Wang Chuqin

Wang Chuqin is an Olympic gold medalist and World Champion in table tennis, who has held the world No. 1 spot since March 2024. After securing two gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics and consistently holding the world No. 1 spot since March 2024, Wang Chuqin has established himself as a dominant force in professional table tennis.

1 ranking in men’s singles for the first time on July 4, 2023. The year 2024 saw Wang contributing significantly to China’s victory at the World Team Table Tennis Championships. His dominant performance continued at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where he secured gold medals in mixed doubles with Sun Yingsha and in the men’s team event alongside Ma Long and Fan Zhendong. He also captured the WTT Finals singles title in 2024, marking his third consecutive victory in the event, having won previously in 2022 and 2023.

In 2025, Wang’s exceptional form continued, winning the men’s doubles title at the WTT Singapore Smash and subsequently the Asian Cup. He then claimed the WTT Champions Chongqing title before achieving a significant career milestone in May 2025 by securing his first World Table Tennis Championships Men’s Singles title, becoming the first left-handed World Champion from China since Jean-Philippe Gatien in 1993. His remarkable year also includes the WTT United States Smash Men’s Singles title and his third WTT Champions Macao title, ultimately leading to him reclaiming the world No. 1 ranking in September 2025.