2008 World Team Table Tennis Championships
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The 2008 Evergrande Real Estate World Team Table Tennis Championships was held in the Guangzhou Gymnasium
of Guangzhou
, China from February 24 to March 2, 2008. This decision was announced in May 2005. It is the 49th edition to be contested.
Guangzhou Gymnasium
The Guangzhou Gymnasium is an indoor arena in Guangzhou, China. The arena used mainly for basketball. The facility has a capacity of 10,000 people and was opened in 2001. It was designed by Paul Andreu.-External links:*...
of Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
, China from February 24 to March 2, 2008. This decision was announced in May 2005. It is the 49th edition to be contested.
Medal table
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Events
| Men's team |
Wang Hao Wang Hao (table tennis) Wáng Hào is a Chinese table tennis player. He became the World Champion in Men's Singles in Yokohama, Japan in May 2009, defeating 3-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4-0. Other notable accomplishments are the 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004... Ma Lin Ma Lin (table tennis) Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .... Wang Liqin Wang Liqin Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . 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. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to... Chen Qi Ma Long Ma Long Ma Long is a male table tennis player. He is now ranked 1° as of October, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .- Equipment :... |
Joo Se-Hyuk Kim Jung-Hoon Ryu Seung-Min Lee Jung-Woo Lee Jin-Kwon |
Cheung Yuk Ko Lai Chak Ko Lai Chak Ko Lai-chak is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China.He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles alongside Li Ching. At the 2006 Asian Games he won two medals, a gold in the men's doubles again alongside Li Ching; and a bronze in the men's singles tournament and... Leung Chu Yan Li Ching Li Ching Li Ching is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China. He is best known for the joint silver medal he won for Hong Kong at the Athens Olympic in 2004.-Career:... Tang Peng Tang Peng Tang Peng is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China. He recently married Tie Yana, another table tennis player representing Hong Kong.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 16 .... |
Yo Kan Seiya Kishikawa Seiya Kishikawa Seiya Kishikawa is a male Japanese table tennis player. He paired with Jun Mizutani in men's doubles competitions, the duo won four consecutive national titles from 2007 to 2010. They also won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and two titles at the ITTF Pro Tour... Hidetoshi Oya Jun Mizutani Jun Mizutani Jun Mizutani is a male Japanese table tennis player. He became the youngest Japanese national champion at the age of 17... Kaii Yoshida Kaii Yoshida Kaii Yoshida is a China-born Japanese table tennis player who is ranked among the top fifty athletes in his sport. Kaii was spotted by a Japanese Coach in 1997... |
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| Women's team |
Guo Yan Guo Yan Guo Yan is a female Chinese table tennis player. Two-time winner of World Cup in 2006 and 2010. She is currently ranked 2nd in ITTF world ranking as of February, 2011.-Career records:Singles... Guo Yue Guo Yue Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.As of August 2011, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF Women's World ranking.... Li Xiaoxia Li Xiaoxia Li Xiaoxia is a Chinese table tennis professional.She trains in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. It is expected that Li Xiaoxia will become one of the most valuable players of Team China in the... Wang Nan Zhang Yining Zhang Yining Zhang Yining is a female Chinese table tennis player. She is considered one of the greatest female table tennis players in the history of the sport.-History:... |
Feng Tianwei Feng Tianwei Feng Tianwei is a Singaporean table tennis player, ranked sixth in the world as a singles player as of April 2011. Born in China, she began training in Singapore in March 2007 and commenced her international career in competitive table tennis the following month... Li Jiawei Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten players in the world. Wang made her inaugural appearance as a Singaporean on the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour in June 2005 at the Volkswagen Korean Open in Suncheon, South Korea, where she... Sun Beibei Sun Beibei Sun Beibei is a Singaporean table tennis player. She occupies the 20th place in the ITTF women's world ranking, as of October 2011.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 32 .... Yu Mengyu Yu Mengyu Yu Mengyu is a Singaporean table tennis player.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 16 .*Pro Tour winner : India Open 2009. Runner-up : India Open 2010.*Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 1... |
Jiang Huajun Jiang Huajun Jiang Huajun is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: Round of 16 .*World Cup appearances: 4. Record: runner-up .... Lau Sui-fei Lin Ling Lin Ling Lin Ling is a female table tennis player from China, she is currently competing for Hong Kong. Since 2000 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, in the Table Tennis World Cup, and in the World Table Tennis Championships.... Zhang Rui Zhang Rui Zhang Rui is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China who won a silver medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the doubles competition.-External links:*... Tie Ya Na Tie Ya Na Tie Ya Na or Tie Yana is a female table tennis player from Hong Kong, China who won two silver medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the singles and doubles competitions.Tie played for China in the Universiade... |
Hiroko Fujii Ai Fukuhara Ai Fukuhara is a Japanese table tennis player sponsored by All Nippon Airways.-Table tennis career:Fukuhara began playing at the age of 3 and became a professional at age 10. The following year, she became the youngest player ever to become a member of the Japanese national team. Because of her age, she has... Sayaka Hirano Sayaka Hirano is a female Japanese table tennis player.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition... Haruna Fukuoka Haruna Fukuoka is a female Japanese table tennis player.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition, reaching the bronze medal final but losing to South Korea.-References:*-External links:*... Kasumi Ishikawa Kasumi Ishikawa is a female Japanese table tennis player. Since 2007, she has won the All Japan Table Tennis Championships - female junior division four years in a row. In 2011, she won the national singles title at the age of 17... |