Fan Zhendong

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Fan.
Fan Zhendong
Native name 樊振东
Nationality  China
Born (1997-01-22) January 22, 1997
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Playing style Right-handed, Shakehand grip
Equipment(s) Stiga Carbonado 190 Backhand Tenergy 64, Forehand DHS Hurricane 3 neo National
Highest ranking 2[1]
Current ranking 2 (October 2016)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)[2]
Medal record
World Championships
2014 Tokyo Team
2016 Kuala Lumpur Team
2015 Suzhou Doubles
2015 Suzhou Singles
World Cup
2016 Saarbrücken Singles
2015 Halmstad Singles
Asian Cup
2014 Wuhan Singles
2015 Jaipur Singles
Asian Championships
2013 Busan Team
2015 Pattaya Singles
2015 Pattaya Doubles
2015 Pattaya Mixed Doubles
2015 Pattaya Team
2013 Busan Mixed Doubles
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Team
2014 Incheon Singles
2014 Incheon Doubles
East Asian Games
2013 Tianjin Singles
2013 Tianjin Team
2013 Tianjin Doubles
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing Singles
2014 Nanjing Mixed Team
World Junior Championships
2012 Hyderabad Singles
2012 Hyderabad Mixed doubles
2012 Hyderabad Team
2012 Hyderabad Doubles
Asian Youth Games
2013 Nanjing Singles
Asian Junior Championships
2012 Jiangyin Singles
2012 Jiangyin Doubles
2012 Jiangyin Team

Fan Zhendong (Chinese: 樊振东; born 22 January 1997) is a Chinese table tennis player. He is ranked number 2 in the official ITTF world rankings as of July 2016.[1]

Playing style and equipment

Fan is a Stiga sponsored athlete. He uses a Stiga infinity vps v (with diamond touch) , with black DHS Hurricane 3 neo National Blue Sponge for forehand and red Airoc Astro M for backhand.

A right-handed shakehand-grip player, Fan plays an attacking style of table tennis using his explosive footwork and thunderous forehand loops to finish off his opponents. Emerging as a 16-year-old wonderkid, Fan's playing style is often compared to his senior compatriot Ma Long. In addition to being trained by national team coaches, he has been specially trained by both Wang Hao and Ma Lin. His encounters against senior players in the Chinese national team drew much speculation and anticipation. His fearlessness and technique allow him to challenge highly rated, experienced players, sometimes even beating top players in thrilling style.

Achievements

References

  1. 1 2 "ITTF World Ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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