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Wang Chuqin
World No. 4
- World ranking
- No. 4, 6,297 points
- Age
- 26 (born 11 May 2000)
- Birthplace
- Jilin City, China
- Height
- 182 cm
- Plays
- Left-handed, Shakehand
Overview
Returned from an injury at WTT Champions Frankfurt in November 2026, his first matches since the Asian Games in September, and lost to Wen Ruibo in the last 16.
On 9 November 2026 he wrote on Weibo that his slump had given him the chance to reassess himself, and thanked China's coaches and teammates.
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Wen Ruibo | L 0-37-11, 8-11, 6-11 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Anders Lind | W 3-011-7, 14-12, 11-9 |
| 4 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Final | Lim Jonghoon / Shin Yubin with Sun Yingsha | L 2-39-11, 11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 8-11 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Anders Lind | L 1-311-13, 2-11, 11-8, 7-11 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Semi-final | Hugo Calderano / Bruna Takahashi with Sun Yingsha | W 3-011-9, 11-4, 11-6 |
Latest news
- Mixed Team World Cup: Sweden leave out Truls Moregard to keep him fresh for WTT Finals Hong Kong
- Tomokazu Harimoto climbs to world No 2 behind Sora Matsushima as Satsuki Odo breaks into the women's top 10
- Mixed Team World Cup: Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha lead China squad as Chen Yi and Zhou Qihao earn places
- Liang Jingkun pulls out of WTT Contender Istanbul days after his comeback in Frankfurt
Honours
45 titles and gold medals on record, including Olympic Games, World Championships, World Team Championships.
All honours →News
- International
Mixed Team World Cup: Sweden leave out Truls Moregard to keep him fresh for WTT Finals Hong Kong
Anton Källberg and Elias Ranefur lead the men in Chengdu, Linda Bergström misses out because she is pregnant, and Sweden's new coaches treat the event as an Olympic qualifier.
- International
Tomokazu Harimoto climbs to world No 2 behind Sora Matsushima as Satsuki Odo breaks into the women's top 10
The first ranking after WTT Champions Frankfurt puts two Japanese men at the top, lifts Lin Yun-Ju back to fifth and Patrick Franziska to 11th, and leaves Wang Manyu's lead among the women untouched.
- International
Mixed Team World Cup: Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha lead China squad as Chen Yi and Zhou Qihao earn places
Four players go on singles ranking, two on doubles ranking and two on recent results for the home event in Chengdu, with Wen Ruibo, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong left out.
- Update
Liang Jingkun pulls out of WTT Contender Istanbul days after his comeback in Frankfurt
Liang Jingkun has been taken out of the men's singles and men's doubles at WTT Contender Istanbul, leaving a young Chinese squad to play the event.
- International
Wang Chuqin says his slump has let him take a hard look at himself after WTT Champions Frankfurt exit
The world No 4 thanked China's coaches and teammates and promised to find a better version of himself after an autumn of injury and defeat.
- Analysis
Where table tennis prize money goes, from Bergmann's Wembley to WTT
A first-round loser at a WTT event earns a far larger share of the champion's cheque than at Wimbledon. The catch is in where the money is placed on the calendar.
- Day 4 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day four preview: Han Ying meets Sabine Winter as Franziska plays Duda
The last 16 finishes with two all-German matches, the two Harimotos in the afternoon and Kaufmann, Mittelham and Verdonschot all trying to reach the quarter-finals.
- Day 3 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day three review: Wen Ruibo knocks out Wang Chuqin as Duda beats Jang Woojin
The 19-year-old beat the fourth seed in under 24 minutes, Hana Goda and Satsuki Odo set up a quarter-final, and Sora Matsushima and Dang Qiu are through.
- Analysis
How much do the top players play? Eleven counted every WTT match since June
Five of the 20 players in the two world top 10s are missing from WTT Champions Frankfurt. Eleven counted every WTT match the top 20 have played since June, and the busiest players on the tour are mostly not the ones who have been injured.
- Day 3 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day three preview: Wang Chuqin meets Wen Ruibo as Calderano plays Liang Jingkun
The first round ends and the last 16 begins, with Dang Qiu and Dimitrij Ovtcharov in an all-German match and Kuai Man and Chen Yi starting in the women's draw.
- Day 2 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two review: Han Ying beats Wang Yidi as Germany win all six matches
The 43-year-old defender beat the third seed in straight games, Kaufmann, Verdonschot, Winter and Mittelham also won, and Lim Jonghoon came from two games down.
- Day 2 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two preview: Wang Yidi and Hayata start as six Germans play
Kaufmann, Winter, Mittelham and Ovtcharov are among the home players in action, and Wang Chuqin finds out on Wednesday whether he plays Wen Ruibo or An Jaehyun.
