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Dang Qiu
German table tennis player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dang Qiu (Chinese: 邱党; pinyin: Qiū Dǎng; born 29 October 1996) is a German professional table tennis player. He is the first German-born national player playing the penhold grip style, in particular the modern two-sided penhold grip which allows him to play the reverse penhold backhand. In 2022 and at his first participation of a European Table Tennis Championships, he won the men's single title on first attempt.
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![]() Qiu at the 2022 European Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-10-29) 29 October 1996 (age 27) Nürtingen, Germany[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Righthanded penholder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 8 (4 April 2023)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 10 (12 March 2024)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Borussia Düsseldorf (Bundesliga)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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