China national table tennis team

Abbreviation	CTTT
Formation	1952; 72 years ago
Type	National team
Headquarters	Beijing, China
Head coach	Li Sun
Website	www.ctta.cn

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

Players

Men's team

WR^[1]	Name	Official birthdate	Provincial team	Hand	Grip
3	Ma Long (captain)	(1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 36)	Beijing	Right	Shakehand
2	Fan Zhendong	(1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 27)	PLA	Right	Shakehand
1	Wang Chuqin	(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 24)	Beijing	Left	Shakehand
4	Liang Jingkun	(1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 28)	Hebei	Right	Shakehand
5	Lin Gaoyuan	(1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 29)	Guangdong	Left	Shakehand
16	Lin Shidong	(2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19)	Hainan	Right	Shakehand
22	Zhou Qihao	(1997-01-12) 12 January 1997 (age 27)	Guangdong	Right	Shakehand
40	Xiang Peng	(2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 21)	Zhejiang	Right	Shakehand
71	Yuan Licen	(2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 24)	Liaoning	Left	Shakehand
82	Liang Yanning	(2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 23)		Right	Shakehand
83	Sun Wen	1997		Right	Shakehand
95	Wen Ruibo
99	Huang Youzheng
110	Liu Dingshuo	(1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 26)	Shandong	Right	Shakehand
128	Chen Yuanyu
129	Xu Yingbin	(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23)	Heilongjiang	Right	Shakehand
132	Xue Fei	(1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 25)	Hubei	Right	Penhold
136	Sun Yang
143	Zhou Kai	(1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28)	PLA	Right	Shakehand
148	Zeng Beixun
196	Cao Wei	(1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 25)	Beijing	Left	Shakehand
212	Zhao Zihao	(1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 27)	Shanghai	Right	Penhold
236	Niu Guankai	2002
263	Zhai Jiale
275	Chen Hengda

Women's team

WR	Name	Official birthdate	Pr	Hand	Grip
4	Chen Meng	(1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30)	Shandong	Right	Shakehand
1	Sun Yingsha	(2000-11-04) 4 November 2000 (age 24)	Hebei	Right	Shakehand
2	Wang Manyu	(1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 (age 25)	Heilongjiang	Right	Shakehand
3	Wang Yidi	(1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27)	Yunnan	Right	Shakehand
5	Chen Xingtong	(1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 27)	Liaoning	Right	Shakehand
22	Kuai Man	(2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 (age 20)	Jiangsu	Left	Shakehand
25	Qian Tianyi	(2000-01-23) 23 January 2000 (age 24)	Jiangsu	Left	Shakehand
44	He Zhuojia	(1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 26)	Hebei	Right	Shakehand
46	Li Yake	2002		Right	Shakehand
47	Shi Xunyao	(2001-07-16) 16 July 2001 (age 23)	Jiangsu	Left	Shakehand
57	Chen Yi	2004		Right	Shakehand
59	Zhang Rui	(1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27)	Hubei	Right	Shakehand
73	Fan Siqi	(1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 26)	Shandong	Right	Shakehand
77	Liu Weishan	(1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 25)	Tianjin	Right	Shakehand
81	Wang Xiaoting	2000		Right	Shakehand
93	Wu Yangchen	2002		Right	Penhold
96	Yang Yiyun	2003		Right	Shakehand
128	Han Feier	2003		Left	Shakehand
140	Zhu Sibing			Right	Shakehand
141	Guo Yuhan	(2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24)	Beijing	Right	Shakehand
143	Qin Yuxuan	2006		Right	Shakehand
154	Xu Yi	2005		Right	Shakehand
160	Qi Fei	2000		Right	Penhold
212	Fan Shuhan	2004		Right	Shakehand
239	Zhang Xiangyu	2005		Left	Shakehand
260	Yang Huize	2010		Right	Shakehand
268	Jin Mengyan	2004		Right	Shakehand
280	Wang Tianyi	(2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 22)	Shandong	Right	Shakehand

Staffs

Team manager and Head coaches

Position	Name^[2]	Birthdate
Team manager	Huang Biao	(1965-04-24) 24 April 1965 (age 59)
Head coach	Li Sun	(1963-07-12) 12 July 1963 (age 61)
Men's team head coach	Wang Hao	(1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 41)
Women's team head coach	Ma Lin	(1980-02-19) 19 February 1980 (age 44)
Men's second team coach	Liu Zhiqiang	(1981-06-15) 15 June 1981 (age 43)
Women's second team coach	Yan Sen	(1975-08-16) 16 August 1975 (age 49)

