China national table tennis team

The China national table tennis team is the national representative team of the People's Republic of China, and was founded in 1952.

Abbreviation	CTTT
Formation	1952
Type	National team
Headquarters	Beijing, China
Head coach	Liu Guoliang
Website	www.ctta.cn

Players

Men's team

WR[1]	Name	Official birthdate	Provincial team	Hand	Grip
4	Ma Long (captain)	20 October 1988	Beijing	Right	Shakehand
1	Fan Zhendong	22 January 1997	PLA	Right	Shakehand
2	Xu Xin	8 January 1990	Shanghai	Left	Penhold
185	Zhang Jike	16 February 1988	Shandong	Right	Shakehand
201	Fang Bo	9 January 1992	Shandong	Right	Shakehand
311	Yan An	12 January 1993	Beijing	Right	Shakehand
61	Zhou Yu	19 May 1992	PLA	Left	Shakehand
7	Liang Jingkun	20 October 1996	Hebei	Right	Shakehand
45	Shang Kun	21 November 1990	Shanghai	Left	Shakehand
2	Lin Gaoyuan	19 March 1995	Guangdong	Left	Shakehand
165	Hou Yingchao ^	15 June 1982	Beijing	Right	Shakehand
484	Xu Haidong	12 June 2000	Liaoning	Right	Penhold
692	Yu Heyi	25 February 2000	Henan	Right	Shakehand
220	Yang Shuo	18 January 2001	Liaoning	Right	Shakehand
364	Xu Yingbin	12 March 2001	Heilongjiang	Right	Shakehand
552	Xing Hangwei ^	1997 (age 23–24)
	Zhu Cheng	21 May 1997	Jiangsu	Left	Shakehand
	Song Xu	10 March 1997	PLA	Left	Shakehand
	Fang Yinchi	5 February 1996	Liaoning	Right	Shakehand
218	Zhou Kai	1 March 1996	PLA	Right	Shakehand
	Zhao Zhaoyan	4 January 1998	PLA	Left	Shakehand
22	Wang Chuqin	11 May 2000	Beijing	Left	Shakehand
361	Cao Wei	8 September 1999	Beijing	Left	Shakehand
	Yuan Licen	28 May 2000	Liaoning	Left	Shakehand
	Yu Zhengyang	23 January 2002	Jiangsu	Right	Shakehand
	Li Duo	21 April 2001	Jiangsu	Right	Shakehand
64	Yu Ziyang	23 May 1998	Heilongjiang	Left	Shakehand
	Lü Xiang	9 August 1996	Zhejiang	Left	Shakehand
	Lai Jiaxin	15 January 1995	Sichuan	Right	Shakehand
	Ren Hao	1995 (age 25–26)	Henan	Right	Shakehand
42	Liu Dingshuo	13 January 1998	Shandong	Right	Shakehand
80	Zhou Qihao	12 January 1997	Guangdong	Right	Shakehand
375	Xue Fei	10 February 1999	Hubei	Right	Penhold
	Fan Shengpeng	19 October 1994	Hebei	Right	Penhold
62	Zheng Peifeng	28 March 1996	Fujian	Right	Penhold
	Wu Hao	26 January 1989	Shandong	Left	Shakehand
	Liu Jikang	17 December 1991	Liaoning	Right	Shakehand
	Zhu Linfeng	17 January 1996	Sichuan	Left	Shakehand
	Liu Yi	8 November 1992	Hebei	Left	Shakehand
	Cui Qinglei	12 July 1989	Hebei	Right	Shakehand
	Kong Lingxuan	26 May 1996	Shandong	Left	Shakehand
235	Ma Te	10 January 1994	Tianjin	Right	Shakehand
	Chen Xin	7 August 1996	Fujian	Right	Shakehand
252	Zhang Yudong	11 January 1996	Jiangsu	Right	Shakehand
167	Zhao Zihao	6 January 1997	Shanghai	Right	Penhold
	Cheng Jingqi	7 March 1994	Hebei	Left	Shakehand
	Yan Sheng	January 1997 (age 23–24)	Sichuan	Right	Penhold
	Li Yijie	3 April 1997	Guangdong	Right	Shakehand
	Peng Feilong	9 August 2000	Shanghai	Right	Shakehand
	Wang Kai	1997 (age 23–24)	Zhejiang	Right	Shakehand
	Guo Wen	9 September 1997	Shandong	Right	Shakehand
582	Xu Chenhao	29 March 1995	PLA	Right	Shakehand
	Wei Shihao	23 April 1996	Shandong	Left	Shakehand
	Hao Shuai	1 October 1983	Tianjin	Left	Shakehand
411	Ji Jiale	10 February 1999	Beijing	Right	Shakehand
780	Quan Kaiyuan	2001 (age 19–20)	Liaoning	Right	Shakehand
	Geng Zihao	2 May 1995	Henan	Left	Penhold
464	Niu Guankai	2002 (age 16-17)
599	Sun Wen	1997 (age 22)		Right	Shakehand

