"Originally, Mattenet didn't have the intention of playing the Doubles but when he heard that he will be paired with Xu Xin, he became very actively involved.
Liu Guoliang revealed that the first player he invited to participate was the German table tennis star Timo Boll. He was actually very interested about the idea however unfortunately, he will not be joining in the upcoming Korean Open. " (Quelle: Shanghai Youth Daily / Tabletennista)
Sehe gerade, dass es noch ein solches "gemischtes" Doppel gibt: Enzo Angles spielt mit Thomas Keinath. Sicher eine Idee von ML, die dann von LGL nachgeahmt wurde
