Ma Long

Chinese table tennis player (born 1988)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is  Ma.

Ma Long

Ma at the 2017 Asian Championships

Personal information
Native name| 马龙
Nickname(s)| The Hexagon Warrior;[1] The Dictator; The King; The Dragon[2][3]
Born|  (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 35)
Anshan, China[4]
Height| 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[5]
Weight| 72 kg (159 lb)

Table tennis career

Playing style| Right-handed, shakehand grip
Equipment(s)| (2023) DHS W968, DHS Hurricane 3 Neo National Blue Sponge (FH, Black), DHS Hurricane 3 Neo (BH, Red)
Highest ranking| 1 (January 2010)[6]
Current ranking| 6 (12 August 2024)[7]
Club| Shandong Luneng[8]

Medal record

| Event  | 1st | 2nd | 3rd

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Olympic Games | 6  | 0  | 0
World Championships | 14  | 1  | 4
World Cup | 11  | 2  | 3
Total  | 31  | 3  | 7
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
Olympic Games
|  2012 London | Team
|  2016 Rio de Janeiro | Singles
|  2016 Rio de Janeiro  | Team
|  2020 Tokyo | Singles
|  2020 Tokyo  | Team
|  2024 Paris | Team
World Championships
|  2006 Bremen | Team
|  2008 Guangzhou | Team
|  2010 Moscow | Team
|  2011 Rotterdam | Doubles
|  2012 Dortmund | Team
|  2014 Tokyo | Team
|  2015 Suzhou | Singles
|  2016 Kuala Lumpur | Team
|  2017 Düsseldorf | Singles
| 2018 Halmstad | Team
| 2019 Budapest | Singles
| 2019 Budapest | Doubles
| 2022 Chengdu | Team
| 2024 Busan | Team
|  2009 Yokohama | Doubles
|  2009 Yokohama  | Singles
|  2011 Rotterdam  | Singles
|  2013 Paris | Singles
|  2023 Durban | Singles
World Cup
|  2009 Linz  | Team
|  2010 Dubai  | Team
|  2011 Magdeburg  | Team
|  2012 Liverpool  | Singles
|  2013 Guangzhou  | Team
|  2015 Halmstad  | Singles
|  2015 Dubai  | Team
|  2018 London | Team
|  2019 Tokyo | Team
|  2023 Chengdu  | Mixed team
|  2024 Macau  | Singles
|  2014 Düsseldorf  | Singles
|  2020 Weihai  | Singles
|  2008 Liège  | Singles
|  2009 Moscow  | Singles
|  2017 Liège | Singles
WTT Cup Finals
|  2022 Xinxiang  | Singles
Asian Games
|  2006 Doha | Team
|  2010 Guangzhou | Singles
|  2010 Guangzhou  | Team
|  2014 Incheon | Doubles
|  2014 Incheon  | Team
|  2022 Hangzhou  | Team
|  2006 Doha | Doubles
Asian Championships
|  2005 Jeju-do | Team
|  2007 Yangzhou | Doubles
|  2007 Yangzhou  | Team
|  2009 Lucknow | Singles
|  2009 Lucknow  | Doubles
|  2009 Lucknow  | Mixed doubles
|  2009 Lucknow  | Team
|  2011 Macau | Singles
|  2011 Macau  | Team
|  2013 Busan | Singles
|  2013 Busan  | Team
|  2015 Pattaya | Team
|  2017 Wuxi | Team
|  2023 Pyeongchang | Singles
|  2023 Pyeongchang  | Team
|  2007 Yangzhou  | Singles
|  2013 Busan  | Doubles
|  2023 Pyeongchang  | Doubles
|  2005 Jeju-do  | Mixed doubles
|  2011 Macau  | Doubles
Asian Cup
|  2008 Sapporo  | Singles
|  2009 Hangzhou  | Singles
|  2011 Changsha  | Singles
|  2014 Wuhan  | Singles
|  2019 Yokohama  | Singles
ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
|  2006 Hong Kong  | Doubles
|  2008 Macau  | Singles
|  2009 Macau  | Singles
|  2011 London  | Singles
|  2015 Lisbon  | Singles
|  2016 Doha | Singles
|  2020 Zhengzhou | Singles[9]
|  2011 London  | Doubles
|  2013 Dubai  | Singles
|  2019 Zhengzhou  | Singles
|  2007 Beijing  | Singles
|  2007 Beijing  | Doubles
National Games of China
|  2013 Liaoning | Singles
|  2013 Liaoning  | Mixed doubles
|  2017 Tianjin | Singles
|  2021 Shaanxi | Doubles
|  2009 Shandong | Singles
|  2017 Tianjin  | Doubles
|  2021 Shaanxi  | Team
|  2005 Jiangsu | Singles
|  2005 Jiangsu  | Doubles
|  2009 Shandong  | Team
|  2013 Liaoning  | Team
All China Table Tennis Championships
|  2010 Zhangjiagang  | Doubles
|  2011 Jiangsu  | Singles
|  2011 Jiangsu  | Team
|  2012 Zhangjiagang  | Mixed doubles
|  2012 Zhangjiagang  | Team
|  2015 Haerbing  | Doubles
|  2018 Anshan  | Team
|  2020 Weihai  | Doubles
|  2004 Wuxi  | Singles
|  2006 Nanjing  | Doubles
|  2007 Wuxi  | Singles
|  2007 Wuxi  | Doubles
|  2008 Zhangjiagang  | Mixed doubles
|  2014 Hubei  | Singles
|  2014 Hubei  | Doubles
|  2016 Anshan  | Mixed doubles
|  2020 Weihai  | Singles
|  2020 Weihai  | Team
|  2006 Nanjing  | Singles
|  2007 Wuxi  | Team
|  2008 Zhangjiagang  | Singles
|  2008 Zhangjiagang  | Doubles
|  2008 Zhangjiagang  | Team
World Junior Championships
|  2003 Santiago  | Team
|  2004 Kobe  | Singles
|  2004 Kobe  | Team
|  2003 Santiago  | Mixed doubles
|  2004 Kobe  | Doubles
|  2004 Kobe  | Mixed Doubles
Asian Junior Championships
|  2004 New Delhi  | Singles
|  2004 New Delhi  | Mixed doubles
|  2004 New Delhi  | Team
|  2003 Hyderabad  | Doubles
|  2004 New Delhi  | Doubles

Ma Long (Chinese: 马龙; pinyin: Mǎ Lóng; born 20 October 1988) is a Chinese professional table tennis player, six-time Olympic champion, and three-time World Champion. He is the reigning World Cup singles champion. Widely regarded as the greatest table tennis player of all time,[10][11][12] 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.[13] He is also the first and only table tennis athlete to win 6 gold medals in summer Olympics — no other table tennis player has more than four.[14] He holds the record for most Olympic gold medals won by a Chinese athlete.[15]

Ma held the world number 1 ranking for a total of 64 months (and 34 consecutive months from March 2015), the most by any man in the history of table tennis.[16] He won the World Championship in men's singles in 2015, 2017 and 2019. His records led the International Table Tennis Federation to nickname him "The Dictator" and "The Dragon" (derived from his name, Lóng, which represents the zodiac year of his birth).[3][2] Since 2014, he has been the captain of the Chinese national table tennis men's team.

As of August 2024, Ma is the world number 6 in the ITTF rankings.

## Career

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### Early career

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After winning both the Asian and World Junior Championships, Ma became the youngest world champion at the age of 17 after he participated in the 2006 Bremen World Team Championship.[17] He developed his foundations under the tutelage of Wang Hao and former Chinese National Team coach Ma Kai Xuan before studying under Qin Zhijian. Before turning 22, he had great success in singles, reaching the finals of 11 ITTF World Tour tournaments (winning 8). He won the Asian Cup and World Tour Grand Finals twice, and also made it to the final round of the Asian Championships two times (losing to former coach Wang Hao in 2007 and winning in 2009). In addition, he played in the finals of the China National Games and All China Championships, losing both matches to Wang. Despite being the No. 1 player in the world for much of 2010–2012 stretch, he was not chosen to represent China at the 2012 Olympics due to his temporary dip in ratings that happened after a 560-day win streak on the ITTF World Tour. He suffered career setback by Japan's Koki Niwa in six games at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament, then lost to Lee Sang-su at the 2012 Korea Open, 4–1. As players were selected based on the ITTF World Rankings, he was not given an opportunity to win an Olympic medal in singles at the time when he was widely accepted as the best table tennis player in the world.[citation needed]

Chinese National Team coach Liu Guoliang remarked that Ma had all the tools necessary to be the best, yet at major tournaments, he had so far lacked sufficient mental toughness to play to his full ability under pressure. This was evident in his losses to Timo Boll and Vladimir Samsonov in the 2008 and 2009 World Cup semifinals, and to Wang Hao (4–1, 4–2, 4–2) in the semifinals of three consecutive World Championships (2009, 2011, and 2013). Although he performed well on the ITTF World Tour and in domestic competitions, he didn't make it to the final of the World Championships in his first four attempts. This led to many believing he was inferior to compatriot Zhang Jike, who completed his Grand Slam in just over a year.

### 2013–2015: Increasing consistency

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After his third defeat to Wang Hao at the WTTC in 2013, Ma had a successful year. He won the China Open at two different locations (beating Wang and then Xu Xin in the final), the Asian Championships (for the third time), and the China National Games in a full-stretch match against Fan Zhendong. However, Xu defeated him 4–3 at the end of the year at the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals. In March 2014, he won the Asian Cup for the fourth time, again defeating Fan in seven games. At the 2014 WTTC, he did not lose a single game. In the final against Germany, he played a pivotal role, beating Timo Boll in the opening match and defeating Dimitrij Ovtcharov for the win. For his efforts, he was awarded the Victor Barna Award as the tournament's best player. He then won the China Open for the fifth time, which tied him with Wang Liqin for the most ever. Ma's first encounter with Zhang Jike at a Grand Slam competition came in October 2014, at the World Cup in Düsseldorf. Although he was leading 3–2 in sets, Ma lost the match, saving two match points in the deciding game but still losing 10–12. This led to further criticism of his inability to come through on the biggest stages at the toughest moments. In November, he reached the final of the Chinese National Championships, but was defeated by Fan, 4–2, again ending the year on a sour note.

However, 2015 would prove to be Ma's year. He won the Kuwait Open,[18] beating Xu Xin 4–1 in the final, and then the German Open, getting revenge on Zhang Jike in an intense final after being down 3–1. But his biggest win came at the 2015 WTTC, where he did not drop more than one set until the final where he defeated tournament sensation Fang Bo in six games.[19] This was a huge breakthrough for him, as his only other major singles title was the 2012 World Cup. After a surprising 4–1 loss to Shang Kun at the Japan Open, Ma won the China Open for a record sixth time, winning 4–1 against Xu Xin. In September, he led Ningbo over Fan Zhendong and Bayi to win the Chinese Super League championship. Injuries prevented him from competing at the Asian Championships, but he participated in the World Cup in Halmstad in October. Following a dropped set to Omar Assar in the round of 16, he did not lose another game in the competition, allowing his opponents to score an average of 6 points per set the rest of the tournament. He did not participate in the last two World Tour tournaments of the year, again due to injuries, but still was seeded first at the World Tour Grand Finals because he had won 3 other World Tour tournaments. In the final, he faced Fan again, winning 11–9 in the last game of a full-stretch match, coming back from being down 3–2 in sets (after being up 2–0), including down 8–6 in the sixth and 6–2 in the decider (when he won 8 points in a row). In 2015, Ma only lost once in international competition and just five times overall.