Men's first team

Name	Birthdate
Wang Hao	(1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 41)
Liu Heng
Ma Junfeng

Women's first team

Name	Birthdate
Ma Lin	(1980-02-19) 19 February 1980 (age 44)
Xiao Zhan	(1968-05-22) 22 May 1968 (age 56)
Chen Bin	(1966-02-19) 19 February 1966 (age 58)
Zhang Qin	1971 (age 52–53)
Huang Haicheng	1973 (age 50–51)

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 31–32)
Lu Aifa	1958 (age 65–66)
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-
5	2013-2017	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	2017-2018 2019-2022	Qin Zhijian	1976-
11	2018-2019	Liu Guozheng	1980-

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	2012-2017	Kong Linghui	1975-
9	2017-2022	Li Sun	1963-

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
Name	Gender	Olympics	World Championships	World Cup	Age of Grand Slam
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 Youth Championships.

Name	Gender	Time won firstly		Age of Junior Grand Slam
Name	Gender	Summer Youth Olympics	World Youth Championships	Age of Junior Grand Slam
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(2013-02-10) (aged 72)	1999
Lin Huiqing	Female	1941 (age 82–83)	1999
Li Furong	Male	1942 (age 81–82)	1999
Guo Yuehua	Male	1956 (age 67–68)	2001
Jiang Jialiang	Male	(1964-03-03) 3 March 1964 (age 60)	2001
Zhang Xielin	Male	1940 (age 83–84)	2001
Liang Geliang	Male	1950 (age 73–74)	2001
Cao Yanhua	Female	1962 (age 61–62)	2001
Wang Tao	Male	(1967-12-13) 13 December 1967 (age 57)	2003
Deng Yaping	Female	(1973-02-06) 6 February 1973 (age 51)	2003
Wang Nan	Female	(1978-10-23) 23 October 1978 (age 46)	2003
Ge Xin'ai	Female	1953 (age 70–71)	2003
Liu Wei	Female	(1969-11-27) 27 November 1969 (age 55)	2003
Liu Guoliang	Male	(1976-01-10) 10 January 1976 (age 48)	2005
Wang Liqin	Male	(1978-06-18) 18 June 1978 (age 46)	2005
Li Ju	Female	(1976-01-22) 22 January 1976 (age 48)	2005
Qiao Hong	Female	(1968-11-21) 21 November 1968 (age 56)	2005
Zhang Yining	Female	(1981-10-05) 5 October 1981 (age 43)	2005
Xu Yinsheng	Male	(1938-05-12) 12 May 1938 (age 86)	2010
Cai Zhenhua	Male	(1961-09-03) 3 September 1961 (age 63)	2010
Zhang Deying	Female	(1953-07-01) 1 July 1953 (age 71)	2010
Kong Linghui	Male	(1975-10-18) 18 October 1975 (age 49)	2010
Ma Lin	Male	(1980-02-19) 19 February 1980 (age 44)	2010
Chen Qi	Male	(1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 41)	2010
Wang Hao	Male	(1983-12-01) 1 December 1983 (age 41)	2010
Guo Yue	Female	(1988-07-17) 17 July 1988 (age 36)	2010
Li Xiaoxia	Female	(1988-06-21) 21 June 1988 (age 36)	2013
Ma Long	Male	(1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 36)	2013
Zhang Jike	Male	(1988-02-16) 16 February 1988 (age 36)	2013
Ding Ning	Female	(1990-06-20) 20 June 1990 (age 34)	2016
Xu Xin	Male	(1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 34)	2016
Liu Shiwen	Female	(1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33)	2016

