Guo Ailun is a Chinese

China

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. He currently plays for the Liaoning Dinosaurs of the Chinese Basketball Association

Chinese Basketball Association

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. He is also a member of the Chinese national basketball team

China national basketball team

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Chinese national team

Guo is a member of the Chinese junior national basketball team

China national basketball team

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, and captained the team at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship 2010

FIBA Under-17 World Championship 2010

The 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship was an international basketball competition held in Hamburg, Germany from July 2–11, 2010. It was the first edition of the Under-17 World Championships...

. He averaged a tournament-high 22.4 points per game for the seventh placed Chinese team. Following this successful performance, he was a surprise choice to the Chinese senior team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship

2010 FIBA World Championship

The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...

 in Turkey

Turkey

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. At 16 years of age, Guo was by far the youngest player in the tournament.