Ding Ning


Ding Ning is a Chinese table tennis player. She was the winner of women's singles in the 2011 World Table Tennis Championships. At the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships, Ding Ning won her second world title in women's singles by defeating her compatriot Liu Shiwen 4–3 in the final. At the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships in Düsseldorf Ding Ning defeated Zhu Yuling 4–2 in the final, becoming World Champion for the third time. She won the women's table tennis singles gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she beat compatriot Li Xiaoxia in the women's singles final. She previously won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. She was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

London 2012 Controversy

In the Olympic Singles final against compatriot Li Xiaoxia, Italian umpire Paola Bongelli repeatedly cautioned Ding Ning for her backhand tomahawk serve. Bongelli deducted 3 penalty points from Ding Ning leading her to break down in tears in the fourth set. The decision from Bongelli affected the game, Ding's composure and her timing, and caused Ding to lose the final. After the game Ding Ning stated, "I had an obstacle today, and not only from the opponent but from the judge as well," said Ding. "I was affected by the judge. After the first one, I tried to keep cool but could not hold it after the second. The judge was too strict. I always serve the ball like this. I have done that for the last two years and, even from the first game of the Olympics, I have served like this. I do not know what to say. As soon as I raised my hand to serve, she sentenced me with a service violation."

Career records

;Singles
Runner-up : German Open ; Qatar, Harmony China Open ; KRA Korea Open ; Kuwait, China, Polish Open ; Kuwait, Qatar, Japan Open.
appearances: 4. Record: runner-up.
  • Asian Championships: winner.
  • Asian Cup: Winner ; 2nd ; 3rd.
  • World Junior Championships: winner.
  • Olympics : Silver Medal, Gold Medal
;Women's Doubles
  • World Championships: winner, runner-up.
  • Pro Tour Winner : Danish, China Open ; Qatar Open ; Austrian Open ; Hungarian, Slovenian, KRA Korea Open ; Austrian, Kuwait, Qatar, Russian Open ; China Open ; Kuwait, Polish Open ; Kuwait, Qatar, Japan, Korean Open ; China Open
Runner-up : China Open 2007; Qatar Open ; Kuwait, German, China Open ; English, Qatar, Harmony China Open ; China Open
  • Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: winner.
  • Asian Games: runner-up.
  • Asian Championships: winner.
  • China National Games: winner.
;Mixed Doubles
  • World Championships: round of 16.
  • Asian Games: quarterfinal
  • Asian Championships: runner-up.
  • China National Games: Winner
;Team
  • World Championships: 1st ; 2nd.
  • World Team Cup: 1st.
  • Asian Games: 1st.
  • Asian Championships: 1st.
;Olympic 2012
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;Olympic 2016
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