Women's team

WR	Name	Official birthdate	Provincial team	Hand	Grip
6	Ding Ning (captain)	20 June 1990	Beijing	Left	Shakehand
2	Liu Shiwen	12 April 1991	Guangdong	Right	Shakehand
1	Chen Meng	15 January 1994	Shandong	Right	Shakehand
10	Wu Yang	5 January 1992	Shanxi	Right	Shakehand
5	Wang Manyu	9 February 1999	Heilongjiang	Right	Shakehand
40	Wen Jia	28 February 1989	Liaoning	Left	Shakehand
45	Chen Xingtong	27 May 1997	Liaoning	Right	Shakehand
47	Gu Yuting	14 January 1995	Shandong	Left	Shakehand
60	Che Xiaoxi	3 March 1993	Heilongjiang	Right	Shakehand
69	Shi Xunyao	16 July 2001	Jiangsu	Left	Shakehand
75	Sun Chen	13 April 1997	Beijing	Right	Penhold
76	Li Jiayi	8 January 1994	Liaoning	Right	Shakehand
82	Sheng Dandan	15 January 1992	Beijing	Right	Shakehand
109	Yu Yang ^	1 April 1991
129	Liu Weishan	4 October 1999	Tianjin	Right	Shakehand
177	Sun Yizhen	26 May 2000	Shandong	Right	Shakehand
292	Yuan Yuan ^	19 January 2001	Sichuan	Right	Shakehand
306	Chi Ge ^	1999 (age 21–22)
309	Yang Jingxu ^	13 February 1995
2	Liu Shiwen	12 April 1991	Guangdong	Right	Shakehand
	He Zhuojia	25 October 1998	Hebei	Right	Shakehand
3	Sun Yingsha	4 November 2000	Hebei	Right	Shakehand
	Qian Tianyi	23 January 2000	Jiangsu	Left	Shakehand
	Sun Mingyang	6 February 1999	Ningxia	Right	Shakehand
	Guo Yuhan	18 February 2000	Beijing	Right	Shakehand
	Mu Jingyu	19 January 1999	Tianjin	Right	Penhold
	Fan Siqi	28 February 1998	Shandong	Right	Shakehand
	Mu Zi	9 January 1989	PLA	Right	Shakehand
	Hu Limei	28 September 1995	PLA	Right	Shakehand
	Feng Yalan	25 January 1990	Hubei	Right	Shakehand
	Li Xiaodan	6 March 1990	Shanxi	Right	Shakehand
	Liu Fei	18 January 1994	Jiangsu	Right	Shakehand
	Liu Gaoyang	13 June 1996	Shandong	Left	Shakehand
	Chen Ke	26 March 1997	Jiangsu	Left	Shakehand
	Zhang Rui	23 January 1997	Hubei	Right	Shakehand
	Wang Yidi	14 February 1997	Yunnan	Right	Shakehand
	Zhu Chaohui	16 February 1996	Jiangsu	Left	Shakehand
	Liu Xi	17 April 1995	Shandong	Right	Shakehand
	Guo Yan	10 August 1997	Sichuan	Right	Shakehand
	Gu Ruochen	3 January 1994	Shandong	Right	Shakehand
	Guo Yichen	5 January 1995	Zhejiang	Left	Shakehand
	Zhang Qiang	27 April 1994	Jiangsu	Right	Penhold
	Jiang Yue	24 February 1995	Shanghai	Left	Shakehand
	Lan Xi	25 August 1996	Liaoning	Left	Shakehand
	Yuan Xuejiao	December 1995 (age 25)	Henan	Right	Shakehand
	Liu Ming	15 April 1998	Yunnan	Right	Shakehand
	Zhao Yan	28 November 1993	Jiangsu	Right	Shakehand
	Zheng Shichang	18 January 1992	Shanxi	Right	Shakehand
	Huang Fanzhen	16 January 2000	PLA	Right	Shakehand
	Wang Tianyi	2 March 2002	Shandong	Right	Shakehand

^: Not the regular player.