### 2016: Grand Slam

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Ma Long won the German Open in January 2016, going undefeated until the final, where he beat Vladimir Samsonov 4–1. While helping China win the 2016 WTTC over Japan in Kuala Lumpur, he didn't lose a game, which extended his unbeaten streak to three straight World Team Championships. In March, he reached the final of the Kuwait Open, but was defeated 4–1 by Zhang Jike, who had recently defeated him 5–4 in China's Trials for the 2016 WTTC. However, a week later, he won the Qatar Open by defeating Fan in five games, breaking Wang Liqin's record for most ITTF World Tour singles titles by a Chinese player. In April, he directly qualified for the Olympic Singles in Rio by winning his section of the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament, taking down Zhang and then Fan in six and five games respectively. After this, Ma remained world No. 1, despite not participating in another international competition until the middle of June. Within a span of two weeks, Xu Xin beat him twice, first in the semi-finals of the Japan Open (his second consecutive loss at that station dating back to last year) in six games, and then in the full-stretch final of the Korea Open (Xu had also beaten him the last time he participated at Korea, in the final in 2013). This was the shortest time between international losses for Ma since 2012 (when he lost to Niwa and Lee).[20]

At the Olympics in Rio, he automatically qualified to third round in the singles due to his No. 1 ranking. He swept Denmark's Jonathan Groth, but experienced a scare in the next round when he went down 2–0 to Korea's Jeoung Young-sik. However, he recovered and won the next four games to advance to the quarterfinals. His next opponent was Quadri Aruna from Nigeria, who had upset Timo Boll and Chuang Chih-yuan to become the first African player to make it to the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics. Ma beat him in four straight games to face Jun Mizutani, Japan's top player, in the semi-finals. The first three games were all 11–5 wins by Ma, but Mizutani took the next game 11–7 and the fifth 12–10. Ma won the sixth, again 11–5, to set up a historic final match against reigning Olympic champion Zhang Jike. Their second meeting at a Grand Slam final was very unexpected: Ma took the gold by overpowering Zhang in a 4–0 rout (14–12, 11–5, 11–4, 11–4), the first four-game sweep in an Olympic singles final.[21]

By winning the gold medal in Rio, Ma etched himself a place as an immortal figure in table tennis history.[22] He became the fifth male player to complete the Grand Slam, and the second male to be the defending champion of all three Grand Slam competitions simultaneously (Zhang being the first). He was the second male (after Kong Linghui) to win the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals and the three Grand Slam titles (dubbed a "Full House" in an ITTF article), being the first to win them all consecutively (therefore being the first male to be the reigning champion of all four at the same time) and the fastest to complete it (in just 467 days). In addition, he became the first male to have won every important singles competition possible, from majors to the ITTF World Tour to domestic competitions. The only other player who has done so is Deng Yaping.

As the current World Champion, he was slated to participate in the 2016 World Cup in Saarbrücken, Germany, but withdrew a month before the competition, citing exhaustion in addition to waist and knee pain. He did, however, play in the China Open in Chengdu, where his reasons for withdrawing from the World Cup were brought to light: he barely survived a seven-game semifinal with Zhang Jike and was crushed in a sweep by Fan Zhendong in the finals. This marked the first time since the 2008 China Open that Ma lost in four games on the ITTF World Tour, excluding a withdraw from the 2014 Qatar Open due to injury. In December, Ma participated in the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Doha, Qatar, his last international event of the year. Although he entered as the first seed, he received a scare in the round of 16 from host nation's Li Ping, a former Chinese National Team member, going down 1–2. However, he won the next three games to take the match in six games, and beat both Wong Chun Ting and Jeoung Young-sik 4–0 to face Fan in the final for the second straight year. Just like the previous year, Ma clearly started better, winning the first three, before Fan won the next two, including three championship points, to stay in the match. But despite displaying wonderful resilience and brilliance under pressure, the 19-year-old could not extend the match to seven games. The Dragon closed the year by winning the 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, his record 5th title in the event, more than any other player.[23] This accomplishment also marked his fifth consecutive major title won. However, that success did not carry over to domestic competitions. Despite his team, Shandong Weiqiao, being ranked No. 1 for much of the 2016 Chinese Super League, they were defeated 3–1 in the semi-finals by Bazhou and rising star Liang Jingkun, who beat Ma 3–1 to decide the match. For his accomplishments in 2016, Ma was named male athlete of the year at the China Central Television (CCTV) Sports Awards Gala in Beijing.[24]

### 2017

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Ma began 2017 by winning the Qatar Open in February for the second year in a row, defeating Fan Zhendong 4–1 in the final. However, Fan would get his revenge at China's trials for the 2017 WTTC, dubbed "the Marvellous 12." Ma and Fan, No. 1 and No. 2 in the world respectively, each had 9 wins after the first 11-round stage, but Fan beat Ma in their head-to-head in an exciting three-game match that went down to the wire (6–11, 11–5, 12–14). Unfortunately, Ma injured his waist during his final match against Lin Gaoyuan and had to withdraw from the trials, missing out on one of the three guaranteed spots in the 2017 WTTC. The Dragon looked to bounce back at the Asian Championships held in Wuxi in April and, while he did contribute to a Chinese victory in the team competition, he lost to Korea's Jeong Sang-eun 3–1 in the men's singles round of 32, which was the biggest upset of the tournament.

Despite his up-and-down start to 2017, Ma was given the chance to participate at the world championships held in Düsseldorf from late May to early June. Entering as the No. 1 seed, Ma progressed through the first four rounds without too much trouble, except for a tough six-game match against Sweden's Anton Källberg, who he had never played before. In the quarterfinals, he faced the host nation's Timo Boll, who had played an excellent tournament in front of his home crowd. He then quickly booked his place in the final by sweeping teammate Xu Xin, who was making his second appearance in a WTTC singles semi-final (he was also swept by Zhang Jike in 2013). The 2017 WTTC men's singles final did not disappoint. Ma and Fan faced off once again in a major competition, having played each other at least once in every major within the last two years except the Olympics. Fan raced to a 7-1 lead in the first set and took it 11-7. However, Ma quickly came back to win the next three games (11-3, 11-6, 11-8) and it looked like another five or six game win for the World Champion. But as he had done in their past encounters, the fearless 20-year old rose to the occasion. He won the fifth and sixth games (11-5, 11-7) to push the match to a seventh game, the first seven game WTTC men's singles final since Ma Lin's and Wang Liqin's legendary clash in 2007. Fan won the first two points of the set, but Ma raced to a 6-3 lead. Unwilling to give in, Fan leveled it at 7-7, then won the next two points on Ma's serve. Down 7-9 with Fan serving, things did not look good for the Dragon, but he reeled off three in a row to have match point. Afterwards, China's head coach Liu Guoliang remarked that if Fan had chosen a different serve at that crucial juncture at 9-7, he would have had a better chance. But unlike the 2015 Grand Finals, Ma was not able to capitalize with his serve at 10-9 in the seventh. After two loops, Fan hit a big smash to Ma's wide forehand, which tied it at 10-10. Unfortunately for Fan, he was not able to capitalize with his serve either; his third ball banana flick hit the net and went long. Leading 11-10, Ma served short to Fan's wide backhand, then smashed it wide down the line to his forehand, securing the point and the title. The win put him on par with Zhang Jike and Ma Lin for the most Grand Slam titles (5) and he became the first male with 10 major titles. This also marked his sixth consecutive major title won. Since 2015, he had won every major competition he had participated in.[25]

In June, Ma won the Japan Open in Tokyo, beating Xu (who had defeated him there last year) in 6 games and Fan in 5 on his way to the title. This was the first time he won in Japan, meaning he has won at every major station on the ITTF World Tour (Kuwait, Germany, China, Qatar, Japan, and Korea).

From late August to early September, Ma represented Beijing at the 2017 China National Games in three events: singles, doubles, and team. In the team event group stage, Ma and Beijing were put in the same division as defending champions PLA, led by Fan Zhendong. When Beijing and PLA went head to head, Ma beat Zhou Yu 3–1, but was brutally swept by Fan as PLA took the match 3–1 and finished first in the division. However, Beijing still qualified for the knockout stage by winning their other two matches and finishing second in the group. In the team quarterfinals, they faced Lin Gaoyuan and Guangdong. Ma beat Zhou Qihao 3–0, but Beijing still found themselves on the brink of elimination going into the fourth match. Ma lost to Lin in five games (9–11, 12–10, 11–5, 12–14, 4–11) and Beijing bowed out of the team tournament, a disappointing result considering they had finished 3rd in the team event in the last two National Games. The 2011 World Champion men's doubles partnership was reunited as Ma and Xu Xin were paired together in the doubles event. They cruised to the final, sweeping all of their opponents along the way, to face defending champions Fan and Zhou Yu from PLA. The match was epic and went the full seven games. Ma and Xu narrowly lost the final game by the smallest margin (9–11), settling for silver as Fan and Zhou defended their title. After the match, both pairs acknowledged that Xu had been affected by injuries sustained from playing deep into the team event, which he won with Shanghai.

The injuries eventually caused Xu to withdraw from the singles event the next day. Similarly to the doubles, Ma navigated the singles pretty easily, never dropping more than a game until the final. There, he met Fan yet again, who had received a walk over in the semi-finals due to Xu's injuries. After winning the first game, Ma found himself down 2–1, as Fan controlled the rallies with his backhand receive and backhand punch. However, Ma adjusted his tactics and Fan was unable to respond appropriately, leading to a 4–2 win and a successful defense of the men's singles title for the Dragon. With the win, he became the second male to win two singles titles at the China National Games (Wang Tao in 1987 and 1997) and is the first to win two in a row.[26] He has played in the last three singles finals at the National Games, the first player to do so.

The next major competition that Ma participated in was 2017 World Cup, held in Liège in October. As the first seed, Ma automatically advanced to the knockout stage, where he recorded consecutive five-game wins over Omar Assar and Koki Niwa. In the semi-finals, he faced Timo Boll, who had defeated Lin Gaoyuan in an epic seven-game thriller where the German had won despite being down 10–4 in the final game. The match between Boll and Ma was significant because the two had played each other in the 2008 World Cup semi-finals, also in Liège. Even more coincidentally, the match mirrored their encounter nine years before, with Ma taking a 3–1 lead, then Boll taking the next two games to force a seventh. Just like his match with Zhang Jike in 2014 World Cup final, Ma found himself down 10–8 in the deciding game, but managed to tie it up at 10–10. Multiple histories repeated themselves, as Boll took the next two points to add to his legendary track record in Liège (where he had consecutively defeated the Chinese trio of Ma Lin, Wang Liqin, and Wang Hao to win the 2005 World Cup and reached the final in 2008 by beating Ma). The loss was a devastating blow to Ma, and that was visible during the third-place match against France's Simon Gauzy. Ma lost two of the first three games before recovering to win the match in six games. This was his last international competition in 2017, because his wife was expecting a baby. He still played in the Chinese Super League, but did not travel outside of China to play any tournaments. His son was born on 9 December 2017.[citation needed]

### 2018

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At the beginning of 2018, Ma's world ranking dropped to 9th as a result of being inactive. The ITTF had previously announced that they were implementing a new ranking system at the start of the new year, and the new system gave more weight to activity than to a player's playing strength. Because of this, the Dragon not only lost his number 1 ranking, which he had held for the last 34 months, but he also dropped out of the top five in the ITTF world ranking for the first time since 2011. Despite being lower ranked, Ma made his presence felt at the 2018 World Team Cup held in London in late February. He went undefeated in both singles and doubles throughout the entire tournament and helped China sweep Japan in the final. In March, Ma won the German Open for the fifth time over a very strong field. He defeated Maharu Yoshimura, Jun Mizutani, Timo Boll, Wong Chun Ting, and compatriot Xu Xin en route to his 25th ITTF World Tour singles title, which brought his world ranking up to 6th.

Due to the new ITTF ranking system, Team China was not seeded first at the 2018 WTTC held in Halmstad from late April to early May. Nevertheless, Ma and his Chinese teammates did not experience any difficulties in the group stage, collectively going 15–0 to finish first in Group B. However, he survived a scare in the quarterfinals when Austria's Robert Gardos took the Dragon to a full five games in their first ever encounter. Ma reasserted his dominance throughout the rest of the tournament, defeating Sweden's Mattias Karlsson in straight sets in front of the latter's home crowd and then sweeping Timo Boll in the final as China swept top-seeded Germany to claim their 21st title in the event.

After China's victory in Halmstad, Ma won the China Open, defeating Lin Yun-Ju, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, Lim Jong-hoon, and Fan Zhendong to win his 26th ITTF World Tour singles title.[27] However, this would be his last successful singles event for nine months. At the Japan Open, he was defeated in six games by rising Japanese star Tomokazu Harimoto and although he won the doubles title with Xu Xin at the Bulgaria Open in August, he lost to Liam Pitchford in the men's singles round of 32. It was discovered that Ma had a knee injury, something that would keep him out of all tournaments for the rest of 2018. These included the Austrian Open, the World Cup, the Swedish Open, and the World Tour Grand Finals.[28]

### 2019

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Ma's injuries persisted into 2019, preventing him from participating in the Marvellous 12, the Chinese qualifier for the 2019 WTTC in Budapest in April.[29][30] Despite this, he was still included in the Chinese lineup for the championships in both singles and doubles. His long-awaited return to international competition came at the Qatar Open in late March. It wasn't clear how well he would play due to his seven-month absence from the game, and it showed when he needed six games to defeat Tristan Flore in his opening match. But after that, he appeared to be in good form. He swept Timo Boll and Jun Mizutani consecutively, then won a hard-fought six-game match against Xu Xin in the semi-finals. In the final against compatriot Lin Gaoyuan, he overcame a 0–2 deficit, including 2–7 in the fifth game, to win in six games. Immediately after winning the match, he posed in front of the camera, appearing to wipe the dust off his racket to indicate he was fine even after being inactive for so long. The victory tied him with Vladimir Samsonov for the most ITTF World Tour singles titles by a male player with 27.

