Fan Zhendong

Fan Zhendong
Fan in 2017
Personal information
Native name
樊振东
Nickname"Xiao Pang" (Little Fatty)
Born (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997
Guangzhou, China[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Sport
SportTable tennis
ClubFC Saarbrücken-TT (Bundesliga)
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
EquipmentButterfly Fan Zhendong ALC with DHS Hurricane 3 National (Blue Sponge) (FH, Black), Butterfly Dignics 09c (BH, Red)[3]
Highest ranking1 (April 2018)[4]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 1 0
World Championships 9 2 2
World Cup / Cup Finals 9 2 0
Total 21 5 2
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisSingles
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisTeam
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoSingles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 TokyoTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 Kuala LumpurTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 DüsseldorfDoubles
Gold medal – first place2018 HalmstadTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 HoustonSingles
Gold medal – first place2022 ChengduTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 DurbanSingles
Gold medal – first place2023 DurbanDoubles
Gold medal – first place2024 BusanTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 SuzhouDoubles
Silver medal – second place2017 DüsseldorfSingles
Bronze medal – third place2015 SuzhouSingles
Bronze medal – third place2019 BudapestMixed doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2015 DubaiTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 SaarbrückenSingles
Gold medal – first place2018 LondonTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 ParisSingles
Gold medal – first place2019 TokyoTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 ChengduSingles
Gold medal – first place2020 WeihaiSingles
Gold medal – first place2023 ChengduMixed team
Silver medal – second place2015 HalmstadSingles
WTT Cup Finals
Gold medal – first place2021 SingaporeSingles
Silver medal – second place2023 DohaSingles
ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
Gold medal – first place2017 AstanaSingles
Gold medal – first place2019 ZhengzhouSingles
Gold medal – first place2019 ZhengzhouDoubles
Silver medal – second place2015 LisbonSingles
Silver medal – second place2016 DohaSingles
Bronze medal – third place2013 DubaiSingles
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place2019 WuhanTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 WuhanSingles
Gold medal – first place2019 WuhanDoubles
Gold medal – first place2019 WuhanMixed doubles
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-PalembangSingles
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-PalembangTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouDoubles
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonSingles
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonDoubles
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouSingles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 BusanTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 PattayaTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 PattayaSingles
Gold medal – first place2015 PattayaDoubles
Gold medal – first place2015 PattayaMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2017 WuxiTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 WuxiSingles
Gold medal – first place2017 WuxiDoubles
Gold medal – first place2019 YogyakartaTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 PyeongchangDoubles
Gold medal – first place2023 PyeongchangTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 YogyakartaDoubles
Silver medal – second place2023 PyeongchangSingles
Bronze medal – third place2013 BusanMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2019 YogyakartaSingles
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 YokohamaSingles
Gold medal – first place2019 YokohamaSingles
Silver medal – second place2014 WuhanSingles
Silver medal – second place2015 JaipurSingles
Silver medal – second place2017 AhmedabadSingles
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2013 TianjinSingles
Gold medal – first place2013 TianjinTeam
Silver medal – second place2013 TianjinDoubles
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 NanjingSingles
Gold medal – first place2014 NanjingMixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 HyderabadSingles
Gold medal – first place2012 HyderabadMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2012 HyderabadTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 HyderabadDoubles
Asian Youth Games
Gold medal – first place2013 NanjingSingles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 JiangyinSingles
Gold medal – first place2012 JiangyinDoubles
Gold medal – first place2012 JiangyinTeam

Fan Zhendong (Chinese: 樊振东; pinyin: Fán Zhèndōng, pronounced [fǎn ʈʂə̂ntʊ́ŋ]; born 22 January 1997) is a Chinese professional table tennis player.[1] He 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.[5] He is also a two-time World Champion and four-time World Cup champion in men's singles.

