China Table Tennis Super League (, CTTSL) is the top

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division under the

Chinese Table Tennis Association Chinese Table Tennis Association () is a national non-governmental, nonprofit sports organization in the People's Republic of China. It represents China in the International Table Tennis Federation and the Asian Table Tennis Union, as well as the ta ...

. The last finisher of the CTTSL will be relegated to the China Table Tennis Jia League A Group. The top two finishers of the Jia League A Group will have extra games with the second last finishers of the CTTSL for two positions in the CTTSL.

Teams

Men's league

In 2015 China Table Tennis Super League Teams: * Luneng - Zhang Jike, Hao Shuai, Zhang Chao, Fang Bo, Wu Hao * Jiangsu - Zheng Peifeng, Kong Lingxuan, Lin Chen, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Kim Minseok * Ningbo - Ma Long, Yan An, Lin Gaoyuan, Lvy Xiang * Bayi - Fan Zhendong, Zhou Yu, Xu Chenhao, Zhou Kai, Zhang Yang * Shanghai - Xu Xin, Shang Kun, Zhao Zihao, Chen Zhiyang, Zhang Yang * Weiqiao - Liang Jingkun, Cui Qinglei, Yu Ziyang, Zhang Yudong, Liu Yi, Zhao Qihao, Timo Boll * Tianjin - Ma Te, Liu Dingshuo, Wei Shihao, Chuang Chih Yuan * Guangdong - Liu Jikang, Yin Hang, Liu Yanan, Joo Saehyuk, Wong Chun Ting * Bazhou - Ren Hao, Zhai Chao, Cheng Jingqi, Fan Shengpeng, Wang Chuqin, Stephane Ouaiche * Sichuan - Xu Ruifeng, Zhu Linfeng, Lai Jiaxin, Tang Yushi, Chen Chien An In 2014, the 10 teams are: * Bazhou Hairun (霸州海润) playing in Bazhou City,

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* Bayi Dashang (八一大商) playing in

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* Guangdong Chenjing (广东陈静) playing in

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* Jiangsu Zhongchao (江苏中超) playing in

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, Jiangsu * Ningbo Haitian (宁波海天) playing in

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, Zhejiang * Shandong Luneng (山东鲁能) playing in

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* Shandong Weiqiao (山东魏桥) playing in

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* Shanghai Juneyao (上海均瑶) playing in

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* Sichuan Changhong (四川长虹) playing in Shifang,

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* Tianjin Hao'an (天津豪安) playing in

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In 2008, the 9 teams are: * Zhe Shang Bank (浙商银行) playing in

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* Bayi Gongshang Bank (八一工商银行) playing in

* Jinzhou Bank (锦州银行) playing in

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* Haining Pegecheng Hong Xiang (海宁皮革城鸿翔) playing in

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* Ningbo Beilun Haitian (宁波北仑海天) playing in

, Zhejiang * Luneng Zhongchao Dianlan (鲁能中超电缆) playing in

* Jiangsu Jiangnan Dianlan (江苏江南电缆) playing in

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* Shanghai Gaunshengyuan (上海冠生园) playing in

* Sichuan Quanxing (四川全兴) playing in Shifang,

Women's league

In 2014, the 10 teams are: * Bayi Jizhong (八一冀中) playing in

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* Beijing Shougang (北京首钢) playing in Weishan County, Shandong or

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* Churin Leadfoods (秋林格瓦斯) playing in

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* Dalian Haichang (大连海昌) playing in

* Datong Jindi (大同金地) playing in

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* Guangdong Ersha (广东二沙) playing in

* Jinhua Bank (金华银行) playing in

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* Ordos Eastern Road and Bridge (鄂尔多斯东方路桥) playing in

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* Shandong Luneng (山东鲁能) playing in

* Shanxi Datuhe (山西大土河) playing in

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Foreign players

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Foreign-born players

; Men's league * :

Vladimir Samsonov Vladimir Samsonov or Uładzimir Samsonaŭ ( be, Уладзімір Віктаравіч Самсонаў, russian: Владимир Викторович Самсонов, born 17 April 1976) is a Belarusian former professional table tennis player ...

(2006) * :

Jean-Michel Saive Jean-Michel Saive (born 17 November 1969) is a Belgian former professional table tennis. Saive competed at seven consecutive Olympics between 1988 and 2012, and he was also a winner in singles at European Championship 1994. Personal life Born ...