However, not all was going perfectly for Ma Long, as he suffered his first loss to Fan Zhendong in international competition in years in the final of the 2019 Asian Cup, which led many to believe the Dragon's reign would soon come to an end. Though it was possible that they could soon play each other again at the World Championships, this proved not to be the case as Fan was defeated 4–2 by lower-ranked compatriot Liang Jingkun in one of the many upsets of the tournament, who was then subsequently defeated by Ma Long 4–1 in the semifinals; the second Chinese player he'd eliminated in the tournament in addition to Lin Gaoyuan.[31] In the final, the Dragon overpowered Sweden's Mattias Falck 4–1 to win his third consecutive World Championship, becoming the first player since Wang Liqin to win three such titles and the first since Zhuang Zedong (in 1961, 1963, and 1965) to win them consecutively.[32]

### 2020

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Ma won runner-up in the 2020 World Cup, losing to Fan Zhendong in the finals.[33] In the semi-finals, Ma was trailing 3–1 against Harimoto before he called a time-out in game 5 and switched to a high-toss serve that Harimoto had trouble reading. As a result, Ma was able to come back for a 4–3 victory.[34] However, Ma closed this year by winning to Fan Zhendong 4–1 in the finals of ITTF World Tour finals extending his record to the 6th title in the event.[35][36][37]

### 2021

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In May, Ma played in the China Olympic scrimmages. He lost 4–3 to Zhou Qihao in the semi-finals of the first leg of scrimmage.[38] In mid-May, Ma was selected alongside Fan Zhendong to represent China in the men's singles event of the Tokyo Olympics.[39] Shortly after, Ma was upset 4–2 by Xu Chenhao in the quarter-finals of the second leg of the scrimmage.[40]

In June, Ma sat down with WTT to conduct an interview on his Olympic preparations. He stated that the most important preparation for him going into Tokyo was mental preparation and that he had to be even better mentally prepared than he was in London 2012 and Rio 2016.[41]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Ma beat compatriot Fan Zhendong 4–2 in the final, making him the first player in history to win consecutive gold medals in the men's singles event.[42][43] After the match, Fan called Ma the greatest player of this generation.[44] During the 2020 Summer Olympics, he also became the first male table tennis player to have won five Olympic gold medals after beating Timo Boll 3-1, maintaining China's 100% win rate for the men's teams event.[45]

In September, Ma withdrew from the men's singles event at the China National Games, citing the tight schedule due to the Tokyo Olympics and mandatory 21-day quarantine.[46] Ma led Beijing to the silver medal in the team event, losing deuce in the fifth game to Fan Zhendong in the finals. Ma held six match points against Fan, but Fan came back with the help of four net balls in the last eight points.[47]

### 2023

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Ma, alongside teammates Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin after winning the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan.

At the Lanzhou Station of the 2023 WTT Star Challenge, the men's singles event ushered in the 1/16 finals on October 5. Nine players from the Chinese table tennis team participated in this stage. Fan Zhendong, the world's number one, withdrew due to injury. Wang Chuqin and Ma Long , Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Zhou Qihao and other famous players will play.

Ma Long 3-1 Nanasekaran [11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6]

Ma Long's opponent Nanasekaran is also from India. He is currently 30 years old and 4 years younger than Ma Long. He is currently ranked 107th in the world. Ma Long is ranked third in the world. He lost the second game of this game, but the overall situation of the game was under control. He successfully qualified for the top 16 and then competed with South Korean player Zhao Shengmin for the top eight spots.

"Ten years ago, I won the championship in South Korea. I also won the singles championship and the men's doubles. The history is always surprisingly similar. Ten years ago, I could win several singles titles a year, but for me now, I don't only look for championship. Sometimes it is very difficult to win a game. Although it is difficult, I will still try my best to win every victory." In the men's singles final of the PyeongChang Asian Table Tennis Championships on September 10, 34-year-old Ma Long defeated Fan Zhendong, the current world number one in men's singles and this year's World Championship champion, ending the singles "champion drought" that lasted for more than two years after the Tokyo Olympics, and won the Asian Championship men's singles championship for the fourth time.[48]

### 2024

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In the second half of February 2024, Ma participated in the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan, South Korea, along with his compatriots, Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, and Lin Gaoyuan as representatives for Team China. They won the championships in a 3-0 victory against Team France, ending in a 3-1 match between Ma Long and Simon Gauzy.[49]

On the 15th of April 2024, The ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup Macao 2024 commenced, with a brand new qualification system that shocked and confused table tennis players and enthusiasts alike around the world. Despite this, Ma Long emerged as the winner in his group, winning all 8 games he played against Edward Ly (4-0) and Aditya Sareen (4-0). With this victory in the group stage, Ma qualified for the round of 16, where he faced Felix Lebrun and ultimately won 4-2 (11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8), thereby proceeding to the next stage where he fought against Shunsuke Togami, winning 4 sets to 2 (5-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3).

His next opponent for the semifinals after winning against Togami was Wang Chuqin, the world rank no. 1 at the time, a younger, fellow Chinese player of Ma. Wang Chuqin had a winning head-to-head record against Ma Long, winning 8 matches to 2 for Ma. Due to Wang Chuqin winning his 6 most recent encounters with Ma Long, as well as the former’s recent dominance in the men’s side of table tennis, Wang Chuqin was initially expected to win the match. The first game of the match saw the unexpected, early timeout of Ma after Wang challenged the 9-7 lead of Ma by winning the next point, but Ma eventually won the first game. The next three games saw Ma using his unusual reverse pendulum serve, a wise decision as it led him to finally break the streak of Wang and win the match with a 4-0 landslide victory against his younger teammate.

His victory led him to face another compatriot of his, Lin Gaoyuan, who won against Tomokazu Harimoto with a similar 4-0 win in the semifinals. Like Wang Chuqin, Lin was the winner of his most recent encounter with Ma, with the former having both his first 2 wins against Ma in 2024. [50][51] With this, Ma was also expected to having the finals lost to Lin, with Anders Lind commenting in the official video released by ITTFWorld saying that he predicted a 4-1 win for Lin. The expectations were reasonable as Lin Gaoyuan led 3 games to none against Ma 26 minutes into the match. However, things turned for the better for Ma, who—after seeing his reverse pendulum serve posing no threat to Lin—employed yet another unusual serve (as far as Ma Long’s service game goes), a backhand serve, which ultimately made the match more difficult for Lin and thus challenged his mental strength. Ultimately, Ma Long won the match, and thus the World Cup title for the third time, defying limitations set by his relatively senior age, as well as predictions favoring the compatriot he battled against in the semifinals.

## Personal life

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In January 2017, Ma Long married his longtime girlfriend Xia Lu, who is from Nanjing, Jiangsu. On 10 December 2017, he announced the birth of their son on Sina Weibo.[52]

Ma has a close friendship with teammate Liu Shiwen and cried when she won the 2019 World Championships.[53]

## Career records

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Singles (as of August 2024)[54]

* Olympic Games: winner (2016, 2020)
* World Championships: winner (2015, 2017, 2019); SF (2009, 2011, 2013, 2023).
* World Cup: winner (2012, 2015, 2024); runner-up (2014, 2020); third place (2008, 2009, 2017).
* ITTF World Tour Grand Finals: winner (2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2020); runner-up (2013, 2019); SF (2007).
* ITTF World Tour winner (28): Kuwait, German Open 2007; Korea, Singapore Open 2008; Danish, Kuwait, Harmony China (Suzhou), English Open 2009; German Open 2010; Harmony China (Suzhou), Austrian, Swedish Open 2011; Hungarian Open 2012; Qatar, China (Changchun), Harmony Open (Suzhou) 2013; China (Chengdu) Open 2014; Kuwait, German, China (Chengdu) Open 2015; German, Qatar Open 2016; Qatar, Japan Open 2017; German, China (Shenzhen) Open 2018; Qatar, China (Shenzhen) Open 2019.
Runner-up (20): German Open 2005; Japan, Swedish Open 2007; UAE, China (Shenzhen) Open 2011; Slovenian, China (Shanghai) Open 2012; Kuwait, Korea, UAE Open 2013; Kuwait, Korea, China (Chengdu) Open 2016; Korea Open 2019; German Open 2020; Singapore Smash 2022; Singapore Smash, Macao Champions, Lanzhou Star Contender, Frankfurt Champions 2023.
* Asian Games: winner (2010).
* Asian Championships: winner (2009, 2011, 2013, 2023); runner-up (2007).
* Asian Cup: winner (2008, 2009, 2011, 2014), runner-up (2019).
* China National Games: winner (2013, 2017), runner-up (2009), SF (2005).
* Chinese National Championships: winner (2011); runner-up (2004, 2007, 2014, 2020); SF (2006, 2008).
* World Junior Championships: winner (2004); QF (2003).
* Asian Junior Championships: winner (2004)

Doubles

* World Championships: winner (2011, 2019); runner-up (2009).
* ITTF World Tour Grand Finals: winner (2006); runner-up (2011); SF (2007).
* ITTF World Tour winner (26): China (Harbin) Open 2005; Slovenian Open 2006; Swedish Open 2007; Danish, Qatar, English Open 2009; Kuwait, German Open 2010; China (Shenzhen), Austrian Open 2011; Slovenian, Korea, China (Shanghai) Open 2012; China (Suzhou), China (Changchun) Open 2013; China (Chengdu) Open 2014; Japan Open 2015; Japan Open, China (Chengdu) Open 2016; Japan Open 2017; German, Bulgaria Open 2018; Qatar Open 2020; Singapore, Saudi Smash, Taiyuan Contender 2024.
Runner-up (12): China (Shenzhen) Open 2005; Singapore Open 2006; China (Shenzhen) Open 2007; Qatar, Korea Open 2008; Kuwait Open 2009; China (Suzhou) Open 2011; Kuwait, Qatar, Korea Open 2013; German Open 2020; Ljubljana Star Contender 2023.
* Asian Games: winner (2014); SF (2006).
* Asian Championships: winner (2007, 2009); runner-up (2013); SF (2011).
* China National Games: winner (2021); runner-up (2017); SF (2005).
* Chinese National Championships: winner (2010, 2015, 2020); runner-up (2006, 2007, 2014); SF (2008).
* World Junior Championships: runner-up (2004).
* Asian Junior Championships: runner-up (2003, 2004).

Mixed doubles

* Asian Games: QF (2006).
* Asian Championships: winner (2009); SF (2005).
* China National Games: winner (2013).
* Chinese National Championships: winner (2012); runner-up (2008, 2016).
* World Junior Championships: runner-up (2003, 2004).
* Asian Junior Championships: winner (2004).

Team

* Olympic Games: 1st (2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
* World Championships: 1st (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024).
* World Cup: 1st (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023).
* Asian Games: 1st (2006, 2010, 2014, 2022).
* Asian Championships: 1st (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2023).
* China National Games: 2nd (2021); 3rd (2009, 2013)
* Chinese National Championships: 1st (2011, 2012, 2018); 3rd (2007, 2008, 2010).
* Chinese Super League: 1st (2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2020); 3rd (2014, 2016).
* World Junior Championships: 1st (2003, 2004).
* Asian Junior Championships: 1st (2004).

