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Agricultural Bank of China 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals

CITY: Zhengzhou,China SITE: Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center, West Fourth Ring Road, Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou City,China DATE: 12 - 15 December 2019 PLAYERS: 23 men 25 women 48 total COUNTRIES: 9 TABLES: 2 TABLE BRAND: DOUBLE FISH Volant King Blue BALL BRAND: DHS D40+ *** White FLOOR BRAND: TINSUE TLO 500R Red MEDIA CONTACT: 1. ITTF Competition Manager, Dimosthenis Messinis: [email protected] 2.Tournament Director, Ms.Han Jingmeng: [email protected],Tel:+86 15810225275 3. ITTF Press Officer, Seet Cheng Howe, [email protected] 4.Press Officer,Ann Young,Li Kun: [email protected],Tel:+86 17610870978, +86 18939241773 5.Referee,Silvia Garro: [email protected] 6.Deputy Referee,Xu Yumei:[email protected]

Introduction

Welcome to the Agricultural Bank of China 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals.

The World Tour Grand Finals involves the best players from the 2019 ITTF World Tour, which comprises of 12 events in 12 countries during the year.

The top 16 men and 16 women, the top 8 Men’s, Women’s and Mixed doubles pairs will be making the trip to the $1,001,000 event.

This preview is designed to provide an update on the Agricultural Bank of China 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals.

Enclosed are statistics and notes that will be of assistance during the tournament. Players’ biographies as well as statistical, historical and personal data may be found on ITTF.com. Please make player interview requests through a member of the ITTF media staff located in the press room.

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Key Dates/Times

11 December 2019, 11,00am @ JW Marriott, Zhengzhou – Draw Ceremony 12 December 2019, 01.00pm @ Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center – Day 1 13 December 2019, 10.00am @ Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center – Day 2 14 December 2019, 01.00pm @ Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center – Day 3 15 December 2019, 01.00pm @ Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center – Day 4

Event schedule: https://bit.ly/2OQQZZo

Events

• Men’s Singles • Women’s Singles • Men’s Doubles • Women’s Doubles • Mixed Doubles

Playing System

The tournament will consist of 5 events – Men’s and Women’s Singles, Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed Doubles.

Men’s and Women’s Singles will each have 16 players, Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Doubles will each have 8 pairs.

Seeding of the players or pairs is determined by the final order of the World Tour Standing.

Men’s and Women’s Singles

• Will be conducted as knockout events • Draw will be conducted according to ITTF and World Tour Regulations. • There will be no separation by Association. • All matches shall be the best of 7 games

Men’s and Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles

• Will be conducted as knockout events. • Draw will be conducted according to ITTF and World Tour Regulations. • There will be no separation by Association. • All matches shall be the best of 5 games

The Winner, Runner Up and two semi-finalists pairs of Mixed Doubles will qualify to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, provided they are otherwise eligible.

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The tournament will be played in accordance with the Laws of Table Tennis and the Regulations for International Competitions.

Vicky Eleftheriade Graeme Ireland Competition Director Technical Commissioner

Official Hotel：

JW Marriott Hotel Zhengzhou Address: Millennium Royal Plaza, No. 2 Central Business District, Zhengdong New District, Zhengzhou 450018, China Tel: +86 371 87078287 Web Link: https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/cgojw-jw-marriott-hotel-zhengzhou/

Recommended by local hotels： Calyton Hotel Zhengzhou,Zhonghao Yintai International Center, No. 82 Zhongyuan West Road, Erqi District, Zhengzhou. Tel:400-699-8818 Wwb Link:http://www.cavan-hotel.com/index.html

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Prize Money

Men’s Singles and Women’s singles: Winner: US$ 100,000 Runner-up: US$ 55,000 Semi finalist: US$ 35,000 Quarter finalist:US$ 25,000 Round of 16: US$ 15,000

Men’s, Women’s & Mixed Doubles: Winner: US$ 14,000 Runner-up: US$ 7,500 Semi finalist: US$ 3,750 Quarter finalist:US$ 2,000 Total: US$ 1,001,000

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2019 ITTF World Tour Events and Winners

There were 12 World Tour Events leading up to the Grand Finals, 6 Platinum (Qatar, China, Japan, Australia, Germany, Austrian), 6 Regular series (Hungarian, Hong Kong China, South Korea, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Sweden).

