Guo Yue

Guo Yue
Guo Yue (2013)
Nation:	People's Republic of China
Date of birth:	17th July 1988
Place of birth:	Anshan
Playing hand:	Left handed
How to play:	Shakehand
Best world ranking :	1 (January 2008)

Guo Yue ( Chinese  郭 躍  /  郭 跃 , Pinyin Guō Yuè ; born July 17, 1988 in Anshan , Liaoning Province , People's Republic of China ) is a Chinese professional table tennis player . She is ten times world champion and two times Olympic champion. To date, Guo Yue is the youngest player to ever play a World Cup final (2004). In 2014 her career in the Chinese national team ended.

In 2010 she was inducted into the ITTF Hall of Fame .

youth

Guo Yue started playing table tennis at the age of six. She was discovered and promoted by the provincial coach Gu Zhenjiang. At the age of twelve she became a member of the national youth team, which was supervised by Cai Zhenhua . In the same year she was second in the Asian Youth Cup. Two years later she played for the first time in the national team for adults.

successes

• 1999 - Japan East Asian Junior Championship Women's Singles Champion
• Asian Youth Champ.ATTU-Juniors doubles and as a team with the team of China 2001
• 2001 Pyongyang Tournament winner - mixed doubles
• Winner 2002 Danish open singles
• Winner 2002 Austria open doubles
• 2003 Asian Championship Team winner with the team from China
• 2003 Asian Junior Championship Singles Winner
• 2003 Pro Tour Grand Finals winner in doubles
• Winner Korea open doubles 2003
• Winner 2003 Japan open singles and doubles
• Winner 2003 Danish open doubles
• Winner Swedish open 2003 doubles
• 2004 World Championship winner with the team of China
• Bronze in doubles with Niu Jianfeng at the 2004 Olympic Games
• Winner 2004 Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals Individual
• Winner Greek, Singapore, Japan and German Open Doubles 2004
• Winner Asian Olympic Qual. 2004: Doubles
• Winner 2005 World Championship in Mixed Doubles (with Wang Liqin )
• Winner of the 2005 Asian Championship in mixed doubles
• Winner 2005 Qatar open doubles (with Niu Jianfeng )
• 2005 China Open Singles Winner
• Winner 2005 Panasonic open in singles and doubles (with Gou Yan)
• Winner Volkswagen open 2005 in doubles (with Zhang Yining)
• Winner Panasonic China open 2005 singles and doubles
• Winner of the 2006 World Cup in Bremen with the team from China
• Winner of the Asian Games 2006 in Doha singles, doubles and in a team with the team from China
• 2006 Croatian Open Singles winner
• Winner 2006 Slovenian open singles and doubles
• Winner 2007 World Championships in singles and mixed doubles (with Wang Liqin )
• 2007 Asian Championship Doubles Winner
• 2007 World Team Cup winner with the team from China
• Winner doubles 2007 Pro Tour Grand Finals
• Winner 2007 German open doubles
• Winner 2007 Kuwait open singles
• 2007 Croatian open singles winner
• Winner Slovenian open 2007 singles
• Winner Panasonic China open 2007 singles
• Winner 2007 in the double Volkswagen open (with Li Xiaoxia)
• Winner 2007 Volkswagen China open singles and doubles
• Winner of the 2008 World Championship in a team with the team from China
• Bronze in singles and gold with the team at the 2008 Olympic Games
• Asian Cup 2008 winner in singles
• Winner doubles at the Erke Qatar Open 2008
• 2009 World Team Championship winner
• Winner 2011 World Championship in doubles with Li Xiaoxia
• 2012 World Team Championship winner
• Gold with the team at the 2012 Olympics
• Winner 2013 World Championship in doubles with Li Xiaoxia
• Youngest world champion and Pro Tour tournament winner

Private

In 2015 she worked as an employee of a banking regulator in Beijing. At the same time, she began studying finance in Beijing.

