Li Ping (table tennis player)

Li Ping (born May 18, 1986 ) is a Chinese table tennis player who became world champion in mixed in 2009.

Career

Li Ping started playing table tennis when he was five years old. In October 2001 he was accepted into the Chinese national team.

At the national Chinese championships in 2004 he won bronze in singles, in 2007 silver with the team and in 2008 bronze in mixed. In 2009 he became world champion in mixed with Cao Zhen in Yokohama .

In the ITTF world rankings , Li Ping was ranked 42nd in August 2010. His best placement up to October 2011 was 35th place in March and April 2008. From 2010 onwards, he no longer appeared internationally.

He has been playing for Qatar internationally since 2015. For the 2017/18 season he joined the French first division club Istres TT.

Results from the ITTF database

Association	event	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
CHN	Asian Cup	2003	Tehran	IRI	Quarter finals
QAT	Olympic games	2016	Rio de Janeiro	BRA	last 32
CHN	Pro tour	2009	Tianjin	CHN	last 32	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Singapore	SIN	last 32	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2007	catfish	AUT	last 32	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2007	St. Petersburg	RUS	silver	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Zagreb	HRV	last 16	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Velenje	SVN	last 16	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Gothenburg	SWE	last 64	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Magdeburg	GER		last 16
CHN	World Championship	2009	Yokohama	JPN			gold

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World ranking list since 2001 ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2011 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 October 10, 2011)  
2. ↑ Li Ping (table tennis player) Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed October 10, 2011)

Web links

• Portrait at the table tennis dealer Donic (accessed February 20, 2016)