This is an ABC podcast and welcome back to the world table tennis titles being

helped this year in Bumbry Western Australia. Scores are tied at two games a

piece. Whoever wins the next game will be crowned world champions. The big

question today will reigning champs Molly and Carl representing Australia be

able to hold on to their title or will the talented underdog French team of

Martin and Jean Pierre rock the competition and serve up a surprise win. The

sun is out the crowd is wild it's a perfect day for table tennis or what we

recreational players call ping pong. If you're just joining us now let's take a

look at our two championship teams. Representing France, Martin and Jean

Pierre the chopper kids. They've been playing since they were 12 years old

wowing the world with this sophisticated backspin playing style and a polite

friendly manners. Look out! Coming left, coming left! Good shot! Off court they're

shining stars volunteering every week in a hospital for dementia patients but

on court do they have what it takes to win the coveted gold trophy. Our next two

competitors need almost no introduction fluid as water graceful as gazelles. Number

one in the world for five years in a row dynamic ping pong duo Molly and Carl. Watch

for the backspin chop! Let's head back hand! Carl flip me now! By combining our ping pong

skill with our mastery of martial arts we could revolutionize the game. Here it

comes quick flip off my shoulders. Yeah shot Carl. Yeah come on they call me

King Pong because I'm the King of Pong. But this story is not without controversy

Carl Smith hugely talented athlete real life red bag. Yeah I'm a raccoon. How I

could get you charged with a salt mate? Get out of my face I'm off the clock and

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