Results from the ITTF database

Association	event	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU	2007	Yangzhou	CHN	Quarter finals	gold		1
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU	2005	Jeju-do	COR	Quarter finals	silver	gold
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU	2003	Bangkok	THA	Semifinals	Quarter finals		1
CHN	Asian Cup	2011	Changsha	CHN	3rd place
CHN	Asian Cup	2009	Hangzhou	CHN	1st place
CHN	Asian Cup	2008	Sapporo	JPN	1st place
CHN	Asian Cup	2000	Mumbai	IND	2
CHN	Asian Games	2010	Guangzhou	CHN	silver	gold		1
CHN	Asian Games	2006	Doha	QAT	gold	gold		1
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU (Juniors)	2001	Hong Kong	HKG	silver	gold		1
CHN	Olympic games	2012	London	CLOSELY	no participants			1
CHN	Olympic games	2008	Beijing	CHN	bronze			1
CHN	Olympic games	2004	Athens	GRE		bronze
CHN	Pro tour	2012	Incheon City	COR	Semifinals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2012	Incheon City	COR	Semifinals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2012	Incheon City	COR	Semifinals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Stockholm	SWE	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Suzhou	CHN	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Shenzen	CHN	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Władysławowo	POLE	last 16	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Dortmund	GER	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Dubai	UAE	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Doha	QAT	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Sheffield	CLOSELY	last 16	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Velenje	SLO	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2010	catfish	AUT	gold	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2010	Suzhou	CHN	last 16	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2010	Kuwait City	KUW	last 16	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2010	Doha	QAT	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2009	Su Zhou	CHN	silver	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2009	Doha	QAT	silver	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2009	Kuwait City	KUW	silver	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Shanghai	CHN	silver	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Daejeon	COR		gold
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Daejeon	COR	gold	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Yokohama	JPN	Semifinals			1
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Changchun	CHN	silver			1
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Doha	QAT	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Kuwait City	KUW	Semifinals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Stockholm	SWE	Semifinals	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Bremen	GER	last 16	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Shenzhen	CHN	silver	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Nanjing	CHN	gold	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Chiba	JPN	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Salwa Cup	KUW	gold	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Doha	QAT	last 16	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Velenje	SVN	gold	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Zagreb	HRV	gold	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Kunshan	CHN	silver	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Kuwait City	KUW	silver	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Doha	QAT	last 16	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Zagreb	HRV	gold	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Velenje	SVN	gold	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Yokohama	JPN	Semifinals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Shenzhen	CHN	silver	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Harbin	CHN	gold	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Doha	QAT	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2004	catfish	AUT	Quarter finals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Leipzig	GER	last 16	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Kobe	JPN	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Singapore	SIN	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Pyeongchang	COR	last 16	last 16
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Athens	GRE	silver	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Malmo	SWE	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Aarhus	THE	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Bremen	GER	Quarter finals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Kobe	JPN	gold	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Guangzhou	CHN	Quarter finals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Jeju-Si	COR	last 32	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Farum	THE	silver	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Warsaw	POLE	Semifinals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Eindhoven	NED	last 32	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Magdeburg	GER	Semifinals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Cairo	EGY	last 16	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2002	catfish	AUT	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2011	London	CLOSELY	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2008	Macau	MAC	silver
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2007	Beijing	CHN	silver	gold
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2006	Hong Kong	HKG		Semifinals
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2005	Fuzhou	CHN		Quarter finals
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2004	Beijing	CHN	gold	silver
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2003	Guangzhou	CHN	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2002	Stockholm	SWE	silver	Quarter finals
CHN	World Championship	2013	Paris	FRA		gold
CHN	World Championship	2012	Dortmund	GER				1
CHN	World Championship	2011	Rotterdam	NED	Semifinals	gold
CHN	World Championship	2010	Moscow	RUS				2
CHN	World Championship	2009	Yokohama	JPN	silver	gold
CHN	World Championship	2008	Guangzhou	CHN				1
CHN	World Championship	2007	Zagreb	HRV	gold	silver	gold
CHN	World Championship	2006	Bremen	GER				1
CHN	World Championship	2005	Shanghai	CHN	Semifinals	silver	gold
CHN	World Championship	2004	Doha	QAT				1
CHN	World Championship	2003	Paris	FRA	Quarter finals	silver
CHN	World cup	2012	Huangshi	CHN	13-16 space
CHN	World cup	2011	Magdeburg	GER				1
CHN	World cup	2010	Kuala Lumpur	MAS	3rd place
CHN	World cup	2009	Guangzhou	CHN	silver
CHN	World cup	2008	Kuala Lumpur	MAS	5th-8th space
CHN	World cup	2007	Cheng you	CHN	3rd place
CHN	World cup	2005	Guangzhou	CHN	5th-8th space
CHN	WTC World Team Cup	2010	Dubai	UAE				1
CHN	WTC World Team Cup	2009	Linz	AUT	1st place
CHN	WTC World Team Cup	2007	Magdeburg	GER				1

literature

• Rahul Nelson: Guo Yue - The boy becomes world champion , DTS magazine , 2002/11 page 40

Web links

Commons : Guo Yue  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Biography of Guo Yue on the website of the World Table Tennis Association ittf.com (accessed August 5, 2011)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} magazine tischtennis , 2015/9 page 6
2. ↑ Hall of Fame ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on August 4, 2011; PDF; 407 kB)  
3. ↑ Guo Yue results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed June 7, 2013)

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Guo is the family name here, Yue is the first name.