Fan Zhendong was the youngest ITTF World Tour Champion, a record that was later surpassed by Tomokazu Harimoto.[6][7] His attacking style of play involves explosive footwork and powerful loops on both forehand and backhand wings.[8] His thick-set build has led fans and commentators to refer to him as "Little Fatty" (Chinese: 小胖; pinyin: Xiǎo Pàng).[9]

Fan is studying at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.[10]

Early life

Fan Zhendong was born in Guangzhou, China on 22 February 1997. His father, a native of Qidong County, Hunan, was a graduate of the South China University of Technology and settled in Guangzhou, along with his wife, where he worked for a state-owned enterprise in the city. At the age of five, Fan enrolled in a table tennis training class at the Haizhu District Children's Palace, where he trained under coaches Yang Biyu and Wen Haoguang. While attending Tongfu Middle Road No. 1 Primary School in Haizhu District, he joined the school's table tennis team with the support of his parents and qualified for a tuition fee reduction.[11][12][13]

In 2004, he represented the Haizhu District Children's Palace at the "Xinmiao Cup" Youth Table Tennis Tournament, where he won first place in the boys' Group A division. In 2006, he was selected to join Weilun Sports School (now Guangzhou Sports Polytechnic). In 2008, at the age of 11, Fan represented Guangzhou in provincial-level competitions in Guangdong, winning both the team and doubles championships. The same year, he was selected by the People's Liberation Army sports team and finished sixth in an internal round-robin tournament.[14][15]

Career

2011

In the 2011 National Table Tennis Championships, Fan Zhendong participated in the men's singles competition for the first time, but was defeated by Lai Jiaxin and stopped in the first round. At the end of the same year, he participated in the training camp of the national second team and provincial and municipal teams, and won first place in the round-robin competition.[15]

2012

In February 2012, Fan joined the national table tennis team. In the same year, at the national table tennis championships, he lost to Fang Bo 3-4 in the third round of the men's singles competition. In July 2012, Fan won the Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships in three events: men's team, men's singles and mixed doubles. In November 2012, he participated in the National Youth Table Tennis Championships of the People's Republic of China and won the gold medal in the men's team event; in the men's singles event, he lost 3:4 and won the runner-up.[16]

In December 2012, Fan participated in the World Youth Table Tennis Championships and won the men's team, men's singles and mixed doubles championships, and also won the men's doubles runner-up.[16]

2013

On 3 January 2013, the Chinese table tennis team competed in Paris for the first time.

In the first stage of the competition, Fan, who was only 16 years old, defeated many famous players and unexpectedly won second place. In the second stage he achieved eighth place.

2014

On 22 March, in the men's singles final of the Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament, he lost to Ma Long and placed runner-up.

On 5 May, the 52nd Team World Table Tennis Championships kicked off the men's team finals in Tokyo, Japan. China won with a final score of 3-1, Fan Zhendong became the world champion.

2015

In January, he won the Dubai World Cup men's team championship with Zhang Jike, Ma Long, Xu Xin and Fang Bo. On 28 July 2015, in the 13th round of the Table Tennis Super League men's competition, 18-year-old Fan Zhendong of the Bayi Team won another victory this round. So far, his personal winning rate is still 100%. Winning 24 games, Fan Zhendong broke the Super League record of 23 games won by Ma Long in 2012.

2016

In June, Fan Zhendong won the men's singles championship at the ITTF World Tour Japan Open.[17] It is worth mentioning that in the quarter-finals with French player Simon Gauzy, Fan Zhendong hit a "magic save". This "magic save" not only made Fan Zhendong's popularity soar, but also won the ITTF Star Awards title of "Star Point of the Year".[18]

2017

On 8 March, in the final round of the World Table Tennis Championships in Düsseldorf held in Shenzhen, Fan Zhendong defeated Xu Xin 2-0, ranking first with 9 wins and 2 losses, and won the first Düsseldorf title. On 12 April, he won the men's team championship at the Asian Table Tennis Championships.

2018

In the early morning of 22 January 2018, the Hungarian Open, the first ITTF tournament in 2018, decided on four championships, all of which were won by China Table Tennis Federation. Fan Zhendong defeated another Chinese player Wang Chuqin 4-1 in the men's singles final and won the championship.

2019

On 3 March 2019, Fan Zhendong won all 11 matches in the 2019 Direct Tournament and received the qualification for singles participation as the first seed in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships, held in Budapest. Fan was knocked out in the fourth round by compatriot Liang Jingkun.[19]

2020

On 15 November 2020, he defeated Ma Long 4-3 in the men's singles final of the 2020 Men's Table Tennis World Cup and won the championship for the fourth time. On 22 November, in the men's singles final of the 2020 ITTF Finals, Fan Zhendong lost to Ma Long 1-4 and won the runner-up.

