Guo Yan
Guo Yan 
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 People's Republic of China
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| Date of birth: | June 24, 1982 |
| Place of birth: | Beijing (China) |
| Playing hand: | Right handed |
| How to play: | Shakehand |
| Best world ranking : | 1 (Oct. 2010 - Jan. 2011 and March 2011) |
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Guo Yan ( Chinese 郭 焱 , Pinyin Guō Yàn ; born June 24, 1982 in Beijing , People's Republic of China ) is a Chinese table tennis player . She won several titles at Asian and World Championships and qualified for participation in the Olympic Games in 2012.
Career
Since 2003 Guo Yan (until 2012) has been nominated for nine world championships . With the women's team, she won gold in 2006 , 2008 and 2012 and silver in 2010 . In 2005 she was defeated in the final of the individual competition of her compatriot Zhang Yining , in 2009 and 2011 she was second in doubles with Ding Ning .
She won a total of eight titles at the Asian Championships , four of them in 2012, namely in singles, doubles with Ding Ning, mixed with Xu Xin and with the Chinese women's team. She had already won with the women's team in 2003 and 2007, in doubles she was still successful in 2003 with Li Nan and in 2005 with Liu Shiwen . She was also first in the individual at the Asian Cup in 2005 and 2011. She won the World Cup in 2006 and 2011 in singles and in 2011 with the team.
At the ITTF Pro Tour tournaments, she won singles in the Grand Finals in 2008 and 2009.
In 2012 she qualified for the Olympic Games due to her world ranking position , but she was refused participation by the Chinese Table Tennis Association and Ding Ning was nominated instead . She then ended her international career in 2013.
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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| CHN | Asian Championship ATTU | 2012 | Macau | MAC | gold | gold | gold | 1 |
| CHN | Asian Championship ATTU | 2007 | Yangzhou | CHN | Semifinals | Quarter finals | 1 | |
| CHN | Asian Championship ATTU | 2005 | Jeju-do | COR | Quarter finals | gold | Quarter finals | |
| CHN | Asian Championship ATTU | 2003 | Bangkok | THA | last 16 | gold | Semifinals | 1 |
| CHN | Asian Cup | 2011 | Changsha | CHN | 1st place | |||
| CHN | Asian Cup | 2005 | New Delhi | IND | 1st place | |||
| CHN | Asian Cup | 2004 | Kitakyushu | JPN | 5th place | |||
| CHN | Asian Games | 2010 | Guangzhou | CHN | gold | 1 | ||
| CHN | Asian Games | 2006 | Doha | QAT | Quarter finals | 1 | ||
| CHN | Asian Games | 2002 | Busan | COR | Semifinals | 2 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2012 | Incheon City | COR | last 16 | |||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2012 | Incheon City | COR | last 16 | |||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2012 | Incheon City | COR | last 16 | |||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2012 | Velenje | SLO | Semifinals | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2012 | Budapest | HUN | silver | |||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2011 | Stockholm | SWE | gold | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2011 | Suzhou | CHN | gold | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2011 | Dortmund | GER | gold | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2011 | Dubai | UAE | silver | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2011 | Doha | QAT | Semifinals | silver | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2011 | Sheffield | CLOSELY | silver | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2010 | Suzhou | CHN | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2010 | Kuwait City | KUW | Semifinals | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2010 | Doha | QAT | Semifinals | |||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2009 | Warsaw | POLE | Semifinals | silver | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2009 | Sheffield | CLOSELY | gold | silver | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2009 | Su Zhou | CHN | last 32 | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2009 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2009 | Kuwait City | KUW | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2009 | Velenje | SVN | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2008 | Shanghai | CHN | Semifinals | Scratched | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2008 | Singapore | SIN | silver | |||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2008 | Daejeon | COR | Quarter finals | |||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2008 | Daejeon | COR | silver | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2008 | Yokohama | JPN | Semifinals | |||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2008 | Doha | QAT | silver | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2008 | Kuwait City | KUW | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2007 | Stockholm | SWE | silver | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2007 | Bremen | GER | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2007 | Toulouse | FRA | last 16 | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2007 | catfish | AUT | silver | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2007 | Shenzhen | CHN | Semifinals | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2007 | Nanjing | CHN | silver | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2007 | Chiba | JPN | silver | |||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2007 | Salwa Cup | KUW | Semifinals | silver | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2007 | Doha | QAT | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2007 | Velenje | SVN | Quarter finals | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2007 | Zagreb | HRV | Semifinals | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2006 | Yokohama | JPN | silver | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2006 | Guangzhou | CHN | Semifinals | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2006 | Singapore | SIN | Semifinals | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2006 | Kunshan | CHN | Semifinals | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2006 | Kuwait City | KUW | Semifinals | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2006 | Doha | QAT | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2005 | Yokohama | JPN | silver | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2005 | Harbin | CHN | Semifinals | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2004 | catfish | AUT | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2004 | Leipzig | GER | silver | silver | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2004 | Kobe | JPN | Semifinals | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2004 | Changchun | CHN | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2004 | Athens | GRE | Semifinals | silver | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2003 | Malmo | SWE | Semifinals | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2003 | Aarhus | THE | Semifinals | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2003 | Bremen | GER | Semifinals | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2003 | Kobe | JPN | silver | silver | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2003 | Guangzhou | CHN | silver | silver | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2003 | Jeju-Si | COR | gold | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2003 | Croatia | HRV | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2002 | Farum | THE | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2002 | Warsaw | POLE | silver | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2002 | Gangneung City | COR | last 32 | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2002 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2002 | Doha | QAT | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2001 | Skovde | SWE | gold | silver | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2001 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2001 | Hainan | CHN | silver | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2001 | Zagreb | HRV | gold | Rd 1 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2000 | Farum | THE | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2011 | London | CLOSELY | Quarter finals | |||
| CHN | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2009 | Macau | MAC | gold | |||
| CHN | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2008 | Macau | MAC | gold | |||
| CHN | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2007 | Beijing | CHN | Semifinals | |||
| CHN | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2006 | Hong Kong | HKG | Quarter finals | |||
| CHN | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2005 | Fuzhou | CHN | Quarter finals | |||
| CHN | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2003 | Guangzhou | CHN | Semifinals | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2002 | Stockholm | SWE | Semifinals | |||
| CHN | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2001 | Hainan | CHN | Semifinals | |||
| CHN | World Championship | 2012 | Dortmund | GER | 1 | |||
| CHN | World Championship | 2011 | Rotterdam | NED | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| CHN | World Championship | 2010 | Moscow | RUS | 2 | |||
| CHN | World Championship | 2009 | Yokohama | JPN | last 16 | silver | ||
| CHN | World Championship | 2008 | Guangzhou | CHN | 1 | |||
| CHN | World Championship | 2007 | Zagreb | HRV | Semifinals | no participants | last 16 | |
| CHN | World Championship | 2006 | Bremen | GER | 1 | |||
| CHN | World Championship | 2005 | Shanghai | CHN | silver | Semifinals | Semifinals | |
| CHN | World Championship | 2003 | Paris | FRA | last 32 | |||
| CHN | World cup | 2011 | Magdeburg | GER | 1st place | |||
| CHN | World cup | 2010 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | gold | |||
| CHN | World cup | 2006 | Urumqi | CHN | gold | |||
| CHN | World cup | 2005 | Guangzhou | CHN | silver | |||
| CHN | WTC World Team Cup | 2010 | Dubai | UAE | 1st place |
Web links
- Biography of Guo Yan on the website of the World Table Tennis Federation ittf.com (accessed on July 29, 2012)
- Guo Yan Article about Guo Yan on the website of the World Table Tennis Association ittf.com (accessed July 29, 2012)
Individual evidence
- ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2013/7 page 7
- ↑ Guo Yan Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed July 29, 2012)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Guo, Yan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 郭 焱 (Chinese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | chinese table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beijing (China) |