Fan Zhendong

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. In April 2018, he achieved the top spot in the world rankings after holding position No. 2 for 29 consecutive months, starting from November 2015.

Fan Zhendong
Personal information
Native name樊振东
Born (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997
Guangzhou, China
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Equipment(s)Butterfly Fan Zhendong ALC with DHS Hurricane 3 National (Blue Sponge) (FH, Black), Butterfly Dignics 09c (BH, Red)
Highest ranking1 (April 2018)
Current ranking2 (19 March 2024)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 9 2 2
World Cup / Cup Finals 9 2 0
Total 19 5 2
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
2020 TokyoSingles
World Championships
2014 TokyoTeam
2016 Kuala LumpurTeam
2017 DüsseldorfDoubles
2018 HalmstadTeam
2021 HoustonSingles
2022 ChengduTeam
2023 DurbanSingles
2023 DurbanDoubles
2024 BusanTeam
2015 SuzhouDoubles
2017 DüsseldorfSingles
2015 SuzhouSingles
2019 BudapestMixed doubles
World Cup
2015 DubaiTeam
2016 SaarbrückenSingles
2018 LondonTeam
2018 ParisSingles
2019 TokyoTeam
2019 ChengduSingles
2020 WeihaiSingles
2023 ChengduMixed team
2015 HalmstadSingles
WTT Cup Finals
2021 SingaporeSingles
2023 DohaSingles
ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
2017 AstanaSingles
2019 ZhengzhouSingles
2019 ZhengzhouDoubles
2015 LisbonSingles
2016 DohaSingles
2013 DubaiSingles
Military World Games
2019 WuhanTeam
2019 WuhanSingles
2019 WuhanDoubles
2019 WuhanMixed doubles
Asian Games
2014 IncheonTeam
2018 Jakarta-PalembangSingles
2018 Jakarta-PalembangTeam
2022 HangzhouDoubles
2022 HangzhouTeam
2014 IncheonSingles
2014 IncheonDoubles
2022 HangzhouSingles
Asian Championships
2013 BusanTeam
2015 PattayaTeam
2015 PattayaSingles
2015 PattayaDoubles
2015 PattayaMixed doubles
2017 WuxiTeam
2017 WuxiSingles
2017 WuxiDoubles
2019 YogyakartaTeam
2023 PyeongchangDoubles
2023 PyeongchangTeam
2019 YogyakartaDoubles
2023 PyeongchangSingles
2013 BusanMixed doubles
2019 YogyakartaSingles
Asian Cup
2018 YokohamaSingles
2019 YokohamaSingles
2014 WuhanSingles
2015 JaipurSingles
2017 AhmedabadSingles
East Asian Games
2013 TianjinSingles
2013 TianjinTeam
2013 TianjinDoubles
Youth Olympic Games
2014 NanjingSingles
2014 NanjingMixed team
World Junior Championships
2012 HyderabadSingles
2012 HyderabadMixed doubles
2012 HyderabadTeam
2012 HyderabadDoubles
Asian Youth Games
2013 NanjingSingles
Asian Junior Championships
2012 JiangyinSingles
2012 JiangyinDoubles
2012 JiangyinTeam

Fan's attacking style of play involves explosive footwork and powerful forehand loops. His thick-set build has led fans and commentators to affectionately refer to him as "Little Fatty" (Chinese: 小胖; pinyin: Xiǎo Pàng). His continuous rise to becoming one of the top table tennis players in the world has garnered him a large fanbase worldwide, with over half a million followers on Chinese social media site Weibo. In 2016, he won the ITTF Star Point Award, and he was nominated for the Best Male Star Award every year between 2013 and 2016.

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