Most players over the age of 30 will be called as "veteran."

However, a Chinese table tennis player is now 54 years old, but she is still fighting in the first line of the game ---- her name is Ni Lian Xia.

At the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Austrian Open, NiXialian represented Luxemburg spent 94 minuted to defeat the No. 7 seed competitor Hashimoto in the first round. And Ni's opponent is 35 years younger than she.

Once, Ni Xialian was the main force of the Chinese Women's Table Tennis Team, and she now lives in Europe after retire. However, with great perseverance, she has been fighting as a member of the table tennis "Overseas Corps" until now.

The battle between the old and the young was much more intense than people had predicted. Ni was lagged behind at the beginning and she grabbed an unexpectedly victory eventually.

Furthermore, the competition breaks the world record for the longest ever table tennis match in the modern era, playing out an epic that lasted for 1:32:42.

"It's hard to describe in words. Anyway, it's a very exciting and impressive game." Ni Xialian said after a fierce battle.