Men · CHN
Yuan Licen
World No. 114 ▼2
- World ranking
- No. 114, 271 points
- Age
- 26 (born 28 May 2000)
- Plays
- Left-handed
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Thibault Poret | L 1-311-7, 7-11, 8-11, 10-12 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Nikita Artemenko / Mariia Tailakova with Zong Geman | L 1-39-11, 6-11, 11-3, 7-11 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 3 | Yoan Velichkov | W 3-18-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Dmitrii Vinogradov | W 3-111-4, 6-11, 11-8, 12-10 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Mixed doubles, Qualifying round 1 | Andre Bertelsmeier / Yuan Wan with Zong Geman | W 3-111-6, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7 |
Latest news
Honours
12 titles and gold medals on record, including WTT Finals, Grand Smash.
All honours →News
- International
Anna Hursey to meet top seed Hashimoto at WTT Contender Istanbul as Yokotani questions fault calls
The Welsh 12th seed reached the women's last 16, while the Japanese qualifier lost to China's 19-year-old defender after two service faults at 9-9.
- International
Asian Championships 2026: Harimoto and Chen Yi win singles titles as China and Japan share the honours
Harimoto came from two games down to beat Li Tianyang, Chen Yi swept Miwa Harimoto, and Japan's women came from 2-1 down to beat China in the team final.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Thibault Poret | L 1-311-7, 7-11, 8-11, 10-12 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Nikita Artemenko / Mariia Tailakova with Zong Geman | L 1-39-11, 6-11, 11-3, 7-11 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 3 | Yoan Velichkov | W 3-18-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Dmitrii Vinogradov | W 3-111-4, 6-11, 11-8, 12-10 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Mixed doubles, Qualifying round 1 | Andre Bertelsmeier / Yuan Wan with Zong Geman | W 3-111-6, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's doubles, Semi-final | Alexis Lebrun / Félix Lebrun with Wen Ruibo | L 1-311-6, 5-11, 4-11, 7-11 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Quek Izaac / Pang Koen with Wen Ruibo | W 3-011-8, 11-8, 11-7 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Sora Matsushima / Shunsuke Togami with Wen Ruibo | W 3-211-5, 9-11, 10-12, 11-6, 16-14 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Huang Youzheng / Chen Yi with Wang Yidi | L 0-38-11, 6-11, 7-11 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Patrick Franziska | L 1-311-4, 7-11, 4-11, 5-11 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | João Geraldo | W 3-17-11, 13-11, 12-10, 11-8 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Last 32 | Patrick Franziska / Adriana Diaz with Wang Yidi | W 3-25-11, 11-3, 11-4, 10-12, 13-11 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 3 | Gustavo Gomez | W 3-27-11, 11-5, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Dimitrije Levajac | W 3-111-7, 11-3, 9-11, 11-3 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 1 | Abdel-Kader Salifou | W 3-19-11, 12-10, 11-3, 11-7 |
| 5 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's doubles, Final | Lin Shidong / Huang Youzheng with Wen Ruibo | W 3-211-9, 8-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's doubles, Semi-final | Lin Yun-Ju / Feng Yi-Hsin with Wen Ruibo | W 3-012-10, 11-8, 11-7 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Manav Thakkar / Manush Shah with Wen Ruibo | W 3-111-6, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Alexis Lebrun / Félix Lebrun with Wen Ruibo | W 3-011-8, 11-4, 11-9 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 32 | Kanak Jha / Xue Fei with Wen Ruibo | W 3-111-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 17-6 | 74% | 0 | 0 | 17-10 |
| 2025 | 19 | 11-8 | 58% | 0 | 0 | 24-10 |
| 2024 | 17 | 10-7 | 59% | 0 | 0 | 32-10 |
| 2023 | 16 | 8-8 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 18-6 |
| 2022 | 33 | 25-8 | 76% | 1 | 2 | 10-6 |
WTT and ITTF events from 2022, 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.
- Xue Fei2-1
- Cho Seungmin1-2
- Xu Yingbin1-2
- João Geraldo2-0
- Manav Thakkar2-0
- Lam Siu Hang2-0
- Ho Kwan Kit2-0
- Xu Haidong2-0
- Adrien Rassenfosse1-1
- Woo Hyeonggyu1-1
Where the ranking points come from
271 points from 6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Smash 2026 | Last 32 | 150 | Counts | 18 October 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026 | Last 32 | 50 | Counts | 28 June 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Doha 2026 | Quarter-final | 40 | Counts | 8 February 2027 |
| WTT Contender Zagreb 2026 | Qualifying | 12 | Counts | 21 June 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Doha 2026 | Qualifying | 12 | Counts | 25 January 2027 |
| WTT Contender Muscat 2026 | Group stage | 7 | Counts | 1 February 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore Smash | R64 | – | – | – | 0 |
| China Smash | Not held | R64 | R32 | R32 | 0 |
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 2023 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
WTT Finals 1
- Winner 2024 Doubles WTT Finals Men Doha 2023
Grand Smash 1
- Winner 2026 United States Smash doubles United States Smash 2026
WTT tour 10
- Winner 2026 WTT Feeder Doha doubles WTT Feeder Doha 2026
- Winner 2025 WTT Contender Almaty doubles WTT Contender Almaty 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Feeder Düsseldorf doubles WTT Feeder Düsseldorf 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Feeder Doha doubles WTT Feeder Doha 2025
- Winner 2024 WTT Contender Muscat doubles WTT Contender Muscat 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Feeder Olomouc doubles WTT Feeder Olomouc 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Star Contender Doha doubles WTT Star Contender Doha 2024
- Winner 2023 WTT Contender Zagreb doubles WTT Contender Zagreb 2023
- Winner 2023 WTT Feeder Doha doubles WTT Feeder Doha 2023
- Winner 2022 WTT Contender Doha singles WTT Contender Doha 2022
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from worldtabletennis.com, checked 10 November 2026.