Type Location Men's Singles Women's Singles Platinum Austria FAN Zhendong CHN Mima ITO JPN Platinum Germany FAN Zhendong CHN SUN Yingsha CHN Regular Sweden WANG Chuqin CHN CHEN Meng CHN Regular Czech Rep LIN Yun-Ju TPE CHEN Xingtong CHN Regular Bulgaria Tomokazu HARIMOTO JPN CHEN Xingtong CHN Platinum Australian Xu Xin CHN SUN Yingsha CHN Regular Korea XU Xin CHN CHEN Meng CHN Platinum Japan XU Xin CHN SUN Yingsha CHN Regular Hong Kong LIN Gaoyuan CHN WANG Yidi CHN Platinum China MA Long CHN CHEN Meng CHN Platinum Qatar MA Long CHN WANG Manyu CHN Regular Hungary LIN Gaoyuan CHN CHEN Meng CHN

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Type Location Men's Doubles Women's Doubles Platinum Austria LIANG Jingkun CHN LIN Gaoyuan CHN Miyuu NAGASAKI JPN Miyu KIHARA JPN Platinum Germany LIANG Jingkun CHN Xu Xin CHN JEON Jihee KOR YANG Haeun KOR Regular Sweden FAN Zhendong CHN XU Xin CHN CHEN Meng CHN DING Ning CHN Regular Czech Rep CHO Daeseong KOR LEE Sangsu KOR GU Yuting CHN MU Zi CHN Regular Bulgaria JEOUNG Youngsik KOR LEE Sangsu KOR GU Yuting CHN MU Zi CHN Platinum Australia JEOUNG Youngsik KOR LEE Sangsu KOR CHEN Meng CHN WANG Manyu CHN Regular Korea FAN Zhendong CHN XU Xin CHN CHEN Meng CHN WANG Manyu CHN Platinum Japan FAN Zhendong CHN XU Xin CHN LIU Shiwen CHN CHEN Meng CHN Hong Regular LIANG Jingkun CHN LIN Gaoyuan CHN CHEN Ke CHN MU Zi CHN Kong Patrick Platinum China Timo BOLL GER GER GU Yuting CHN LIU Shiwen CHN FRANZISKA WONG Platinum Qatar HO Kwan Kit HKG HKG SUN Yingsha CHN WANG Manyu CHN Chunting Regular Hungary LIANG Jingkun CHN XU Xin CHN WANG Manyu CHN ZHU Yuling CHN

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Type Location Mixed Doubles Platinum Austria Tomokazu HARIMOTO JPN Hina HAYATA JPN Platinum Germany XU Xin CHN Sun Yingsha CHN Regular Sweden XU Xin CHN LIU Shiwen CHN Regular Czech Rep CHO Daeseong KOR SHIN Yubin KOR Regular Bulgaria Jun MIZUTANI JPN Mima ITO JPN Platinum Australia WONG Chun Ting HKG DOO Hoi Kem HKG Regular Korea WONG Chun Ting HKG DOO Hoi Kem HKG Platinum Japan XU Xin CHN ZHU Yuling CHN Regular Hong Kong LIN Yun-Ju TPE CHENG I-Ching TPE Platinum China LIN Yun-Ju TPE CHENG I-Ching TPE Platinum Qatar XU Xin CHN LIU Shiwen CHN Regular Hungary XU Xin CHN LIU Shiwen CHN

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Most World Tour Titles Won in 2019

Men’s Singles: XU Xin (CHN): 3 (Japan, South Korea, Australian) MA Long (CHN): 2 (Qatar, China)

