Tang Peng (simplified Chinese: 唐鹏; traditional Chinese: 唐鵬; pinyin: Táng Péng; Jyutping: tong4 paang4; born 4 February 1981 in Beijing, China) is mainland Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Hong Kong.[1] He recently married Tie Yana, another Chinese-born table tennis player representing Hong Kong. As of December 2016, he is ranked the number nineteenth player in the world.[3]
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Tang Peng | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Hong Kong, China | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1981[1] Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | |||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip Forehand: Reverse Rubber ; Backhand: Short Pimples | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 11 (May 2015)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 19 (December 2016) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career records
editSingles (as of 19 January 2014)[4]
- World Championships: 1/4 finals (2015).
- Pro Tour runner-up (1): 2007 Chile Open.
- Asian Championships: runner-up (2003).
Men's doubles
- World Championships: QF (2009).
- Pro Tour winner (4): 2010 Austrian Open, 2014 Spanish Open, 2014 Australian Open, 2014 Russian Open.
- Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 2. Won in 2010.
- Asian Championships: SF (2003).
Mixed doubles
- World Championships: QF (2007).
- Asian Championships: SF (2003).
Team
- Summer Olympic: 4th (2012)
- World Championships: 3rd (2008).
- World Team Cup: 3rd (2009).
- Asian Championships: winner (2003).
References
edit- ^ a b "ITTF players' profiles". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ a b "TANG Peng – Biography". gz2010.cn. Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ a b "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
External links
edit- Tang Peng at World Table Tennis
- Tang Peng at old.ittf.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-01-11)
- Tang Peng at ittfranking.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-08-01)
- Peng TANG at Olympics.com
- Tang Peng at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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