2007 World Table Tennis Championships
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The 2007 World Table Tennis Championships
was a table tennis
tournament that took place in Zagreb
, Croatia
from May 21 through to May 27, 2007. China won a clean sweep of all the gold and silver medals.
Wang Liqin
def. Ma Lin
, 4-3: 4-11, 8-11, 11-5, 4-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6
Guo Yue
def. Li Xiaoxia
, 4-3: 8-11, 11-7, 4-11, 2-11, 11-5, 11-2, 11-8
Chen Qi / Ma Lin
def. Wang Hao
/ Wang Liqin
, 4-2: 6-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-9
Wang Nan / Zhang Yining
def. Guo Yue
/ Li Xiaoxia
, 4-0: 11-5, 11-6, 13-11, 11-9
Wang Liqin
/ Guo Yue
def. Ma Lin
/ Wang Nan, 4-2: 13-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...
was a table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
tournament that took place in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
from May 21 through to May 27, 2007. China won a clean sweep of all the gold and silver medals.
Medal table
| 1 | People's Republic of China |
5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 |  Hong Kong |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 South Korea |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Singapore |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Events
| Men's Singles |
Wang Liqin Wang Liqin Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . 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. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to... |
Ma Lin Ma Lin (table tennis) Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .... |
Ryu Seung-Min |
| Wang Hao Wang Hao (table tennis) Wáng Hào 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. Other notable accomplishments are the 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004... |
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| Women's Singles |
Guo Yue Guo Yue Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.As of August 2011, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF Women's World ranking.... |
Li Xiaoxia Li Xiaoxia Li Xiaoxia is a Chinese table tennis professional.She trains in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. It is expected that Li Xiaoxia will become one of the most valuable players of Team China in the... |
Zhang Yining Zhang Yining Zhang Yining is a female Chinese table tennis player. She is considered one of the greatest female table tennis players in the history of the sport.-History:... |
| Guo Yan Guo Yan Guo Yan is a female Chinese table tennis player. Two-time winner of World Cup in 2006 and 2010. She is currently ranked 2nd in ITTF world ranking as of February, 2011.-Career records:Singles... |
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| Men's Doubles |
Chen Qi Ma Lin Ma Lin (table tennis) Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .... |
Wang Hao Wang Hao (table tennis) Wáng Hào 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. Other notable accomplishments are the 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004... Wang Liqin Wang Liqin Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . 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. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to... |
Ko Lai Chak Ko Lai Chak Ko Lai-chak is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China.He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles alongside Li Ching. At the 2006 Asian Games he won two medals, a gold in the men's doubles again alongside Li Ching; and a bronze in the men's singles tournament and... Li Ching Li Ching Li Ching is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China. He is best known for the joint silver medal he won for Hong Kong at the Athens Olympic in 2004.-Career:... |
| Chang Yen-shu Chang Yen-Shu Chang Yen-Shu is a Taiwanese professional table tennis player representing Chinese Taipei. He is ranked 116 under the category World-Man. His original name is 張 雁書.-Career highlights:Summer Olympic Games:... Chiang Peng-lung Chiang Peng-Lung Chiang Peng-Lung is a Taiwanese professional table tennis player.-Career highlights:Singles *Olympics: round of 16 .*World Championships: SF .*World Cup appearances: 6. Record: 4th .... |
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| Women's Doubles |
Wang Nan Zhang Yining Zhang Yining Zhang Yining is a female Chinese table tennis player. She is considered one of the greatest female table tennis players in the history of the sport.-History:... |
Guo Yue Guo Yue Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.As of August 2011, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF Women's World ranking.... Li Xiaoxia Li Xiaoxia Li Xiaoxia is a Chinese table tennis professional.She trains in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. It is expected that Li Xiaoxia will become one of the most valuable players of Team China in the... |
Li Jiawei Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten players in the world. Wang made her inaugural appearance as a Singaporean on the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour in June 2005 at the Volkswagen Korean Open in Suncheon, South Korea, where she... |
| Kim Kyung-Ah Kim Kyung-Ah Kim Kyung-Ah is a female South Korean table tennis player. Bronze medalist in Women's singles at 2004 Athens Olympics... Park Mi-Young Park Mi-Young Park Mi-Young is a female South Korean table tennis player.She was part of the table tennis team that won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Park currently plays for the Samsung Life Insurance Table Tennis team and is ranked 24th in the world as of October 2011... |
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| Mixed Doubles |
Wang Liqin Wang Liqin Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . 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. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to... Guo Yue Guo Yue Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.As of August 2011, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF Women's World ranking.... |
Ma Lin Ma Lin (table tennis) Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .... Wang Nan |
Qui Yike Cao Zhen Cao Zhen (table tennis) Cao Zhen is a Chinese table tennis player.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 16 .*Pro Tour winner : Malaysia Open 2003; China Open 2004; German, Swedish Open 2005; Slovenian Open 2009... |
| Ko Lai Chak Ko Lai Chak Ko Lai-chak is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China.He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles alongside Li Ching. At the 2006 Asian Games he won two medals, a gold in the men's doubles again alongside Li Ching; and a bronze in the men's singles tournament and... Tie Ya Na Tie Ya Na Tie Ya Na or Tie Yana is a female table tennis player from Hong Kong, China who won two silver medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the singles and doubles competitions.Tie played for China in the Universiade... |
Men's Singles
Wang LiqinWang Liqin
Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . 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. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to...
def.
Ma LinMa Lin (table tennis)
Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation ....
, 4-3: 4-11, 8-11, 11-5, 4-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6
Women's Singles
Guo YueGuo Yue
Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.As of August 2011, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF Women's World ranking....
def.
Li XiaoxiaLi Xiaoxia
Li Xiaoxia is a Chinese table tennis professional.She trains in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. It is expected that Li Xiaoxia will become one of the most valuable players of Team China in the...
, 4-3: 8-11, 11-7, 4-11, 2-11, 11-5, 11-2, 11-8
Men's Doubles
Chen Qi / Ma LinMa Lin (table tennis)
Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation ....
def.
Wang HaoWang Hao (table tennis)
Wáng Hào 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. Other notable accomplishments are the 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004...
/ Wang Liqin
Wang Liqin
Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . 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. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to...
, 4-2: 6-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-9
Women's Doubles
Wang Nan / Zhang YiningZhang Yining
Zhang Yining is a female Chinese table tennis player. She is considered one of the greatest female table tennis players in the history of the sport.-History:...
def.
Guo YueGuo Yue
Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.As of August 2011, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF Women's World ranking....
/ Li Xiaoxia
Li Xiaoxia
Li Xiaoxia is a Chinese table tennis professional.She trains in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. It is expected that Li Xiaoxia will become one of the most valuable players of Team China in the...
, 4-0: 11-5, 11-6, 13-11, 11-9
Mixed Doubles
Wang LiqinWang Liqin
Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . 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. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to...
/ Guo Yue
Guo Yue
Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.As of August 2011, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF Women's World ranking....
def.
Ma LinMa Lin (table tennis)
Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation ....
/ Wang Nan, 4-2: 13-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10