Record of world champions

Active player

	Name	Sex	World Championships				Olympics				World Cup			Total
	Name	Sex	Singles	Doubles	Mixed Doubles	Teams	Singles	Doubles	Mixed Doubles	Teams	Singles	Doubles	Teams	Total
1	Ma Long (born 1988)	Men	2015, 2017, 2019	2011, 2019		2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024	2016, 2020			2012, 2016, 2020, 2024	2012, 2015, 2024		2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023	31
2	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
3	Liu Shiwen (born 1991)	Women	2019	2015, 2017	2019	2012, 2014, 2016, 2018				2016	2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019		2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019	20
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, 2019	20
5	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
5	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
5	Xu Xin (born 1990)	Men		2011, 2015	2015, 2019	2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018				2016, 2020	2013		2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019	19
8	Deng Yaping (born 1973)	Women	1991, 1995, 1997	1989, 1995, 1997		1993, 1995, 1997	1992, 1996	1992, 1996			1996	1992	1990, 1991, 1995	18
8	Wang Hao (born 1983)	Men	2009	2005, 2009		2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014				2008, 2012	2007, 2008, 2010		2007, 2010, 2011, 2013	18
8	Ma Lin (born 1980)	Men		2007	1999, 2003	2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012	2008	2004		2008	2000, 2003, 2004, 2006		2007, 2011	18
8	Fan Zhendong (born 1997)	Men	2021, 2023	2017, 2023		2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024	2024			2020, 2024	2016, 2018, 2019, 2020		2015, 2018, 2019, 2023	20
12	Zhang Jike (born 1988)	Men	2011, 2013	2015		2010, 2012, 2014, 2016	2012			2012, 2016	2011, 2014		2009, 2010, 2013, 2015	16
12	Wang Liqin (born 1978)	Men	2001, 2005, 2007	2001, 2003	2005, 2007	2001, 2004, 2006, 2008		2000		2008			2007, 2011, 2013	16
12	Guo Yue (born 1988)	Women	2007	2009, 2011, 2013	2005, 2007	2004, 2006, 2008, 2012				2008, 2012			2007, 2009, 2010, 2011	16
15	Sun Yingsha (born 2000)	Women	2023	2019, 2021	2021, 2023	2022, 2024			2024	2020, 2024	2024		2019, 2023	13
16	Chen Meng (born 1994)	Women		2023		2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024	2020, 2024			2020, 2024	2020		2023	12
17	Kong Linghui (born 1975)	Men	1995	1997, 1999, 2005		1995, 1997, 2001, 2004	2000	1996			1995			11
17	Liu Guoliang (born 1976)	Men	1999	1997, 1999	1997	1995, 1997, 2001	1996	1996			1996		1994	11
17	Qiao Hong (born 1968)	Women	1989	1989, 1995		1993, 1995		1992, 1996				1992	1990, 1991, 1995	11
20	Wang Chuqin (born 2000)	Men		2019, 2023	2021, 2023	2018, 2022, 2024			2024	2024			2023	10
21	Wang Manyu (born 1999)	Women	2021	2019, 2021		2018, 2022, 2024				2020, 2024			2023	9

Advisory Group

Advisors^[9]	Birthdate	Details
Zhang Lei	1968 (age 55–56)	World champion Head coach of Beijing team
Yin Xiao	1953 (age 70–71)	Head coach of Shandong Luneng Table Tennis Club
Wang Tao	(1967-12-13) 13 December 1967 (age 57)	World champion Leader of People's Liberation Army team
Jin Huchen	1951 (age 72–73)	Coach from Henan
Ma Wenge	(1968-03-27) 27 March 1968 (age 56)	World champion Head coach of Tianjin team
Yu Shentong	1968 (age 55–56)	Coach of Liaoning team
Cao Yanhua	1962 (age 61–62)	World champion Principal of Shanghai Cao Yanhua Table Tennis School
Wang Liqin	(1978-06-18) 18 June 1978 (age 46)	World champion Head of Table Tennis & Badminton Center of Shanghai Sports Bureau
Ma Lin	(1980-02-19) 19 February 1980 (age 44)	World champion Head of Table Tennis & Badminton Center of Guangdong Sports Bureau Head coach of Guangdong team
Qiao Yunping	(1968-09-03) 3 September 1968 (age 56)	World champion Deputy director of Shandong Sports Bureau
Jin Lufang	1960 (age 63–64)	Coach from Jiangsu team
Dai Tianyun		Head of Table Tennis & Badminton Center of Sichuan Sports Bureau
Wang Fei	1975 (age 48–49)	Head coach of Heilongjiang team
Liu Yanbin		From Beijing
Li Xiaodong	(1952-08-20) 20 August 1952 (age 72)	Former Coach of China (1988-2003)
Ren Guoqiang	1954 (age 69–70)	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
ITTF World Youth 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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