- Day 1 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one review: Wang Chuqin returns with a win as Miwa Harimoto survives
Wang Chuqin beat Anders Lind in his first match for more than a month, Sofia Polcanova took the women's favourite to a decider and Truls Moregard and Shin Yubin withdrew.
- Analysis
Why no two table tennis tables play alike
China's players called the tables at the first US Smash too slippery, and a month later Wang Chuqin found Yokohama's too slow. The laws allow more variety than most fans realise, and they always have.
- Day 1 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one preview: Wang Chuqin returns as Miwa Harimoto and Matsushima start
The world's top three men all play on Tuesday, and Miwa Harimoto, now the women's favourite, opens the tournament against Sofia Polcanova at 11am UK time.
- International
Sun Yingsha pulls out of WTT Champions Frankfurt a day after winning in Montpellier
Poland's Natalia Bajor replaces the world No 2, leaving Miwa Harimoto as the highest-ranked woman in the draw after Wang Manyu also withdrew.
- Preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt preview: Wang Chuqin returns as Wang Manyu and Lin Shidong pull out
Jang Woojin and Patrick Franziska, Sunday's finalists in Montpellier, are both in the draw, and 10 German players have a home crowd behind them from Tuesday.
- International
WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 preview: Wang Chuqin out as Lebrun brothers and Sun Yingsha learn their openers
Félix Lebrun opens against Anders Lind, Sun Yingsha returns against Camille Lutz, and Lin Shidong leads China's men after the world champion's withdrawal.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Wen Ruibo | L 0-37-11, 8-11, 6-11 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Anders Lind | W 3-011-7, 14-12, 11-9 |
| 4 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Final | Lim Jonghoon / Shin Yubin with Sun Yingsha | L 2-39-11, 11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 8-11 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Anders Lind | L 1-311-13, 2-11, 11-8, 7-11 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Semi-final | Hugo Calderano / Bruna Takahashi with Sun Yingsha | W 3-011-9, 11-4, 11-6 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Quarter-final | Alexis Lebrun / Satsuki Odo with Sun Yingsha | W 3-29-11, 10-12, 11-2, 11-6, 11-4 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Manav Thakkar | W 3-011-3, 11-5, 11-9 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Lubomir Pistej / Tatiana Kukulkova with Sun Yingsha | W 3-011-7, 11-6, 11-4 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Zhou Qihao | W 3-011-6, 15-13, 11-3 |
| 10 May 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Final | Sora Matsushima | W 3-18-11, 12-10, 11-2, 11-9 |
| 9 May 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Flavien Coton | W 3-215-13, 11-13, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8 |
| 9 May 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Félix Lebrun | W 3-113-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4 |
| 8 May 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Oh Junsung | W 3-211-9, 11-1, 8-11, 7-11, 11-7 |
| 6 May 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Iulian Chirita | W 3-011-5, 12-10, 11-5 |
| 6 May 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Eduard Ionescu | W 3-111-8, 8-11, 11-3, 11-4 |
| 5 May 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Aditya Sareen | W 3-011-9, 11-1, 11-2 |
| 3 May 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Group | Anton Källberg | W 3-011-8, 11-5, 11-6 |
| 3 May 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Group | Elias Ranefur | W 3-012-10, 11-6, 11-4 |
| 2 May 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Group | Samuel Walker | W 3-111-9, 11-6, 11-13, 11-6 |
| 5 Apr 2026 | World Cup Macao 2026Men's singles, Final | Sora Matsushima | W 4-39-11, 18-16, 11-8, 11-13, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 25-3 | 89% | 3 | 3 | 3-1 |
| 2025 | 44 | 41-3 | 93% | 5 | 6 | 20-2 |
| 2024 | 42 | 37-5 | 88% | 5 | 6 | 39-5 |
| 2023 | 29 | 24-5 | 83% | 1 | 3 | 26-0 |
| 2022 | 27 | 23-4 | 85% | 4 | 4 | 20-3 |
| 2021 | 15 | 11-4 | 73% | 0 | 1 | 19-3 |
WTT and ITTF events from 2021, main draw and qualifying, walkovers left out. Team-event matches are listed under recent matches but not counted here.
Head to head
Singles against the players met most often.
