip Table Tennis Center in Dunellen, New Jersey.
This event was attended by members of the Chinese diplomatic missions and business organizations, 41 contestants from 11 organizations were gathered to compete. China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) and also the lead player from the Permanent Mission team, Jieyi Liu, was present to open the tournament. On behalf of the participating teams, Mr. Liu expressed his appreciation to CCA for the opportunity to meet with old and new friends and promote a healthy lifestyle.
In the team competition, the team representing Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in New York defeated the team from the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic to the UN and won the title after a few intense matches. Team CCA and the defending group champion team China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) shared the 2nd runner up place. In the singles competition, Matthew Lu, the 11-year-old table tennis phenom and the defending champion, captured the championship again. As of April 2015, he has a USA Table Tennis rating of 2199. Long-time champion Richard Ma from COSCO won 2nd place, whereas his teammates Tiger Xu and Dehong He from Xinhua News Agency took home the 2nd runner-up awards.
Ambassador Jieyi Liu, CCA President Ning Yuan, Xinhua News Agency North America Deputy Director Xiaozheng Zhou, and the owner of Lily Yip Table Tennis Center Lily Yip presented the awards to the winners. Mr. Yuan expressed his appreciation to all contestants for their participation and said that CCA will continue to provide platforms for people to share their passion for sports.
