Ma Long is a Chinese table tennis player and the reigning Olympic singles champion. Widely regarded as the greatest table tennis player of all time, he is the first and only male player to complete a career Double Grand Slam as the Olympic gold medalist in men's singles in 2016 and 2020. He held the ranking of number 1 for a total of 64 months, the most by any male in the history of table tennis. He is also champion in World Championships in men's singles in 2015, 2017 and 2019. His records led the International Table Tennis Federation to nickname him as "The Dictator" and "The Dragon". Since 2014, he has been the captain of the Chinese national table tennis men's team.
The 2009 World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles was the 50th edition of the men's doubles championship. Wang Hao and Chen Qi won the title after defeating Ma Long and Xu Xin in the final by four sets to one.
The 2009 World Table Tennis Championships mixed doubles was the 50th edition of the mixed doubles championship.
The GAC GROUP 2011 World Table Tennis Championships was held at the Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands from May 8 to May 15, 2011. This decision was announced in February 2008. It was the 51st edition contested. The tournament was organised by the ITTF and The Netherlands Table Tennis Association (NTTB). GAC GROUP was the title sponsor of the Championships.
Wang Hao won the title in 2009 and was therefore the defending champion. He reached the final where he met fellow Chinese player Zhang Jike.
The 2011 World Table Tennis Championships mixed doubles was the 51st edition of the mixed doubles championship.
This page lists the members inducted in the ITTF Hall of Fame – founded in 1993 – in the order as they appear in the official hall of fame maintained by the International Table Tennis Federation. The ITTF Hall of Fame includes both table tennis players and officers.
The 2007 World Table Tennis Championships mixed doubles was the 49th edition of the mixed doubles championship.
Koki Niwa is a Japanese male table tennis player. He is the gold medalist at the 2010 Youth Olympics and he won the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in 2010 (doubles) and 2011 (singles).
The 2013 World Table Tennis Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from May 13 to May 20, 2013. The Championships were the 52nd edition of the World Table Tennis Championships.
The 2013 World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles was the 52nd edition of the men's doubles championship.
Zhang Jike successfully defended the title by defeating Wang Hao 11–7, 11–8, 6–11, 14–12, 5–11, 11–7 in the final.
Zhang Jike was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals.
The 2015 World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles was the 53rd edition of the men's doubles championship.
The 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals was the final competition of the 2016 ITTF World Tour, the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. It was the 21st edition of the competition, and was held from 8–11 December 2016 in Doha, Qatar.
Ma Long successfully defended his title by defeating Fan Zhendong 7–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8, 5–11, 7–11, 12–10 in the final.
The 2017 World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles was the 54th edition of the men's doubles championship.
The 2005 World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles was the 48th edition of the men's doubles championship.
The 2005 World Table Tennis Championships mixed doubles was the 48th edition of the mixed doubles championship.
The 2018 China Open was the fifth event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. It was the third of six top-tier Platinum events on the tour, and took place from 31 May to 3 June in Shenzhen, China.