- Truls Moregard11-0
- Ma Long6-2
- Fan Zhendong2-6
- Félix Lebrun7-0
- Sora Matsushima6-1
- Hugo Calderano6-1
- Tomokazu Harimoto6-1
- Lin Yun-Ju5-1
- Darko Jorgic5-0
- Jang Woojin5-0
Where the ranking points come from
6,297 points from 8 counted results (ITTF world ranking, week 46, 9 November 2026). A player's best results over 12 months count; each drops off a year after the event.
| Event | Result | Points | Drops off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Winner | 2000 | Counts | 8 March 2027 |
| ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 | Winner | 1500 | Counts | 12 April 2027 |
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Winner (team) | 952 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 | Semi-final | 525 | Counts | 14 December 2026 |
| ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Haikou 2026 | Winner | 500 | Counts | 15 February 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Last 16 | 380 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| WTT Champions Chongqing 2026 | Quarter-final | 300 | Counts | 22 March 2027 |
| WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026 | Last 16 | 140 | Counts | 15 November 2027 |
| Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 | Runner-up | 350 | Not counted | 11 October 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | R16 | Not held | F | Not held | W | Not held | 1 |
| World Team Championships | Not held | W | Not held | W | Not held | W | 3 |
| World Cup | Not held | Not held | Not held | – | SF | W | 1 |
| WTT Finals | SF | W | W | W | QF | – | 3 |
| Singapore Smash | Not held | R16 | SF | W | SF | W | 2 |
| Saudi Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | W | Not held | Not held | 1 |
| China Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | R32 | W | – | 1 |
| United States Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | W | R16 | 1 |
W won, F final, SF semi-final, QF quarter-final, R16 last 16 and so on; Grp group stage, Q qualifying, – did not play or no record, Not held: no event that year. Singles, except the World Team Championships, which show the team's finish in years the player played or won a medal. Full results from 2021 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
Olympic Games 2
- Gold 2024 Team
- Gold 2024 Mixed doubles
World Championships 9
- Gold 2025 Singles
- Gold 2025 Mixed doubles
- Gold 2025 Doubles World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025
- Silver 2023 Singles
- Gold 2023 Doubles
- Gold 2023 Mixed doubles
- Gold 2021 Mixed doubles
- Gold 2021 Doubles 2021 World Table Tennis Championships Finals
- Gold 2019 Doubles
World Team Championships 3
- Gold 2026 Team
- Gold 2024 Team
- Gold 2022 Team
World Cup 1
- Gold 2026 Singles
WTT Finals 3
- Winner 2024 Singles
- Winner 2023 Singles
- Winner 2022 Singles
Grand Smash 12
- Winner 2026 Singapore Smash singles Singapore Smash 2026
- Winner 2025 China Smash singles China Smash 2025
- Winner 2025 China Smash doubles China Smash 2025
- Winner 2025 United States Smash singles United States Smash 2025
- Winner 2025 Singapore Smash doubles Singapore Smash 2025
- Winner 2024 China Smash doubles China Smash 2024
- Winner 2024 Saudi Smash singles Saudi Smash 2024
- Winner 2024 Saudi Smash doubles Saudi Smash 2024
- Winner 2024 Singapore Smash singles Singapore Smash 2024
- Winner 2024 Singapore Smash doubles Singapore Smash 2024
- Winner 2023 Singapore Smash doubles Singapore Smash 2023
- Winner 2022 Singapore Smash doubles Singapore Smash 2022
Continental and multi-sport 6
- Silver 2026 Asian Games singles
- Silver 2026 Asian Games mixed doubles
- Silver 2026 Asian Games team
- Gold 2022 Asian Games singles
- Gold 2022 Singles WTT Star Contender European Summer Series 2022
- Gold 2022 Doubles WTT Star Contender European Summer Series 2022
WTT tour 13
- Winner 2025 WTT Champions Macao singles WTT Champions Macao 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Champions Chongqing singles WTT Champions Chongqing 2025
- Winner 2024 WTT Contender Doha doubles WTT Contender Doha 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Star Contender Doha singles WTT Star Contender Doha 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Star Contender Doha doubles WTT Star Contender Doha 2024
- Winner 2023 WTT Star Contender Ljubljana doubles WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2023
- Winner 2023 WTT Contender Zagreb doubles WTT Contender Zagreb 2023
- Winner 2023 WTT Champions Macao singles WTT Champions Macao 2023
- Winner 2022 WTT Champions Macao singles WTT Champions Macao 2022
- Winner 2022 WTT Contender Muscat doubles WTT Contender Muscat 2022
- Winner 2022 WTT Macao singles WTT Macao
- Winner 2021 WTT Contender Novo Mesto doubles WTT Contender Novo Mesto 2021
- Winner 2021 WTT Contender Laško doubles WTT Contender Laško 2021
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from en.wikipedia.org, allabouttabletennis.com, en.wikipedia.org, thepaper.cn, checked 6 November 2026.