|
Chen Meng
Chen Meng (; born 15 January 1994) is a Chinese professional table tennis player and Olympic champion. She joined the provincial team when she was 9 and joined the national team when she was only 13 in 2007. She is the women's singles champion of the ITTF Women's World Cup in 2020, the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and also at the inaugural WTT Singapore Smash. She is also the silver medalist of women's singles in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships and a double gold medalist in the 2020 Summer Olympics. She obtained her second gold medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Career 2020 After competitive table tennis resumed following the pandemic, Chen swept the world cup, ITTF pro tour finals, and 2020 All China National Championships. 2021 In May, Chen was selected to represent China in the women's singles and team event at the Tokyo Olympics. Chen won the first leg of the Chinese Olympic Scrimmage but lost to Wang Manyu in the finals o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
China News Service
China News Service (CNS; ) is the second largest state news agency in China, after Xinhua News Agency. China News Service was formerly run by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, which was absorbed into the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2018. Its operations have traditionally been directed at overseas Chinese worldwide and residents of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. History CNS was established in 1952 as a successor to the CCP's International News Agency. It has news offices and stations in every province in mainland China, as well as in Hong Kong and Macau. CNS also has news offices in foreign countries, including the United States, Japan, France, Thailand, New Zealand, and Australia. According to the Jamestown Foundation, CNS is "the CCP's main propaganda organ targeting overseas Chinese." In 1990, CNS personnel were dispatched to the U.S. to found SinoVision and '' The China Press'' to counter negative perceptio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships
The 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships were held in Halmstad, Sweden from 29 April to 6 May 2018. The quarterfinal between North Korea and South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ... in the women's tournament did not take place, as the teams chose to continue as a united team Seeding The top fourteen teams of the first division and the top two teams of the second division at the 2016 World Team Championships were guaranteed a place in the first division, along with top eight placed teams in the world rankings not already qualified. Medal summary Medal table Medalists See also * 2018 ITTF World Tour * 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals * 2018 ITTF Team World Cup * 2018 ITTF Men's World Cup * 2018 ITTF Women's World Cup References External linksO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2013 World Table Tennis Championships
The 2013 World Table Tennis Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from May 13 to May 20, 2013. The Championships were the 52nd edition of the World Table Tennis Championships. These were the first Championships since 2003 in which China did not win all five competitions and the first since 1993 in which they won fewer than four gold medals. China's ten-Championships long streak of men's doubles titles came to an end as Chuang Chih-yuan and Chen Chien-an of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) beat a Chinese duo for their nation's first-ever gold medal. China's eleven-Championships long streak of mixed doubles titles (since 1989) came to an end as Kim Hyok-Bong and Kim Jong of North Korea beat a South Korean team in the finals. However, China did have the top four finishers in both the men's and women's singles and won 14 of 20 medals overall. Zhang Jike took the men's title, marking his fourth consecutive World or Olympic first-place finish, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
The women's singles competition of the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 20 to 28 May 2023. The event was played as a straight knockout. All singles matches were best of 7 games. Seeds Singles events had 32 seeded players. Seeding was based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 May 2023. # Sun Yingsha (champion) # Wang Manyu ''(quarterfinals)'' # Chen Meng ''(final)'' # Wang Yidi ''(quarterfinals)'' # Chen Xingtong ''(semifinals)'' # Mima Ito ''(quarterfinals)'' # Hina Hayata ''(semifinals)'' # Han Ying ''(quarterfinals)'' # Adriana Díaz ''(fourth round)'' # Sofia Polcanova ''(first round)'' # Nina Mittelham ''(fourth round)'' # Cheng I-ching ''(fourth round)'' # Jia Nan Yuan ''(third round)'' # Miyuu Kihara ''(fourth round)'' # Miu Hirano ''(fourth round)'' # Doo Hoi Kem ''(second round)'' # Bernadette Szőcs ''(third round)'' # Lily Zhang ''(first round)'' # Shin Yu-bin ''(fourth round)'' # Shan Xiaona ''(third round)'' # D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2019 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
The women's singles competition of the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 23 to 27 April 2019. Ding Ning was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals. Liu Shiwen won the title after defeating Chen Meng 9–11, 11–7, 11–7, 7–11, 11–0, 11–9. Later in a sit down interview with CCTV, Liu stated that she expected Chen to take an early lead since she had a technical advantage, but Liu felt she had a psychological advantage due to her two finals experiences and extreme desire to win. Seeds # Ding Ning ''(semifinals)'' # Chen Meng ''(final)'' # Wang Manyu ''(semifinals)'' # Liu Shiwen (world champion) # Kasumi Ishikawa ''(fourth round)'' # Mima Ito ''(third round)'' # Cheng I-ching ''(third round)'' # Miu Hirano ''(quarterfinals)'' # Feng Tianwei ''(fourth round)'' # Suh Hyowon ''(fourth round)'' # Doo Hoi Kem ''(quarterfinals)'' # Hitomi Sato ''(fourth round)'' # Kim Song-i ''(fourth round)'' # Bernadette Szőcs ''(third round)' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2017 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