Staffs

Team manager and Head coaches

Position	Name[2]	Birthdate
Team manager	Huang Biao	24 April 1965
Head coach	Liu Guoliang	10 January 1976
Men's team head coach	Qin Zhijian	5 October 1976
Women's team head coach	Kong Linghui	18 October 1975
Men's second team coach	Liu Zhiqiang	15 June 1981
Women's second team coach	Yan Sen	16 August 1975

Men's first team

Name	Birthdate
Liu Guozheng	7 March 1980
Ma Lin	19 February 1980
Wang Hao	15 December 1983
Liu Heng
Ma Junfeng

Women's first team

Name	Birthdate
Xiao Zhan	22 May 1968
Li Sun	12 July 1963
Chen Bin	19 February 1966
Zhang Qin	1971 (age 49–50)
Huang Haicheng	1973 (age 47–48)

Men's second team

Name	Birthdate
Liu Bin
Yu Yang
Chen Zhenjiang

Women's second team

Name	Birthdate
Li Dacheng
Zhu Wentao
Wang Xiang

Fitness coaches

Name	Birthdate
Wang Qiaozhi	1992 (age 28–29)
Lu Aifa	1958 (age 62–63)
Ji Chabin
Zhou Kangkang

Historical staffs

Team Managers

	Term	Name	Lifespan
1	1958-1974	Zhang Junhan	1927-2008
2	1974-1985	Shen Jichang
3	1985-1994	Yao Zhenxu	1947-
4	1994-present	Huang Biao	1965-

Head coaches

	Term	Name	Lifespan
1	1970-1976	Xu Yinsheng	1938-
2	1976-1983	Li Furong	1942-
3	1983-1989	Xu Shaofa	1945-
4	1997-2005	Cai Zhenhua	1961-
4	2013-present	Liu Guoliang	1976-

Men's team head coaches

	Term	Name	Lifespan
1	1952-1958	Liang Zhaohui	1921-
2	1958-1968	Fu Qifang	1923-1968
3	1970-1976	Xu Yinsheng	1938-
4	1976-1983	Li Furong	1942-
5	1983-1989	Xu Shaofa	1945-
6	1989-1991	Xi Enting	1946-
7	1991-2000	Cai Zhenhua	1961-
8	2000-2003	Yin Xiao	1953-
9	2003-2017	Liu Guoliang	1976-
10	2017-present	Qin Zhijian	1976-

Women's team head coaches

	Term	Name	Lifespan
1	1961-1965	Zhuang Jiafu	1934-
2	1965-1968	Rong Guotuan	1938-1968
3	1969-1971	Wang Zhiliang	1941-
4	1971-1975	Lin Huiqing	1941-
5	1975-1995	Zhang Xielin	1940-
6	1995-2005	Lu Yuansheng	1954-
7	2005-2012	Shi Zhihao	1959-
8	2012-present	Kong Linghui	1975-

Qualifying competitions

• Road to Düsseldorf 2017

Records of the youngest

Men's in Major Three

Events	Name	Birthdate	Debut competition	Debut date	Debut Age
Singles	Fan Zhendong	22 January 1997	2013 World Table Tennis Championships	15 May 2013	16 years, 113 days
Doubles	Liu Guoliang	10 January 1976	1993 World Table Tennis Championships	May 1993	17 years, 4 months
Team	Fan Zhendong	22 January 1997	2014 World Table Tennis Championships	29 April 2014	17 years, 97 days

Women's in Major Three

Events	Name	Birthdate	Debut competition	Debut date	Debut Age
Singles	Guo Yue	17 July 1988	2003 World Table Tennis Championships	21 May 2003	14 years, 308 days
Doubles	Guo Yue	17 July 1988	2003 World Table Tennis Championships	21 May 2003	14 years, 308 days
Team	Guo Yue	17 July 1988	2004 World Table Tennis Championships	2 March 2004	15 years, 229 days

Notes: Major Three (三大赛) is the abbreviation of the most important three table tennis competitions including World Championships, Olympics and World Cups.

