Wang Chuqin

Wang Chuqin (/wʌŋtʃuːtʃin/;^[3] simplified Chinese: 王楚钦; traditional Chinese: 王楚欽; pinyin: Wáng Chǔqīn, pronounced [uǎŋ ʈʂʰùtɕʰín]; born 11 May 2000) is a Chinese professional table tennis player.^[4] He is the top ranked player in the ITTF world ranking. Most recently, he was the silver medallist in men's singles, gold medallist in mixed doubles with Sun Yingsha and gold medallist in men's doubles with Fan Zhendong for the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships in Durban. He won the men's singles title at the WTT Cup Finals in 2021 and WTT Champions Xinxiang in 2022. He was crowned the men's singles title at WTT Champions Macao twice (2022 and 2023 respectively). Wang also won gold along with teammates Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan and Ma Long at the 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships. He won gold in the men's singles and mixed team events at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Wang Chuqin
Wang at the 2018 Youth Olympics
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Lion heart/ Tou Tou 头头 / 大头
Born	(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 24) Jilin, Jilin, China[1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing style	Left-handed, shakehand grip
Equipment(s)	DHS W968, DHS Hurricane 3 National Blue Sponge (FH, black), DHS Hurricane 8 (BH, Red)
Highest ranking	1 (4 July 2023)
Current ranking	1 (23 April 2024)
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing  China Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 0 World Championships 7 1 0 World Cup / WTT Finals 3 0 3 Asian Games 6 0 0 Asian Championships 2 2 0 Total 20 3 3 Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team 2024 Paris Mixed doubles World Championships 2018 Halmstad Team 2019 Budapest Doubles 2021 Houston Mixed doubles 2022 Chengdu Team 2023 Durban Doubles 2023 Durban Mixed doubles 2024 Busan Team 2023 Durban Singles World Cup 2023 Chengdu Mixed team 2024 Macao Singles WTT Finals 2022 Xinxiang Singles 2023 Doha Singles 2021 Singapore Singles 2023 Doha Doubles Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Mixed doubles 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team 2022 Hangzhou Singles 2022 Hangzhou Doubles 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles 2022 Hangzhou Team Asian Championships 2019 Yogyakarta Team 2023 Pyeongchang Team 2019 Yogyakarta Mixed doubles 2023 Pyeongchang Doubles Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires Singles 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team World Junior Championships 2014 Shanghai Mixed doubles 2015 Vendée Doubles 2017 Riva del Garda Doubles 2015 Vendée Mixed doubles 2014 Shanghai Doubles 2015 Vendée Singles 2017 Riva del Garda Mixed doubles 2017 Riva del Garda Singles

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Career

2015

In December 2015, Wang Chuqin was promoted to the Chinese table tennis team. In December, Wang Chuqin and Xue Fei partnered to win the men's doubles championship at the 2015 World Youth Championship.

2017

On 3 December 2017, Wang Chuqin partnered with Xue Fei and successfully defended the World Youth Championship men's doubles championship.

2019

In April 2019, Wang Chuqin partnered with Ma Long and defeated Ionescu/Robles 4-1 to win the men's doubles championship at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships in Budapest. In October, at the ITTF Swedish Open, Wang Chuqin defeated Lin Gaoyuan 4-0 and won the open singles championship for the first time.

2021

In May, Wang was selected as an alternate for the Chinese National Team at the Tokyo Olympics.^[5] Wang reached the semi-finals of the second leg of the Chinese Olympic Scrimmage before losing to eventual champion Fan Zhendong 4–2.^[6]

In September, Wang lost to Liu Dingshuo in the semi-finals of the China National Games and then lost to Liang Jingkun in the bronze-medal match.^[7]

In November 2021, Wang paired with Sun Yingsha and both won the gold medal in the mixed double finals at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships.^[8]

2022

In October 2022, Wang defeated Fan Zhendong in the final at the WTT Champions Macao.^[9]

At the WTT Cup Finals, Wang defeated Dang Qiu in the quarterfinals, before going on to win against Ma Long in the semi-finals and Tomokazu Harimoto in the final.^[10]

2023

In April 2023, Wang defeated Ma Long 4–0 in the finals of the WTT Champions Macao, winning the event for the second time as he also won this event in 2022.^[11] In May 2023, Wang was the silver medallist of the World Table Tennis Championships after being defeated by Fan Zhendong 4–2 in the finals.^[12] He was also the gold medallist for both the mixed doubles (with Sun Yingsha) and men's doubles (with Fan Zhendong) events.^[13]

On 4 July 2023, Wang topped the ITTF world ranking in men's singles for the first time in his career.^[14][15]

Singles titles

Year	Tournament	Final opponent	Score	Ref
2018	Youth Olympic Games	Tomokazu Harimoto	4–1	[16]
2019	ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open	Lin Gaoyuan	4–0	[17]
2022	WTT Star Contender European Summer Series	Truls Möregårdh	4–1	[18]
	WTT Champions Macao	Fan Zhendong	4–3	[9]
	WTT Cup Finals	Tomokazu Harimoto	4–2	[10]
2023	WTT Champions Macao	Ma Long	4–0	[19]
	Asian Games	Fan Zhendong	4–3	[20]
	WTT Star Contender Lanzhou	Ma Long	4–2	[21]
2024	WTT Finals	Fan Zhendong	4–0	[22]
	WTT Star Contender Doha	Lin Shidong	4–2	[23]
	WTT Singapore Smash	Liang Jingkun	4–1	[24]
	WTT Saudi Smash	Patrick Franziska	4–2

References

1. "乒坛男单世界第一宝座迎来首位"00后"". cnr.cn (in Chinese). 5 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
2. "WANG Chuqin". hangzhou2022.cn. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
3. "Wang Chuqin". Paris 2024 Olympics.
4. "Wang Chuqin". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
5. "Out-of-Sorts Ma Long Upset By Xu Chenhao In Chinese Olympic Scrimmage Quarterfinals". edgesandnets.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
6. "Fan Zhendong and Wang Manyu Win Second Leg of China Olympic Scrimmage". edgesandnets.com. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
7. "Fan Zhendong Cruises to China National Games Men's Singles Gold". edgesandnets.com. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
8. "New Stars, New Fans, and New Territories Discovered at 2021 World Championships". International Table Tennis Federation. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
9. "WTT Champions Macao 2022". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
10. "WTT Cup Finals Xinxiang 2022". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
11. "Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu triumph at WTT Champions Macao". insidethegames.biz. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
12. "Clean Sweep for China at ITTF World Championships Finals Durban 2023". ettu.org. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
13. "Stars shine in Durban: 2023 World Table Tennis Championships wrap". SBS Sport. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
14. "Men's Singles 2023 Week #27". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
15. "Wang Chuqin: The New Men's World No.1 in Table Tennis". ittf.com. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
16. Tomokazu Harimoto vs Wang Chuqin - Final (2018 Youth Olympic Games), 28 April 2020, retrieved 23 April 2023
17. "Wang Chuqin sensational, Mima Ito so close". ittf.com. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
18. "WTT Star Contender European Summer Series 2022". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
19. "WTT Champions Macao 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
20. "Table Tennis Men's Singles - Bracket". hangzhou2022.cn. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
21. "WTT Star Contender Lanzhou 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
22. "Ruthless Wang Chuqin overwhelms Fan Zhendong to retain WTT Finals title". World Table Tennis. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
23. "WTT Star Contender Doha 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
24. "Singapore Smash 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

External links

• Wang Chuqin at World Table Tennis
• Wang Chuqin at Olympics.com
• Wang Chuqin at Olympedia
• Wang Chuqin at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Wang Chuqin at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games (archived)