Xu Xin has won a total of 20 world championships in his career, consisting of 2 Olympic golds, 10 World Championships titles, and 8 World Cup titles. Below is the complete list categorized by tournament type:
? Olympic Games (2 Golds)
Year
Event
Category
Teammates
2016
Rio Olympics
Men’s Team
Ma Long, Zhang Jike
2020 (held 2021)
Tokyo Olympics
Men’s Team
Ma Long, Fan Zhendong
? World Table Tennis Championships (10 Titles)
Team Events (6 Golds)
Year
Venue
Category
2010
Moscow
Men’s Team
2012
Dortmund
Men’s Team
2014
Tokyo
Men’s Team
2016
Kuala Lumpur
Men’s Team
2018
Halmstad
Men’s Team
2020
Busan (cancelled due to COVID-19, not counted)
Doubles Events (4 Golds)
Year
Venue
Category
Partner
2011
Rotterdam
Men’s Doubles
Ma Long
2015
Suzhou
Men’s Doubles
Zhang Jike
2015
Suzhou
Mixed Doubles
Yang Ha-eun (South Korea) – historic cross-nation win
2017
Düsseldorf
Men’s Doubles
Fan Zhendong
2019
Budapest
Mixed Doubles
Liu Shiwen
? ITTF World Cup (8 Titles)
Team Events (7 Golds)
Year
Event
Category
2009
Tokyo
Men’s Team
2010
Dubai
Men’s Team
2011
Magdeburg
Men’s Team
2013
Vantaa
Men’s Team
2015
Dubai
Men’s Team
2017
Liège
Men’s Team
2019
Tokyo
Men’s Team
Singles Event (1 Gold)
Year
Event
Category
Opponent in Final
2013
Vantaa
Men’s Singles
Vladimir Samsonov (4-1) – became the first left-handed penhold player from China to win a singles world title
Key Notes
Xu Xin is widely recognized as the “King of Doubles” in table tennis history, with exceptional achievements in both men’s doubles and mixed doubles.
His 20 world championships place him second only to Ma Long (31 titles) in the all-time list of Chinese men’s table tennis players.
He holds the record of winning world championships for 11 consecutive years (2009-2019).
His only singles world title came at the 2013 World Cup, making him the first left-handed penhold player from China to achieve this feat.
