Fan Zhendong
Chinese table tennis player
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Fan Zhendong (Chinese: 樊振东; pinyin: Fán Zhèndōng, pronounced [fǎn ʈʂə̂ntʊ́ŋ]; born 22 January 1997) is a Chinese professional table tennis player.[1] He is the reigning Olympic gold medallist in men's singles, with his victory at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris making him the 6th male player (and 11th player overall) to achieve a Grand Slam.[5] He is also a two-time World Champion and four-time World Cup champion in men's singles.
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| Native name | 樊振东 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Xiao Pang" (Little Fatty) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | FC Saarbrücken-TT (Bundesliga) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment | Butterfly Fan Zhendong ALC with DHS Hurricane 3 National (Blue Sponge) (FH, Black), Butterfly Dignics 09c (BH, Red)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (April 2018)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fan Zhendong was the youngest ITTF World Tour Champion, a record that was later surpassed by Tomokazu Harimoto.[6][7] His attacking style of play involves explosive footwork and powerful loops on both forehand and backhand wings.[8] His thick-set build has led fans and commentators to refer to him as "Little Fatty" (Chinese: 小胖; pinyin: Xiǎo Pàng).[9]
Fan is studying at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.[10]
Early life
Fan Zhendong was born in Guangzhou, China on 22 February 1997. His father, a native of Qidong County, Hunan, was a graduate of the South China University of Technology and settled in Guangzhou, along with his wife, where he worked for a state-owned enterprise in the city. At the age of five, Fan enrolled in a table tennis training class at the Haizhu District Children's Palace, where he trained under coaches Yang Biyu and Wen Haoguang. While attending Tongfu Middle Road No. 1 Primary School in Haizhu District, he joined the school's table tennis team with the support of his parents and qualified for a tuition fee reduction.[11][12][13]
In 2004, he represented the Haizhu District Children's Palace at the "Xinmiao Cup" Youth Table Tennis Tournament, where he won first place in the boys' Group A division. In 2006, he was selected to join Weilun Sports School (now Guangzhou Sports Polytechnic). In 2008, at the age of 11, Fan represented Guangzhou in provincial-level competitions in Guangdong, winning both the team and doubles championships. The same year, he was selected by the People's Liberation Army sports team and finished sixth in an internal round-robin tournament.[14][15]
Career
2011
In the 2011 National Table Tennis Championships, Fan Zhendong participated in the men's singles competition for the first time, but was defeated by Lai Jiaxin and stopped in the first round. At the end of the same year, he participated in the training camp of the national second team and provincial and municipal teams, and won first place in the round-robin competition.[15]
2012
In February 2012, Fan joined the national table tennis team. In the same year, at the national table tennis championships, he lost to Fang Bo 3-4 in the third round of the men's singles competition. In July 2012, Fan won the Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships in three events: men's team, men's singles and mixed doubles. In November 2012, he participated in the National Youth Table Tennis Championships of the People's Republic of China and won the gold medal in the men's team event; in the men's singles event, he lost 3:4 and won the runner-up.[16]
In December 2012, Fan participated in the World Youth Table Tennis Championships and won the men's team, men's singles and mixed doubles championships, and also won the men's doubles runner-up.[16]
2013
On 3 January 2013, the Chinese table tennis team competed in Paris for the first time.
In the first stage of the competition, Fan, who was only 16 years old, defeated many famous players and unexpectedly won second place. In the second stage he achieved eighth place.
2014
On 22 March, in the men's singles final of the Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament, he lost to Ma Long and placed runner-up.
On 5 May, the 52nd Team World Table Tennis Championships kicked off the men's team finals in Tokyo, Japan. China won with a final score of 3-1, Fan Zhendong became the world champion.
2015
In January, he won the Dubai World Cup men's team championship with Zhang Jike, Ma Long, Xu Xin and Fang Bo. On 28 July 2015, in the 13th round of the Table Tennis Super League men's competition, 18-year-old Fan Zhendong of the Bayi Team won another victory this round. So far, his personal winning rate is still 100%. Winning 24 games, Fan Zhendong broke the Super League record of 23 games won by Ma Long in 2012.
2016
In June, Fan Zhendong won the men's singles championship at the ITTF World Tour Japan Open.[17] It is worth mentioning that in the quarter-finals with French player Simon Gauzy, Fan Zhendong hit a "magic save". This "magic save" not only made Fan Zhendong's popularity soar, but also won the ITTF Star Awards title of "Star Point of the Year".[18]
2017
On 8 March, in the final round of the World Table Tennis Championships in Düsseldorf held in Shenzhen, Fan Zhendong defeated Xu Xin 2-0, ranking first with 9 wins and 2 losses, and won the first Düsseldorf title. On 12 April, he won the men's team championship at the Asian Table Tennis Championships.