Women’s Singles: CHEN Meng (CHN): 4 (Hungary, China, South Korea, Czech) SUN Yingsha (CHN): 3 (Japan, Australia, Germany)

Men’s Doubles FAN Zhendong/XU Xin (CHN): 3 (Japan, South Korea,Sweden) XU Xin/LIANG Jingkun (CHN): 2 (Hungaria, Germany) JEOUNG Youngsilk/LEE Sangsu (CHN):2 (Australia, Bulgaria)

Women’s Doubles CHEN Meng/WANG Manyu (CHN): 2 (South Korea, Australia) GU Yuting/MU Zi(CHN): 2 (Bulgaria, Czech Republic)

Race to Agricultural Bank of China 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals

The players are all battling it out for points to secure their qualification to the Agricultural Bank of China 2019 World Tour Grand Finals, 12-15 Dec 2019.

How does it work?

Men’s & Women’s Singles

Places available: 15 players with the most points from the 2019 World Tour events, plus one host country player that meets the below criteria. If the player from the host association is already amongst the 15 invited players or does not meet the participation criteria, the 16th player in order will be invited. Criteria: Have to play in a minimum of 5 events

Men’s, Women’s & Mixed Doubles

Places available: 7 doubles pairing with the most points, plus one host country player that meets the below criteria. If the pair from the host association is already amongst the 7 invited players or does not meet the participation criteria, the 8th pair in order will be invited. Criteria: Have to play in a minimum of 4 events (playing together) Criteria: For XD, maximum of 1 pair per NOC

Full criteria: https://bit.ly/2QqmA3e

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Final World Tour Standings (After Austrian Open) Men’s Singles

Rank Events Name Association Points 1 8 XU Xin CHN 2044 2 8 FAN Zhendong CHN 1507 2 9 LIN Gaoyuan CHN 1475 4 5 MA Long CHN 1425 5 11 HARIMOTO Tomokazu JPN 930 6 10 LIN Yun-Ju TPE 866 7 10 WANG Chuqin CHN 819 8 10 LIANG Jingkun CHN 773 9 8 CALDERANO Hugo BRA 619 10 6 BOLL Timo GER 544 11 9 OVTCHAROV Dimitrij GER 512 12 9 FRANZISKA Patrick GER 496 13 8 ZHAO Zihao CHN 489 14 8 FALCK Mattias SWE 438 15 9 JEOUNG Youngsik KOR 404 16 11 MIZUTANI Jun JPN 402

*View final MS Standings after AUT here Women’ Singles

Rank Events Name Association Points 1 8 SUN Yingsha CHN 1882 2 11 ITO Mima JPN 1685 3 7 CHEN Meng CHN 1600 4 8 WANG Manyu CHN 1182 5 10 CHEN Xingtong CHN 880 6 7 LIU Shiwen CHN 835 7 6 DING Ning CHN 806 8 8 WANG Yidi CHN 799 9 7 ZHU Yuling CHN 714 10 11 HIRANO Miu JPN 636 11 11 ISHIKAWA Kasumi JPN 574 12 11 FENG Tianwei SGP 504 13 9 HE Zhoujia CHN 438 14 9 CHENG I-Ching TPE 395 15 11 SATO Hitomi JPN 387 16 7 QIAN Tianyi CHN 364 *View final WS Standings after AUT here

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Men’s Doubles

Rank Events Name Association Points 1 6 JEOUNG Youngsik / LEE Sangsu KOR 900 2 4 FAN Zhendong / XU Xin CHN 775 3 5 LIANG Jingkun / LIN Gaoyuan CHN 694 4 4 BOLL Timo / FRANZISKA Patrick GER 563 5 2 LIANG Jingkun / XU Xin CHN 500 6 6 HO Kwan Kit / WONG Chun Ting HKG 451 7 6 DUDA Benedikt / QIU Dang GER 363 8 8 LIAO Cheng-Ting / LIN Yun-Ju TPE 308 *View final MD Standings after AUT here

