Fan Zhendong
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Native name | 樊振东 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Guangzhou, China | January 22, 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment(s) | Stiga Carbonado 190 Backhand Airoc Astro M, Forehand DHS Hurricane 3 neo National | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 2 (September to October 2014)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 2 (December 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fan Zhendong (Chinese: 樊振东; born 22 January 1997) is a Chinese table tennis player. He is ranked number 3 in the official ITTF world rankings as of September 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
- ^ a b "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ a b "ITTF World Ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved April 27, 2014.