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Ma Long (table Tennis)
Ma Long (; born 20 October 1988) is a Chinese table tennis player and the reigning Olympic singles champion. Widely regarded as the greatest table tennis player of all time, he is the first and only male player to complete a career Double Grand Slam as the Olympic gold medalist in men's singles in 2016 and 2020. He held the ranking of number 1 for a total of 64 months (and 34 consecutive months from March 2015), the most by any male in the history of table tennis. He is also champion in World Championships in men's singles in 2015, 2017 and 2019. His records led the International Table Tennis Federation to nickname him as "The Dictator" and "The Dragon" (derived from his name, Lóng, which represents the zodiac year of his birth). Since 2014, he has been the captain of the Chinese national table tennis men's team. Career Early career After winning both the Asian and World Junior Championships, Ma became the youngest world champion at the age of 17 after he participated in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma (surname)
Ma () is a Chinese family name. The surname literally means "horse". As of 2006, it ranks as the 14th most common Chinese surname in Mainland China and the most common surname within the Islam in China, Chinese Muslim community, specifically the Hui people, Dongxiangs, Dongxiang people and Salar people. In 2019 it was the 13th most common surname in Mainland China. A 2013 study found it to be the 13th most common, shared by 17,200,000 people or 1.290% of the population, with the province with the most being Henan. It is the 52nd name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. . The offspring of Zhao She adopted "Ma" (馬), the first word of the district Ma Fu, as their surname. Other romanizations include Mah, Beh and Mar. Hui people, Hui Muslims, Salar people, Salars, Bonan people, Bonan and Dongxiangs, Dongxiang people commonly adopted Ma as the translation for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles
The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The event took place from 24 July to 30 July 2021 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is a sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and hosted the table tennis competition at the 2020 Summ .... Qualification Schedule Seeds The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round. ''(Final, silver medalist)'' (champion, gold medalist) ''(fourth round)'' ''(quarterfinals)'' ''(Semifinals, fourth place)'' ''(third round)'' ''(Semifinals, bronze medalist)'' ''(fourth round)'' ''(fourth round)'' ''(quarterfinals)'' ''(third round)'' ''(fourth round)'' ''(third round)'' ''(fourth round)'' ''(third round)'' ''(fourth round)'' The players seeded from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the secon ... [...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)'' # Kenta Mat ... [...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] |
2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
The men's team tournament of the 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships was held from 28 April to 5 May 2014. All matches were held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium and the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... Medalists Championship division The top three teams of each group played for places 1–12. Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Places 1–12 =Round of 16= ---- ---- ---- =Quarterfinals= ---- ---- ---- =Semifinals= ---- =Final= Places 13–24 Second division The top three teams of each group played for places 25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships
The 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships were held in Tokyo from 28 April to 5 May 2014. The Championships was staged in Japan for the seventh time and was the 52nd edition of the team competition. The decision was announced by ITTF in May 2011, after several sporting events including the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships were shifted from Japan due to the Tōhoku earthquake and the following Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Seeding The first division (Championship Division) comprised 24 teams. The top eighteen teams of the first division and the top two teams of the second division at the 2012 World Team Championships were guaranteed a place in the competition. The other four spots were based on the latest ITTF Computer World Team Ranking before the Championships. Medal summary Events Medal table Results Men's team Women's team References External links *ITTF.com {{World championships in 2014 2014 World Table Tennis Championships World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
The men's team tournament of the 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships was held from March 25 to April 1, 2012. at Dortmund, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... The draw was held on February 22. China once again won the final, beating Germany 3–0. Medalists Championship division Players list Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Place 1–12 =First round= ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships
The 2012 Liebherr World Team Table Tennis Championships were held at the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund, Germany from March 25 to April 1, 2012. It was the 51st edition to be contested. 120 men's teams and 92 women's teams were allocated to different divisions according to the final ranking of the previous World Team Table Tennis Championships and the ITTF World Team Rankings. The winner of the first division, called the Championship Division, was crowned as the new champion. To be eligible to have a team entered for the team events in 2012 Summer Olympics, the ITTF member association must have participated in the tournament. The ranking of the 2012 Championships was taken into account for the Olympic qualification after the final world Olympic qualification tournament, which was held from May 10 to May 13. Seeding The Championship Division comprised 24 teams. The top 18 teams of the Championship Division at the 2010 World Team Championships were guaranteed a spot in the cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
The 2011 World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles was the 51st edition of the men's doubles championship. Chen Qi and Wang Hao were the defending champions. For this event, Chen partnered Ma Lin while Hao teamed up with Zhang Jike. Ma Long and Xu Xin, who were runners-up in 2009, won in the final against Chen Qi and Ma Lin 11–3, 11–8, 4–11, 11–4, 11–7. Seeds Doubles matches will be best of 5 games in qualification matches and best of 7 games in the 64-player sized main draw. # Ma Long / Xu Xin (world champions) # Wang Hao / Zhang Jike ''(semifinals)'' # Chen Qi / Ma Lin ''(final)'' # Seiya Kishikawa / Jun Mizutani ''(third round)'' # Jiang Tianyi / Tang Peng ''(second round)'' # Kenta Matsudaira / Koki Niwa ''(third round)'' # Lee Jung-Woo / Oh Sang-Eun ''(quarterfinals)'' # Cheung Yuk / Li Ching ''(third round)'' # Gao Ning / Yang Zi ''(third round)'' # Patrick Baum / Bastian Steger ''(quarterfinals)'' # Lucjan Blaszczyk / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 World Table Tennis Championships
The GAC GROUP 2011 World Table Tennis Championships was held at the Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands from May 8 to May 15, 2011. This decision was announced in February 2008. It was the 51st edition contested. The tournament was organised by the ITTF and The Netherlands Table Tennis Association (NTTB). GAC GROUP was the title sponsor of the Championships. Events and schedule Five individual events were contested at the Championships. Qualification rounds were held from May 8 to 9. Medal summary Medal table Events Champions Men's singles Zhang Jike def. Wang Hao, 12–10, 11–7, 6–11, 9–11, 11–5, 14–12. Women's singles Ding Ning def. Li Xiaoxia, 12–10, 13–11, 11–9, 8–11, 8–11, 11–7. Men's doubles Ma Long / Xu Xin def. Chen Qi / Ma Lin, 11–3, 11–8, 4–11, 11–4, 11–7. Women's doubles Guo Yue / Li Xiaoxia def. Ding Ning / Guo Yan, 11–8, 11–5, 13–11, 11–8. Mixed doubles Zhang Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships
The 2010 Liebherr World Team Table Tennis Championships was held at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia from May 23 to May 30, 2010. This decision was announced in May 2007. It was the 50th edition to be contested. Medal summary Medal table Events Results Men's team Final Place 1–12 bracket Women's team Final Place 1–12 bracket References ITTF website {{World Table Tennis Championships World Table Tennis Championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 World Team Table Tennis Championships
The 2008 Evergrande Real Estate World Team Table Tennis Championships was held in the Guangzhou Gymnasium of Guangzhou, China from February 24 to March 2, 2008. This decision was announced in May 2005. It is the 49th edition to be contested. Medal summary Medal table Events Results Men's team Final Place 1–12 bracket Women's team Final Place 1–12 bracket References ITTF website {{World Table Tennis Championships World Table Tennis Championships Table tennis competitions in China |