Women’s Doubles

Rank Events Name Association Points 1 9 KIHARA Miyuu / NAGASAKI Miyu JPN 739 2 4 JEON Jihee / YANG Haeun KOR 525 3 4 SUN Yingsha / WANG Manyu CHN 513 4 2 CHEN Meng / WANG Manyu CHN 500 5 8 CHEN Szu-Yu / CHENG Hsien-Tzu TPE 439 6 2 GU Yuting / MU Zi CHN 400 7 2 WANG Manyu / ZHU Yuling CHN 350 8 1 GU Yuting / LIU Shiwen CHN 300 *View final WD Standings after AUT here

Mixed Doubles

Rank Events Name Association Points 1 10 WONG Chun Ting / DOO Hoi Kem HKG 877 2 9 LIN Yun-Ju / CHENG I-Ching TPE 857 3 4 XU Xin / LIU Shiwen CHN 800 4 7 MIZUTANI Jun / ITO Mima JPN 676 5 5 HARIMOTO Tomokazu / HAYATA Hina JPN 526 6 4 CHO Daeseong / SHIN Yubin KOR 338 7 1 XU Xin / ZHU Yuling CHN 300 7 1 XU Xin / SUN Yingsha CHN 300 *View final XD Standings after AUT here

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WTGF Players & 2019 WT Stats Men’s Singles

2019 WT Statistics NOV Players name Age Hand Grip Pl. Style Seed 2019 % Won Played Won WR FAN Zhendong CHN 22 R Shakehand Attack 1 1 80% 30 24 XU Xin CHN 29 L Penhold Attack 2 2 86% 35 30 LIN Gaoyuan CHN 24 L Shakehand Attack 3 3 79% 34 27 MA Long CHN 31 R Shakehand Attack 4 4 86% 22 19 HARIMOTO Tomokazu JPN 16 R Shakehand Attack 5 5 67% 30 20 CALDERANO Hugo BRA 23 R Shakehand Attack 6 6 64% 22 14 BOLL Timo GER 38 L Shakehand Attack 7 8 68% 19 13 LIANG Jingkun CHN 23 R Shakehand Attack 8 7 70% 33 23 FALCK Mattias SWE 28 R Shakehand Attack 9 9 53% 17 9 LIN Yun-Ju TPE 18 L Shakehand Attack 10 10 73% 33 24 OVTCHAROV Dimitrij GER 31 R Shakehand Attack 11 12 61% 23 14 MIZUATNI Jun JPN 30 L Shakehand Attack 12 13 50% 22 11 FRANZISKA Patrick GER 27 R Shakehand Attack 13 16 59% 22 13 WONG Chun Ting HKG 28 R Penhold Attack 14 17 45% 22 10 JEOUNG Youngsik KOR 27 R Shakehand Attack 15 21 70% 30 21 ZHAO Zihao CHN 22 R Shakehand Attack 16 41 79% 38 30

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Women’ Singles

2019 WT Statistics NOV Players name Age Hand Grip Pl. Style Seed 2019 % Won Played Won WR CHEN Meng CHN 25 R Shakehand Attack 1 1 90% 29 26 LIU Shiwen CHN 28 R Shakehand Attack 2 2 72% 25 18 SUN Yingsha CHN 19 R Shakehand Attack 3 3 88% 41 36 ZHU Yuling CHN 24 R Shakehand Attack 4 4 65% 20 13 WANG Manyu CHN 20 R Shakehand Attack 5 5 75% 28 21 DING Ning CHN 29 L Shakehand Attack 6 6 73% 22 16 ITO Mima JPN 19 R Shakehand Attack 7 7 76% 41 31 ISHIKAWA Kasumi JPN 26 L Shakehand Attack 8 8 58% 26 15 FENG Tianwei SGP 33 R Shakehand Attack 9 9 48% 21 10 HIRANO Miu JPN 19 R Shakehand Attack 10 10 59% 27 16 CHENG I-Ching TPE 27 R Shakehand Attack 10 11 50% 18 9 CHEN Xingtong CHN 22 R Shakehand Attack 12 12 70% 27 19 HE Zhuojia CHN 21 R Shakehand Attack 13 13 70% 30 21 SATO Hitomi JPN 22 R Shakehand Defend 14 19 52% 23 12 WANG Yidi CHN 22 R Shakehand Attack 15 23 82% 39 32 QIAN Tianyi CHN 19 R Shakehand Attack 16 71 78% 32 25