2018
In the early morning of 22 January 2018, the Hungarian Open, the first ITTF tournament in 2018, decided on four championships, all of which were won by China Table Tennis Federation. Fan Zhendong defeated another Chinese player Wang Chuqin 4-1 in the men's singles final and won the championship.
2019
On 3 March 2019, Fan Zhendong won all 11 matches in the 2019 Direct Tournament and received the qualification for singles participation as the first seed in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships, held in Budapest. Fan was knocked out in the fourth round by compatriot Liang Jingkun.[19]
2020
On 15 November 2020, he defeated Ma Long 4-3 in the men's singles final of the 2020 Men's Table Tennis World Cup and won the championship for the fourth time. On 22 November, in the men's singles final of the 2020 ITTF Finals, Fan Zhendong lost to Ma Long 1-4 and won the runner-up.
2021
In May, Fan played in the Chinese Olympic Scrimmages. He won all his group matches 3–0 and defeated 16-year-old break-out star Lin Shidong, who defeated Xu Xin in the group stage,[20] 4–2 in the quarter-finals.[21] Because of Lin's similarity to Fan, he received the nickname "Little Little Fatty" by Chinese netizens. Fan defeated Wang Chuqin in the semi-finals, but lost to the dark horse champion Zhou Qihao in the finals.[22] Fan was selected alongside Ma Long to represent China in the men's singles event at the Tokyo Olympics.[23] Fan won the second leg of the Chinese Olympic Scrimmage, coming back from down 8–4 and 3–1 in games to defeat Xu Xin in the finals.[24] Fan noted that his selection onto the Olympic team helped him focus better on his training and play better in the second leg compared to the first leg.[25] Zhou again upset Fan in a closed-door scrimmage in June.[26]
Although Ma Long called Fan the favorite before their Olympic finals match-up, Ma ended up upsetting Fan 4-2 in the Olympic finals, giving Ma the gold medal and Fan the silver. Despite the loss, Fan Zhendong still showed class, acknowledging Ma Long's control of the match and recognizing his own missed opportunities. When asked about Ma Long's place in history, Fan acknowledged that he is the greatest in their generation.[27]
In September, Fan saved six match points to beat Ma Long in the fifth in the finals of the team event at the China National Games.[28] Fan's win over Ma delivered Team Guangdong the gold medal. Fan Zhendong also won the gold in the men's singles event.[29]
2023
Fan won five titles in 2023, including double gold at both the Singapore Smash and the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships, where he won the men's singles and doubles competition in both events. Fan won the ITTF "Male Player of the Year" award later that year, with an impressive 81% singles winning rate and reaching seven finals.[30]
2024
Fan Zhendong helped the Chinese men's team secure their 11th consecutive World Team Championship title in 2024.[31] He went undefeated in all 8 matches he played during the tournament, including two crucial wins in the 3–2 semifinal victory over South Korea and one win in the final against France.[32]
Fan defeated Sweden's Truls Möregårdh 4–1 to win his first individual Olympic gold medal at Paris 2024 on Sunday, 4 August.[33] His victory marked Fan's completion of a career Grand Slam, having now secured singles titles at the World Championships, World Cup, and Olympics.[34] He becomes the sixth man to achieve this feat after Jan-Ove Waldner, Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui, Zhang Jike, and Ma Long. On 9 August, in the men's team event, Fan helped China win the gold medal with a 3–0 (3–2, 3–2, 3–2) victory over Sweden in the final.[35]
In December 2024, Fan Zhendong formally signed a notification declaring retirement from all events sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and announced his withdrawal from the world rankings.[36]
2025
He is playing the 2025/26 season for the German Bundesliga Club 1. FC Saarbrücken. In November, Fan Zhendong won the 2025 National Games of China men's singles gold medal with a 4-1 over Lin Shidong in the finals, and a silver medal in the men's team event for Team Shanghai with a 1-3 loss against Team Beijing in the finals.
