WANG LI QIN, (CHINA)d.o b. June 18, 1978
Born on June the 18th 1978 in the Chinese province of Jiangsu in China
STYLE: Plays Shake hand Grip.
His style is best described as a strong forehand and backhand looper. His above average height allows him additional leverage for acceleration and momentum, creating more powerful shots.
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.
AWARDS;
Wang won the Gold Medal in doubles at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and the Bronze medal in the Singles at the 2004 Summer olpympics in Athens. For most of 2005, he ranked as the worlds best Table tennis Player.
Wang Liqin won his first World Championship in Osaka, Japan in 2001. In 2003 Wang made it to the quarter-finals of the World Table Tennis Championships. He has since won two more World Championships - 48th WTTC 2005 in Shanghai, China and 49th WTTC 2007 in Zagreb, HRV. Wang Liqin is ranked #3 in the world for Men's Singles, based on the ITTF World Ranking page as of September 2007.
Wang and his teammates won the 2006 world table tennis team championships, beating Korea in the finals. Wang has won the highest number of pro tours, winning over 20. Wang now plays for the Shanghai city team.
He won the 2007 Men's Singles World Table Tennis Championship in Zagreb,
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