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Men’s Doubles

2019 WT Results NOV Players 1 Age Hand Grip Pl. Style Player 2 Age Hand Grip Pl. Style 19 1 2 3 WR 2019 AUS 2019 BUL 2019 KOR JEOUNG Youngsik KOR 27 R SH ATT LEE Sangsu KOR 29 R SH ATT 1 Open Open Open Champion Champion Runner-up 2019 JPN 2019 SWE 2019 KOR FAN Zhendong CHN 22 R SH ATT XU Xin CHN 29 L PH ATT 4 Open Open Open Champion Champion Champion 2019 HKG 2019 SWE 2019 JPN LIANG Jingkun CHN 23 R SH ATT LIN Gaoyuan CHN 24 L SH ATT 3 Open Open Open SF Champion Runner-up 2019 CHN 2019 QAT 2019 GER BOLL Timo GER 38 L SH ATT FRANZISKA Patrick GER 27 R SH ATT 8 Open Open 2nd Open QF Champion 2019 QAT 2019 HKG 2019 AUS HO Kwan Kit HKG 22 L SH ATT WONG Chun Ting HKG 28 R PH ATT 2 Open Open SF Open QF Champion 2019 GER 2019 JPN 2019 KOR DUDA Benedikt GER 25 L SH ATT QIU Dang GER 23 R PH ATT 13 Open Open Open QF Runner-up Runner-up 2019 CZE 2019 HKG 2019 GER LIAO Cheng-Ting TPE 23 R SH ATT LIN Yun-Ju TPE 18 L SH ATT 5 Open Open SF Open QF Runner-up 2019 GER 2019 JPN 2019 BUL CHEN Chien-An TPE 28 L SH ATT CHUANG Chih-Yuan TPE 38 R SH ATT 9 Open SF Open SF Open QF

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Women’s Doubles

2019 WT Results NOV Players 1 Age Hand Grip Pl. Style Player 2 Age Hand Grip Pl. Style 2019 1 2 3 WR 2019 AUT 2019 GER 2019 HKG KIHARA Miyuu JPN 15 R SH ATT NAGASAKI Miyu JPN 17 L SH ATT 4 Open Open Open SF Champion Runner -up 2019 GER 2019 AUS 2019 SWE JEON Jihee KOR 27 L SH ATT YANG Haeun KOR 25 R SH ATT 1 Open Open Open SF Champion Runner-up 2019 QAT 2019 JPN 2019 SWE SUN Yingsha CHN 19 R SH ATT WANG Manyu CHN 20 R SH ATT 2 Open Open Open QF Champion Runner-up 2019 AUT 2019 GER 2019 CZE CHEN Szu-Yu TPE 26 R SH ATT CHENG Hsien-Tzu TPE 26 R SH ATT 7 Open Open SF Open SF Runner-up 2019 CZE 2019 BGR 2019 AUS HIRANO Miu JPN 19 R SH ATT SHIBATA Saki JPN 22 R SH ATT 13 Open Open Open QF Runner-up Runner-up 2019 HUN 2019 QAT 2019 CZE BALAZOVA Barbora SVK 27 L SH ATT MATELOVA Hana CZE 29 R SH ATT 12 Open QF Open QF Open QF 2019 HUN 2019 SWE 2019 QAT DOO Hoi Kem HKG 23 R SH ATT LEE Ho Ching HKG 27 R SH ATT 5 Open SF Open SF Open QF SOO Wai Yam Minnie 2019 HKG 2019 HUN 2019 SWE NG Wing Nam HKG 27 R SH ATT 21 R SH ATT 8 HKG Open SF Open QF Open QF