Summary of Accomplishments

* 6x Olympic Champion (2 Singles, 4 Team)
* 14x World Champion (3 Singles, 2 Doubles, 9 Team)
* 11x World Cup winner (3 Singles, 8 Team)
* 7x ITTF World Tour Grand Finals Champion (6 Singles, 1 Doubles)
* 54x ITTF World Tour winner (28 Singles, 26 Doubles)
* 6x Asian Games winner (1 Singles, 1 Doubles, 4 Team)
* 15x Asian Champion (4 Singles, 2 Doubles, 1 Mixed Doubles, 8 Team)
* 4x Asian Cup winner (4 Singles)
* 4x China National Games Champion (2 Singles, 1 Doubles, 1 Mixed Doubles)
* 7x Chinese National Champion (1 Singles, 2 Doubles, 1 Mixed Doubles, 3 Team)
* 5x Chinese Super League Champion (4 Team)
* 3x World Junior Champion (1 Singles, 2 Team)
* 3x Asian Junior Champion (1 Singles, 1 Mixed Doubles, 1 Team)
* 2015, 2016 ITTF Male Star of the Year
* 2016 CCTV Sports Personality of the Year

Head to head vs. other notable players (December 2004 – present)

(bold indicates a Chinese teammate)

* Timo Boll: 17–4
* Chen Chien-An: 3–0
* Chen Qi: 19–2
* Chuang Chih-Yuan: 17–2
* Mattias Falck: 4–0
* Fan Zhendong: 25–15
* Fang Bo: 10–2
* Marcos Freitas: 4–0
* Tomokazu Harimoto: 5–2
* Gao Ning: 10–0
* Hao Shuai: 20–9
* Jeoung Young-sik: 6–0
* Joo Se-Hyuk: 20–3
* Petr Korbel: 4–1
* Kalinikos Kreanga: 3–0
* Felix Lebrun: 6–0
* Liang Jingkun: 7–1
* Lin Gaoyuan: 9–2
* Lin Yun-ju: 9–4
* Ma Lin: 30–14
* Michael Maze: 7–0
* Jun Mizutani: 16–0
* Oh Sang-eun: 9–2
* Dimitrij Ovtcharov: 20–0
* Ryu Seungmin: 7–3
* Vladimir Samsonov: 9–5
* Werner Schlager: 9–0
* Tang Peng: 14–0
* Wang Chuqin: 5–8
* Wang Hao: 30–27
* Wang Liqin: 32–12
* Wong Chun Ting: 21–1
* Xu Xin: 32–14
* Yan An: 8–3
* Kaii Yoshida: 6–1
* Zhang Jike: 31–10
* Zhou Yu: 10–2

Other Records

* Went unbeaten for 40 singles matches in December 2011.[55]
* Did not drop a single set in six tournaments: Swedish Open 2011, 2012 WTTC, World Team Classic 2013, 2014 and 2016 WTTC.
* In singles, he has won the World Tour Grand Finals six times, the China Open eight times, the German Open five times, the Qatar Open four times, the Asian Championships four times, and the Asian Cup four times, the most ever.
* One of two players to sweep all four medals in an Asian Championship (Fan Zhendong).
* Most ITTF World Tour singles titles (28) by a male player.
* Most major titles (14) of any male player.
* First player to sweep his opponent in an Olympic Singles final since the Olympics extended matches to seven games in 2004.
* Second male player to win the World Championships, World Cup, Olympics, and World Tour Grand Finals. He is the first male player to be the defending champion of all four at the same time.
* Fastest player ever to win all possible singles titles (2,092 days, from 20 November 2010 to 11 August 2016).
* Fastest player ever to complete a "Full House" (467 days, from 3 May 2015 to 11 August 2016).
* First player, male or female, to win the ITTF Star Player of the Year award in consecutive years.
* Won at least one tournament at every major station on the ITTF World Tour.
* First and only male player to have won two consecutive singles titles at the China National Games.
* First player to win 3 men's singles titles in the World Championships since Wang Liqin. First player to win them consecutively since Zhuang Zedong.
* First and only male player to defend his Olympic Gold Medal in singles.
* First and only male player to become a double Grand Slam winner.
* First and only Chinese athlete to win 6 Olympic gold medals.[15]

## International competitions (Results from the ITTF database)

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Event | Year | City | Country | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Team | Mixed Team

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Asian Championships ATTU | 2023 | Pyeongchang | KOR | Gold | Silver |  | Gold |
Asian Championships ATTU | 2017 | Wuxi | CHN | Rnd of 32 |  |  | Gold |
Asian Championships ATTU | 2015 | Pataya | THA |  |  |  | Gold |
Asian Championships ATTU | 2013 | Busan | KOR | Gold | Silver |  | Gold |
Asian Championships ATTU | 2011 | Macau | MAC | Gold | Bronze |  | Gold |
Asian Championships ATTU | 2009 | Lucknow | IND | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold |
Asian Championships ATTU | 2007 | Yangzhou | CHN | Silver | Gold |  | Gold |
Asian Championships ATTU | 2005 | Jeju-do | KOR |  |  | Semi-final | Gold |
Asian Cup | 2019 | Yokohama | JPN | Silver |  |  |  |
Asian Cup | 2014 | Wuhan | CHN | Gold |  |  |  |
Asian Cup | 2011 | Changsha | CHN | Gold |  |  |  |
Asian Cup | 2009 | Hangzhou | CHN | Gold |  |  |  |
Asian Cup | 2008 | Sapporo | JPN | Gold |  |  |  |
Asian Games | 2022 | Hangzhou | CHN |  |  |  | Gold |
Asian Games | 2014 | Incheon | KOR |  | Gold |  | Gold |
Asian Games | 2010 | Guangzhou | CHN | Gold |  |  | Gold |
Asian Games | 2006 | Doha | QAT |  | Semi-final | Quarter-final | Gold |
Olympic games | 2024 | Paris | FRA |  |  |  | Gold |
Olympic games | 2020 | Tokyo | JPN | Gold |  |  | Gold |
Olympic games | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | Gold |  |  | Gold |
Olympic games | 2012 | London | GBR |  |  |  | Gold |
World Championships WTTC | 2024 | Busan | KOR |  |  |  | Gold |
World Championships WTTC | 2023 | Durban | RSA | Semi-final |  |  |  |
World Championships WTTC | 2022 | Chengdu | CHN |  |  |  | Gold |
World Championships WTTC | 2019 | Budapest | HUN | Gold | Gold |  |  |
World Championships WTTC | 2018 | Halmstad | SWE |  |  |  | Gold |
World Championships WTTC | 2017 | Düsseldorf | GER | Gold | Rnd of 16 |  |  |
World Championships WTTC | 2016 | Kuala Lumpur | MYS |  |  |  | Gold |
World Championships WTTC | 2015 | Suzhou | CHN | Gold | Rnd of 32 |  |  |
World Championships WTTC | 2014 | Tokyo | JPN |  |  |  | Gold |
World Championships WTTC | 2013 | Paris | FRA | Semi-final |  |  |  |
World Championships WTTC | 2012 | Dortmund | GER |  |  |  | Gold |
World Championships WTTC | 2011 | Rotterdam | NLD | Semi-final | Gold |  |  |
World Championships WTTC | 2010 | Moskau | RUS |  |  |  | Gold |
World Championships WTTC | 2009 | Yokohama | JPN | Semi-final | Silver |  |  |
World Championships WTTC | 2008 | Guangzhou | CHN |  |  |  | Gold |
World Championships WTTC | 2007 | Zagreb | HRV | Rnd of 16 | Rnd of 16 |  |  |
World Championships WTTC | 2006 | Bremen | GER |  |  |  | Gold |
World Cup | 2024 | Macau | MAC | Gold |  |  |  |
World Cup | 2023 | Chengdu | CHN |  |  |  |  | Gold
World Cup | 2020 | Weihai | CHN | Silver |  |  |  |
World Cup | 2019 | Tokyo | JPN |  |  |  | Gold |
World Cup | 2018 | London | GBR |  |  |  | Gold |
World Cup | 2017 | Lüttich | BEL | Bronze |  |  |  |
World Cup | 2015 | Halmstad | SWE | Gold |  |  |  |
World Cup | 2015 | Dubai | UAE |  |  |  | Gold |
World Cup | 2014 | Düsseldorf | GER | Silver |  |  |  |
World Cup | 2013 | Guangzhou | CHN |  |  |  | Gold |
World Cup | 2012 | Liverpool | GBR | Gold |  |  |  |
World Cup | 2011 | Magdeburg | GER |  |  |  | Gold |
World Cup | 2010 | Dubai | UAE |  |  |  | Gold |
World Cup | 2009 | Moskau | RUS | Bronze |  |  | Gold |
World Cup | 2008 | Lüttich | BEL | Bronze |  |  |  |
WTT Finals | 2023 | Doha | QAT | Quarter-final |  |  |  |
WTT Cup Finals | 2022 | Xinxiang | CHN | Semi-final |  |  |  |
World Tour Grand Finals | 2020 | Zhengzhou | CHN | Gold |  |  |  |
World Tour Grand Finals | 2019 | Zhengzhou | CHN | Silver |  |  |  |
World Tour Grand Finals | 2016 | Doha | QAT | Gold |  |  |  |
World Tour Grand Finals | 2015 | Lissabon | PRT | Gold |  |  |  |
World Tour Grand Finals | 2013 | Dubai | UAE | Silver |  |  |  |
Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2011 | London | GBR | Gold | Silver |  |  |
Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2009 | Macau | MAC | Gold |  |  |  |
Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2008 | Macau | MAC | Gold |  |  |  |
Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2007 | Beijing | CHN | Semi-final | Semi-final |  |  |
Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2006 | Hong-Kong | HKG |  | Gold |  |  |
Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2005 | Fuzhou | CHN | Quarter-final |  |  |  |
WTT Contender | 2024 | Taiyuan | CHN |  | Gold |  |  |
WTT Smash | 2024 | Jeddah | SAU | Rnd of 32 | Gold |  |  |
WTT Champions | 2024 | Incheon | KOR | Semi-final |  |  |  |
WTT Smash | 2024 | Singapore | SGP | Rnd of 32 | Gold |  |  |
WTT Champions | 2023 | Frankfurt | GER | Silver |  |  |  |
WTT Star Contender | 2023 | Lanzhou | CHN | Silver |  |  |  |
WTT Star Contender | 2023 | Ljubljana | SVN | Rnd of 16 | Silver |  |  |
WTT Champions | 2023 | Macau | MAC | Silver |  |  |  |
WTT Smash | 2023 | Singapore | SGP | Silver |  |  |  |
WTT Champions | 2022 | Budapest | HUN | Semi-final | Semi-final |  |  |
WTT Smash | 2022 | Singapore | SGP | Silver |  |  |  |
World Tour | 2020 | Doha | QAT | Rnd of 16 | Gold |  |  |
World Tour | 2020 | Magdeburg | GER | Silver | Silver |  |  |
World Tour | 2019 | Busan | KOR | Silver |  |  |  |
World Tour | 2019 | Shenzhen | CHN | Gold |  |  |  |
World Tour | 2019 | Doha | QAT | Gold |  |  |  |
World Tour | 2018 | Shenzhen | CHN | Gold |  |  |  |
World Tour | 2018 | Bremen | GER | Gold | Gold |  |  |
World Tour | 2017 | Tokyo | JPN | Gold | Gold |  |  |
World Tour | 2017 | Doha | QAT | Gold | Rnd of 16 |  |  |
World Tour | 2016 | Chengdu | CHN | Silver | Gold |  |  |
World Tour | 2016 | Tokyo | JPN | Semi-final | Gold |  |  |
World Tour | 2016 | Incheon | KOR | Silver | Semi-final |  |  |
World Tour | 2016 | Doha | QAT | Gold | Rnd of 16 |  |  |
World Tour | 2016 | Kuwait City | KWT | Silver | Semi-final |  |  |
World Tour | 2016 | Berlin | GER | Gold |  |  |  |
World Tour | 2015 | Bremen | GER | Gold | Quarter-final |  |  |
World Tour | 2015 | Warsaw | POL | Rnd of 32 | Quarter-final |  |  |
World Tour | 2015 | Chengdu | CHN | Gold | Semi-final |  |  |
World Tour | 2015 | Kobe | JPN | Rnd of 16 | Gold |  |  |
World Tour | 2015 | Kuwait City | KWT | Gold | Semi-final |  |  |
World Tour | 2014 | Chengdu | CHN | Gold | Gold |  |  |
World Tour | 2014 | Doha | QAT | Rnd of 16 | Quarter-final |  |  |
World Tour | 2013 | Dubai | UAE | Silver |  |  |  |
World Tour | 2013 | Suzhou | CHN | Gold | Gold |  |  |
World Tour | 2013 | Changchun | CHN | Gold | Gold |  |  |
World Tour | 2013 | Incheon City | KOR | Silver | Silver |  |  |
World Tour | 2013 | Doha | QAT | Gold | Silver |  |  |
World Tour | 2013 | Kuwait City | KWT | Silver | Silver |  |  |
World Tour | 2012 | Shanghai | CHN | Silver | Gold |  |  |
World Tour | 2012 | Incheon City | KOR | Rnd of 16 | Gold |  |  |
World Tour | 2012 | Velenje | SVN | Silver | Gold |  |  |
World Tour | 2012 | Budapest | HUN | Gold |  |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2011 | Stockholm | SWE | Gold | Quarter-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2011 | Schwechat | AUT | Gold | Gold |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2011 | Suzhou | CHN | Gold | Silver |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2011 | Shenzhen | CHN | Silver | Gold |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2011 | Dubai | UAE | Silver | Semi-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2011 | Doha | QAT | Semi-final | Semi-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2010 | Berlin | GER | Gold | Gold |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2010 | Kuwait City | KWT | Semi-final | Gold |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2010 | Doha | QAT | Semi-final | Quarter-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2009 | Sheffield | GBR | Gold | Gold |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2009 | Su Zhou | CHN | Gold | Semi-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2009 | Doha | QAT | Rnd of 32 | Gold |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2009 | Kuwait City | KWT | Gold | Silver |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2009 | Frederikshavn | DNK | Gold |  |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2009 | Frederikshavn | DNK |  | Gold |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2008 | Shanghai | CHN | Quarter-final | Semi-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2008 | Singapore | SGP | Gold | Quarter-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2008 | Daejeon | KOR | Gold | Silver |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2008 | Yokohama | JPN | Semi-final |  |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2008 | Changchun | CHN | Semi-final |  |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2008 | Doha | QAT | Quarter-final | Silver |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2008 | Kuwait City | KWT | Semi-final | Semi-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2007 | Stockholm | SWE | Silver | Gold |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2007 | Bremen | GER | Gold | Semi-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2007 | Toulouse | FRA | Semi-final |  |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2007 | Shenzhen | CHN | Quarter-final | Silver |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2007 | Nanjing | CHN | Quarter-final | Quarter-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2007 | Chiba | JPN | Silver | Quarter-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2007 | Kuwait | KWT | Gold | Semi-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2007 | Doha | QAT | Quarter-final | Semi-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2007 | Velenje | SVN | Rnd of 16 | Rnd of 16 |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2007 | Zagreb | HRV | Semi-final | Quarter-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2006 | Guangzhou | CHN | Rnd of 16 | Quarter-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2006 | Singapore | SGP | Semi-final | Silver |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2006 | Kunshan | CHN | Rnd of 16 | Semi-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2006 | Kuwait City | KWT | Rnd of 64 | Quarter-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2006 | Doha | QAT | Rnd of 32 | Quarter-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2006 | Zagreb | HRV | Rnd of 16 | Semi-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2006 | Velenje | SVN | Quarter-final | Gold |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2005 | Göteborg | SWE | Quarter-final | Rnd of 16 |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2005 | Magdeburg | GER | Silver | Rnd of 16 |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2005 | Yokohama | JPN | Semi-final | Quarter-final |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2005 | Shenzhen | CHN | Semi-final | Silver |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2005 | Harbin | CHN | Rnd of 32 | Gold |  |  |
Pro Tour | 2005 | Doha | QAT | Rnd of 32 |  |  |  |
Asian Junior Championships ATTU | 2004 | New Delhi | IND | Gold | Silver | Gold | Gold |
Asian Junior Championships ATTU | 2003 | Hyderabad | IND |  | Silver | Silver | Semi-final |
World Cadet Challenge WCC | 2003 | Genting Highlands | MYS | Gold | Gold |  | Gold |
World Junior Championships WJTTC | 2004 | Kobe | JPN | Gold | Silver | Silver | Gold |
World Junior Championships WJTTC | 2003 | Santiago | CHL | Gold |  | Silver | Gold |
World Junior Circuit | 2004 | Taiyuan | CHN | Semi-final |  |  |  |
World Junior Circuit | 2003 | Wellington | NZL | Semi-final |  |  |  |