(2006) * :

Chuang Chih-yuan Chuang Chih-yuan (; born 2 April 1981) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. He won the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals in 2002 and doubles title at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships. He participated in the Summer Olympics five times, making ...

(2006, 2009-2010, 2013-2014),

Chiang Peng-lung Chiang Peng-lung (; born 24 July 1976, in Penghu) is a Taiwanese male professional table tennis player. Career highlights Singles (as of August 15, 2010) * Olympics: round of 16 (2000, 04). * World Championships: SF (2001). * World Cup appeara ...

(2000/01-2002, 2005-2006) * : Michael Maze (2005) * :

Timo Boll Timo Boll (, ; born 8 March 1981) is a German professional table tennis player, who currently plays for Borussia Düsseldorf. He is ranked second in the German Table Tennis National League, and fifteen in the ITTF world rankings as of October 20 ...

(2005-2006, 2011, 2013-2014),

Dimitrij Ovtcharov Dimitrij Ovtcharov (russian: Дмитрий Овчаров) or Dmytro Ovtcharov ( uk, Дмитро Овчаров; born 2 September 1988) is a Ukrainian-born German table tennis player. His father Mikhail (or Mikhaylo), a Soviet table tennis cha ...

(2013-2014) * :

Jun Mizutani is a retired Japanese table tennis player. He became the youngest Japanese national champion at the age of 17. His consecutive singles titles at the national championships from 2007 to 2011 made him the first man to win the event five times in ...

(2008, 2010-2011), Kōji Matsushita (2005) * : Adrian Crișan (2006) * :

Joo Se-hyuk Joo Sae-hyuk (, ; born 20 January 1980) is a South Korean table tennis player. As a singles player, he was a silver medalist at the 2003 World Table Tennis Championships, a bronze medalist at the 2011 Table Tennis World Cup, and a bronze medali ...

(2003/04-2006, 2009-2014),

Oh Sang-eun Oh Sang-eun (; ; born April 13, 1977, in Daegu, South Korea) is a South Korean table tennis player. He is currently sponsored by the table tennis product company, Butterfly. His World Ranking had been in the top 10 since the 2005 World Champio ...

(2005-2006, 2008, 2010),

Ryu Seung-min Ryu Seung-min (; born August 5, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean table tennis player who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's singles competition. His opponent was Wang Hao, a top-seeded player from the Chinese ...

(2000/01, 2005-2006), Lee Jung-woo (2006) * :

Jörgen Persson Jörgen Persson (born 22 April 1966, in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish table tennis player. In two memorable World Table Tennis Championships finals he faced fellow Swede Jan-Ove Waldner in 1989 and 1991, losing the former and winning the latte ...

(2002, 2012) ; Women's league * :

Cheng I-ching Cheng I-ching (; born 15 February 1992) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Li Xiaoxia, and as part of the Chinese Taipei ...

(2013-2014),

Huang Yi-hua Huang Yi-hua (; born 20 July 1984) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. Career records Singles *Olympics: round of 32 (2012). *World Championships: round of 32 (2009, 2013). *World Cup appearances: 1. Record: 9-12th (2010). *Asian Games: round of ...

(2002) * : Tamara Boroš (2006) * :

Ai Fukuhara is a retired Japanese table tennis player and Olympic medalist, winning silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics with the Japanese women's team. She is sponsored by All Nippon Airways. Table tennis career Fukuh ...

(2005-2006, 2010-2011), An Konishi (2000/01-2005), Yuka Nishii (2002),

Miu Hirano (born 14 April 2000) is a Japanese table tennis player. She won Women's World Cup in 2016 as the youngest ever winner. She won the women's singles at the 2017 Asian Table Tennis Championships by sweeping away three top Chinese players. She compe ...

(2016) * : Ri Myong-sun (2014) * : Kim Kyung-ah (2009-2011) * :

Ariel Hsing Ariel Yenhua Hsing (born November 29, 1995) is an American table tennis player who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Hsing became the youngest U.S. table tennis national champion in history in 2010 at age 15. She repeated as champion in ...

(2014)

Naturalized Chinese players

There have also been many players from

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, who at some point in his or her career became a citizen of another country or territory. ; Men's league * : Wenguan Johnny Huang * :

Jiang Tianyi Jiang Tianyi (; born 28 February 1988) is a male 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 t ...

