2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships
In table tennis, a player has fractions of a second to react to her opponent’s play. The photographer, meanwhile, tries to react to them both. For all parties, anticipating is the only way to stay ahead. Anyone who’s ever tried to photograph any type of ball sport — or even just a toddler tossing a toy — should appreciate these shots of the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships by Manan Vatsyayana of Agence France-Presse.
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- Ma Long of China ( top, R) and Robert Gardos of Austria (bottom, L) compete during their men’s singles round match of the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships at the Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam, Malaysia on Wednesday. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Ri Myong-Sun of North Korea (R) stretches after defeating Romania during their women’s singles quarter-final classification match at the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships at Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam on March 3, 2016. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Lin Chia-Hui of Taiwan hits a return against Ding Ning of China during their women’s singles round match of the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships at the Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam on March 2, 2016. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Liu Shiwen of China serves against Cheng Hsien-Tzu of Taiwan during their women’s singles round match of the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships at the Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam on Wednesday. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Yu Mengyu of Singapore hits a return against Li Jie of Netherlands during their women’s singles round match of the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships at the Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam on Wednesday. (AMANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Kristian Karlsson of Sweden pokes his eye after being hit by a shot from Ruwen Filus of Germany during their men’s singles round match of the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships at the Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam on Wednesday. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Robert Gardos of Austria hits a return against Ma Long of China during their men’s singles round match of the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships at the Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam on Wednesday. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Ding Ning of China serves against Lin Chia-Hui of Taiwan during their women’s singles round match of the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships at the Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam on Wednesday. (AMANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Kasumi Ishikawa of Japan hits a return against Kristin Silbereisen of Germany during their women’s singles round match of the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships at the Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam on Wednesday. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Kasumi Ishikawa of Japan celebrates after defeating Petrissa Solja of Germany during their women’s singles quarter-final match of the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships at Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam on Thursday. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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