The 2017 World Table Tennis Championships women's doubles was the 53rd edition of the women's doubles championship. Liu Shiwen and Zhu Yuling were the defending champions but decided not to play together this year. Ding Ning and Liu defeated Chen Meng and Zhu 9–11, 11–8, 11–13, 11–8, 11–6, 6–11, 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. # Matilda Ekholm / Georgina Póta ''(first round)'' # Doo Hoi Kem / Lee Ho Ching ''(quarterfinals)'' # Chen Meng / Zhu Yuling ''(final)'' # Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen (champions) # Lee Zi-on / Yang Ha-eun ''(first round)'' # Chen Szu-yu / Cheng I-ching ''(quarterfinals)'' # Li Jie / Li Qian ''(third round)'' # Hina Hayata / Mima Ito ''(semifinals)'' # Polina Mikhailova / Olga Vorobeva ''(first round)'' # Petrissa Solja / Sabine Winter ''(third round)'' # Feng Tianwei / Yu Mengyu ''(semifinals)'' # Dóra M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2017 World Table Tennis Championships
The 2017 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 29 May to 5 June 2017. The decision to host the event in Düsseldorf was announced by the ITTF in April 2015. They were the 54th edition of the competition, and the seventh time that it has been staged in Germany. Schedule Five events were contested, with qualification rounds taking place from 29 to 30 May. Medal summary Medal table Events See also * 2017 ITTF Men's World Cup * 2017 ITTF Women's World Cup * 2017 ITTF World Tour * 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals References External linksOfficial website {{World championships in 2017 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Women's Team
The women's team tournament of the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships was held from 16 to 24 February 2024. China won the title for the 23rd time with a win over Japan. Format The 40 teams were drawn into eight groups of five teams. After a round robin in each group, the top team advanced to the round of 16, while the second and third-placed teams played in the round of 24, in the knockout stage. A team match consisted of five singles matches, where each singles match was decided in best-of-5 games. Qualification Number of teams eligible to compete for the trophy in each team event is 40. Continental Stage – 33 Teams will qualify from the Continental Stage. The Continental quota allocation is the following: 4 for Africa, 10 for Asia, 11 for Europe, 6 for PanAm, and 2 for Oceania. Numbers are according to the "2020 BoD Proposition 28". Host nation - is guaranteed. If the host nation is already qualified through the Continental Stage, the host quota will be reallocat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships
The 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships were held in Busan, South Korea from 16 to 25 February 2024. Quarterfinalists of the event qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Bid Busan was selected as the first South Korean city to host World Table Tennis Championships in 2018. The 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships were originally scheduled to be held in Busan from 22 to 29 March 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, COVID-19 pandemic, initially until 27 September to 4 October 2020, then until 28 February to 7 March 2021. However, on 22 December it was announced that the event had been cancelled. In May 2021, Busan launched another bid for the 2024 World Championships, and won the bid in November 2021. Qualification Number of teams eligible to compete for the trophy in each team event is 40. Continental Stage – 33 teams will qualify from the Continental Stage. The continental quota allocation is the following: 4 for Africa, 6 for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
The women's doubles competition of the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 20 to 27 May 2023. The event was played as a straight knockout. All doubles matches were best of 5 games. Seeds Doubles events had 16 seeded pairs. Seeding was based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 May 2023. # Wang Manyu / Sun Yingsha ''(semifinals)'' # Mima Ito / Hina Hayata ''(quarterfinals)'' # Sarah de Nutte / Ni Xialian ''(second round)'' # Sofia Polcanova / Bernadette Szőcs ''(quarterfinals)'' # Li Yu-jhun / Cheng I-ching ''(quarterfinals)'' # Chen Meng / Wang Yidi (champions) # Miyuu Kihara / Miyu Nagasaki ''(semifinals)'' # Shin Yu-bin / Jeon Ji-hee ''(final)'' # Doo Hoi Kem / Zhu Cheng Zhu ''(third round)'' # Choi Hyo-joo / Lee Zi-on ''(first round)'' # Archana Girish Kamath / Manika Batra ''(third round)'' # Linda Bergström / Christina Källberg ''(third round)'' # Chen Szu-yu / Huang Yi-hua ''(third round)'' # Andreea Drag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023 World Table Tennis Championships
The 2023 World Table Tennis Championships was the 57th edition of World Table Tennis Championships and held in Durban, South Africa. It was the first such event set to be held in Africa since 1939 Championship held in Egypt. Bid South Africa was chosen as host after defeating Düsseldorf, Germany by 90 to 39 votes. Schedule The tournament was played over nine days. Medal summary Medalists Medal table Participating nations A total of 306 players from 59 nations participated. China, Germany, Japan, and South Korea had a maximum of five players for each singles event, four players for each doubles event. References External linksInternational Table Tennis Federation {{World championships in 2023 World Table Tennis Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
