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Road to Düsseldorf（直通杜塞尔多夫）is a qualifying competition in China national table tennis team in order to test and select players to participate the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships held by Düsseldorf, Germany in May 2017.
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Road to Düsseldorf（直通杜塞尔多夫）is a qualifying competition in China national table tennis team in order to test and select players to participate the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships held by Düsseldorf, Germany in May 2017.
| Bye to the third round | Bye to the second round | Competing in the first round |
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Duration: 18–21 January
Formation: Round robin; Best of five; Top 6 qualify to the second round.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
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| 1 | Yu Ziyang | 19 | 11 | 3 | 26 | Qualified to the second round |
| 2 | Zhou Qihao | 20 | 11 | 3 | 25 | Qualified to the second round |
| 3 | Xu Chenhao | 22 | 10 | 4 | 24 | Qualified to the second round |
| 4 | Liu Dingshuo | 19 | 10 | 4 | 23 | Qualified to the second round |
| 5 | Zhou Kai | 21 | 10 | 4 | 22 | Qualified to the second round |
| 6 | Wang Chuqin | 17 | 8 | 6 | 22 | Qualified to the second round |
| 7 | Zhu Linfeng | 21 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| 8 | Ren Hao | 22 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| 9 | Ma Te (C) | 21 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |
| 10 | Zheng Peifeng (P) | 21 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |
| 11 | Xue Fei (P) | 18 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |
| 12 | Liu Jikang | 26 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |
| 13 | Liu Yi (C) | 25 | 4 | 10 | 18 | |
| 14 | Cui Qinglei | 28 | 3 | 11 | 17 | |
| 15 | Chen Xin | 21 | 3 | 11 | 17 | |
| 16 | Lai Jiaxin | 22 | DNP | |||
Duration: 8–11 February
Formation: Round robin; Best of three; Top 8 and 2 resurrected players coaches determine qualify to the third round. Top of the rest players will be the alternate of the third round.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
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| 1 | Fan Zhendong | 20 | 10 | 3 | 23 | Qualified to the third round |
| 2 | Xu Xin (P) | 27 | 9 | 4 | 23 | Qualified to the third round |
| 3 | Xu Chenhao | 22 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 4 | Fang Bo | 25 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 5 | Liang Jingkun | 21 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 6 | Zhou Yu | 25 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 7 | Yan An | 24 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Qualified to the third round |
| 8 | Liu Dingshuo | 19 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Qualified to the third round |
| 9 | Lin Gaoyuan | 22 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Resurrected to the third round |
| 10 | Zhou Qihao | 20 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Resurrected to the third round |
| 11 | Shang Kun | 27 | 4 | 9 | 17 | Alternate to the second stage of the third round |
| 12 | Zhou Kai | 21 | 4 | 9 | 17 | Alternate to the second stage of the third round due to Zhang Jike's injury |
| 13 | Yu Ziyang | 19 | 3 | 10 | 16 | |
| 14 | Wang Chuqin | 17 | 2 | 11 | 15 | |
Duration: 3–10 March
Formation: Round robin for the first stage, groups and round robin for the second stage; Best of three; The first stage include top 10 of the second round, Ma Long and Zhang Jike, the winner qualify to Düsseldorf; The second stage include the rest 11 players and the alternate, they will be divided into 6 pairs, and each pair winner play the round robin to get the last one quota to Düsseldorf.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
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| 1 | Fan Zhendong | 20 | 9 | 2 | 20 | Qualified to Düsseldorf |
| 2 | Ma Long | 29 | 9 | 2 | 20 | Seeded 1 in the second stage |
| 3 | Lin Gaoyuan | 22 | 8 | 3 | 19 | Seeded 2 in the second stage |
| 4 | Xu Xin (P) | 27 | 8 | 3 | 19 | Seeded 3 in the second stage |
| 5 | Liang Jingkun | 21 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 4 in the second stage |
| 6 | Zhou Qihao | 20 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 5 in the second stage |
| 7 | Zhou Yu | 25 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Seeded 6 in the second stage |
| 8 | Yan An | 24 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 7 in the second stage |
| 9 | Xu Chenhao | 22 | 4 | 7 | 16 | Seeded 8 in the second stage |
| 10 | Liu Dingshuo | 19 | 3 | 8 | 14 | Seeded 9 in the second stage |
| 11 | Fang Bo | 25 | 2 | 9 | 13 | Seeded 10 in the second stage |
| 12 | Zhang Jike | 29 | 2 | 9 | 8 | Withdrawn due to injury |
| 9 March | Xu Xin (P) | 2–0 | Fang Bo | |
| 9 March | Xu Chenhao | 2–1 | Liang Jingkun | |
| 9 March | Xu Xin (P) | 2–0 | Xu Chenhao | |
| 9 March | Lin Gaoyuan | 2–0 | Shang Kun (A) | |
| 9 March | Yan An | 2–1 | Zhou Qihao | |
| 9 March | Lin Gaoyuan | 2–0 | Yan An | |
| 9 March | Ma Long | 2–0 | Zhou Kai (A) | |
| 9 March | Liu Dingshuo | 0–2 | Zhou Yu | |
| 9 March | Ma Long (withdrawn) | 0–2 | Zhou Yu | |
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Notes |