2021

In May, Fan played in the Chinese Olympic Scrimmages. He won all his group matches 3–0 and defeated 16-year-old break-out star Lin Shidong, who defeated Xu Xin in the group stage,[20] 4–2 in the quarter-finals.[21] Because of Lin's similarity to Fan, he received the nickname "Little Little Fatty" by Chinese netizens. Fan defeated Wang Chuqin in the semi-finals, but lost to the dark horse champion Zhou Qihao in the finals.[22] Fan was selected alongside Ma Long to represent China in the men's singles event at the Tokyo Olympics.[23] Fan won the second leg of the Chinese Olympic Scrimmage, coming back from down 8–4 and 3–1 in games to defeat Xu Xin in the finals.[24] Fan noted that his selection onto the Olympic team helped him focus better on his training and play better in the second leg compared to the first leg.[25] Zhou again upset Fan in a closed-door scrimmage in June.[26]

Although Ma Long called Fan the favorite before their Olympic finals match-up, Ma ended up upsetting Fan 4-2 in the Olympic finals, giving Ma the gold medal and Fan the silver. Despite the loss, Fan Zhendong still showed class, acknowledging Ma Long's control of the match and recognizing his own missed opportunities. When asked about Ma Long's place in history, Fan acknowledged that he is the greatest in their generation.[27]

In September, Fan saved six match points to beat Ma Long in the fifth in the finals of the team event at the China National Games.[28] Fan's win over Ma delivered Team Guangdong the gold medal. Fan Zhendong also won the gold in the men's singles event.[29]

2023

Fan won five titles in 2023, including double gold at both the Singapore Smash and the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships, where he won the men's singles and doubles competition in both events. Fan won the ITTF "Male Player of the Year" award later that year, with an impressive 81% singles winning rate and reaching seven finals.[30]

2024

Fan Zhendong helped the Chinese men's team secure their 11th consecutive World Team Championship title in 2024.[31] He went undefeated in all 8 matches he played during the tournament, including two crucial wins in the 3–2 semifinal victory over South Korea and one win in the final against France.[32]

Fan defeated Sweden's Truls Möregårdh 4–1 to win his first individual Olympic gold medal at Paris 2024 on Sunday, 4 August.[33] His victory marked Fan's completion of a career Grand Slam, having now secured singles titles at the World Championships, World Cup, and Olympics.[34] He becomes the sixth man to achieve this feat after Jan-Ove Waldner, Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui, Zhang Jike, and Ma Long. On 9 August, in the men's team event, Fan helped China win the gold medal with a 3–0 (3–2, 3–2, 3–2) victory over Sweden in the final.[35]

In December 2024, Fan Zhendong formally signed a notification declaring retirement from all events sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and announced his withdrawal from the world rankings.[36]

2025

In November, Fan Zhendong won the 2025 National Games of China men's singles gold medal with a 4-1 over Lin Shidong in the finals, and a silver medal in the men's team event for Team Shanghai with a 1-3 loss against Team Beijing in the finals.

Playing style and equipment

A right-handed shakehand-grip player, Fan is known for an attacking style of play that focuses on his explosive footwork and powerful topspin shots to finish off his opponents. After emerging as a 16-year-old wunderkind, his style is often compared to fellow Chinese player and senior compatriot Ma Long. In addition to training with the Chinese national team coaches, he also trained with former world champions Wang Hao and Ma Lin. His matches against senior players in the Chinese national team have attracted significant attention, and he achieved victories against highly rated, experienced players from early in his career.[37][38]

Fan raises his elbow higher on his strokes compared to some of his contemporaries such as Ma Long and Xu Xin, resulting in a stronger backhand-forehand transition game at the expense of a more vulnerable middle.[39] In 2021, Timo Boll stated that he felt that he and Fan played a similar style except that Fan was better. Boll did not elaborate further.[40]

Fan was a Stiga sponsored athlete. However, he changed to Butterfly Fan Zhendong ALC, he uses a black DHS Hurricane 3 neo National Blue Sponge for forehand and a Red Tenergy 05 for backhand. During the 2019 world table tennis championships, he changed to the new Butterfly Dignics 05 on his backhand that had just been released on 1 April 2019.[41] Butterfly announced its signing of Fan Zhendong on 1 November 2021.[42]

Achievements

Performance timeline

Key
W F SF QF #R

(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1
(S) singles event; (MD) men's doubles event; (XD) mixed doubles event; (T) team event

