GUO YUE (CHINA), Current World Champion and World No 2 on the ITTF Jan 2009 Ranking List
Born on July 17, 1988 is a Chinese table tennis player and the current women's world champion.
She is left-handed/shakehand/attack player and comes from Anshan, Liaoning, China, the province where Wang Nan, Chang Chenchen and Li Jia (all left-handed players) come from. She is, although young in age, very brilliant. Her skills are very thorough and she is always consistent in games. She is the potential leading player in Chinese woman team. Her original partner in women's doubles was Niu Jianfeng, who comes from Hebei. Currently, her partner is Li Xiaoxia, who is also her roommate.
Guo experienced series of losses in international games which led to her disappearance from the public eye for almost half a year. It is officially claimed "To help her mentally adjust". At the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Guo returned to competition and took first place in Women's Singles, Women's Doubles and Women's Team. In 2007 from Jan to Jul, Guo attended six International Opens and won four gold medals. At the selection match for Zagreb, Guo qualified early on.
Guo Yue won the 2007 World Table Tennis Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, by defeating her compatriot Li Xiaoxia in the women's singles final. She also won the mixed doubles title with Wang Liqin.
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