Wang Liqin

Chinese table tennis player

Wang Liqin is described in the public record as Chinese table tennis player. Born in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, in 1978.

Wang Liqin (simplified Chinese: 王励勤; traditional Chinese: 王勵勤; pinyin: Wáng Lìqín; born June 18, 1978) is a Chinese table tennis player. He began playing at the age of 6 and was picked for the Chinese men's national squad in 1993 when he was only 15 years old. He holds three majors (3 World Championships). He has been ranked #1 by ITTF for 25 consecutive months, from September 2000 to September 2002, which is the second-longest period for being consecutive #1 of the world as of January 2011. At the end of 2013, Wang Liqin retired from the national team. After years of service in leadership positions at athletic organizations in Shanghai focusing on table tennis and badminton, Wang Liqin has been appointed as the new president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association on April 23, 2025, succeeding Liu Guoliang. Ma Long will serve under him as the new vice-president. == Playstyle and equipment == Wang changes his playing equipment often.

Wang Liqin is recorded among the figures by whom table tennis is remembered, and the surviving account of that career is the basis on which the reputation rests.

Table tennis is played at the shortest reaction distance in sport, and spin rather than speed decides most points at elite level.

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