## See also

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* Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team
* Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics
* Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics
* Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's team
* 2015 World Table Tennis Championships - Men's Singles
* 2017 World Table Tennis Championships - Men's Singles
* 2019 World Table Tennis Championships
* Table Tennis World Cup#Winners
* China national table tennis team

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Olympic table tennis men's singles champions

* 1988:  Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR)
* 1992:  Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)
* 1996:  Liu Guoliang (CHN)
* 2000:  Kong Linghui (CHN)
* 2004:  Ryu Seung-min (KOR)
* 2008:  Ma Lin (CHN)
* 2012:  Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2016:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2020:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2024:  Fan Zhendong (CHN)

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Olympic table tennis men's team champions

* 2008:  Ma Lin, Wang Hao, Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2012:  Ma Long, Wang Hao, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2016:  Ma Long, Xu Xin, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2020:  Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2024:  Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin (CHN)

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World table tennis men's singles champions

* 1926:  Roland Jacobi (HUN)
* 1928:  Zoltán Mechlovits (HUN)
* 1929:  Fred Perry (ENG)
* 1930:  Viktor Barna (HUN)
* 1931:  Miklós Szabados (HUN)
* 1932:  Viktor Barna (HUN)
* 1933:  Viktor Barna (HUN)
* 1934:  Viktor Barna (HUN)
* 1935:  Viktor Barna (HUN)
* 1936:  Stanislav Kolář (TCH)
* 1937:  Richard Bergmann (AUT)
* 1938:  Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
* 1939:  Richard Bergmann (ENG)
* 1947:  Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
* 1948:  Richard Bergmann (ENG)
* 1949:  Johnny Leach (ENG)
* 1950:  Richard Bergmann (ENG)
* 1951:  Johnny Leach (ENG)
* 1952:  Hiroji Satoh (JPN)
* 1953:  Ferenc Sidó (HUN)
* 1954:  Ichiro Ogimura (JPN)
* 1955:  Toshiaki Tanaka (JPN)
* 1956:  Ichiro Ogimura (JPN)
* 1957:  Toshiaki Tanaka (JPN)
* 1959:  Rong Guotuan (CHN)
* 1961:  Zhuang Zedong (CHN)
* 1963:  Zhuang Zedong (CHN)
* 1965:  Zhuang Zedong (CHN)
* 1967:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa (JPN)
* 1969:  Shigeo Itoh (JPN)
* 1971:  Stellan Bengtsson (SWE)
* 1973:  Xi Enting (CHN)
* 1975:  István Jónyer (HUN)
* 1977:  Mitsuru Kono (JPN)
* 1979:  Seiji Ono (JPN)
* 1981:  Guo Yuehua (CHN)
* 1983:  Guo Yuehua (CHN)
* 1985:  Jiang Jialiang (CHN)
* 1987:  Jiang Jialiang (CHN)
* 1989:  Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)
* 1991:  Jörgen Persson (SWE)
* 1993:  Jean-Philippe Gatien (FRA)
* 1995:  Kong Linghui (CHN)
* 1997:  Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)
* 1999:  Liu Guoliang (CHN)
* 2001:  Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2003:  Werner Schlager (AUT)
* 2005:  Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2007:  Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2009:  Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2011:  Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2013:  Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2015:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2017:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2019:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2021:  Fan Zhendong (CHN)
* 2023:  Fan Zhendong (CHN)

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World table tennis men's doubles champions

* 1926:  Roland Jacobi & Daniel Pecsi (HUN)
* 1928:  Alfred Liebster & Robert Thum (AUT)
* 1929:  Viktor Barna & Miklós Szabados (HUN)
* 1930:  Viktor Barna & Miklós Szabados (HUN)
* 1931:  Viktor Barna & Miklós Szabados (HUN)
* 1932:  Viktor Barna & Miklós Szabados (HUN)
* 1933:  Viktor Barna & Sándor Glancz (HUN)
* 1934:  Viktor Barna & Miklós Szabados (HUN)
* 1935:  Viktor Barna & Miklós Szabados (HUN)
* 1936:  Robert Blattner & James McClure (USA)
* 1937:  Robert Blattner & James McClure (USA)
* 1938:  James McClure & Sol Schiff (USA)
* 1939:  Viktor Barna & Richard Bergmann (ENG)
* 1947:  Adolf Šlár & Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
* 1948:  Ladislav Štípek & Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
* 1949:  Ivan Andreadis & František Tokár (TCH)
* 1950:  Ferenc Sidó & Ferenc Soos (HUN)
* 1951:  Ivan Andreadis & Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
* 1952:  Norikazu Fujii & Tadaaki Hayashi (JPN)
* 1953:  József Kóczián & Ferenc Sidó (HUN)
* 1954:  Žarko Dolinar & Vilim Harangozo (YUG)
* 1955:  Ivan Andreadis & Ladislav Štípek (TCH)
* 1956:  Ichiro Ogimura & Yoshio Tomita (JPN)
* 1957:  Ivan Andreadis & Ladislav Štípek (TCH)
* 1959:  Teruo Murakami & Ichiro Ogimura (JPN)
* 1961:  Nobuya Hoshino & Koji Kimura (JPN)
* 1963:  Wang Zhiliang & Zhang Xielin (CHN)
* 1965:  Xu Yinsheng & Zhuang Zedong (CHN)
* 1967:  Hans Alsér & Kjell Johansson (SWE)
* 1969:  Hans Alsér & Kjell Johansson (SWE)
* 1971:  István Jónyer & Tibor Klampár (HUN)
* 1973:  Stellan Bengtsson & Kjell Johansson (SWE)
* 1975:  Gábor Gergely & István Jónyer (HUN)
* 1977:  Li Zhenshi & Liang Geliang (CHN)
* 1979:  Antun Stipančić & Dragutin Šurbek (YUG)
* 1981:  Cai Zhenhua & Li Zhenshi (CHN)
* 1983:  Zoran Kalinić & Dragutin Šurbek (YUG)
* 1985:  Mikael Appelgren & Ulf Carlsson (SWE)
* 1987:  Chen Longcan & Wei Qingguang (CHN)
* 1989:  Steffen Fetzner & Jörg Roßkopf (FRG)
* 1991:  Peter Karlsson & Thomas von Scheele (SWE)
* 1993:  Lü Lin & Wang Tao (CHN)
* 1995:  Lü Lin & Wang Tao (CHN)
* 1997:  Kong Linghui & Liu Guoliang (CHN)
* 1999:  Kong Linghui & Liu Guoliang (CHN)
* 2001:  Wang Liqin & Yan Sen (CHN)
* 2003:  Wang Liqin & Yan Sen (CHN)
* 2005:  Kong Linghui & Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2007:  Chen Qi & Ma Lin (CHN)
* 2009:  Chen Qi & Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2011:  Ma Long & Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2013:  Chen Chien-an & Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE)
* 2015:  Xu Xin & Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2017:  Fan Zhendong & Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2019:  Ma Long & Wang Chuqin (CHN)
* 2021:  Mattias Falck & Kristian Karlsson (SWE)
* 2023:  Fan Zhendong & Wang Chuqin (CHN)

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World table tennis men's team champions

