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Fan Zhendong
Native name樊振东
NationalityChinese
Born (1997-01-22) January 22, 1997 (age 27)
Guangzhou, China
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand
Equipment(s)Stiga Carbonado 190 Backhand Airoc Astro M, Forehand DHS Hurricane 3 neo National
Highest ranking2 (September to October 2014)[2]
Current ranking2 (December 2015)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Suzhou Singles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Suzhou Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Halmstad Singles
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Pattaya Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Pattaya Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Pattaya Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Pattaya Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Busan Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Busan Team
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Jaipur Singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Wuhan Singles
China National Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Liaoning Singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Liaoning Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Liaoning Team
All China Table Tennis Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Haerbing Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Hubei Singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Hubei Doubles
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin Singles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tianjin Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin Team
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing Singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing Mixed Team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Hyderabad Singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Hyderabad Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Hyderabad Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Hyderabad Team
Asian Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nanjing Singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Jiangyin Singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Jiangyin Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Jiangyin Team

Fan Zhendong (Chinese: 樊振东; born 22 January 1997) is a Chinese table tennis player. He is ranked number 2 in the official ITTF world rankings as of December 2015.[2]

Playing Style and Equipment

Fan is a Stiga sponsored athlete. He uses a Stiga Carbonado 190, with black DHS Hurricane 3 neo National Blue Sponge for forehand and red Airoc Astro M for backhand[citation needed].

A right-handed shakehand-grip player, Fan plays an attacking style of table tennis using his explosive footwork and thunderous forehand loops to finish off his opponents. Emerging as a 16-year-old wonderkid, Fan's playing style is often compared to his senior compatriot Ma Long. In addition to being trained by national team coaches, he has been specially trained by both Wang Hao and Ma Lin. His encounters against senior players in the Chinese national team drew much speculation and anticipation. His fearlessness and technique allow him to challenge highly rated, experienced players, sometimes even beating top players in thrilling style.

Achievements

  • 2012 World Junior Table Tennis Championships: Champion, men's singles, men's team, and mixed doubles; runner-up, men's doubles[3]
  • 2013 ITTF Pro Tour, Poland: Champion, men's singles
  • 2013 ITTF Pro Tour, Germany: Champion, men's singles
  • 2013 ITTF Pro Tour, Sweden: Runner-up, men's singles
  • 2014 ITTF Pro Tour, Kuwait: Champion, men's singles
  • 2014 ITTF Pro Tour, China: Champion, men's doubles
  • 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships: men's team
  • 2014 Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Table Tennis Event: Champion, men's singles
  • 2014 Asian Games: Champion, men's team
  • 2014 Asian Games: Runner-up, men's singles
  • 2014 China Nationals, Table Tennis Event: Champion, men's singles
  • 2014 China Nationals, Table Tennis Event: Champion, men's doubles
  • 2014 Table Tennis Asian Cup: Runner-up, men's singles
  • 2015 World Team Table Tennis Cup: men's team
  • 2015 Table Tennis Asian Cup: Runner-up, men's singles
  • 2015 World Table Tennis Championships: Bronze, men's singles
  • 2015 World Table Tennis Championships: Runner-up, men's doubles
  • 2015 ITTF Asian Championships: Gold, men's singles
  • 2015 ITTF Asian Championships: Gold, men's doubles
  • 2015 ITTF LIEBHERR Men's World Cup, Sweden: Runner-up, men's singles
  • 2015 ITTF World Tour, Polish Open: Champion, men's singles
  • 2015 ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open: Champion, men's singles

References

  1. ^ a b "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "ITTF World Ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved April 27, 2014.

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