The Full Wiki

Wang Hao (table tennis): Wikis
  
  

Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles.

Encyclopedia

Updated live from Wikipedia, last check: June 04, 2012 21:33 UTC (37 seconds ago)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other people named Wang Hao, see Wang Hao (disambiguation).
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.
Wang Hao
Wang Hao.jpg
Personal information
Full name: Wang Hao
Nationality:  China
Playing style: Pen holder grip, RPB only
Highest ranking: 1
Club: Jilin Provincial Table Tennis Team
Date of birth: December 15, 1983 (1983-12-15) (age 26)[1]
Place of birth: Changchun, Jilin, China
Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight: 70.0 kg (154 lb; 11.02 st)

Wang Hao (Chinese: 王皓; pinyin: Wáng Hào; born December 15, 1983 in Changchun, Jilin) 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.[2] Other notable accomplishments are the World Cup Champion as of 2007, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics Games. Having won both the World Cup and World Championship titles, Wang Hao still needs an Olympic Gold medal in order to earn a Grand Slam, which would place him within the league of such legendary players as Jan-Ove Waldner and Liu Guoliang. On January 2010, Ma Long replaced him as the #1 rank on the official ITTF world rankings. [3] Previously he has been ranked #1 on the official ITTF world rankings for 27 consecutive months from October 2007 to December 2009.[4]

Contents

Playing style

Wang uses a pen hold grip. He is representative of a new wave of penhold players, having good attacking and defensive skills off both wings of the table. The greater freedom of the wrist involved in a penhold grip allows Wang Hao to generate large amounts of spin on the forehand side. As a result he is capable of high percentage attacking play well within the table.

His reverse-sided backhand is a standout stroke because he does not need to step around the table to use his forehand, unlike most penhold players who need to step around to cover up a relatively weaker backhand. The use of the reverse-side of the racquet was originally pioneered by former champion Liu Guoliang, but was largely unknown before Wang's domination since it was considered to be unorthodox and was rarely used by players in the professional scene.

Compared to most pen-hold players on the professional circuit, Wang Hao uses the reverse-side for almost all shots on the backhand side, with the small exception of balls placed very slow and deep within the table during serves. This style of using the reverse-side exclusively for the backhand was considered to be improper, and when he first joined the national team most players did not think highly of him.[5] Regardless of Wang Hao's future performance, his rise to the top of the world table tennis rankings has convincingly demonstrated the viability of this new style, and his contribution to the table tennis community will forever cement his place in table tennis history.

Achievements

  • 1996: joined Jilin Provincial Table Tennis Team
  • 1998: joined National Team and turned pro
  • 1999 World Club Championships: Med 1.png Champion, team
  • 1999 Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships: Med 1.png Champion, team; Med 2.png runner-up, men's singles and men's doubles
  • 2000 World Club Championship: Med 2.png Runner-up, men's team
  • 2001 Ninth National Games: Med 1.png Champion, men's team
  • 2002 ITTF Pro Tour, Netherlands: Med 1.png Champion, men's singles; Med 3.png third, men's doubles
  • 2002 ITTF Pro Tour, Egypt: Med 1.png Champion, men's singles; Med 3.png third, men's doubles
  • 2003 47th World Table Tennis Championships: Med 2.png Runner-up, men's doubles.
  • 2003 ITTF Pro Tour, Croatia: Med 1.png Champion, men's singles and mixed doubles
  • 2003 ITTF Pro Tour, China: Med 2.png Runner-up, men's singles and men's doubles
  • 2003 ITTF Pro Tour, Denmark: Med 1.png Champion, men's doubles
  • 2003 ITTF Pro Tour, Sweden: Med 1.png Champion, men's doubles
  • 2003 Asian Table Tennis Championships: Med 1.png Champion, men's team and men's singles; Med 3.png third, men's doubles
  • 2004 47th World Table Tennis Team Championships: Med 1.png Champion, men's team
  • 2004 Olympics: Silver medal, men's singles
  • 2004 World Cup: Med 3.png Third, men's singles
  • 2004 ITTF Pro Tour, Greece: Med 1.png Champion, men's singles; Med 2.png runner-up, men's doubles
  • 2004 ITTF Pro Tour, South Korea: Med 1.png Champion, men's doubles; Med 2.png runner-up, men's singles
  • 2004 ITTF Pro Tour, Changchun: Med 1.png Champion, men's doubles; Med 2.png runner-up, men's singles
  • 2004 48th World Table Tennis Championships: Med 1.png Champion, men's doubles
  • 2004 World Cup: Med 1.png Champion, men's singles
  • 2005 Asia Cup: Med 1.png Champion, men's singles
  • 2005 Asian Table Tennis Championships: Champion, men's team
  • 2005 Qatar Open: Med 1.png Champion, men's doubles
  • 2005 China Open: Med 2.png Runner-up, men's doubles (Harbin); Med 2.png Runner-up, men's singles (Shenzhen)
  • 2006 47th World Table Tennis Championships: Med 1.png Champion, men's team
  • 2006 World Cup: Med 2.png Runner-up, men's singles
  • 2006 ITTF Pro Tour, Slovenia: Med 1.png Champion, men's singles
  • 2006 ITTF Pro Tour, Croatia: Med 1.png Champion, men's doubles
  • 2006 ITTF Pro Tour, Qatar: Med 1.png Champion, men's doubles
  • 2006 ITTF Pro Tour, Japan: Med 1.png Champion, men's doubles; Med 2.png runner-up, men's singles
  • 2006 Asian Games: Med 1.png Champion, men's singles and team
  • 2007 World Table Tennis Championships: Med 2.png Runner-up, men's doubles; Med 3.png third, men's singles
  • 2007 World Cup: Med 1.png Champion, men's team and men's singles
  • 2007 ITTF Pro Tour, Slovenia: Med 1.png Champion, men's singles
  • 2007 ITTF Pro Tour, Croatia: Med 1.png Champion, men's doubles
  • 2007 ITTF Pro Tour, Shenzhen: Med 1.png Champion, men's singles and men's doubles
  • 2007 ITTF Pro Tour, Nanjing: Med 1.png Champion, men's doubles; Med 2.png runner-up, men's singles
  • 2007 ITTF Pro Tour, Japan: Med 1.png Champion, men's singles and men's doubles
  • 2007 Asian Table Tennis Championships: Med 1.png Champion, men's team and men's singles; Med 2.png runner-up, men's doubles
  • 2008 Olympics: Med 1.png Champion, men's team
  • 2008 Olympics: Med 2.png Silver medal, men's singles
  • 2008 World Team Table Tennis Championships: Med 1.png Champion, men's team
  • 2009 World Table Tennis Championships: Med 1.png Champion, men's singles and men's double with Chen Qi

See also

References

  1. ^ http://data.sports.163.com/athlete/home/0005000E0HQB.html
  2. ^ http://www.ittf.com/competitions/matches_16.asp?competition_ID=1792&s_Event_Type=MS
  3. ^ "ITTF Ranking". http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/world_ranking_per_name.asp?Player_ID=109961&U18=0&U21=0&Siniors=1&. 
  4. ^ "ITTF Ranking". http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/world_ranking_per_name.asp?Player_ID=109961&U18=0&U21=0&Siniors=1&. 
  5. ^ "Wang Hao Interview". http://home.covad.net/~chunglau/042303.htm. 

External links

Table tennis in China
Organization
History
Notable players
Sport in the People's Republic of China







Got something to say? Make a comment.
Your name
Your email address
Message
Please enter the solution to case below
45-15=