* 1926:  Roland Jacobi, Béla von Kehrling, Zoltán Mechlovits, Daniel Pecsi (HUN)
* 1928:  Laszlo Bellak, Sándor Glancz, Roland Jacobi, Zoltán Mechlovits, Daniel Pecsi (HUN)
* 1929:  Viktor Barna, Sándor Glancz, Stephen Kelen, Zoltán Mechlovits, Miklós Szabados (HUN)
* 1930:  Viktor Barna, Laszlo Bellak, Lajos Dávid, Stephen Kelen, Miklós Szabados (HUN)
* 1931:  Viktor Barna, Laszlo Bellak, Lajos Dávid, Stephen Kelen, Miklós Szabados (HUN)
* 1932:  Michael Grobauer, Stanislav Kolář, Jindřich Lauterbach, Antonín Maleček, Bedřich Nikodém (TCH)
* 1933:  Viktor Barna, István Boros, Lajos Dávid, Sándor Glancz, Stephen Kelen (HUN)
* 1934:  Viktor Barna, Laszlo Bellak, Lajos Dávid, Tibor Házi, Miklós Szabados (HUN)
* 1935:  Viktor Barna, Laszlo Bellak, Tibor Házi, Stephen Kelen, Miklós Szabados (HUN)
* 1936:  Richard Bergmann, Helmut Goebel, Hans Hartinger, Erwin Kohn, Alfred Liebster (AUT)
* 1937:  Abe Berenbaum, Robert Blattner, James McClure, Sol Schiff (USA)
* 1938:  Viktor Barna, Laszlo Bellak, Ernő Földi, Tibor Házi, Ferenc Soos (HUN)
* 1939:  Miloslav Hamr, Rudolf Karleček, Václav Tereba, Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
* 1947:  Ivan Andreadis, Adolf Šlár, Václav Tereba, František Tokár, Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
* 1948:  Ivan Andreadis, Max Marinko, Ladislav Štípek, František Tokár, Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
* 1949:  József Kóczián, Ferenc Sidó, Ferenc Soos, László Várkonyi (HUN)
* 1950:  Ivan Andreadis, Max Marinko, Václav Tereba, František Tokár, Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
* 1951:  Ivan Andreadis, Ladislav Štípek, Václav Tereba, František Tokár, Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
* 1952:  Elemér Gyetvai, József Kóczián, Ferenc Sidó, Kálmán Szepesi, László Várkonyi (HUN)
* 1953:  Richard Bergmann, Adrian Haydon, Brian Kennedy, Johnny Leach, Aubrey Simons (ENG)
* 1954:  Kazuo Kawai, Ichiro Ogimura, Kichiji Tamasu, Yoshio Tomita (JPN)
* 1955:  Ichiro Ogimura, Kichiji Tamasu, Toshiaki Tanaka, Yoshio Tomita (JPN)
* 1956:  Ichiro Ogimura, Toshiaki Tanaka, Yoshio Tomita, Keisuke Tsunoda (JPN)
* 1957:  Toshihiko Miyata, Ichiro Ogimura, Toshiaki Tanaka, Keisuke Tsunoda (JPN)
* 1959:  Nobuya Hoshino, Teruo Murakami, Seiji Narita, Ichiro Ogimura (JPN)
* 1961:  Li Furong, Rong Guotuan, Wang Chuanyao, Xu Yinsheng, Zhuang Zedong (CHN)
* 1963:  Li Furong, Wang Jiasheng, Xu Yinsheng, Zhang Xielin, Zhuang Zedong (CHN)
* 1965:  Li Furong, Xu Yinsheng, Zhang Xielin, Zhou Lansun, Zhuang Zedong (CHN)
* 1967:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa, Hajime Kagimoto, Satoru Kawahara, Koji Kimura, Mitsuru Kono (JPN)
* 1969:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa, Tetsuo Inoue, Shigeo Itoh, Kenji Kasai, Mitsuru Kono (JPN)
* 1971:  Li Furong, Li Jingguang, Liang Geliang, Xi Enting, Zhuang Zedong (CHN)
* 1973:  Stellan Bengtsson, Anders Johansson, Kjell Johansson, Bo Persson, Ingemar Wikström (SWE)
* 1975:  Li Peng, Li Zhenshi, Liang Geliang, Lu Yuansheng, Xu Shaofa (CHN)
* 1977:  Guo Yuehua, Huang Liang, Li Zhenshi, Liang Geliang, Wang Jun (CHN)
* 1979:  Gábor Gergely, István Jónyer, Tibor Klampár, Tibor Kreisz, János Takács (HUN)
* 1981:  Cai Zhenhua, Guo Yuehua, Shi Zhihao, Wang Huiyuan, Xie Saike (CHN)
* 1983:  Cai Zhenhua, Fan Changmao, Guo Yuehua, Jiang Jialiang, Xie Saike (CHN)
* 1985:  Chen Longcan, Chen Xinhua, Jiang Jialiang, Wang Huiyuan, Xie Saike (CHN)
* 1987:  Chen Longcan, Chen Xinhua, Jiang Jialiang, Teng Yi, Wang Hao (born 1966) (CHN)
* 1989:  Mikael Appelgren, Peter Karlsson, Erik Lindh, Jörgen Persson, Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)
* 1991:  Mikael Appelgren, Peter Karlsson, Erik Lindh, Jörgen Persson, Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)
* 1993:  Mikael Appelgren, Peter Karlsson, Erik Lindh, Jörgen Persson, Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)
* 1995:  Ding Song, Kong Linghui, Liu Guoliang, Ma Wenge, Wang Tao (CHN)
* 1997:  Ding Song, Kong Linghui, Liu Guoliang, Ma Wenge, Wang Tao (CHN)
* 2000:  Fredrik Håkansson, Peter Karlsson, Jörgen Persson, Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)
* 2001:  Kong Linghui, Liu Guoliang, Liu Guozheng, Ma Lin, Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2004:  Kong Linghui, Liu Guozheng, Ma Lin, Wang Hao (born 1983), Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2006:  Chen Qi, Ma Lin, Ma Long, Wang Hao (born 1983), Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2008:  Chen Qi, Ma Lin, Ma Long, Wang Hao (born 1983), Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2010:  Ma Lin, Ma Long, Wang Hao (born 1983) , Xu Xin, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2012:  Ma Lin, Ma Long, Wang Hao (born 1983), Xu Xin, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2014:  Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Wang Hao (born 1983), Xu Xin, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2016:  Fan Zhendong, Fang Bo, Ma Long, Xu Xin, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2018:  Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2022:  Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin (CHN)
* 2024:  Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin (CHN)

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World Cup table tennis men's singles champions

* 1980:  Guo Yuehua (CHN)
* 1981:  Tibor Klampár (HUN)
* 1982:  Guo Yuehua (CHN)
* 1983:  Mikael Appelgren (SWE)
* 1984:  Jiang Jialiang (CHN)
* 1985:  Chen Xinhua (CHN)
* 1986:  Chen Longcan (CHN)
* 1987:  Teng Yi (CHN)
* 1988:  Andrzej Grubba (POL)
* 1989:  Ma Wenge (CHN)
* 1990:  Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)
* 1991:  Jörgen Persson (SWE)
* 1992:  Ma Wenge (CHN)
* 1993:  Zoran Primorac (CRO)
* 1994:  Jean-Philippe Gatien (FRA)
* 1995:  Kong Linghui (CHN)
* 1996:  Liu Guoliang (CHN)
* 1997:  Zoran Primorac (CRO)
* 1998:  Jörg Roßkopf (GER)
* 1999:  Vladimir Samsonov (BLR)
* 2000:  Ma Lin (CHN)
* 2001:  Vladimir Samsonov (BLR)
* 2002:  Timo Boll (GER)
* 2003:  Ma Lin (CHN)
* 2004:  Ma Lin (CHN)
* 2005:  Timo Boll (GER)
* 2006:  Ma Lin (CHN)
* 2007:  Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2008:  Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2009:  Vladimir Samsonov (BLR)
* 2010:  Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2011:  Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2012:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2013:  Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2014:  Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2015:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2016:  Fan Zhendong (CHN)
* 2017:  Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER)
* 2018:  Fan Zhendong (CHN)
* 2019:  Fan Zhendong (CHN)
* 2020:  Fan Zhendong (CHN)
* 2024:  Ma Long (CHN)

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World Cup table tennis men's team champions

* 1990:  Mikael Appelgren, Erik Lindh, Jörgen Persson, Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)
* 1991:  Ma Wenge, Wang Hao (born 1966), Wang Tao, Xie Chaojie, Zhang Lei (CHN)
* 1994:  Ding Song, Lin Zhigang, Liu Guoliang, Qin Zhijian, Wang Hao (born 1966) (CHN)
* 1995:  Chu Kyo-sung, Kim Bong-chul, Kim Taek-soo, Lee Chul-seung, Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR)
* 2007:  Chen Qi, Ma Lin, Wang Hao (born 1983), Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2009:  Ma Long, Qiu Yike, Xu Xin, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2010:  Hao Shuai, Ma Long, Wang Hao (born 1983), Xu Xin, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2011:  Ma Lin, Ma Long, Wang Hao (born 1983), Wang Liqin, Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2013:  Ma Long, Wang Hao (born 1983), Wang Liqin, Xu Xin, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2015:  Fan Zhendong, Fang Bo, Ma Long, Xu Xin, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2018:  Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan, Ma Long, Xu Xin, Yu Ziyang (CHN)
* 2019:  Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Ma Long, Xu Xin (CHN)

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World Cup table tennis mixed team champions

* 2023:  Chen Meng, Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan, Ma Long, Sun Yingsha, Wang Chuqin, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi (CHN)

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ITTF World Tour Grand Finals men's singles champions

* 1996:  Kong Linghui (CHN)
* 1997:  Vladimir Samsonov (BLR)
* 1998:  Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 1999:  Liu Guozheng (CHN)
* 2000:  Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2001:  Ma Lin (CHN)
* 2002:  Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE)
* 2003:  Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2004:  Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2005:  Timo Boll (GER)
* 2006:  Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2007:  Ma Lin (CHN)
* 2008:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2009:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2010:  Jun Mizutani (JPN)
* 2011:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2012:  Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2013:  Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2014:  Jun Mizutani (JPN)
* 2015:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2016:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2017:  Fan Zhendong (CHN)
* 2018:  Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN)
* 2019:  Fan Zhendong (CHN)
* 2020:  Ma Long (CHN)

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ITTF World Tour Grand Finals men's doubles champions

* 1996:  Wang Liqin & Yan Sen (CHN)
* 1997:  Kong Linghui & Liu Guoliang (CHN)
* 1998:  Wang Liqin & Yan Sen (CHN)
* 1999:  Kong Linghui & Ma Lin (CHN)
* 2000:  Wang Liqin & Yan Sen (CHN)
* 2001:  Kim Taek-soo & Oh Sang-eun (KOR)
* 2002:  Kong Linghui & Ma Lin (CHN)
* 2003:  Chen Qi & Ma Lin (CHN)
* 2004:  Chen Qi & Ma Lin (CHN)
* 2005:  Timo Boll & Christian Süß (GER)
* 2006:  Hao Shuai & Ma Long (CHN)
* 2007:  Chen Qi & Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2008:  Gao Ning & Yang Zi (SIN)
* 2009:  Timo Boll & Christian Süß (GER)
* 2010:  Jiang Tianyi & Tang Peng (HKG)
* 2011:  Ma Lin & Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2012:  Gao Ning & Li Hu (SIN)
* 2013:  Gao Ning & Li Hu (SIN)
* 2014:  Cho Eon-rae & Seo Hyun-deok (KOR)
* 2015:  Masataka Morizono & Yuya Oshima (JPN)
* 2016:  Jeoung Young-sik & Lee Sang-su (KOR)
* 2017:  Masataka Morizono & Yuya Oshima (JPN)
* 2018:  Jang Woo-jin & Lim Jong-hoon (KOR)
* 2019:  Fan Zhendong & Xu Xin (CHN)

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ITTF Tournament of Champions men's singles champions

* 2006:  Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2007:  Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2008:  Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2009:  Ma Long (CHN)

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WTT Grand Smash men's doubles champions

Singapore Smash|

* 2022:  Fan Zhendong & Wang Chuqin (CHN)
* 2023:  Fan Zhendong & Wang Chuqin (CHN)
* 2024:  Lin Gaoyuan & Ma Long (CHN)

Saudi Smash|

* 2024:  Ma Long & Wang Chuqin (CHN)

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Asian Games table tennis men's singles champions

* 1958:  Li Kou-tin (ROC)
* 1962:  Keiichi Miki (JPN)
* 1966:  Kim Chung-yong (KOR)
* 1974:  Liang Geliang (CHN)
* 1978:  Liang Geliang (CHN)
* 1982:  Xie Saike (CHN)
* 1986:  Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR)
* 1990:  Ma Wenge (CHN)
* 1994:  Wang Tao (CHN)
* 1998:  Kim Taek-soo (KOR)
* 2002:  Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2006:  Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2010:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2014:  Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2018:  Fan Zhendong (CHN)
* 2022:  Wang Chuqin (CHN)

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Asian Games table tennis men's doubles champions

* 1958:  Mai Văn Hòa & Trần Cảnh Được (VNM)
* 1962:  Ken Konaka & Keiichi Miki (JPN)
* 1966:  Keiichi Miki & Hiroshi Takahashi (JPN)
* 1974:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa & Mitsuru Kono (JPN)
* 1978:  Guo Yuehua & Huang Dongsheng (CHN)
* 1982:  Hiroyuki Abe & Seiji Ono (JPN)
* 1986:  Hui Jun & Teng Yi (CHN)
* 1990:  Chen Zhibin & Ma Wenge (CHN)
* 1994:  Chu Kyo-sung & Lee Chul-seung (KOR)
* 1998:  Kong Linghui & Liu Guoliang (CHN)
* 2002:  Lee Chul-seung & Ryu Seung-min (KOR)
* 2006:  Ko Lai Chak & Li Ching (HKG)
* 2010:  Wang Hao & Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2014:  Ma Long & Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2022:  Fan Zhendong & Wang Chuqin (CHN)

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Asian Games table tennis men's team champions