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
World Championships S 3R SF F 4R W W
MD F W QF W
XD SF
T W W W W W
Olympic Games S F W
T W W
World Cup S F W W W W QF
T W W W W
ITTF Finals / WTT Finals S SF F F W QF W F W QF F
MD W SF
Asian Games S F W F
MD F W
T W W W
Asian Championships S QF W W SF F
MD W W F W
XD SF W
T W W W W W
Asian Cup S F F F W W
Year-end ranking 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
5 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 6

Finals

Men's singles

Result Year Tournament Opponent Score Ref
Winner 2013 East Asian Games China Yan An 3–0 [43]
Winner 2013 ITTF World Tour, Polish Open China Zhou Yu 4–2 [44]
Winner 2013 ITTF World Tour, German Open Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov 4–1 [45]
Runner-up 2013 ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open China Yan An 2–4 [46]
Winner 2014 ITTF World Tour, Kuwait Open China Yan An 4–1 [47]
Runner-up 2014 Asian Cup China Ma Long 3–4 [48]
Runner-up 2014 Asian Games China Xu Xin 2–4 [49]
Winner 2014 ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open China Fang Bo 4–2 [50]
Runner-up 2015 Asian Cup China Xu Xin 3–4 [51]
Winner 2015 Asian Championships China Xu Xin 4–3 [52]
Runner-up 2015 World Cup China Ma Long 0–4 [53]
Winner 2015 ITTF World Tour, Polish Open Austria Stefan Fegerl 4–3 [54]
Winner 2015 ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open China Xu Xin 4–2 [55]
Runner-up 2015 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals China Ma Long 3–4 [56]
Runner-up 2016 ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open China Ma Long 1–4 [57]
Runner-up 2016 ITTF Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament China Ma Long 1–4 [58]
Winner 2016 ITTF World Tour, Japan Open China Xu Xin 4–1 [59]
Winner 2016 ITTF World Tour, China Open China Ma Long 4–0 [60]
Winner 2016 World Cup China Xu Xin 4–1 [61]
Runner-up 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals China Ma Long 2–4 [62]
Runner-up 2017 ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open China Ma Long 2–4 [63]
Winner 2017 Asian Championships South Korea Jeong Sang-eun 3–0 [64]
Runner-up 2017 World Championships China Ma Long 3–4 [65]
Runner-up 2017 ITTF World Tour, Japan Open China Ma Long 1–4 [66]
Runner-up 2017 Asian Cup China Lin Gaoyuan 2–4 [67]
Runner-up 2017 ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open China Xu Xin 1–4 [68]
Winner 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov 4–0 [69]
Winner 2018 ITTF World Tour, Hungarian Open China Wang Chuqin 4–1 [70]
Winner 2018 ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open Brazil Hugo Calderano 4–0 [71]
Winner 2018 Asian Cup China Lin Gaoyuan 4–0 [72]
Runner-up 2018 ITTF World Tour, China Open China Ma Long 1–4 [73]
Winner 2018 Asian Games China Lin Gaoyuan 4–2 [74]
Winner 2018 World Cup Germany Timo Boll 4–1 [75]
Winner 2018 ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open China Xu Xin 4–1 [76]
Winner 2019 Asian Cup China Ma Long 4–2 [77]
Runner-up 2019 T2 Diamond Malaysia Chinese Taipei Lin Yun-ju 1–4 [78]
Winner 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum, German Open China Xu Xin 4–1 [79]
Winner 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Austrian Open China Zhao Zihao 4–0 [80]
Winner 2019 World Cup Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 4–2 [81]
Winner 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals China Ma Long 4–1 [82]
Winner 2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Qatar Open England Liam Pitchford 4–2 [83]
Winner 2020 World Cup China Ma Long 4–3 [84]
Runner-up 2020 ITTF Finals China Ma Long 1–4 [85]
Runner-up 2021 Olympic Games China Ma Long 2–4 [86]
Winner 2021 World Championships Sweden Truls Möregårdh 4–0 [87]
Winner 2021 WTT Cup Finals Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 4–1 [88]
Winner 2022 WTT Singapore Smash China Ma Long 4–3 [89]
Runner-up 2022 WTT Champions Macao China Wang Chuqin 3–4 [90]
Winner 2023 WTT Singapore Smash China Ma Long 4–1 [91]
Winner 2023 WTT Champions Xinxiang China Liang Jingkun 4–1 [92]
Winner 2023 World Championships China Wang Chuqin 4–2 [93]
Runner-up 2023 WTT Contender Zagreb China Lin Gaoyuan 3–4 [94]
Winner 2023 WTT Star Contender Ljubljana China Wang Chuqin 4–3 [95]
Runner-up 2023 Asian Championships China Ma Long 2–3 [96]
Runner-up 2023 Asian Games China Wang Chuqin 3–4 [97]
Runner-up 2024 WTT Finals China Wang Chuqin 0–4 [98]
Winner 2024 WTT Champions Chongqing China Wang Chuqin 4–3 [99]
Winner 2024 Olympic Games Sweden Truls Möregårdh 4–1 [100]

