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Fan Zhendong
Fan Zhendong (; born 22 January 1997) is a Chinese professional table tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 for men's singles by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). After joining the Chinese National Table Tennis Team in 2012 as the youngest member of the team, he went on to become the youngest ITTF World Tour Champion and the youngest World Table Tennis Champion. He achieved the top spot in the world rankings after holding position No. 2 for 29 consecutive months, starting from November 2015. Fan's attacking style of play involves explosive footwork and powerful forehand loops. His thick-set build has led fans and commentators to affectionately refer to him as "Little Fatty" (). His continuous rise to becoming one of the top table tennis players in the world has garnered him a large fanbase worldwide, with over half a million followers on Chinese social media site Weibo. In 2016, he won the ITTF Star Point Award, and he was nominated for the Best Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis Styles
Table tennis is unique among racket sports in that it supports a large variety of different styles of players. As players' levels increase, the diversity of styles decreases slightly, because technically weak styles are quickly eliminated; but, even at the very top of international table tennis, there are many dramatically different styles to be found. , attacking styles dominate most of the top places in the world. However, this may be due to the relative popularity of attack over defense, as defensive players are still able to reach the highest levels of international competition. This article describes some of the most common table tennis styles seen in international competition. These are stereotypes, and almost all players possess some combination of these styles, with a few added "special" shots of their own. Racket grips Competitive table tennis players grip their rackets in a variety of ways. The manner in which competitive players grip their rackets can be classified into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
The 2017 World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles was the 54th edition of the men's doubles championship. Xu Xin and Zhang Jike were the defending champions but Zhang did not compete this year. Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin defeated Masataka Morizono and Yuya Oshima 11–9, 16–14, 11–9, 6–11, 13–11 in the final to win the title. Seeds Matches were best of 5 games in qualification and best of 7 games in the 64-player sized main draw. # Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima ''(final)'' # Patrick Franziska / Jonathan Groth ''(third round)'' # Fan Zhendong / Xu Xin (champion) # Jung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su ''(semifinals)'' # Hugo Calderano / Gustavo Tsuboi ''(third round)'' # Alexey Liventsov/ Mikhail Paikov ''(first round)'' # Ho Kwan Kit / Wong Chun Ting ''(quarterfinals)'' # Kristian Karlsson / Mattias Karlsson ''(third round)'' # Koki Niwa / Maharu Yoshimura ''(semifinals)'' # Robin Devos / Cedric Nuytinck ''(second round)'' # Ruwen Filus/ Rica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 ITTF Team World Cup
The 2018 ITTF Team World Cup was a table tennis competition held at the Copper Box Arena in London from 22 to 25 February 2018. It was the 11th edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event, and the first time that it had been held in the United Kingdom. China won both events, defeating Japan in both the men's and women's team finals. Medallists Qualification The host nation England, and each of the current continental team champions qualified for both the men's and women's events, with additional places awarded to the highest-placed teams at the 2016 World Team Championships that hadn't already qualified through continental events. ;Men ;Women ;Notes Events Men's team Women's team See also *2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships *2018 ITTF World Tour * 2018 ITTF Men's World Cup * 2018 ITTF Women's World Cup References External links2018 ITTF Team World Cup [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles
The mixed doubles competition of the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 22 to 26 April 2019. Maharu Yoshimura and Kasumi Ishikawa were the defending champions. Ishikawa initially teamed up with Tomokazu Harimoto, but Harimoto was replaced by Yoshimura due to an injury. Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen won the title after defeating Maharu Yoshimura and Kasumi Ishikawa 11–5, 11–8, 9–11, 11–9, 11–4. Seeds # Wong Chun Ting / Doo Hoi Kem ''(Second round)'' # Maharu Yoshimura / Kasumi Ishikawa ''(Final)'' # Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen (Champions) # Masataka Morizono / Mima Ito ''(Quarterfinals)'' # Lee Sang-su / Jeon Ji-hee ''(Quarterfinals)'' # Lin Yun-ju / Cheng I-ching ''(Third round)'' # Ľubomír Pištej / Barbora Balážová ''(Quarterfinals)'' # Ho Kwan Kit / Lee Ho Ching ''(Quarterfinals)'' # Álvaro Robles / Galia Dvorak ''(Second round)'' # Jang Woo-jin / Choi Hyo-joo ''(Third round)'' # Stefan Fegerl / Sofia Polcanova ''(Third round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 World Table Tennis Championships
The 2019 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from 21 to 28 April 2019. It was the 55th edition of the championships, and the fourth time that they were held in Budapest. Schedule Five events were contested, with qualification rounds taking place on 21 and 22 April. Medal summary Medal table Medalists See also * 2019 ITTF World Tour *2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals *2019 ITTF Men's World Cup * 2019 ITTF Women's World Cup *2019 ITTF Team World Cup * 2019 World Junior Table Tennis Championships References External linksOfficial website {{World championships in 2019 World Table Tennis Championships World Championships 2019 in Hungarian sport International sports competitions in Budapest Table tennis competitions in Hungary World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Zhang Jike was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals. Ma Long defeated Fang Bo 11–7, 7–11, 11–4, 11–8, 11–13, 11–4 in the final to win the title. Seeds Matches were best of 7 games in qualification and in the 128-player sized main draw. # Ma Long (champion) # Xu Xin ''(fourth