* 1958:  Lê Văn Tiết, Mai Văn Hòa, Trần Cảnh Được, Trần Văn Liễu (VNW)
* 1962:  Koji Kimura, Ken Konaka, Keiichi Miki, Ichiro Ogimura (JPN)
* 1966:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa, Koji Kimura, Keiichi Miki, Hiroshi Takahashi (JPN)
* 1974:  Li Zhenshi, Liang Geliang, Xi Enting, Xu Shaofa, Zeng Boxiong (CHN)
* 1978:  Chen Xinhua, Guo Yuehua, Huang Dongsheng, Liang Geliang (CHN)
* 1982:  Cai Zhenhua, Chen Xinhua, Guo Yuehua, Hui Jun, Xie Saike (CHN)
* 1986:  Ahn Jae-hyung, Kim Wan, Park Chang-ik, Park Ji-hyun, Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR)
* 1990:  Kang Hee-chan, Kim Taek-soo, Moon Kyu-min, Park Ji-hyun, Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR)
* 1994:  Kong Linghui, Lü Lin, Ma Wenge, Wang Tao, Zhang Lei (CHN)
* 1998:  Kong Linghui, Liu Guoliang, Wang Liqin, Yan Sen, Zhang Yong (CHN)
* 2002:  Kong Linghui, Liu Guozheng, Ma Lin, Wang Liqin, Yan Sen (CHN)
* 2006:  Chen Qi, Hao Shuai, Ma Lin, Ma Long, Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2010:  Ma Lin, Ma Long, Wang Hao, Xu Xin, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2014:  Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Xu Xin, Zhang Jike, Zhou Yu (CHN)
* 2018:  Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Chuqin, Xue Fei (CHN)
* 2022:  Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin (CHN)

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Asian table tennis men's singles champions

* 1952:  Suh Sui Cho (HKG)
* 1953:  Mai Văn Hòa (VNM)
* 1954:  Mai Văn Hòa (VNM)
* 1957:  Lau Sek Fong (HKG)
* 1960:  Ichiro Ogimura (JPN)
* 1963:  Hiroshi Takahashi (JPN)
* 1964:  Koji Kimura (JPN)
* 1967:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa (JPN)
* 1968:  Mitsuru Kono (JPN)
* 1970:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa (JPN)
* 1972:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa (JPN)
* 1974:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa (JPN)
* 1976:  Liang Geliang (CHN)
* 1978:  Guo Yuehua (CHN)
* 1980:  Shi Zhihao (CHN)
* 1982:  Cai Zhenhua (CHN)
* 1984:  Xie Saike (CHN)
* 1986:  Jiang Jialiang (CHN)
* 1988:  Chen Longcan (CHN)
* 1990:  Wang Tao (CHN)
* 1992:  Xie Chaojie (CHN)
* 1994:  Kong Linghui (CHN)
* 1996:  Kong Linghui (CHN)
* 1998:  Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2000:  Chiang Peng-lung (TPE)
* 2003:  Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2005:  Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2007:  Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2009:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2011:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2013:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2015:  Fan Zhendong (CHN)
* 2017:  Fan Zhendong (CHN)
* 2019:  Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2021:  Lee Sang-su (KOR)
* 2023:  Ma Long (CHN)

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Asian table tennis men's doubles champions

* 1952:  Fu Chi Fong & Suh Sui Cho (HKG)
* 1953:  Mai Văn Hòa & Trần Cảnh Được (VNM)
* 1954:  Loh Heng Chew & Poon Weng Hoe (SIN)
* 1957:  Mai Văn Hòa & Trần Cảnh Được (VNM)
* 1960:  Teruo Murakami & Ichiro Ogimura (JPN)
* 1963:  Manji Fukushima & Hiroshi Takahashi (JPN)
* 1964:  Koji Kimura & Ken Konaka (JPN)
* 1967:  Shigeo Itoh & Mitsuru Kono (JPN)
* 1968:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa & Tokio Tasaka (JPN)
* 1970:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa & Shigeo Itoh (JPN)
* 1972:  Tetsuo Inoue & Mitsuru Kono (JPN)
* 1974:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa & Mitsuru Kono (JPN)
* 1976:  Tetsuo Inoue & Mitsuru Kono (JPN)
* 1978:  Cho Yong-ho & Yun Chol (PRK)
* 1980:  Guo Yuehua & Xie Saike (CHN)
* 1982:  Guo Yuehua & Xie Saike (CHN)
* 1984:  Teng Yi & Xie Saike (CHN)
* 1986:  Hui Jun & Teng Yi (CHN)
* 1988:  Chen Longcan & Wei Qingguang (CHN)
* 1990:  Kim Guk-chol & Kim Song-hui (PRK)
* 1992:  Kang Hee-chan & Lee Chul-seung (KOR)
* 1994:  Lin Zhigang & Liu Guoliang (CHN)
* 1996:  Kong Linghui & Liu Guoliang (CHN)
* 1998:  Liu Guoliang & Ma Lin (CHN)
* 2000:  Chang Yen-shu & Chiang Peng-lung (TPE)
* 2003:  Ko Lai Chak & Li Ching (HKG)
* 2005:  Ko Lai Chak & Li Ching (HKG)
* 2007:  Hao Shuai & Ma Long (CHN)
* 2009:  Ma Long & Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2011:  Gao Ning & Yang Zi (SIN)
* 2013:  Yan An & Zhou Yu (CHN)
* 2015:  Fan Zhendong & Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2017:  Fan Zhendong & Lin Gaoyuan (CHN)
* 2019:  Liang Jingkun & Lin Gaoyuan (CHN)
* 2021:  Shunsuke Togami & Yukiya Uda (JPN)
* 2023:  Fan Zhendong & Lin Gaoyuan (CHN)

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Asian table tennis mixed doubles champions

* 1952:  Kalyanpur Jayant & Gool Nasikwala (IND)
* 1953:  Kichiji Tamasu & Yoshiko Tanaka (JPN)
* 1954:  Rhee Kyong-ho & Wie Sang-sook (KOR)
* 1957:  Suh Sui Cho & Baguio Wong (HKG)
* 1960:  Ichiro Ogimura & Kimiyo Matsuzaki (JPN)
* 1963:  Manji Fukushima & Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi (JPN)
* 1964:  Ken Konaka & Naoko Fukatsu (JPN)
* 1967:  Tetsuo Inoue & Mieko Hirano (JPN)
* 1968:  Shigeo Itoh ＆ Mieko Fukuno (JPN)
* 1970:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa & Toshiko Kowada (JPN)
* 1972:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa & Yasuko Konno (JPN)
* 1974:  Mitsuru Kono & Tomie Edano (JPN)
* 1976:  Tetsuo Inoue & Mitsuko Shimamoto (JPN)
* 1978:  Seiji Ono & Kayo Sugaya (JPN)
* 1980:  Xie Saike & Zhang Deying (CHN)
* 1982:  Jiang Jialiang & Tong Ling (CHN)
* 1984:  Xie Saike & Dai Lili (CHN)
* 1986:  Hui Jun & Geng Lijuan (CHN)
* 1988:  Yoo Nam-kyu & Hyun Jung-hwa (KOR)
* 1990:  Yoo Nam-kyu & Hyun Jung-hwa (KOR)
* 1992:  Liu Guoliang & Wu Na (CHN)
* 1994:  Kong Linghui & Deng Yaping (CHN)
* 1996:  Ma Lin & Wu Na (CHN)
* 1998:  Wang Liqin & Wang Nan (CHN)
* 2000:  Yan Sen & Yang Ying (CHN)
* 2003:  Liu Guozheng & Li Nan (CHN)
* 2005:  Wang Liqin & Guo Yue (CHN)
* 2007:  Oh Sang-eun & Kwak Bang-bang (KOR)
* 2009:  Ma Long & Li Xiaoxia (CHN)
* 2011:  Xu Xin & Guo Yan (CHN)
* 2013:  Lee Sang-su & Park Young-sook (KOR)
* 2015:  Fan Zhendong & Chen Meng (CHN)
* 2017:  Zhou Yu & Chen Xingtong (CHN)
* 2019:  Xu Xin & Liu Shiwen (CHN)
* 2021:  Shunsuke Togami & Hina Hayata (JPN)
* 2023:  Lin Gaoyuan & Wang Yidi (CHN)

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Asian table tennis men's team champions

* 1952:  Cheng Kwok Wing, Chung Chin Sing, Fu Chi Fong, Suh Sui Cho (HKG)
* 1953:  Kazuo Kawai, Tsuneo Naka, Ichiro Ogimura, Kichiji Tamasu, Yoshio Tomita (JPN)
* 1954:  Chu Cheung Ling, Chung Chin Sing, Lau Sek Fong, Suh Sui Cho (HKG)
* 1957:  Huỳnh Văn Ngọc, Mai Văn Hòa, Nguyễn Kim Hằng, Trần Cảnh Được, Trần Văn Liễu (VNM)
* 1960:  Nobuya Hoshino, Teruo Murakami, Ichiro Ogimura, Goro Shibutani (JPN)
* 1963:  Manji Fukushima, Hiroshi Takahashi (JPN)
* 1964:  Koji Kimura, Ken Konaka, Hiroaki Ohhashi, Hiroshi Takahashi (JPN)
* 1967:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa, Tetsuo Inoue, Shigeo Itoh, Hajime Kagimoto, Mitsuru Kono (JPN)
* 1968:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa, Shigeo Itoh, Mitsuru Kono, Tokio Tasaka (JPN)
* 1970:  Nobuhiko Hasegawa, Tetsuo Inoue, Shigeo Itoh, Mitsuru Kono, Shinichi Uchiimizu (JPN)
* 1972:  Toshiaki Furukawa, Nobuhiko Hasegawa, Tetsuo Inoue, Mitsuru Kono, Tokio Tasaka (JPN)
* 1974:  Diao Wenyuan, Li Zhenshi, Wang Jialin, Xi Enting, Xu Shaofa (CHN)
* 1976:  Guo Yuehua, Guo Zhonggong, Li Peng, Li Zhenshi, Liang Geliang (CHN)
* 1978:  Chen Xinhua, Guo Yuehua, Huang Dongsheng, Liang Geliang, Lu Yaohua (CHN)
* 1980:  Cai Zhenhua, Guo Yuehua, Huang Liang, Shi Zhihao, Xie Saike (CHN)
* 1982:  Cai Zhenhua, Guo Yuehua, Jiang Jialiang, Xie Saike (CHN)
* 1984:  Chen Longcan, Teng Yi, Wang Huiyuan, Xie Saike (CHN)
* 1986:  Chen Pingxi, Jiang Jialiang, Sun Jianwei, Teng Yi, Wang Hao (born 1966) (CHN)
* 1988:  Chen Longcan, Geng Zhen, Jiang Jialiang, Wei Qingguang, Xu Zengcai (CHN)
* 1990:  Lin Zhigang, Lü Lin, Ma Wenge, Wang Tao, Xie Chaojie (CHN)
* 1992:  Li Yi, Liu Guoliang, Wei Qingguang, Xie Chaojie (CHN)
* 1994:  Kong Linghui, Lin Zhigang, Liu Guoliang, Lü Lin, Wang Tao (CHN)
* 1996:  Kang Hee-chan, Kim Dae-yun, Kim Taek-soo, Oh Sang-eun (KOR)
* 1998:  Liu Guoliang, Liu Guozheng, Ma Lin, Wang Liqin, Yan Sen (CHN)
* 2000:  Liu Guozheng, Ma Lin, Wang Liqin, Xu Hui, Yan Sen (CHN)
* 2003:  Hou Yingchao, Liu Guozheng, Tang Peng, Wang Hao (born 1983), Wang Jianjun (CHN)
* 2005:  Chen Qi, Hao Shuai, Ma Long, Wang Hao (born 1983), Wang Liqin (CHN)
* 2007:  Chen Qi, Hao Shuai, Ma Lin, Ma Long, Wang Hao (born 1983) (CHN)
* 2009:  Ma Long, Wang Liqin, Wu Hao, Xu Xin, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2011:  Ma Lin, Ma Long, Wang Hao (born 1983), Xu Xin, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2013:  Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Xu Xin, Yan An, Zhou Yu (CHN)
* 2015:  Fan Zhendong, Fang Bo, Ma Long, Xu Xin, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2017:  Cui Qinglei, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Xu Xin, Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2019:  Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Chuqin, Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2021:  An Jae-hyun, Cho Seung-min, Jang Woo-jin, Lee Sang-su, Lim Jong-hoon (KOR)
* 2023:  Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin (CHN)

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Asian Cup table tennis men's singles champions

* 1983:  Cai Zhenhua (CHN)
* 1984:  Hui Jun (CHN)
* 1985:  Chen Longcan (CHN)
* 1986:  Wei Qingguang (CHN)
* 1987:  Teng Yi (CHN)
* 1988:  Wei Qingguang (CHN)
* 1989:  Kiyoshi Saito (JPN)
* 1991 (May):  Wang Yonggan (CHN)
* 1991 (November):  Kim Guk-chol (PRK)
* 1992:  Ma Wenge (CHN)
* 1993:  Ri Gun-sang (PRK)
* 1994:  Lin Zhigang (CHN)
* 1996:  Ma Lin (CHN)
* 1997:  Guo Keli (CHN)
* 2000:  Chen Tianyuan (CHN)
* 2003:  Ye Ruoting (CHN)
* 2004:  Cheung Yuk (HKG)
* 2005:  Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2006:  Wang Hao (CHN)
* 2007:  Gao Ning (SIN)
* 2008:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2009:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2010:  Zhang Jike (CHN)
* 2011:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2012:  Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2013:  Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2014:  Ma Long (CHN)
* 2015:  Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2016:  Xu Xin (CHN)
* 2017:  Lin Gaoyuan (CHN)
* 2018:  Fan Zhendong (CHN)
* 2019:  Fan Zhendong (CHN)
* 2022:  Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN)

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ITTF Male Table Tennis Star

* 2013: Zhang Jike
* 2014: Quadri Aruna
* 2015: Ma Long
* 2016: Ma Long
* 2017: Timo Boll
* 2018: Fan Zhendong
* 2019: Ma Long

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Members of the ITTF Hall of Fame

Men's players|

* Ivan Andreadis
* Viktor Barna
* Laszlo Bellak
* Richard Bergmann
* Cai Zhenhua
* Chen Qi
* Guo Yuehua
* Nobuhiko Hasegawa
* Jiang Jialiang
* Peter Karlsson
* Stephen Kelen
* Kong Linghui
* Johnny Leach
* Li Furong
* Liang Geliang
* Liu Guoliang
* Ma Lin
* Ma Long
* Zoltán Mechlovits
* Ichiro Ogimura
* Jörgen Persson
* Ferenc Sidó
* Ladislav Štípek
* Miklós Szabados
* Toshiaki Tanaka
* František Tokár
* Bohumil Váňa
* Jan-Ove Waldner
* Wang Hao
* Wang Liqin
* Wang Tao
* Xu Xin
* Zhang Jike
* Zhang Xielin
* Zhuang Zedong

Women's players|

* Cao Yanhua
* Deng Yaping
* Ding Ning
* Fujie Eguchi
* Gizella Farkas
* Ge Xin'ai
* Guo Yue
* Hyun Jung-hwa
* Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi
* Marie Kettnerová
* Li Ju
* Li Xiaoxia
* Lin Huiqing
* Liu Shiwen
* Liu Wei
* Kimiyo Matsuzaki
* Mária Mednyánszky
* Gertrude Pritzi
* Qiao Hong
* Angelica Rozeanu
* Anna Sipos
* Věra Votrubcová
* Wang Nan
* Ella Zeller
* Zhang Deying
* Zhang Yining

Officers|

* Roy Evans
* James McClure
* Ivor Montagu
* A.K. Vint
* Xu Yinsheng

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Xinhua News Agency's Top Ten Chinese Athletes of the Year

1999|

* Sun Wen (Football)
* Xie Jun (Chess)
* Liu Guoliang (Table tennis)
* Liu Hongyu (Athletics)
* Wang Nan (Table tennis)
* Dong Zhen (Gymnastics)
* Chen Hua (Swimming)
* Sun Jun (Badminton)
* Li Jiajun (Short track speed skating)
* Shi Zhiyong (Weightlifting)

2000|

* Xiong Ni (Diving)
* Li Xiaopeng (Gymnastics)
* Fu Mingxia (Diving)
* Sun Wen (Football)
* Ji Xinpeng (Badminton)
* Kong Linghui (Table tennis)
* Wang Nan (Table tennis)
* Wang Liping (Athletics)
* Xie Jun (Chess)
* Tao Luna (Shooting)

2001|

* Wang Nan (Table tennis)
* Zhu Chen (Chess)
* Wang Liqin (Table tennis)
* Luo Xuejuan (Swimming)
* Yuan Hua (Judo)
* Dong Yanmei (Athletics)
* Sun Wen (Football)
* Yang Yang (A) (Short track speed skating)
* Wang Zhizhi (Basketball)
* Chen Ying (Shooting)

2002|

* Yang Yang (A) (Short track speed skating)
* Yao Ming (Basketball)
* Li Xiaopeng (Gymnastics)
* Qi Hui (Swimming)
* Tao Luna (Shooting)
* Tan Xue (Fencing)
* Wu Meijin (Weightlifting)
* Wu Peng (Swimming)
* Zhang Yining (Table tennis)
* Liu Xiang (Athletics)

2003|

* Yao Ming (Basketball)
* Li Xiaopeng (Gymnastics)
* Luo Xuejuan (Swimming)
* Zhao Ruirui (Volleyball)
* Wang Nan (Table tennis)
* Liu Xiang (Athletics)
* Liu Chunhong (Weightlifting)
* Sun Yingjie (Athletics)
* Shen Xue (Figure skating)
* Zhao Hongbo (Figure skating)

2004|

* Liu Xiang (Athletics)
* Zhang Yining (Table tennis)
* Yao Ming (Basketball)
* Du Li (Shooting)
* Luo Xuejuan (Swimming)
* Meng Guanliang/Yang Wenjun (Canoeing)
* Feng Kun (Volleyball)
* Guo Jingjing (Diving)
* Zhang Ning (Badminton)
* Tang Gonghong (Weightlifting)

2005|

* Yao Ming (Basketball)
* Guo Jingjing (Diving)
* Zhang Ning (Badminton)
* Zou Shiming (Amateur Boxing)
* Chang Hao (Go)
* Zhang Yining (Table tennis)
* Liu Xiang (Athletics)
* Chen Yanqing (Weightlifting)
* Cheng Fei (Gymnastics)
* Wu Peng (Swimming)

2006|

* Liu Xiang (Athletics)
* Yao Ming (Basketball)
* Han Xiaopeng (Freestyle skiing)
* Yang Wei (Gymnastics)
* Wang Meng (Short track speed skating)
* Ding Junhui (Snooker)
* Zheng Jie/Yan Zi (Tennis)
* Wang Lei (Fencing)
* Wu Peng (Swimming)
* Chen Yanqing (Weightlifting)

2007|

* Liu Xiang (Athletics)
* Yang Wei (Gymnastics)
* Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo (Figure skating)
* Zhu Qinan (Shooting)
* Guo Jingjing (Diving)
* Zhang Guozheng (Weightlifting)
* Zhu Lin (Badminton)
* Zou Shiming (Amateur Boxing)
* Wu Peng (Swimming)
* Guo Yue (Table tennis)

2008|

* Guo Jingjing (Diving)
* Liu Zige (Swimming)
* Zhang Juanjuan (Archery)
* Zhang Yining (Table tennis)
* Zhong Man (Fencing)
* Zou Shiming (Amateur Boxing)
* Yang Wei (Gymnastics)
* Yin Jian (Sailing)
* Du Jianping (Para swimming)
* Tsering Wangmo (Mountain climbing)

2009|

* Zhang Lin (Swimming)
* Guo Jingjing (Diving)
* Liu Zige (Swimming)
* Bai Xue (Athletics)
* Lin Dan (Badminton)
* Wang Meng (Short track speed skating)
* Wang Hao (Table tennis)
* Liu Xiang (Athletics)
* Long Qingquan (Weightlifting)
* Zhang Yining (Table tennis)

2010|

* Liu Xiang (Athletics)
* Lao Yi (Athletics)
* Sun Yang (Swimming)
* Wang Meng (Short track speed skating)
* Zhou Suhong (Volleyball)
* Lin Dan (Badminton)
* Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo (Figure skating)
* Li Na (Tennis)
* Jiang Wenwen/Jiang Tingting (Artistic Swimming)
* Hou Yifan (Chess)

2011|

* Li Na (Tennis)
* Sun Yang (Swimming)
* Zhang Jike (Table tennis)
* Lin Dan (Badminton)
* Hou Yifan (Chess)
* Li Yanfeng (Athletics)
* Wu Minxia (Diving)
* Li Na (Fencing)
* Chen Yibing (Gymnastics)
* Liu Xiang (Athletics)

2012|

* Sun Yang (Swimming)
* Xu Lijia (Sailing)
* Lin Dan (Badminton)
* Ye Shiwen (Swimming)
* Qieyang Shijie (Athletics)
* Zou Kai (Gymnastics)
* Lei Sheng (Fencing)
* Zhang Jike (Table tennis)
* Feng Shanshan (Golf)
* Xiong Chaozhong (Professional boxing)

2013|

* Li Xiaoxia (Table tennis)
* Ding Junhui (Snooker)
* Lin Dan (Badminton)
* Zheng Zhi (Football)
* Zhang Peimeng (Athletics)
* Guo Chuan (Marine navigation)
* Li Na (Tennis)
* Xiong Chaozhong (Professional boxing)
* Liao Hui (Weightlifting)
* He Chong (Diving)

2014|

* Li Na (Tennis)
* Ning Zetao (Swimming)
* Zhang Hong (Speed Skating)
* Zhang Jike (Table tennis)
* Yang Haoran (Shooting)
* Liao Hui (Weightlifting)
* Lin Dan (Badminton)
* Yao Jinnan (Gymnastics)
* Chen Penbin (Ultra-marathon)
* Zhu Ting (Volleyball)

2015|

* Su Bingtian (Athletics)
* Ning Zetao (Swimming)
* Zhu Ting (Volleyball)
* Liu Hong (Athletics)
* Sun Yang (Swimming)
* Guo Chuan (Marine navigation)
* Yi Jianlian (Basketball)
* Chen Penbin (Ultra-marathon)
* Chen Long (Badminton)
* Zheng Zhi (Football)

2016|

* Zhu Ting (Volleyball)
* Guo Chuan (Marine navigation)
* Ke Jie (Go)
* Sun Yang (Swimming)
* Zhong Tianshi/Gong Jinjie (Track Cycling)
* Ding Ning (Table tennis)
* Zhao Shuai (Taekwondo)
* Han Tianyu (Short track speed skating)
* Wang Zhen (Athletics)
* Chen Aisen (Diving)

2017|

* Sun Yang (Swimming)
* Gong Lijiao (Athletics)
* Feng Shanshan (Golf)
* Zhu Ting (Volleyball)
* Xu Jiayu (Swimming)
* Ding Ning (Table tennis)
* Sui Wenjing/Han Cong (Figure skating)
* Shi Tingmao (Diving)
* Xiao Ruoteng (Gymnastics)
* Luo Jing (Mountain climbing)

2018|

* Wu Dajing (Short track speed skating)
* Su Bingtian (Athletics)
* Xu Jiayu (Swimming)
* Zhu Ting (Volleyball)
* Ju Wenjun (Chess)
* Wang Shuang (Football)
* Wu Lei (Football)
* Gong Lijiao (Athletics)
* Shi Tingmao (Diving)
* Xiao Ruoteng (Gymnastics)

2019|

* China women's national volleyball team (Volleyball)
* Sui Wenjing/Han Cong (Figure skating)
* Gong Lijiao (Athletics)
* Liu Shiwen (Table tennis)
* Sun Yang (Swimming)
* Xu Can (Professional boxing)
* Shi Tingmao (Diving)
* Yi Jianlian (Basketball)
* Cai Xuetong (Snowboarding)
* Deng Wei (Weightlifting)

2020|

* No selection due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2021|

* Yang Qian (Shooting)
* Su Bingtian (Athletics)
* Shi Tingmao (Diving)
* Ma Long (Table tennis)
* Gong Lijiao (Athletics)
* Ailing Eileen Gu (Freestyle skiing)
* Lü Xiaojun (Weightlifting)
* Zhang Yufei (Swimming)
* Wang Shun (Swimming)
* Chen Yufei (Badminton)

2022|

* Ailing Eileen Gu (Freestyle skiing)
* Gao Tingyu (Speed skating)
* Su Yiming (Snowboarding)
* Xu Mengtao (Freestyle skiing)
* Wang Jianan (Athletics)
* Sui Wenjing/Han Cong (Figure skating)
* Yang Hongqiong (Para cross-country skiing)
* Zheng Qinwen (Tennis)
* Zhang Weili (Mixed martial)
* Chen Yuxi/Quan Hongchan (Diving)

2023|

* Ding Liren (Chess)
* Wang Chuqin (Table tennis)
* China women's national basketball team (Basketball)
* Wen Xiaoyan (Para Atheletics)
* Liu Qingyi (Breaking)
* Zhang Zhizhen (Tennis)
* Zhang Yufei (Swimming)
* Dong Hongjuan (Mountain climbing)
* Qin Haiyang (Swimming)
* Xie Zhenye (Athletics)

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