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Mixed Doubles

2019 WT Results NOV Players 1 Age Hand Grip Pl. Style Player 2 Age Hand Grip Pl. Style 2019 1 2 3 WR 2019 AUS 2019 KOR 2019 CHN WONG Chun Ting HKG 28 R PH ATT DOO Hoi Kem KHG 23 R SH ATT 2 Open Open Open Champion Champion Runner-up 2019 HKG 2019 CHN 2019 QAT LIN Yun-Ju TPE 18 L SH ATT CHENG I-Ching TPE 27 R SH ATT 3 Open Open Open SF Champion Champion 2019 SWE 2019 QAT 2019 HUN XU Xin CHN 29 L PH ATT LIU Shiwen 28 R SH ATT 1 Open Open Open Champion Champion Champion 2019 BUL 2019 AUS 2019 SWE MIZUTANI Jun JPN 30 L SH ATT Mima ITO JPN 19 R SH ATT 4 Open Open Open Champion Runner-up Runner-up 2019 CZE 2019 AUT 2019 JPN CHO Daeseong KOR 17 L SH ATT SHIN Yubin KOR 15 R SH ATT 15 Open Open SF Open QF Champion 2019 HUN 2019 HKG 2019 KOR PISTEJ Lubomir SVK 35 R SH ATT BALAZOVA Barbora. SVK 27 L SH ATT 6 Open SF Open QF Open QF 2019 HKG 2019 KOR 2019 HUN FLORE Tristan. FRA 24 R SH ATT GASNIER Laura FRA 26 L SH ATT 9 Open QF Open QF Open QF 2019 HUN 2019 SWE 2019 KOR SZUDI Adam HUN 23 R SH ATT PERGEL Szandra HUN 31 L SH ATT 10 open Open SF Open QF Runner-up

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Past Winners Year Location Men’s Champion Women’s Champion 2018 Incheon HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN) CHEN Meng (CHN) 2017 Astanan FAN Zhendong (CHN) CHEN Meng (CHN) 2016 Doha MA Long (CHN) ZHU Yuling (CHN) 2015 Lisbon MA Long (CHN) DING Ning (CHN) 2014 Bangkok MIZUTANI Jun (JPN) ISHIKAWA Kasumi (JPN) 2013 Dubai XU Xin (CHN) LIU Shiwen (CHN) 2012 Hangzhou XU Xin (CHN) LIU Shiwen (CHN) 2011 London MA Long (CHN) LIU Shiwen (CHN) 2010 Seoul Mizutani Jun (JPN) FENG Tianwei (SIN) 2009 Macau MA Long (CHN) GUO Yan (CHN) 2008 Macau MA Long (CHN) GUO Yan (CHN) 2007 Beijing MA Lin (CHN) LI Xiaoxia (CHN) 2006 Hong Kong WANG Hao (CHN) ZHANG Yining (CHN) 2005 Fuzhou BOLL Timo (GER) ZHANG Yining (CHN) 2004 Beijing WANG Liqin (CHN) GUO Yue (CHN) 2003 Guangzhou WANG Hao (CHN) NIU Jianfeng (CHN) 2002 Stockholm CHUANG Chih-Yuan (TPE) ZHANG Yining (CHN) 2001 Hainan MA Lin (CHN) WANG Nan (CHN) 2000 Kobe WANG Liqin (CHN) ZHANG Yining (CHN) 1999 Sydney LIU Guozheng (CHN) CHEN Jing (TPE) 1998 Paris WANG Liqin (CHN) WANG Nan (CHN) 1997 Hong Kong SAMSONOV Vladimir (BLR) LI Ju (CHN) 1996 Tianjin KONG Linghui (CHN) DENG Yaping (CHN)