round)'' # Zhang Jike ''(semifinals)'' # Fan Zhendong ''(semifinals)'' # Jun Mizutani ''(quarterfinals)'' # Dimitrij Ovtcharov ''(second round)'' # Timo Boll ''(quarterfinals)'' # Marcos Freitas ''(third round)'' # Vladimir Samsonov ''(fourth round)'' # Chuang Chih-yuan ''(first round)'' # Koki Niwa ''(fourth round)'' # Tang Peng ''(quarterfinals)'' # Fang Bo ''(final)'' # Gao Ning ''(fourth round)'' # Joo Sae-hyuk ''(fourth round)'' # Wong Chun Ting ''(fourth round)'' # Robert Gardos ''(second round)'' # Tiago Apolónia ''(second round)'' # Panagiotis Gionis ''(third round)'' # Yuto Muramatsu ''(second round)'' # Jung Young-sik ''(third round)'' # Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Ma Long successfully defended his title by defeating Fan Zhendong 7–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8, 5–11, 7–11, 12–10 in the final. Seeds Matches were best of 7 games in qualification and in the 128-player sized main draw. # Ma Long (champion) # Fan Zhendong ''(final)'' # Xu Xin ''(semifinals)'' # Zhang Jike ''(third round)'' # Dimitrij Ovtcharov ''(fourth round)'' # Jun Mizutani ''(second round)'' # Wong Chun Ting ''(quarterfinals)'' # Timo Boll ''(quarterfinals)'' # Chuang Chih-yuan ''(fourth round)'' # Koki Niwa ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jeoung Young-sik ''(first round)'' # Vladimir Samsonov ''(fourth round)'' # Simon Gauzy ''(second round)'' # Marcos Freitas ''(fourth round)'' # Kenta Matsudaira ''(first round)'' # Tiago Apolónia ''(first round)'' # Lee Sang-su ''(semifinals)'' # Stefan Fegerl ''(third round)'' # Kristian Karlsson ''(first round)'' # Kou Lei ''(second round)'' # Hugo Calderano ''(third round)'' # Bastian Steger ''(second rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
The 2015 World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles was the 53rd edition of the men's doubles championship. Chen Chien-an and Chuang Chih-yuan were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year. Xu Xin and Zhang Jike won the title by defeating Fan Zhendong and Zhou Yu 12–14, 11–7, 11–9, 9–11, 11–7, 11–9 in the final. Seeds Matches were best of 5 games in qualification and best of 7 games in the 64-player sized main draw. # Chiang Hung-chieh / Huang Sheng-sheng ''(second round)'' # Kenta Matsudaira / Koki Niwa ''(semifinals)'' # Tang Peng / Wong Chun Ting ''(third round)'' # Chen Chien-an / Chuang Chih-yuan ''(second round)'' # Robert Gardos / Daniel Habesohn ''(third round)'' # Fedor Kuzmin / Grigory Vlasov ''(second round)'' # Xu Xin / Zhang Jike (champions) # Alexey Liventsov / Mikhail Paikov ''(second round)'' # Tan Ruiwu / Wang Zengyi ''(second round)'' # He Zhi Wen / Carlos Machado ''(second round)'' # Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Table Tennis Championships
The 2015 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Suzhou from 26 April to 3 May 2015. The Championship was staged in China for the fifth time and was the 53rd edition of the individual competition. The decision was announced by ITTF in March 2012. Suzhou became the first Chinese host city at prefecture level which had accumulated sufficient experience by hosting three China Open tournaments from 2009 through 2011. Schedule Five individual events were contested. Qualification rounds were held from 26–27 April. /ref> Medal summary Medal table Events References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
The men's team tournament of the 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships was held from 30 September to 9 October 2022. China won the final against Germany. Format The 32 teams were drawn into seven groups. After a round robin in each group, the top two teams in groups and two highest-ranked third-placed teams played in the knockout stage. A team match consisted of five singles matches, where each singles match was decided in best-of-5 games. Draw The draw took place on 28 September. The top seven teams in the world ranking were seeded as top of each group. Group stage ''All times are local (UTC+8 UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. With an estimated population of 1.708 billion living within the time zone, roughly 24% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a ...).'' Group 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 3 ---- ---- ---- ---- Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships
The 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships were held in Chengdu, China from 30 September to 9 October 2022. The World Team Championships were originally scheduled in April and pushed back to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Format The teams were drawn in groups of five teams in principle. After a round robin in each group, the top two teams in groups and the highest-ranked (world team ranking) third-placed teams qualified for a 16-team knockout stage. Two losing semi-finalists received bronze medals in the absence of a third-place match. Team match system A team consisted of three members playing best of five singles. Each singles match was a best of five games. The order of play was: #A vs X #B vs Y #C vs Z #A vs Y #B vs X Tie-breaking criteria for group play A finished team match brought two points for a win, one point for a loss. No points were given for a loss in an unplayed or unfinished match. The ranking of teams in the group stage were determined as follows: # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
The men's singles competition of the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 23 to 29 November 2021. Ma Long was the three-time defending champion, but did not compete in this year's tournament. Fan Zhendong won the title after defeating Truls Möregårdh 11–6, 11–9, 11–7, 11–8. Seeds Seeding was based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 November 2021. # Fan Zhendong (Champion) # Tomokazu Harimoto ''(Second round)'' # Hugo Calderano ''(Quarterfinals)'' # Lin Yun-ju ''(Third round)'' # Lin Gaoyuan ''(Quarterfinals)'' # Liang Jingkun ''(Semifinals)'' # Mattias Falck ''(Second round)'' # Timo Boll ''(Semifinals)'' # Jang Woo-jin ''(First round)'' # Patrick Franziska ''(Third round)'' # Liam Pitchford ''(Fourth round)'' # Wang Chuqin ''(Fourth round)'' # Quadri Aruna ''(Quarterfinals)'' # Simon Gauzy ''(Third round)'' # Koki Niwa ''(Second round)'' # Lee Sang-su ''(Second round)'' # Wong Chun Ting ''(Fourth round)'' # Darko Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |