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2021 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
The men's doubles competition of the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 24 to 29 November 2021. Seeds Seeding was based on the International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF world ranking published on 16 November 2021. Ranking for doubles competitions is determined by combining a pair’s individual doubles ranking position to form a combined pair ranking. # Liang Jingkun / Lin Gaoyuan ''(semifinals)'' # Yukiya Uda / Shunsuke Togami ''(semifinals)'' # Ádám Szudi / Nándor Ecseki ''(second round)'' # Álvaro Robles (table tennis), Álvaro Robles / Ovidiu Ionescu ''(third round)'' # Cedric Nuytinck / Jakub Dyjas ''(third round)'' # Chen Chien-an / Chuang Chih-yuan ''(third round)'' # An Jae-hyun / Cho Dae-seong ''(third round)'' # Benedikt Duda / Dang Qiu ''(quarterfinals)'' # Fan Zhendong / Wang Chuqin ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jang Woo-jin / Lim Jong-hoon ''(final)'' # Paul Drinkhall / Liam Pitchford ''(quarterfinals)'' # Maksim Grebnev / Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Liam Pitchford
Liam Benjamin Pitchford (born 12 July 1993) is an English table tennis player. He is sponsored by JOOLA. Career Pitchford began playing table tennis when he was eight years old. He won the British Home Countries Championship in 2009, and two Commonwealth Games medals in 2010 (Silver in Team and Bronze in Doubles). In the summer of 2011, he transferred to German club TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen in the top division, the Bundesliga, having played for second division club FC Tegernheim the previous season. From 2009 to 2010 Pitchford played for Aarhus BTK in the best Danish league. In July 2014, his contract with Ochsenhausen was extended by three years. In the autumn of 2011, he beat World number nine Vladimir Samsonov and World junior number three Wu Jiaji in international competitions, paving his route to becoming number one in the English rankings in November 2011. He finished the year with a career-high World ranking of 171 to become the third highest-ranked British player on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Drinkhall
Paul Andrew Drinkhall (born 16 January 1990) is a British table tennis player. He won the English Championship in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2024. Career Drinkhall was born in Middlesbrough. His career in table tennis started in 1997 when he went along to watch his grandfather Ray play in a local league near his home. He enjoyed much success as a youngster, winning numerous national championships at his age level, and at levels above his own age. This success did not go unnoticed, as he was shortlisted for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2005, and finished in second place after Theo Walcott in 2006. He was again shortlisted for this award in 2007. He once again finished in 2nd place in 2007. In April 2008 Drinkhall signed with the German team TTC Indeland Jülich for the 2008–09 season, having previously played for another German club, Goennern. In December 2008 he was runner-up at the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Madrid, losing to Chen C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Chuqin
Wang Chuqin (; , pronounced ; born 11 May 2000) is a Chinese professional table tennis player, Olympic champion, and World Champion. He is currently ranked world No.2 in men's singles. Wang is the reigning Olympic gold medallist in mixed doubles with Sun Yingsha, and in the team event with Ma Long and Fan Zhendong. He won the men's singles title at the WTT Finals in 2022, 2023, and 2024. At the 2025 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Doha, he was the gold medallist in men's singles and in mixed doubles with Sun Yingsha. Wang won gold in the men's singles and mixed team with Sun Yingsha at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Career 2013 On September 1, 2013, in the men's junior (under 15 years old) team final of the 19th Asian Youth Championships, the Chinese team composed of Wang, Xue Fei and Liu Dingshuo defeated the Chinese Taipei team 3-1 to win the championship. 2014 In December 2014, in the final of the 2014 World Table Tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Zhendong
Fan Zhendong (, pronounced ; 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, he went on to become the youngest ITTF World Tour Champion and the youngest World Table Tennis Champion. From December 2013 to December 2024, Fan was ranked top five in the world according to the ITTF -- this eleven year streak is the longest in men's singles history. Fan is the reigning Olympic gold medallist in men's singles, with his victory at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris making him the 6th male player (and 11th player overall) to achieve a Grand Slam. He is also a two-time team event gold medallist, as well as a two-time World Champion and four-time World Cup champion in men's singles. Fan's attacking style of play involves explosive footwork and powerful loops on both forehand and backhand wings. His thick-set build has led fans and commentators to affectionately refer to him as "Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dang Qiu
Dang Qiu (; 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. Career In June 2022, Qiu defeated Dimitrij Ovtcharov in seven games at the WTT Contender in Lima. The victory helped him reach world No. 10 in the ITTF world ranking. In August 2022, Qiu defeated Darko Jorgic 4–1 in the European Table Tennis Championships Finals. As the top-ranked player in German team, Qiu help the team advance to the final of 2022 World Team Championships later in October and winning the silver medal. On national level, he won the men's singles titles of the German National Table Tennis Championships in 2022 and 2023. At the European Games 2023 in Kraków, he won the men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benedikt Duda
Benedikt Duda (born 4 April 1994 in Gummersbach) is a German table tennis player. Biography Benedikt Duda started playing table tennis at the age of 10. His father was also a former professional table tennis player who played at TTC Schwalbe in Bergneustadt, the town where he grew up. In 2019 he won the European team championship and two years later he won it again. At the 2022 World Team Championships, he won a silver medal after losing to China in the final. In 2023, he won a silver medal at the 2023 European Table Tennis Championships The 2023 European Table Tennis Championships were held in Malmö, Sweden from 10 to 17 September 2023. The venue for the competition was Malmö Arena. The competition featured team events for men and women, with the winning teams qualifying for t ... after losing the team final to Sweden. Singles titles References External links * 1994 births German male table tennis players Living people World Table Tennis Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Dae-seong
Cho Dae-seong (, born 13 October 2002) is a South Korean table tennis player. As a left-handed player, Cho has won several doubles titles on ITTF and WTT tournaments since 2019. In 2023, Cho defeated Mattias Falck and Fan Zhendong in the first and second round of the WTT Star Contender Goa before he lost to the eventual runner-up Lin Shidong in the round of 16. Cho won his first two singles titles at the WTT Feeder series in 2024. He further made it onto the Korean national team roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ... as the second highest Korean in the top 30 on the ITTF world rankings. Titles Singles Men's doubles Mixed doubles External links Cho Dae-seongat Table Tennis Media Cho Dae-seongat Table Tennis Guide References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Jae-hyun
An Jae-hyun (; born 25 December 1999) is a South Korean table tennis player. Career He won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships. 2021 An Jaehyun failed to qualify for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics despite tying for the best overall record at the Korean Olympic trials and going undefeated against top seed Jeoung Young-sik and second seed and eventual trial winner Lee Sang-su. An Jae-hyun lost in the round of 16 to Hugo Calderano at the WTT Contender event in World Table Tennis' inaugural event WTT Doha. Despite only being ranked 39, An was able to avenge his World Championship semi-final loss to world ranked #8 Mattias Falck Mattias Falck (; , born 7 September 1991) is a Swedish table tennis player. Career He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as he was part of the Swedish team in the men's team event. Mattias won two medals at the 2016 European Table Tennis Cha ... with a 3–0 win in the round of 32. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuang Chih-yuan
Chuang Chih-yuan (; born 2 April 1981) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. He won the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals in 2002 and doubles title at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships. He participated in the Summer Olympics six times, making the most appearances at the Olympic Games among Taiwanese athletes. Career in table tennis Chuang's parents were both table tennis players in Taiwan. His father was a national doubles champion, and his mother Lee Kuei-mei was a member of the national team. After the end of Lee's career as a player, her son, Chih-yuan, became one of her protégés in table tennis. Chuang started competing in 1989, at the age of eight. From the age of 13 his mother sent him to China for training several times. Chuang first made it to the Taiwan national team in 1998. In 1999, Chuang made his World Championships and ITTF Pro Tour debut. At the end of 2000, his mother decided to let Chuang train in Europe, including France and Germany. The process made his m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Chien-an
Chen Chien-an (; born 16 June 1991) is a Taiwanese table tennis Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the Tennis court, court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of ... player. He won the 2008 World Junior Table Tennis Championships in singles. In May 2013, in the 52nd World Table Tennis Championships held in Paris, France, Chen Chien-an and Chuang Chih-yuan defeated Hao Shuai and Ma Lin 9–11, 12–10, 11–6, 13–11, 9–11, 11–8 in the final, and won Men's Doubles title. Chuang and Chen became the first athletes in Taiwan to win any World Table Tennis Championships title. Chen Chien-an is sponsored by the German table tennis brand TIBHAR. Career References External links * * * Living people 1991 births Taiwanese male table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Table tennis playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
