Name Ma Long
Nationality China
Born October 20, 1988
Anshan,
Liaoning, China
Equipment DHS Hurricane Long 5, DHS Hurricane 3 NEO
Highest
ranking 1
Current
ranking 1 (July 2016)
Club Zhejiang Ningbo Haitian
Height 1.76 m (5'9")
Weight 70 kg (154 lbs)
As of July 2016, Ma Long is ranked NO.1 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), which he has been for a total of 47 months, more than anybody else other than Wang Liqin (54 months). Ma Long was born in Anshan, Liaoning, China. He won a record 5 ITTF World Tour tournaments in a row, including a streak of 35 sets. Starting in December 2007, he has been in the top 5 in the ITTF World Ranking, and has been in the top 3 since September 2011. Since March 2015, he has been world #1. (From Wikipedia)
Name Wang Liqin
Nationality China
Born June 18, 1978
Shanghai, China
Equipment DHS Hurricane King Series, DHS Hurricane 2 NEO(FH)
Height 1.85 m (6'1")
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Wang won the gold medal in doubles at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia,
and the bronze medal in singles at the 2004 Summer Olympics held inAthens, Greece,
as well as at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China.At the 2008 Summer Olympics Wang won gold
medal in team competition with Ma Lin and Wang Hao. For most of 2004–6, he ranked as
the world's best table tennis player.
Wang Liqin won his first World Championship in Osaka, Japan in 2001. In 2003, Wang made it to the
quarter-finals of the World Table Tennis Championships. He has since won two
more World Championships – 48th WTTC 2005 in Shanghai,
China and 49th WTTC 2007 in Zagreb, Croatia.
Wang Liqin is ranked #12 in the world for Men's Singles, based on the ITTF
World Ranking page as of January 2014(www.ittf.com).
Pro Tour winner (×21): Lebabon Open (1998), Swedish Open (1999), USA
Open, China Open, Japan Open, Denmark Open (2000), China Open, England Open,
Sweden Open (2001), China Open (2002). Germany Open, Swedish Open (2003), China
Open, Korean Open, Singapore Open (2004), Qatar Open, China Open (Shenzen),
China Open (Harbin) (2005), Qatar Open, Japan Open (2006), Qatar Open (2010)
Runner-up (×10): Qatar Open, Japan Open (1997), France Open (1999), China Open
(Kunshan), China Open (Guangzhou) (2006), Qatar (2007), China Open (2007),
China Open (2008), China Open (2009), China Open (2012)
Men's Doubles Pro Tour winner (23): France Open (1996), Yugoslavian Open
(1997), Japan Open (1997), Qatar Open (1998), China Open (1999), China Open
(2000). Sweden Open, China Open (2001), Denmark Open, Qatar Open (2002), Japan
Open (2004), China Open (2005), Qatar Open, China Open (Kunshan), China Open
(Shenzen) (2006), Hungarian Open, Japan Open, German Open (2007), Korea Open
(2008), England Open (2009), Sweden Open, Qatar Open (2011), China Open (2012)
Runner-up (23) Sweden Open, Japan Open, Austrian Open, Brazil Open (1997),
Malaysia Open, China Open, Australia Open (1998), USA Open, Denmark Open,
Brazil Open (2000), China Open (2002), Japan Open (2003), Japan Open, Singapore
Open (2006), China Open (2007), Qatar Open (2009), China Open, Kuwait Open,
Qatar Open (2010), UAE Open (2011) He is included in Ittf hall of fame.
Currently he is serving as a coach of his Shanghai team at Chinese super
league. (From Wikipedia)
Name Wang Hao
Nationality China
Born December 1, 1983
Changchun, Jilin, China
Equipment DHS Hurricane Hao series, DHS TG 3 NEO
Height 1.76 m (5'9")
Weight 76 kg
Wang Hao became the World
Championin Men's Singles in Yokohama, Japan in May 2009, defeating
3-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4–0. Other
notable accomplishments include being a 3-timeWorld Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, a
singles silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.In January 2010, he was replaced by Ma Long as the #1 rank on the official ITTF
world rankings. He
was previously ranked #1 on the official ITTF world rankings for 27 consecutive
months, from October 2007 to December 2009. In
April 2011, he was again the top ranked male player in the world. He is known
to execute the Reverse Penhold Backhand (RPB) with exceptional skill.
During
his career, he has appeared twelve times in major world competition finals,
which is a record. In men's singles, he has won the Asian Championship, Asian
Cup, Asian Games, and Chinese National Games at least once.
Also,
Wang Hao is the only person in the history of Table Tennis to have participated
in 3 Olympic games, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, and
London 2012, and to have won silver medals in each.
Name Ding Ning
Nationality China
Born June 20, 1990
Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Equipment DHS Hurricane 3 NEO
Highest
ranking 1(November 2015)
Current
ranking 3 (February 2016)
Height 1.70 m (5'7")
Weight 53 kg (117 lbs)
Ding Ning is the winner of women's singles in the 2011 World Table Tennis Championships. At the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships, Ding Ning won her second world title in women's singles by defeating her compatriot Liu Shiwen 4-3 in the final. (From Wikipedia)
Name Fan Zhendong
Nationality China
Born January 22, 1997
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Equipment DHS Hurricane 3 NEO (FH)
Highest
ranking 2
Current
ranking 2 (July 2016)
Club Zhejiang Ningbo Haitian
Height 1.73 m (5'8")
Weight 77 kg (170 lbs)
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. (From Wikipedia)
Name Zhu Yuling
Nationality China
Born January 10, 1995
Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Height 1.61 m (5'3")
Weight 56 kg
Zhu Yuling is the two-time winner of the World
Junior Table Tennis Championships in girl's singles. Semi-finalist
at the 2013
World Table Tennis Championships. (From Wikipedia)
Name Chen Meng
Nationality China
Born January 15, 1994
Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height 1.63 m (5'5")
Weight 59 kg (130 lbs)
Chen Meng is the
winner of the 2011 World
Junior Table Tennis Championships in girl's singles. (From Wikipedia)