Dang Qiu (Chinese: 邱党; pinyin: Qiū Dǎng; born 29 October 1996) is a German professional table tennis player. He is the first German-born national player playing the penhold grip style, in particular the modern two-sided penhold grip which allows him to play the reverse penhold backhand. In 2022 and at his first participation of a European Table Tennis Championships, he won the men's single title on first attempt.
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| Full name | 邱黨 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1996 Nürtingen, Germany[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Righthanded penholder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 8 (4 April 2023)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 12 (12 August 2024)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Borussia Düsseldorf (Bundesliga)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn June 2022, Qiu defeated Dimitrij Ovtcharov in seven games at the WTT Contender in Lima.[5] The victory helped him reach world No. 10 in the ITTF world ranking.[6] In August 2022, Qiu defeated Darko Jorgic 4–1 in the European Table Tennis Championships Finals.[7] As the top-ranked player in German team, Qiu help the team advance to the final of 2022 World Team Championships later in October and winning the silver medal.[8][9] On national level, he won the men's singles titles of the German National Table Tennis Championships in 2022 and 2023.
At the European Games 2023 in Kraków, he won the men's teams and mixed doubles titles (with Nina Mittelham), the latter qualified him for the mixed doubles competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. At the Europe Top 16 Cup in Montreux, Qiu won the men's single silver medal, this time losing to Darko Jorgic in the finals. He reached the men's singles semi-finals at the WTT Contender Lima 2023 and WTT Champions Chongqing 2024.[10][11]
Personal life
editQiu was born in Nürtingen, Germany in a family of Chinese descent.[2][12] He comes from a family of table tennis enthusiasts.[13] His parents were table tennis players trained in Jiangsu, China and moved to Germany in the 1990s.[12] Dang's father, named Jianxin Qiu (Chinese: 邱建新; pinyin: Qiū Jiàn Xīn) started to coach in Japan in 1997. Dang's older brother, named Liang Qiu (Chinese: 邱梁; pinyin: Qiū Liáng) is also a table tennis player in Germany.[14]
Singles titles
edit| Year | Tournament | Final opponent | Score | Ref |
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| 2020 | ITTF Challenge Plus, Portugal Open |  Yevhen Pryshchepa
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4–3 | [15] |
| 2022 | WTT Contender Lima |  Dimitrij Ovtcharov
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4–3 | [16] |
| European Championships |  Darko Jorgić
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4–1 | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "华裔天才获世乒赛资格，其父是蔡振华师弟，现执教日乒两王牌主力". sina.cn (in Chinese). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "DANG QIU". ttbl.de (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Men's Singles 2023 Week #14". ittf.com. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Steve Hopkins (19 June 2022). "Qiu Wins in Lima". butterflyonline.com. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Men's Singles 2022 Week #25". ittf.com. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Sofia Polcanova and Dang Qiu claim European table tennis glory in Munich". olympics.com. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Dang QIU to lead Team Germany at the World Championships". ettu.org. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Germany in the final of the ITTF World team Championships". ettu.org. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Qiu Dream Subsides As Wang Reaches Another WTT Champions Final". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Wildcard Sets Up Dang Qiu For Tittle Defence In Lima". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b "父亲节邱党获日乒赛男双亚军 父亲却没能在场边 这里不是他的主场". toutiao.com (in Chinese). 16 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Dirk Lion. "Interview Dang Qiu (WR 52)". swisstabletennis.ch (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "LIANG QIU". ttbl.de (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "A first, second and a record, conclusion in Lisbon". ittf.com. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "WTT Contender Lima 2022". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.