Fan Zhendong and Ma Long represent two distinct but equally masterful schools of the "Chiquita Flick" (backhand flick) in modern table tennis. Simply put, Fan Zhendong is the epitome of "violent aesthetics," while Ma Long is the master of "control and variation."...
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Player Profiles
Ma Long , born on October 20, 1988, in Anshan City, Liaoning Province, is a Chinese male table tennis player, Vice President of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, and Vice President of the 14th All-China Youth Federation. He is a two-time Grand Slam winner and is widely regarded as a "hexagonal warrior" in table tennis as well as the greatest male player of all time (GOAT) in the sport. He started practicing table tennis at the age of five, was selected for the national team at the age of 15 in 2003, and served as the captain of the Chinese men's table tennis team from 2014 to 2026. His professional career spanned 22 years, during which he set countless unprecedented records....
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