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  • Australia
  • China
  • France
  • Sweden

    China

    Note: Researching Chinese table tennis history has been difficult (especially since we don't read Chinese), and we cannot be certain that the information is accurate and complete. We apologize for incorrect or incomplete information and we are open to make corrections. - PongWorld Staff

    China has dominated both men's and women's table tennis during long periods since the 1960s. The Chinese actually have many excellent star players currently in the top 20 in the world- too many to profile here.
    Current Stars
    Wang Liqin
    Wang Liqin
    World Rank: 1   DOB: 1978    		 Ma Lin
    Ma Lin
    World Rank: 3   DOB: 1980    		 Liu Guozheng
    Liu Guozheng
    World Rank: 4   DOB: 1980
    Wang Nan
    Wang Nan
    World Rank: 1   DOB: 1978    		 Zhang Yining
    Zhang Yining
    World Rank: 2   DOB: 1982    		 Li Ju
    Li Ju
    World Rank: 5   DOB: 1976

    Hope for the Future and Outlook
    Not surprisingly, the future of Chinese table tennis looks as bright as ever. An amazing five of the top ten players in world on both the men's and women's side currently are Chinese players. Moreover, many of these players are young enough to continue playing for many more years. We can't possibly list all the great Chinese players, so here we list a few of them and their current world ranking.
    Men
  • Kong Linghui (5)
  • Liu Guoliang (8)
  • Ma Wenge (16)
  • Zhan Jian (40)
    		• Women
  • Sun Jin (7)
  • Niu Jianfeng (10)
  • Lin Ling (11)
  • Yang Ying (12)
  • Guo Yan (13)
  • Li Nan (14)
  • Bai Yang (17)

    • We had trouble finding results for past ITTF events. Certainly the Chinese have more titles than those listed here. If anyone knows where complete results can be found, please contact us

    World Team Results: Men Chinese Champions
  • 2001 World Team Champions
  • 2000 World Team Finalists

    World Team Results: Women
  • 2001 World Team Champions
  • 2000 World Team Champions

    Olympics: Men
  • 2000 Gold (Linghui Kong)
  • 2000 Bronze (Liu Guoliang)
  • 1996 Gold (Liu Guoliang)
  • 1996 Silver (Wang Tao)
  • 1992 Bronze (Ma Wenge)

    Olympics: Women
  • 2000 Gold (Nan Wang)
  • 2000 Silver (Ju Li)
  • 1996 Gold (Deng Yaping)
  • 1996 Bronze (Qiao Hong)
  • 1992 Gold (Deng Yaping)
  • 1992 Silver (Qiao Hong)
  • 1988 Gold (Chen Jing)
  • 1988 Silver (Li Huifen)
  • 1988 Bronze (Jiao Zhimin)

    World Championhips: Men
  • 2001 Champion (Wang Liqin)
  • 2001 Finalist (Kong Linghui)
  • 2001 Third Place (Ma Lin)
  • 1999 Champion (Liu Guoliang)
  • 1999 Finalist (Ma Lin)
  • 1999 Doubles Champions
  • 1999 Doubles Finalists
  • 1995 Champion (Kong Linghui)
  • 1995 Finalist (Liu Guoliang)

    World Championhips: Women
  • 2001 Champion (Wang Nan)
  • 2001 Finalist (Lin Ling)
  • 2001 Third Place (Zhang Yining)
  • 1999 Champion (Wang Nan)
  • 1999 Finalist (Zhang Yining)
  • 1999 Third Place (Li Nan)
  • 1999 Doubles Champions
  • 1999 Doubles Finalists
  • 1999 Doubles Third Place
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