🏓 A New Chapter for Chinese Table Tennis: Wang Liqin Takes the Lead Just months after China's clean sweep at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games , the winds of change are blowing in the heart of Chinese table tennis. On April 24, 2025, the legendary Wang Liqin officially succeeded Liu Guoliang as President of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) , marking the beginning of a bold new era. The timing couldn’t be more symbolic: just days earlier, Hugo Calderano shocked the world by breaking China’s singles dominance at the 2025 ITTF Men’s World Cup in Macao . That result set the tone for what lies ahead— renewed global pressure , a shifting power balance, and the urgent need for adaptation. 🏆 From Gold Medals to Governance Wang Liqin is no stranger to the international spotlight. A two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time World Champion , he formed the legendary trio “ Two Wangs and One Ma ” alongside Wang Hao and Ma Lin —who now serve as coaches of China’s national ...

Table tennis once again proved its incredible power to bring people together, as the national teams of Denmark and China recently faced each other in Copenhagen for a special Friendship Cup . The event marked 75 years of diplomatic relations between Denmark and China, and was made possible through the close cooperation of the Danish Table Tennis Association, the Chinese Embassy in Denmark, and the Denmark–China Friendship Association. The celebration gathered both sporting and diplomatic leaders, including Hans Natorp (President of the Danish Sport Association), Wang Xuefeng (Chinese Ambassador to Denmark), He Xiao (Secretary-General of the Chinese Table Tennis Association), Henrik Vendelbo (President of the Danish Table Tennis Association), and Petra Sörling (ITTF President). The players who took part reflected the true inclusivity of table tennis: global stars such as Sun Yingsha, Lin Shidong, Jonathan Groth, and Anders Lind , Paralympic champion Peter Rosenmeier , and even player...