Li Xiaoxia

Li Xiaoxia
Li Xiaoxia at the 2013 World Cup
Other spellings:	李 晓霞
Nation:	People's Republic of China
Date of birth:	January 16, 1988
Place of birth:	Anshan (Liaoning) , China
Size:	174 cm
Weight:	62 kg
Playing hand:	Right handed
How to play:	Shakehand
Current world rankings :	221
Best world ranking :	1 (November 2008, Febr. 2011, April - Oct. 2011)

Li Xiaoxia ( Chinese  李曉霞  /  李晓霞 , Pinyin Lǐ Xiǎoxiá ; born January 16, 1988 in Anshan (Liaoning) ) is a former Chinese table tennis player . With the team, she won five gold medals at world championships and two gold medals at the Olympic Games. She was world champion three times in doubles and won gold 21 times on the World Tour . In the individual, she was one of the few players to win all major titles - World Cup , World Cup , Olympic Games and Grand Finals at least once. She ended her career after the 2016 Olympics .

Career

World ranking positions of Li Xiaoxia

In the adult sector, Li Xiaoxia first appeared in 2002 when she won five silver medals in doubles with Guo Yue and one bronze medal in singles in five Pro Tour tournaments . As a result, she moved up to number 25 in the world rankings at the end of the year . In 2003 she took part in the Asian Cup, won gold with the team and reached the quarter-finals in three individual competitions. At the World Youth Championship she won bronze in singles and gold in doubles, mixed and team competitions. She secured her first gold medal on the Pro Tour in the double competition of the China Open 2004, and in the singles she won the China Open 2005.

In 2006 she took part in a world championship for the first time - the Chinese team took first place -, moved up to the top 10 in the world rankings and played for the first time in the World Cup , where she reached the quarter-finals. The following year, Li was able to win silver in singles and doubles at the World Championships and gold at the Grand Finals, having previously won six doubles and three singles titles on the Pro Tour. With her victory at the World Cup 2008 , among other things , she took first place in the world rankings for the first time in November this year. In the next three years, apart from the Asian Games in 2010, she could not win any major individual titles, so that she fell back to 8th place in the world rankings; In doubles, she became world champion in 2009 and 2011 and won the Grand Finals again in 2011. For most of 2011 she was also at the top of the world rankings - albeit for the last time in her career - and in 2012 she was nominated for the Olympic Games . There she won singles gold as well as at the 2013 World Cup (where she also won doubles), which means she had won all major titles at least once.

However, the gold medal in doubles at the Grand Finals 2013 was her last major title in an individual competition. In 2014 she won silver at the World Cup , at the World Championships in 2015, which was marked by injuries, bronze in singles and silver in doubles, and silver in singles at the 2016 Olympic Games ; Gold medals were only awarded at three World Tour tournaments and with the Chinese team. After the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Li ended her career.

successes

World championships

• 2016 : World Champion with the team
• 2015 : Vice World Champion in doubles with Ding Ning
• 2014 : World Champion with the team
• 2013 : World Champion in singles and doubles with Guo Yue
• 2012 : World Champion with the team
• 2011 : Vice-world champion in singles, world champion in doubles with Guo Yue
• 2010 : Vice World Champion with the team
• 2009 : World Champion in doubles with Guo Yue
• 2008 : World Champion with the team
• 2007 : Vice World Champion in singles, Vice World Champion in doubles with Guo Yue
• 2006 : World Champion with the team

Olympic games

• 2016 in Rio de Janeiro: silver in singles and gold with the team
• 2012 in London: Victory in individual and with the team

Youth World Championships

• 2003: 1st place in doubles with Li Qian , 1st place in mixed with Zeng Cem

Asian Games

• 2010: 1st place in singles, doubles with Guo Yue and in a team with China
• 2006: 1st place in doubles with Guo Yue and in a team with China

World cup

• 2014 : 2nd place in the individual
• 2011 : 2nd place in the individual
• 2008 : 1st place in the individual

Pro Tour Grand Finals

• 2013: 1st place in doubles
• 2011: 1st place in doubles
• 2007: 1st place in singles, 1st place in doubles with Guo Yue

Pro tour

• 2016: 1st place in doubles (Japan Open)
• 2016: 1st place in individual (Kuwait Open)
• 2015: 1st place in individual (Kuwait Open)
• 2013: 1st place in doubles (Austrian Open, Kuwait Open, Qatar Open)
• 2013: 1st place in individual (China Open)
• 2012: 1st place in individual (China Open)
• 2011: 1st place in doubles with Guo Yue (German Open, Kuwait Open, Qatar Open, Slovenia Open, Austrian Open)
• 2010: 1st place in doubles with Guo Yue (Austrian Open, Harmony China Open)
• 2010: 1st place in individual (China Open)
• 2009: 1st place in doubles with Guo Yue (Harmony China Open)
• 2008: 1st place in singles (China Open, Singapore Open)
• 2007: 1st place in singles (Swedish Open, German Open, Qatar Open)
• 2007: 1st place in doubles (German Open, Volkswagen Open (China), Japan Open with Guo Yue || Kuwait Open with Zhang Yining || Qatar Open with Wang Nan || Croatian Open with Chen Qing )
• 2006: 1st place in doubles with Guo Yue (Slovenia Open)
• 2005: 1st place in individual (Volkswagen Open (China))
• 2004: 1st place in doubles with Cao Zhen (Austrian Open, Panasonic Open (China))

Private

Li Xiaoxia is married.