Cheung Yuk Cheung Yuk (; born October 28, 1981, in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China) is a Hong Kong table tennis player. As of February 2013, Cheung was ranked no. 80 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Cheung is also left- ...

Ko Lai Chak Ko Lai-chak (; born 10 May 1976 in Chancheng, Foshan, Guangdong, China) is a table tennis player from Hong Kong. He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles alongside Li Ching. At the 2006 Asian Games he won two m ...

Tang Peng Tang Peng (; born 4 February 1981 in Beijing, China) is mainland Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Hong Kong. He recently married Tie Yana, another Chinese-born table tennis player representing Hong Kong. As of December 2016 ...

, Li Ching, Leung Chu Yan * :

Yo Kan , or Han Yang in Chinese, is a Japanese table tennis player of Chinese origin. He won two gold medals in the men's singles at the 2007 ITTF Pro Tour series in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and in Santiago, Chile. As of December 2012, Kan is ranked no. ...

Kazuhiro Chan Kazuhiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kazuhiro Fujita, Japanese manga artist *Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Japanese anime director and supervisor * Kazuhiro Hamanaka, professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fight ...

Kaii Yoshida Kaii Yoshida ( ja, 吉田海偉; zh, s=宋海伟, p=Sòng Hǎiwěi; born 16 May 1981) is a Chinese-born Japanese table tennis player who is ranked among the top fifty athletes in his sport. Yoshida started playing table tennis at the age of 7 in ...

* : Yin Jingyuan, Yang Zi, Gao Ning, Li Hu, Zhan Jian * : Wang Yang ; Women's league * : Li Qiangbing * : Chen Jing * : Shan Xiaona (also a Singaporean citizen at one point) * :

Tie Ya Na Tie Ya Na or Tie Yana (; born 13 May 1979) is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China who won two silver medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the singles and doubles competitions. Tie played for China in the Universiade before emigrating to ...

Jiang Huajun Jiang Huajun (; born 8 October 1984) is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China. Career records Singles (as of September 4, 2015) * Olympic Games: Round of 16 (2012) *World Championships: Round of 16 (2009, 11, 13, 15). *World Cup appearanc ...

, Lin Ling,

Zhang Rui Zhang Rui is the name of: *Zhang Rui (table tennis, born 1979) (), Chinese table tennis player who represented Hong Kong *Zhang Rui (table tennis, born 1997) Zhang Rui (, born 23 January 1997) is a Chinese table tennis player. She won three m ...

* : Li Jiao * :

Yu Mengyu Yu Mengyu (; born 18 August 1989) is a retired Chinese-born Singaporean table tennis player. Born in Liaoning, China, Yu left China in 2006 at the age of 17 to join the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA). She was part of the team that w ...

Feng Tianwei Feng Tianwei (, ) is a Singaporean table tennis player. Born in Harbin, China, she permanently moved to Singapore at the age of 20 under the former Foreign Sports Talent Scheme in March 2007 and commenced her international career in competi ...

, Li Jiawei,

Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu (, ; born 10 June 1980) is a retired Chinese-born Singaporean table tennis player who was ranked among the top ten players in the world. Wang made her inaugural appearance as a Singaporean table tennis player on the International T ...

Jing Junhong Jing Junhong, also stylized as Jing Jun Hong (; born October 13, 1968), is a Chinese-born Singaporean former professional table tennis player. Born in Shanghai, she was a highly ranked player in China before she moved to Singapore with her h ...

, Shan Xiaona (later a German citizen) * : Seok Ha-jung, Dang Ye-seo * : Gao Jun

Chinese players

; Men's league Zhang Jike, Zhang Chao (table tennis), Ma Lin, Fang Bo, Song Hongyuan, Li Muqiao, Wang Hao, Lei Zhenhua,

Hao Shuai Hao Shuai (born October 1, 1983 in Tianjin) is a Chinese table tennis player. Career records Singles (as of May 13, 2010) *World Championships: QF (2005, 2007). * Pro Tour winner (3): Serbian Open 2007. China (Shanghai) Open 2008. Slovenian Op ...

, Xu Xin,

Qiu Yike Qiu Yike (born 18 January 1985), is a male Chinese international table tennis player. He won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Table Tennis Championships Mixed Doubles and 2007 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles with Cao Zhen ...

, Wei Yan Tao, Zhang Yibo, Shan Xiaona,

Ma Long 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 ...

, Wang Jianjun, Han Yang

References

External links

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