Singles champions in World Tours

Gender	Name	Birthdate	Competitions	Date	Age
Male	Yu Ziyang	23 May 1998	2014 Japan Open	22 June 2014	16 years, 30 days
Female	Guo Yue	17 July 1988	2002 Austria Open	21 September 2003	15 years, 66 days

Notable players

Grand Slams

A Grand Slam is earned by a player who wins singles crowns at Olympic Games, World Championships, and World Cup.[3]

Name	Gender	Time won firstly			Age of Grand Slam
		Olympics	World Championships	World Cup
Deng Yaping	Female	1992	1991	1996	23 years, 237 days
Liu Guoliang	Male	1996	1999	1996	23 years, 210 days
Kong Linghui	Male	2000	1995	1995	24 years, 343 days
Wang Nan	Female	2000	1999	1997	21 years, 337 days
Zhang Yining	Female	2004	2005	2001	23 years, 212 days
Zhang Jike	Male	2012	2011	2011	24 years, 168 days
Li Xiaoxia	Female	2012	2013	2008	24 years, 41 days
Ding Ning	Female	2016	2011	2011	26 years, 52 days
Ma Long	Male	2016	2015	2012	27 years, 297 days

Junior Grand Slams

A Junior Grand Slam is earned by a player who wins singles crowns at Summer Youth Olympics and World Junior Championships.

Name	Gender	Time won firstly		Age of Junior Grand Slam
		Summer Youth Olympics	World Junior Championships
Gu Yuting	Female	2010	2013	18 years, 328 days
Fan Zhendong	Male	2014	2012	17 years, 210 days

Hall of Fame

This page lists the players of China table tennis team inducted in the ITTF Hall of Fame[4][5][6] – founded in 1993 – in the order as they appear in the official hall of fame maintained by the International Table Tennis Federation.[7] The ITTF Hall of Fame includes both table tennis players and officers.[8]

Name	Gender	Lifespan	Enshrined
Zhuang Zedong	Male	25 August 1940 - 10 February 2013 (aged 72)	1999
Lin Huiqing	Female	1941 (age 79–80)	1999
Li Furong	Male	1942 (age 78–79)	1999
Guo Yuehua	Male	1956 (age 64–65)	2001
Jiang Jialiang	Male	3 March 1964	2001
Zhang Xielin	Male	1940 (age 80–81)	2001
Liang Geliang	Male	1950 (age 70–71)	2001
Cao Yanhua	Female	1962 (age 58–59)	2001
Wang Tao	Male	13 December 1967	2003
Deng Yaping	Female	6 February 1973	2003
Wang Nan	Female	23 October 1978	2003
Ge Xin'ai	Female	1953 (age 67–68)	2003
Liu Wei	Female	27 November 1969	2003
Liu Guoliang	Male	10 January 1976	2005
Wang Liqin	Male	18 June 1978	2005
Li Ju	Female	22 January 1976	2005
Qiao Hong	Female	21 November 1968	2005
Zhang Yining	Female	5 October 1981	2005
Xu Yinsheng	Male	12 May 1938	2010
Cai Zhenhua	Male	3 September 1961	2010
Zhang Deying	Female	1 July 1953	2010
Kong Linghui	Male	18 October 1975	2010
Ma Lin	Male	19 February 1980	2010
Chen Qi	Male	15 April 1983	2010
Wang Hao	Male	1 December 1983	2010
Guo Yue	Female	17 July 1988	2010
Li Xiaoxia	Female	21 June 1988	2013
Ma Long	Male	20 October 1988	2013
Zhang Jike	Male	16 February 1988	2013
Ding Ning	Female	20 June 1990	2016
Xu Xin	Male	8 January 1990	2016
Liu Shiwen	Female	12 April 1991	2016