Results from the ITTF database

Association	event	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU	2012	Macau	MAC	silver	last 32		1
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU	2009	Lucknow	IND	silver	gold	gold	1
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU	2007	Yangzhou	CHN	silver	gold	Quarter finals	1
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU	2005	Jeju-do	COR	last 16		Semifinals
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU	2003	Bangkok	THA	Quarter finals	Quarter finals	Quarter finals	1
CHN	Asian Cup	2016	Dubai	UAE	silver
CHN	Asian Cup	2014	Wuhan	CHN	silver
CHN	Asian Cup	2010	Guangzhou	CHN	9th place
CHN	Asian Cup	2005	New Delhi	IND	silver
CHN	Asian Games	2010	Guangzhou	CHN	gold	gold		1
CHN	Asian Games	2006	Doha	QAT		gold		1
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU (Juniors)	2003	Hyderabad	IND	Semifinals		gold	1
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU (Juniors)	2001	Hong Kong	HKG	Semifinals	gold		1
CHN	Olympic games	2016	Rio de Janeiro	BRA	silver			1
CHN	Olympic games	2012	London	CLOSELY	gold			1
CHN	Pro tour	2016	Tokyo	JPN	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2016	Kuwait City	KUW	gold	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2015	Stockholm	SWE	last 64	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2015	Warsaw	POLE	Semifinals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2015	Kuwait City	KUW	gold	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2014	Cheng you	CHN	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2013	Ekaterinburg	RUS	Quarter finals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2013	Changchun	CHN	gold	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2013	Doha	QAT	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2013	Kuwait City	KUW	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2013	catfish	AUT	silver	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2012	Shanghai	CHN	gold	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2012	Incheon City	COR	Semifinals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2012	Budapest	HUN	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Schwechat	AUT	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Suzhou	CHN	Semifinals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Dortmund	GER	silver	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Dubai	UAE	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Doha	QAT	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Sheffield	CLOSELY	Semifinals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Velenje	SLO	silver	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2010	catfish	AUT	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2010	Suzhou	CHN	gold	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2009	Su Zhou	CHN	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Shanghai	CHN	gold	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Singapore	SIN	gold	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Daejeon	COR		silver
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Daejeon	COR	last 32	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Yokohama	JPN	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Changchun	CHN	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Doha	QAT	last 16	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Kuwait City	KUW	silver	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Stockholm	SWE	gold	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Bremen	GER	gold	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Shenzhen	CHN	Semifinals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Nanjing	CHN	last 16	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Chiba	JPN	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Salwa Cup	KUW	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Doha	QAT	gold	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Velenje	SVN	Semifinals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Zagreb	HRV	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Guangzhou	CHN	Quarter finals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Kunshan	CHN	Quarter finals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Kuwait City	KUW	Quarter finals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Doha	QAT	silver	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Zagreb	HRV	Semifinals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Velenje	SVN	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Gothenburg	SWE	Quarter finals	last 16
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Magdeburg	GER	last 64	last 16
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Shenzhen	CHN	gold	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Harbin	CHN	Semifinals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2004	catfish	AUT	last 32	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Leipzig	GER	Semifinals	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Wuxi	CHN	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Singapore	SIN	Quarter finals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Pyeongchang	COR	last 16	last 16
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Farum	THE	Semifinals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Warsaw	POLE	Quarter finals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Eindhoven	NED	last 32	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Magdeburg	GER	last 16	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Cairo	EGY	Quarter finals	silver
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2013	Dubai	UAE	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2011	London	CLOSELY	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2008	Macau	MAC	last 16
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2007	Beijing	CHN	gold	gold
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2006	Hong Kong	HKG	silver	Semifinals
CHN	World Championship	2016	Kuala Lumpur	MAS				1
CHN	World Championship	2015	Suzhou	CHN	Semifinals	silver
CHN	World Championship	2014	Tokyo	JPN				1
CHN	World Championship	2013	Paris	FRA	gold	gold
CHN	World Championship	2012	Dortmund	GER				1
CHN	World Championship	2011	Rotterdam	NED	silver	gold
CHN	World Championship	2010	Moscow	RUS				2
CHN	World Championship	2009	Yokohama	JPN	Semifinals	gold
CHN	World Championship	2008	Guangzhou	CHN				1
CHN	World Championship	2007	Zagreb	HRV	silver	silver	no participants
CHN	World Championship	2006	Bremen	GER				1
CHN	World cup	2014	Linz	AUT	silver
CHN	World cup	2011	Singapore	SIN	silver
CHN	World cup	2009	Guangzhou	CHN	3rd place
CHN	World cup	2008	Kuala Lumpur	MAS	gold
CHN	World cup	2006	Urumqi	CHN	Quarter finals
CHN	Youth World Championship	2003	Santiago	CHI	Semifinals	gold	gold	1
CHN	WTC World Team Cup	2013	Guangzhou	CHN				1
CHN	WTC World Team Cup	2011	Magdeburg	GER				1
CHN	WTC World Team Cup	2010	Dubai	UAE				1
CHN	WTC World Team Cup	2009	Linz	AUT				1
CHN	WTC World Team Cup	2007	Magdeburg	GER				1

Web links

Commons : Li Xiaoxia  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Li Xiaoxia biography on the website of the World Table Tennis Federation ittf.com (accessed August 5, 2011)
• Li Xiaoxia in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ) (accessed June 22, 2014)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ results.ittf.link . (accessed on May 1, 2018).
2. ↑ ^{a b} ittf.com: Ending on high note, Li Xiaoxia announces international retirement. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2017 . 
3. ↑ tt-news.de: International: Li Xiaoxia with bad luck with injuries. Retrieved August 27, 2017 . 
4. ↑ ITTF table of results 4190 (accessed on June 7, 2013) ( Memento from November 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

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