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Year Location Men’s Doubles Champion Women’s Doubles Champion JANG Woojin (KOR) HAYATA Hina (JPN) 2018 Incheon LIM Jonghoon (KOR) ITO Mima (JPN) MORIZONO Masataka JPN) CHEN Meng (CHN) 2017 Astanan OSHIMA Yuya (JPN) ZHU Yuling (CHN) JEOUNG Youngsik (KOR) HAMAMOTO Yui (JPN) 2016 Doha LEE Sangsu (KOR) HAYATA Hui (JPN) MORIZONO Masataka JPN) DING Ning (CHN) 2015 Lisbon OSHIMA Yuya (JPN) ZHU Yuling (CHN) CHO Eonrae (KOR) HIRANO Miu(JPN) 2014 Bangkok SEO Hyondeok (KOR) ITO Mima (JPN) GAO Ning (SGP) DING Ning (CHN) 2013 Dubai LI Hu (SGP) LI Xiaoxia (CHN) GAO Ning (SGP) FENG Tianwei (SIN) 2012 Hangzhou LI Hu (SGP) U Mengyu (SIN) MA Lin (CHN) GUO Yue (CHN) 2011 London ZHANG Jike (CHN) LI Xiaoxia(CHN) JIANG Tianyi (HKG) KIM Kyung Ah (KOR) 2010 Seoul TANG Peng (HKG) PARK Mi Youn(KOR) BOLL Timo (GER) DING Ning (CHN) 2009 Macau SUSS Christian (GER) LIU Shiwen (CHN) GAO Ning (SIN) LI Jiawei (SGP) 2008 Macau YANG Zi (SIN) SUN Beibei (SGP) CHEN Qi (CHN) GUO Yue (CHN) 2007 Beijing WANG Liqin (CHN) LI Xiaoxia (CHN) HAO Shuai (CHN) ZHANG Yining (CHN) 2006 Hong Kong MA Long (CHN) WANG Nan (CHN) BOLL Timo (GER) GAO Jun (USA) 2005 Fuzhou SUSS Christian (GER) SHEN Yanfei (ESP) CHEN Qi (CHN) WANG Nan (CHN) 2004 Beijing MA Lin (CHN) ZHANG Yining (CHN)

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CHEN Qi (CHN) GUO Yue (CHN) 2003 Guangzhou MA Lin (CHN) NIU Jianfeng (CHN) KONG Linghui (CHN) LI Jia (CHN) 2002 Stockholm MA Lin (CHN) NIU Jianfeng (CHN) KIM Taek Soo (KOR) LEE Eun Sil (KOR) 2001 Hainan OH Sang Eun (KOR) RYU Ji Hae (KOR) WANG Liqin (CHN) SUN JIN (CHN) 2000 Kobe YAN Sen (CHN) Yang Ying (CHN) KONG Linghui (CHN) LI Ju (CHN) 1999 Sydney MA Lin (CHN) WANG Nan (CHN) WANG Liqin (CHN) LI Ju (CHN) 1998 Paris YAN Sen (CHN) WANG Nan (CHN) KONG Linghui (CHN) LI Ju (CHN) 1997 Hong Kong LIU Guoliang(CHN) WANG Nan (CHN) WANG Liqin (CHN) DENG Yaping (CHN) 1996 Tianjin YAN Sen (CHN) YANG Ying (CHN)

Year Location Mixed Doubles Champion WONG Chun Ting (HKG) 2018 Incheon DOO Hoi Kem (HKG)

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Most successful World Tour Grand Final Players

Male: Ma Long (CHN): 5 (2016, 2015, 2011, 2009, 2008) Wang Liqin (CHN): 3 (2004, 2000, 1998)

Female: Zhang Yining (CHN): 4 (2006, 2005, 2002, 2000) Liu Shiwen (CHN): 3 (2013, 2012, 2011)

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