Men's doubles

Result Year Tournament Partner Opponents Score Ref
Winner 2014 ITTF World Tour, China Open Ma Long China Xu Xin / Zhang Jike 3–2 [101]
Runner-up 2014 Asian Games Xu Xin China Ma Long / Zhang Jike 0–4 [102]
Runner-up 2014 ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open Xu Xin China Wang Hao / Yan An 2–3 [103]
Runner-up 2015 World Championships Zhou Yu China Xu Xin / Zhang Jike 2–4 [104]
Runner-up 2015 ITTF World Tour, Japan Open Shang Kun China Ma Long / Xu Xin 2–3 [105]
Winner 2015 ITTF World Tour, China Open Xu Xin China Fang Bo / Zhu Linfeng 3–2 [106]
Winner 2015 Asian Championships Xu Xin South Korea Jeoung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su 4–0 [107]
Runner-up 2015 ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open Zhang Jike China Fang Bo / Xu Xin 1–3 [108]
Winner 2016 ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open Zhang Jike Japan Koki Niwa / Maharu Yoshimura 3–0 [109]
Runner-up 2016 ITTF World Tour, China Open Xu Xin China Ma Long / Zhang Jike 2–3 [110]
Winner 2017 Asian Championships Lin Gaoyuan China Fang Bo / Zhou Yu 3–1 [111]
Winner 2017 World Championships Xu Xin Japan Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima 4–1 [112]
Winner 2017 ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open Xu Xin Hong Kong Ho Kwan-kit / Wong Chun-ting 3–1 [113]
Winner 2018 ITTF World Tour, Hungarian Open Yu Ziyang Belarus Pavel Platonov / Vladimir Samsonov 3–0 [114]
Winner 2018 ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open Xu Xin Japan Jun Mizutani / Yuya Oshima 3–1 [115]
Winner 2018 ITTF World Tour, China Open Lin Gaoyuan Romania Ovidiu Ionescu / Spain Álvaro Robles 3–0 [116]
Runner-up 2019 ITTF World Tour, Hungarian Open Lin Gaoyuan China Liang Jingkun / Xu Xin 2–3 [117]
Winner 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Japan Open Xu Xin Germany Benedikt Duda / Dang Qiu 3–0 [118]
Winner 2019 ITTF World Tour, Korea Open Xu Xin South Korea Jeoung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su 3–0 [119]
Runner-up 2019 Asian Championships Xu Xin China Liang Jingkun / Lin Gaoyuan 1–3 [120]
Winner 2019 ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open Xu Xin China Liang Jingkun / Lin Gaoyuan 3–2 [121]
Winner 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals Xu Xin Chinese Taipei Liao Cheng-ting / Lin Yun-ju 3–1 [122]
Winner 2022 WTT Singapore Smash Wang Chuqin Japan Yukiya Uda / Shunsuke Togami 3–1 [123]
Winner 2023 WTT Singapore Smash Wang Chuqin South Korea Jang Woo-jin / Lim Jong-hoon 3–1 [124]
Winner 2023 World Championships Wang Chuqin South Korea Jang Woo-jin / Lim Jong-hoon 3–0 [125]
Winner 2023 Asian Championships Lin Gaoyuan China Ma Long / Wang Chuqin 3–2 [96]
Winner 2023 Asian Games Wang Chuqin South Korea Jang Woo-jin / Lim Jong-hoon 4–0 [126]
Runner-up 2024 WTT Singapore Smash Wang Chuqin China Lin Gaoyuan / Ma Long 2–3 [127]

Mixed doubles

Result Year Tournament Partner Opponents Score Ref
Winner 2015 Asian Championships Chen Meng Singapore Yang Zi / Yu Mengyu 4–0 [128]

Awards

In 2016, Fan won the ITTF Star Point Award, and he was nominated for the Best Male Star Award every year between 2013 and 2016.[129]

In 2025, Fan won the Big Ben Award.[130]

See also

References

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