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| 1 | Lin Gaoyuan | 22 | 2 | 0 | Qualified to Düsseldorf |
| 2 | Xu Xin (P) | 27 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Zhou Yu | 25 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bye to the third round | Bye to the second round | Competing in the first round |
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Date: 10–13 January
Formation: Round robin; Best of five; Top 6 qualify to the third round, players ranked 7 - 8 wait for the repechage.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
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| 1 | Wang Manyu | 18 | 12 | 1 | 25 | Qualified to the third round |
| 2 | Gu Yuting | 22 | 11 | 2 | 24 | Qualified to the third round |
| 3 | Chen Meng | 23 | 10 | 3 | 23 | Qualified to the third round |
| 4 | Li Jiayi | 23 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 5 | Chen Ke | 20 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 6 | Yuan Xuejiao | 22 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Qualified to the third round |
| 7 | Che Xiaoxi | 24 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Wait for the repechage |
| 8 | Chen Xingtong | 20 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Wait for the repechage |
| 9 | Zhang Qiang (P) | 23 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
| 10 | Liu Gaoyang | 21 | 5 | 8 | 18 | |
| 11 | Liu Fei (C) | 23 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |
| 12 | Gu Ruochen | 23 | 3 | 10 | 16 | |
| 13 | Wang Yidi | 20 | 2 | 11 | 15 | |
| 14 | Hu Limei (C) | 22 | 2 | 11 | 15 | |
Date: 11 February
Formation: Round robin; Best of five; Top 2 qualify to the third round, and the third rank player wait for the repechage.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
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| 1 | Mu Zi | 28 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Qualified to the third round |
| 2 | Feng Yalan | 27 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Qualified to the third round |
| 3 | Li Xiaodan | 27 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Wait for the repechage |
| 4 | Sheng Dandan | 25 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Wen Jia | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Date: 13 February
Formation: Round robin; Best of five; The final rank of the repechage will be the order of alternates in the third round.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | GW | GL | Points | Notes |
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| 1 | Che Xiaoxi | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Became the first order alternate |
| 2 | Chen Xingtong | 20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Became the second order alternate |
| 3 | Li Xiaodan | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Became the third order alternate |
Duration: 3–10 March
Formation: Round robin for the first stage, groups and round robin for the second stage; Best of three; The first stage include qualified player, Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen, Zhu Yuling and Wu Yang, the winner qualify to Düsseldorf; The second stage include the rest 11 players and the alternate, they will be divided into 6 pairs, and each pair winner play the round robin to get the last one quota to Düsseldorf.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
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| 1 | Liu Shiwen | 26 | 11 | 0 | 22 | Qualified to Düsseldorf |
| 2 | Ding Ning | 27 | 9 | 2 | 20 | Seeded 1 in the second stage |
| 3 | Chen Meng | 23 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 2 in the second stage |
| 4 | Feng Yalan | 27 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 3 in the second stage |
| 5 | Mu Zi | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 4 in the second stage |
| 6 | Zhu Yuling | 22 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Seeded 5 in the second stage |
| 7 | Wu Yang | 25 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 6 in the second stage |
| 8 | Yuan Xuejiao | 22 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 7 in the second stage |
| 9 | Chen Ke | 20 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 8 in the second stage |
| 10 | Wang Manyu | 18 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 9 in the second stage |
| 11 | Gu Yuting | 22 | 3 | 8 | 14 | Seeded 10 in the second stage |
| 12 | Li Jiayi | 23 | 2 | 9 | 13 | Seeded 11 in the second stage |
| 9 March | Chen Meng | 2–1 | Wu Yang (C) | |
| 9 March | Yuan Xuejiao | 1–2 | Mu Zi | |
| 9 March | Chen Meng | 2–1 | Mu Zi | |
| 9 March | Ding Ning | 2–0 | Gu Yuting | |
| 9 March | Wang Manyu | 2–1 | Chen Ke | |
| 9 March | Ding Ning | 2–0 | Wang Manyu | |
| 9 March | Feng Yalan | 2–0 | Che Xiaoxi (A) | |
| 9 March | Li Jiayi | 0–2 | Zhu Yuling | |
| 9 March | Feng Yalan | 2–0 | Zhu Yuling | |
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Notes |
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| 1 | Ding Ning | 27 | 2 | 0 | Qualified to Düsseldorf |
| 2 | Chen Meng | 23 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Feng Yalan | 27 | 0 | 2 | |
Notes:
(C)=Chopping style.
(P)=Penhold grip.
(A)=Alternate player.
GW=Game won.
GL=Game lost.
DNP=Did not play.
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