Chinese Super League

                  Zhejiang's Ma Lin , backed into corner yet still finds a way to create an effective fh.
So the semi finals of the CSL will begin on Saturday.
(1st placed) Bayi will meet (4th placed) Bazhou and (2nd placed ) Zhejiang will face off against (3rd placed) Shandong. Like baseball, the semifinals are the best of three three matches.Unlike baseball if a team wins two straight they will not play a third match. Teams play singles and doubles.  Winners of both semi final series will play each other in the final. Watch out for hot rising stars Yan An and Fang Bo and note that Wang Hao is injured and unlikely to play. Here are the teams and their records after what has been a grueling 14 rounds.

1. Bayi RSHI 11-3
(Li Muqiao, Hou Yingchao, Zhou Yu, Yan An, Wang Hao)

2. Zhejiang Nirui Bank  11-3
(Timo Boll, Xu Hui, Zhang Yibo, Ma Lin, Hao Shuai)

3. Shandong Luneng  Electric Power 11-3
(Joo Se Hyuk, Song Hongyuan, Zhang Jike, Fang Bo, Zhang Chao)

4. Bazhou Hairun Nirui 10-4
(Xu Xin, Li Ping, Cheng Jingqi, Zhai Chao, Cui Qinglei)