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Fan Zhendong (Chinese: 樊振东; pinyin: Fán Zhèndōng; born 22 January 1997) is a Chinese professional table tennis player. After joining the Chinese National Table Tennis Team in 2012 as the youngest member of the team, he went on to become the youngest ITTF World Tour Champion and the youngest World Table Tennis Champion .
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Jan 2, 2024 · The Chinese world number 1 took silver at Tokyo 2020 and has won the last two singles world titles. After struggling in the second half of 2023, Fan told Olympics.com and World Table Tennis about his approach for 2024 leading up to the Paris Olympic Games, where he is favourite.
Fan Zhendong, from Guangzhou in southern China, is one of his generation's best paddlers, thriving in a nation where table tennis is more than a sport. It's a national passion. Starting the sport very young, Fan joined Guangdong's provincial table tennis team at just seven years old.
May 9, 2023 · Fan Zhendong, born in 1997 in Guangzhou, China, is a ping pong prodigy who has risen through the ranks to become the current world #1 top player. Known and admired for his explosive power, lightning-fast reflexes, and relentless attack, Fan has achieved numerous accolades and titles in his career.
World number 1 men's table tennis player Fan Zhendong, an Olympic silver medallist from Tokyo 2020 in 2021, retained his world title in 2023 but struggled in the second half of the season.
Oct 4, 2023 · Chinese paddler Fan Zhendong who bagged two golds and a silver at his third Asian Games is now focusing on earning a spot for the Paris Olympics. For him, technical improvement knows no bounds.
Nov 30, 2021 · China's Fan Zhendong put on an attacking masterclass in front of a boisterous crowd at George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, U.S. as the world number one trounced 19-year-old Swedish sensation Truls Moregard in a one-sided men's singles final of the 2021 world table tennis championships on Monday night.
Sep 22, 2021 · XI'AN -- The moment Fan Zhendong scored a win-sealing point against table tennis Grand Slam winner Ma Long, his Guangdong teammates rushed in to give him a big bug.
Fan Zhendong (Chinese: 樊振东) was born 22 January, 1997 in Guangzhou, China. He is one of the greatest Chinese players of his generation, being a strong rival to Ma Long since his professional debut. Fan Zhendong won the gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in team event.
Mar 20, 2022 · World No. 2 Chen Meng beat fourth-ranked world champion Wang Manyu 4-3 (11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 9-11, 11-8) for the women's title, while men's world champion Fan Zhendong defeated two-time Olympic singles champion Ma Long 4-3 (11-6, 11-6, 6-11, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7).
