Which country ranks first in world table tennis in the year 2009?
China
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 5 |
| 2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 |
Who is the current world champion in table tennis?
Ma Long
Ma Long of China is the current holder of the individual men’s title following his victory in Budapest, Hungary in April 2019 when he beat Mattias Falck (Sweden) to claim his third consecutive men’s singles crown (the St Bride Vase).
Who is the first Chinese table tennis world champion?
Rong Guotuan Jung Kuo
He won the men’s singles title at the 1959 World Table Tennis Championships in Dortmund, the first world championship winner representing the People’s Republic of China….Rong Guotuan.
| Rong Guotuan Jung Kuo-t’uan | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 容国团 |
| Nationality | British Hong Kong (before 1957) China (after 1957) |
| Born | August 10, 1937 British Hong Kong |
Who won 5 consecutive World Championships?
Brazil have won five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament. The other World Cup winners are Germany and Italy, with four titles each; Argentina, France, and inaugural winner Uruguay, with two titles each; and England and Spain, with one title each.
What are the famous trophies in table tennis?
Important Cups and Trophies
| Cup/Trophy | Game | Year founded |
|---|---|---|
| International Level | ||
| Corbillon Cup | Table Tennis (Women) | 1933 |
| Swaythling Cup and Corbillon Cup are awarded to the winners of World Table Tennis Championships respectively. | ||
| Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | Hockey (Men) | 1983 |
Who won the 2021 table tennis?
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s singles | Wang Manyu | Sun Yingsha |
| Men’s doubles | Mattias Falck Kristian Karlsson | Jang Woo-jin Lim Jong-hoon |
| Women’s doubles | Sun Yingsha Wang Manyu | Mima Ito Hina Hayata |
| Mixed doubles | Wang Chuqin Sun Yingsha | Tomokazu Harimoto Hina Hayata |
Who invented table tennis?
It is thought that upper-class Victorians in England invented table tennis in the 1880s as a genteel, after-dinner alternative to lawn tennis, using whatever they could find as equipment.
Who was the famous table tennis champion in 1929?
Fred Perry
However, few are aware Fred Perry was also the Tennis Table World Champion in 1929, being the only player in history to have won at least one Major tournament in both tennis and table tennis.
Who won 7 championship?
List
| Rank | Player | Championship teams |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Jim Loscutoff | Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) |
| Frank Ramsey* | ||
| Robert Horry | Houston Rockets (1994, 1995) Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002) San Antonio Spurs (2005, 2007) |