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Table Tennis
FanZhendong
Fan Zhendong, 29, plays for FC Saarbrücken-TT and reached the men's singles ranking summit in April 2018.
Who is Zhendong
Fan Zhendong, now 29, is Chinese and plays Bundesliga table tennis for FC Saarbrücken-TT. The right-hander uses a shakehand grip and competes in men's singles; his breakthrough came in April 2018, when the world rankings put him at the summit. That career high marks the peak of his individual record, and it frames the current club chapter. The present setting is German: Saarbrücken in the Bundesliga, with a listing for the 2026 season. He is also a men's singles specialist by listed category. His listed setup pairs a Butterfly ALC blade with DHS Hurricane National rubber on the forehand and Butterfly Dignics on the backhand. For anyone checking the basics, the profile is clear: club FC Saarbrücken-TT, right hand, shakehand grip, and a ranking peak reached that April.
Zhendong: quick answers
He is 29, having been born on 22 January 1997 in Guangzhou, China.
His birthday is 22 January 1997, and he holds Chinese nationality.
The grip he uses is right-handed and shakehand, which shapes how he serves and returns.
Guangzhou in China is his birthplace, and he represents China in men's singles.
He still competes for FC Saarbrücken-TT in the Bundesliga, with the 2026 season on his schedule.