Wang Hao

About Wang Hao

Wáng Hào is a Chinese table tennis player.

Championship :

Wang Hao became the World Champion in Men's Singles in Yokohama, Japan in May 2009, defeating 3-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4–0.Other notable accomplishments include being a 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, a singles silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. In January 2010, he was replaced by Ma Long as the #1 rank on the official ITTF world rankings.He was previously ranked #1 on the official ITTF world rankings for 27 consecutive months, from October 2007 to December 2009.In April 2011, he was again the top ranked male player in the world. He is known to execute the Reverse Penhold Backhand (RPB) with exceptional skill.

Equipment:

Wang Hao currently uses a DHS Hurricane Hao blade with a DHS Skyline III Blue Sponge and Butterfly Sriver topsheet on Bryce sponge for his backhand.

Playing style:

Wang uses a penhold grip. He is representative of a new wave of penhold players, having good attacking and defensive skills off both wings of the table. The greater freedom of the wrist involved in a penhold grip allows Wang Hao to generate large amounts of spin on the forehand side.

Compared to most pen-hold players on the professional circuit, Wang Hao uses the reverse-side for almost all shots on the backhand side, with the small exception of balls placed very slow and short within the table during serves. This style of using the reverse-side exclusively for the backhand was considered to be improper, and when he first joined the national team most players did not think highly of him.

Wang Hao Achievements

• 1996: joined Jilin Provincial Table Tennis Team
  
• 1998: joined National Team and turned pro
  
• 1999 World Club Championships: Gold Medal Champion, team
  
• 1999 Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships: Gold Medal Champion, team; Silver Medalrunner-up, men's singles and men's doubles
  
• 2000 World Club Championship: Silver MedalRunner-up, men's team
  
• 2001 Ninth National Games: Gold Medal Champion, men's team
  
• 2002 ITTF Pro Tour, Netherlands: Gold Medal Champion, men's singles; Bronze medal third, men's doubles
  
• 2002 ITTF Pro Tour, Egypt: Gold Medal Champion, men's singles; Bronze medal third, men's doubles
  
• 2003 47th World Table Tennis Championships: Silver MedalRunner-up, men's doubles : Bronze al third, mixed doubles
  
• 2003 ITTF Pro Tour, Croatia: Gold Medal Champion, men's singles
  
• 2003 ITTF Pro Tour, China: Silver MedalRunner-up, men's singles and men's doubles
  
• 2003 ITTF Pro Tour, Denmark: Gold Medal Champion, men's doubles
  
• 2003 ITTF Pro Tour, Sweden: Gold Medal Champion, men's doubles
  
• 2003 Asian Table Tennis Championships: Gold Medal Champion, men's team and men's singles; Bronze medal third, men's doubles
  
• 2004 47th World Team Table Tennis Championships: Gold Medal Champion, men's team
  
• 2004 Olympics: Silver MedalSilver medal, men's singles
  
• 2004 World Cup: Bronze medal Third, men's singles
  
• 2004 ITTF Pro Tour, Greece: Gold Medal Champion, men's singles; Silver Medalrunner-up, men's doubles
  
• 2004 ITTF Pro Tour, South Korea: Gold Medal Champion, men's doubles; Silver Medalrunner-up, men's singles
  
• 2004 ITTF Pro Tour, Changchun: Gold Medal Champion, men's doubles; Silver Medalrunner-up, men's singles
  
• 2004 World Cup: Gold Medal Champion, men's singles
  
• 2005 48th World Table Tennis Championships: Gold Medal Champion, men's doubles
  
• 2005 Asia Cup: Gold Medal Champion, men's singles
  
• 2005 Asian Table Tennis Championships: Champion, men's team
  
• 2005 Qatar Open: Gold Medal Champion, men's doubles
  
• 2005 China Open: Silver MedalRunner-up, men's doubles (Harbin); Silver MedalRunner-up, men's singles (Shenzhen)
  
• 2006 48th World Team Table Tennis Championships: Gold Medal Champion, men's team
  
• 2006 World Cup: Silver MedalRunner-up, men's singles
  
• 2006 ITTF Pro Tour, Slovenia: Gold Medal Champion, men's singles
  
• 2006 ITTF Pro Tour, Croatia: Gold Medal Champion, men's doubles
  
• 2006 ITTF Pro Tour, Qatar: Gold Medal Champion, men's doubles
  
• 2006 ITTF Pro Tour, Japan: Gold Medal Champion, men's doubles; Silver Medalrunner-up, men's singles
  
• 2006 Asian Games: Gold Medal Champion, men's singles and team
  
• 2007 World Table Tennis Championships: Silver MedalRunner-up, men's doubles; Bronze medal third, men's singles
  
• 2007 World Cup: Gold Medal Champion, men's team and men's singles
  
• 2007 ITTF Pro Tour, Slovenia: Gold Medal Champion, men's singles
  
• 2007 ITTF Pro Tour, Croatia: Gold Medal Champion, men's doubles
  
• 2007 ITTF Pro Tour, Shenzhen: Gold Medal Champion, men's singles and men's doubles
  
• 2007 ITTF Pro Tour, Nanjing: Gold Medal Champion, men's doubles; Silver Medalrunner-up, men's singles
  
• 2007 ITTF Pro Tour, Japan: Gold Medal Champion, men's singles; Silver Medalrunner-up, men's doubles
  
• 2007 Asian Table Tennis Championships: Gold Medal Champion, men's team and men's singles; Silver Medalrunner-up, men's doubles
  
• 2008 Olympics: Gold Medal Champion, men's team
  
• 2008 Olympics: Silver MedalSilver medal, men's singles
  
• 2008 World Team Table Tennis Championships: Gold Medal Champion, men's team
  
• 2009 World Table Tennis Championships: Gold Medal Champion, men's singles and men's double with Chen Qi
  
• 2009 Eleventh National Games: Gold Medal Champion, men's singles and mixed doubles and men's team
  
• 2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships: Gold Medal Champion, men's team
  
• 2010 World Cup: Gold Medal Champion, men's singles
  
• 2010 Asian Games: Silver MedalSilver Medal, men's singles
  
• 2011 World Table Tennis Championships: Silver MedalRunner-up, men's singles; Bronze medal third, men's doubles
  
• 2012 Olympics: Silver medal, men's singles
  
• 2012 Olympics: Gold Medal Champion, men's Team.
  
• 2013 World Table Tennis Championships: Silver MedalRunner-up, men's singles