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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 making corrections. PongWorld Staff
China has dominated both men's and women's table tennis during long periods since the 1960s. The Chinese have many excellent star players currently in the top 20 in the world- too many to profile here.
![]() Wang Liqin World Rank: 5 DOB: 1978 |
![]() Ma Lin World Rank: 4 DOB: 1980 |
![]() Liu Guozheng World Rank: DOB: 1980 |
![]() Wang Nan World Rank: 7 DOB: 1978 |
![]() Zhang Yining World Rank: 1 DOB: 1982 |
![]() Li Ju World Rank: DOB: 1976 |
More Chinese top players
Not surprisingly, the future of Chinese table tennis looks as bright as ever. An amazing six of the top ten players in the world on both the men's and women's side currently are Chinese players (as of September 2009). The last time we reported this statistic a few years ago, that number was 5, so it has increased for both the men and women!
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
Wang Hao (1) Ma Long (2) Ma Lin (4) Wang Liqin (5) Hao Shuai (7) Chen Qi (9) Zhang Jike (20) |
Women
Zhang Yining (1) Guo Yue (2) Li Xiaoxia (3) Liu Shiwen (4) Guo Yan (5) Wang Nan (7) Ding Ning (11) Cao Zhen (16) Fan Ying (18) |
We had difficulty finding results for past ITTF events. Certainly the Chinese have more titles than those listed here. We will complement with additional information as it becomes available.