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 (May 2016)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)[2]

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 May 2016.[1]

Playing style and equipment

Fan is a Stiga sponsored athlete. He uses a Stiga Carbonado 190, 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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