Record of world champions

  Active player

	Name	Sex	World Championships				Olympics			World Cup			Total
			Singles	Doubles	Mixed Doubles	Teams	Singles	Doubles	Teams	Singles	Doubles	Teams
1	Wang Nan (born 1978)	Women	1999, 2001, 2003	1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007	2003	1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008	2000	2000, 2004	2008	1997, 1998, 2003, 2007		2007	24
2	Ma Long (born 1988)	Men	2015, 2017, 2019	2011, 2019		2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018	2016		2012, 2016	2012, 2015		2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018	23
3	Zhang Yining (born 1981)	Women	2005, 2009	2003, 2005, 2007		2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008	2004, 2008	2004	2008	2001, 2002, 2004, 2005		2007	19
3	Li Xiaoxia (born 1988)	Women	2013	2009, 2011, 2013		2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016	2012		2012, 2016	2008		2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015	19
3	Ding Ning (born 1990)	Women	2011, 2015, 2017	2017		2012, 2014, 2016, 2018	2016		2012, 2016	2011, 2014		2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018	19
6	Deng Yaping (born 1973)	Women	1991, 1995, 1997	1989, 1995, 1997		1993, 1995, 1997	1992, 1996	1992, 1996		1996	1992	1990, 1991, 1995	18
6	Wang Hao (born 1983)	Men	2009	2005, 2009		2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014			2008, 2012	2007, 2008, 2010		2007, 2010, 2011, 2013	18
6	Ma Lin (born 1980)	Men		2007	1999, 2003	2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012	2008	2004	2008	2000, 2003, 2004, 2006		2007, 2011	18
6	Liu Shiwen (born 1991)	Women	2019	2015, 2017	2019	2012, 2014, 2016, 2018			2016	2009, 2012, 2013, 2015		2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2018	18
10	Xu Xin (born 1990)	Men		2011, 2015	2015, 2019	2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018			2016	2013		2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018	17
11	Zhang Jike (born 1988)	Men	2011, 2013	2015		2010, 2012, 2014, 2016	2012		2012, 2016	2011, 2014		2009, 2010, 2013, 2015	16
11	Wang Liqin (born 1978)	Men	2001, 2005, 2007	2001, 2003	2005, 2007	2001, 2004, 2006, 2008		2000	2008			2007, 2011, 2013	16
11	Guo Yue (born 1988)	Women	2007	2009, 2011, 2013	2005, 2007	2004, 2006, 2008, 2012			2008, 2012			2007, 2009, 2010, 2011	16
14	Kong Linghui (born 1975)	Men	1995	1997, 1999, 2005		1995, 1997, 2001, 2004	2000	1996		1995			11
14	Liu Guoliang (born 1976)	Men	1999	1997, 1999	1997	1995, 1997, 2001	1996	1996		1996		1994	11
14	Qiao Hong (born 1968)	Women	1989	1989, 1995		1993, 1995		1992, 1996			1992	1990, 1991, 1995	11

Advisory Group

Advisors[9]	Birthdate	Details
Zhang Lei	1968 (age 52–53)	World champion Head coach of Beijing team
Yin Xiao	1953 (age 67–68)	Head coach of Shandong Luneng Table Tennis Club
Wang Tao	13 December 1967	World champion Leader of People's Liberation Army team
Jin Huchen	1951 (age 69–70)	Coach from Henan
Ma Wenge	27 March 1968	World champion Head coach of Tianjin team
Yu Shentong	1968 (age 52–53)	Coach of Liaoning team
Cao Yanhua	1962 (age 58–59)	World champion Principal of Shanghai Cao Yanhua Table Tennis School
Wang Liqin	18 June 1978	World champion Head of Table Tennis & Badminton Center of Shanghai Sports Bureau
Ma Lin	19 February 1980	World champion Head of Table Tennis & Badminton Center of Guangdong Sports Bureau Head coach of Guangdong team
Qiao Yunping	3 September 1968	World champion Deputy director of Shandong Sports Bureau
Jin Lufang	1960 (age 60–61)	Coach from Jiangsu team
Dai Tianyun		Head of Table Tennis & Badminton Center of Sichuan Sports Bureau
Wang Fei	1975 (age 45–46)	Head coach of Heilongjiang team
Liu Yanbin		From Beijing
Li Xiaodong	20 August 1952	Former Coach of China (1988-2003)
Ren Guoqiang	1954 (age 66–67)	Former Coach of China (1985-2015)

Medal count

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
World Table Tennis Championships	133	98	151.5	382.5
Asian Table Tennis Championships	121	74	103.5	298.5
Asian Junior & Cadet Championships	118	82	73	273
World Junior Table Tennis Championships	80	42	57	179
ITTF World Tour Grand Finals	59	42	51	152
Asian Games	61	34	26	121
Table Tennis World Cup	60	33	23	116
Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament	48	43	15	106
Summer Universiade	36	12	16	64
Summer Olympics	28	17	8	53
East Asian Games	11	6	1	18
Asian Youth Games	6	5	0	11
Summer Youth Olympics	4	0	0	4
Total	765	482	525	1,778

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See also

• List of China table tennis squads at the Olympics