Wong Chun-ting (; born 7 September 1991) is a Hong Kong
table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...
player. He won his first doubles title on the
ITTF World Tour
The ITTF World Tour, known as the ITTF Pro Tour until 2011, is an annual series of table tennis tournaments introduced by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in 1996. The tour includes events in seven categories: Men's and Women's Single ...
in 2012 and won another three doubles titles in 2014.
In 2015, he won a bronze medal in mixed doubles event with
Doo Hoi Kem
Doo Hoi Kem (; born 27 November 1996) is a Hong Kong table tennis player. She won two medals at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and she was a member of Hong Kong women's team at the 2014 World Team Championships. In 2015, she won a bronze medal ...
at the World Championships. In 2016, he won a bronze medal in the singles event at the Men's World Cup. Since February 2017, his highest rank was number 6 in the world.
Wong started playing table tennis aged six against his brother. He joined a club at age nine.
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Wong Chun-ting grew up in Shajiao Village,
Sha Tin
Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project.
The ne ...
in his early years. He attended the school of Zhu Zhengxian Primary School of Baoliang Ju, Leshantang Yangge Xiaolin Middle School, and Lin Dahui Middle School.
In December 2017, Wong Chun-ting said in an interview that he was frankly ashamed of the world calling him "Champion". For him, the title of "Champion" requires an absolute in addition to rankings and medals. Leadership and influence, currently there is no such ability, hope to have in the future, this is also the goal he set for himself.
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Living people
1991 births
Hong Kong male table tennis players
Table tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games
Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic table tennis players for Hong Kong
World Table Tennis Championships medalists
Table tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong
Expatriate table tennis people in Japan
Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics