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Fan Zhendong

(樊振東)

Fan Zhendong
Fan Zhendong
樊振東
The latest news on Fan Zhendong, Chinese professional table tennis player, including table tennis news and updates.
National Games singles champion Fan Zhendong was instrumental in securing China’s 11th consecutive World Team Championships title in 2024. Photo: Xinhua
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Table tennis star Fan Zhendong skips China’s World Team Championships title defence

National Games champion pulls out of tournament in London in April for ‘personal reasons’, sparking fan fears over men’s team’s chances.

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Chinese star Wang admits he is trying to emulate stability provided by Ma, Fan

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Sun makes table tennis history with World Cup three-peat, Wang wins men’s crown

Doxxing and cyberbullying

Editorial | China’s sports stars show bravery in the face of toxic fan culture

Olympic champion Quan Hongchan is just the latest Chinese star to detail being on the receiving end of abuse from fans.

Quan Hongchan celebrates winning gold in the women’s 10m platform at the Paris Olympics on August 6, 2024. Photo: Reuters
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Olympic champ Chen Meng to ‘help younger players grow’, Fan extends Germany stay

Chen says she is no longer ‘caught up in winning and losing’, while fellow Olympic winner Fan says he is moving to German league champions.

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Table tennis head Wang Liqin says progress being made to fix toxic fan culture

Speaking at Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, he also gave updates on CTTA’s priorities, Olympic champion Fan Zhendong.

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China star Fan Zhendong loses for third time in past 4 matches with German club

Latest defeat comes while playing for Saarbrücken in doubles, the Olympic champion’s first such match in almost two years.

Chinese table tennis star Fan Zhendong saw his team squander a 2-0 lead against Borussia Düsseldorf on Sunday. Photo: Tischtennis Bundesliga
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Chinese social media users hit out at Fan Zhendong’s Saarbrücken teammates

Reigning Olympic table tennis champion won both of his matches, but his German club team lost 3-2 to Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.

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Fan Zhendong wins first overseas club title with 1. FC Saarbrücken in German Cup

The Olympic gold medallist wins all four of his singles matches, is named MVP and receives adulation from his teammates.

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Fan Zhendong won’t get easy route back to play in LA Olympics: table tennis boss

He can earn 2028 spot the same way North Koreans have previously, ITTF’s Petra Sorling suggests amid Fan’s absence from world rankings.

Fan Zhendong, pictured after clinching National Games gold in Macau last month, was among three Chinese players to withdraw from the world rankings a year ago. Photo: Xinhua
World Table Tennis (WTT)

Chinese statement on Sun Yingsha, Wang Chuqin withdrawals leaves fans confused

Calls for greater focus on player workload after statement omits mention of schedule at WTT Finals in Hong Kong.

Wang Chuqin (left) and Sun Yingsha in action during the WTT Finals in Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua
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WTT Finals in Hong Kong was ‘beyond my expectations’, table tennis boss says

CEO Steve Dainton says tournament could not have finished ‘in a better way’ despite injuries to China stars Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha.

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WTT Finals: Lebrun reveals which Chinese ace he most wants to beat in Hong Kong

After a life-changing Paris Olympics, French teen is getting up to speed again, fresh from a ‘crazy’ Muscat final victory over his brother.

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WTT Finals: Truls Moregard aims to create more happy memories of Hong Kong

After making a statement on previous visit, Swedish table tennis star will have China’s top names in his sights at year-end event.

Truls Moregard celebrates winning the WTT Champions Montpellier tournament this month. Photo: Xinhua
2025 National Games

Record-breaker Ma Long leads Beijing to National Games table tennis team gold

Victory over Shanghai sees the veteran win his fifth gold medal in his sixth appearance at the multi-sport event.

Ma Long of Beijing (middle right) celebrates his win over Zhou Kai of Shanghai, giving his team a 2-1 lead in the men’s team final at the National Games in Macau on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
2025 National Games

Fan Zhendong cements legacy at National Games after completing ‘super grand slam’

Table tennis legend in action again on Thursday in men’s teams final against world No 1 Wang Chuqin and Ma Long.

2025 National Games

National Games: Fan v Wang part 2, Hong Kong’s fencers go again – what to watch

Beijing face Shanghai in team table tennis final, so Fan Zhendong plays Wang Chuqin a second time, while Hong Kong mountain bikers join fray.

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2025 National Games

Coleman Wong, fencing medallists Hsieh and Ho – what to watch at National Games

Table tennis team competitions get serious, while athletics emerges from swimming’s shadow.

Coleman Wong was scheduled to play in the men’s singles quarter-finals in Zhuhai on Tuesday. Photo: Eugene Lee
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National Games, day 6: fencer Ho wins historic sabre silver, Hsieh épée bronze

Aaron Ho equals the best finish of any Hong Kong fencer at a National Games and is the city’s first sabreist to win a medal.

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Fencing begins and Haughey carries on – what to watch on National Games day 6

Saturday’s events include Siobhan Haughey’s 100 metres freestyle final, Kaylin Hsieh’s épée comp and some epic-looking table tennis clashes.

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Tight National Games contest between China’s Wang, Hong Kong’s Wong warms hearts

Table tennis fans were quick to comment online on the pair’s bond after the thrilling match, which was settled only in seven games.

Beijing player Wang Chuqin (left) greets Hong Kong player Wong Chun-ting after their National Games match in Macau on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
2025 National Games

Zhang, 18, beats Pan Zhanle, Sun Yang at National Games, but Pan wins relay gold

Youngster triumphs in men’s 400 metres freestyle in Shenzhen, while first weightlifting and dressage medals are decided.

Zhang Zhanshuo of Shandong celebrates winning the men’s 400m freestyle final in Shenzhen. Photo: Xinhua
2025 National Games

What to know about the National Games, where some of world’s best come to play

Some of the world’s top sportsmen and women will battle it out in the pool, court and track across the Greater Bay Area.

2025 National Games

Fan and Wang on collision course for blockbuster semi-final in Macau

Galaxy of table tennis stars head to city for National Games, with Fan Zhendong and Wang in same half of draw for men’s singles.

2025 National Games

China moves to keep toxic fan culture off social media for National Games

After athletes including Fan Zhendong and Chen Yuxi fell victim, ‘Clean and Bright’ campaign targets issues such as bullying and doxxing.

Table tennis player Fan Zhendong has previously spoken out about intrusive fans. Photo: AFP
World Table Tennis (WTT)

China’s ‘little devil’ Zhu Qihui already a table tennis world beater – at 13

The teen, who wins regularly above her age group, has been likened to world No 1 Sun Yingsha, Olympic champion Fan Zhendong.

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Zhu Qihui completed a hat-trick of titles when she beat compatriot Liu Ziling in the WTT China Youth Smash final on Sunday. Photo: Handout
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Harimoto sparks backlash, says Wang Chuqin only good China table tennis player

The 22-year-old says he, Swede Truls Moregard and Brazil’s Hugo Calderano are capable of “consistently beating” their Chinese rivals.

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If China’s table tennis dominance is challenged, will the sport grow globally?

World Table Tennis CEO says Europe’s men making a ‘massive wave’, but diversity in the women’s game needs to be worked on.

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