Playing style and equipment
A right-handed shakehand-grip player, Fan is known for an attacking style of play that focuses on his explosive footwork and powerful topspin shots to finish off his opponents. After emerging as a 16-year-old wunderkind, his style is often compared to fellow Chinese player and senior compatriot Ma Long. In addition to training with the Chinese national team coaches, he also trained with former world champions Wang Hao and Ma Lin. His matches against senior players in the Chinese national team have attracted significant attention, and he achieved victories against highly rated, experienced players from early in his career.[37][38]
Fan raises his elbow higher on his strokes compared to some of his contemporaries such as Ma Long and Xu Xin, resulting in a stronger backhand-forehand transition game at the expense of a more vulnerable middle.[39] In 2021, Timo Boll stated that he felt that he and Fan played a similar style except that Fan was better. Boll did not elaborate further.[40]
Fan was a Stiga sponsored athlete. However, he changed to Butterfly Fan Zhendong ALC, he uses a black DHS Hurricane 3 neo National Blue Sponge for forehand and a Red Tenergy 05 for backhand. During the 2019 world table tennis championships, he changed to the new Butterfly Dignics 05 on his backhand that had just been released on 1 April 2019.[41] Butterfly announced its signing of Fan Zhendong on 1 November 2021.[42]
Achievements
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | |
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1
(S) singles event; (MD) men's doubles event; (XD) mixed doubles event; (T) team event
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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| World Championships | S | 3R | SF | F | 4R | W | W | ||||||
| MD | F | W | QF | W | |||||||||
| XD | SF | ||||||||||||
| T | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Olympic Games | S | F | W | ||||||||||
| T | W | W | |||||||||||
| World Cup | S | F | W | W | W | W | QF | ||||||
| T | W | W | W | W | |||||||||
| ITTF Finals / WTT Finals | S | SF | F | F | W | QF | W | F | W | QF | F | ||
| MD | W | SF | |||||||||||
| Asian Games | S | F | W | F | |||||||||
| MD | F | W | |||||||||||
| T | W | W | W | ||||||||||
| Asian Championships | S | QF | W | W | SF | F | |||||||
| MD | W | W | F | W | |||||||||
| XD | SF | W | |||||||||||
| T | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Asian Cup | S | F | F | F | W | W | |||||||
| Year-end ranking | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
Finals
Men's singles
| Result | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2013 | East Asian Games |  Yan An |
3–0 | [43] |
| Winner | 2013 | ITTF World Tour, Polish Open | Zhou Yu |
4–2 | [44] |
| Winner | 2013 | ITTF World Tour, German Open |  Dimitrij Ovtcharov |
4–1 | [45] |
| Runner-up | 2013 | ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open | Yan An |
2–4 | [46] |
| Winner | 2014 | ITTF World Tour, Kuwait Open | Yan An |
4–1 | [47] |
| Runner-up | 2014 | Asian Cup | Ma Long |
3–4 | [48] |
| Runner-up | 2014 | Asian Games | Xu Xin |
2–4 | [49] |
| Winner | 2014 | ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open | Fang Bo |
4–2 | [50] |
| Runner-up | 2015 | Asian Cup | Xu Xin |
3–4 | [51] |
| Winner | 2015 | Asian Championships | Xu Xin |
4–3 | [52] |
| Runner-up | 2015 | World Cup | Ma Long |
0–4 | [53] |
| Winner | 2015 | ITTF World Tour, Polish Open |  Stefan Fegerl |
4–3 | [54] |
| Winner | 2015 | ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open | Xu Xin |
4–2 | [55] |
| Runner-up | 2015 | ITTF World Tour Grand Finals | Ma Long |
3–4 | [56] |
| Runner-up | 2016 | ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open | Ma Long |
1–4 | [57] |
| Runner-up | 2016 | ITTF Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament | Ma Long |
1–4 | [58] |
| Winner | 2016 | ITTF World Tour, Japan Open | Xu Xin |
4–1 | [59] |
| Winner | 2016 | ITTF World Tour, China Open | Ma Long |
4–0 | [60] |
| Winner | 2016 | World Cup | Xu Xin |
4–1 | [61] |
| Runner-up | 2016 | ITTF World Tour Grand Finals | Ma Long |
2–4 | [62] |
| Runner-up | 2017 | ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open | Ma Long |
2–4 | [63] |
| Winner | 2017 | Asian Championships |  Jeong Sang-eun |
3–0 | [64] |
| Runner-up | 2017 | World Championships | Ma Long |
3–4 | [65] |
| Runner-up | 2017 | ITTF World Tour, Japan Open | Ma Long |
1–4 | [66] |
| Runner-up | 2017 | Asian Cup | Lin Gaoyuan |
2–4 | [67] |
| Runner-up | 2017 | ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open | Xu Xin |
1–4 | [68] |
| Winner | 2017 | ITTF World Tour Grand Finals | Dimitrij Ovtcharov |
4–0 | [69] |
| Winner | 2018 | ITTF World Tour, Hungarian Open | Wang Chuqin |
4–1 | [70] |
| Winner | 2018 | ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open |  Hugo Calderano |
4–0 | [71] |
| Winner | 2018 | Asian Cup | Lin Gaoyuan |
4–0 | [72] |
| Runner-up | 2018 | ITTF World Tour, China Open | Ma Long |
1–4 | [73] |
| Winner | 2018 | Asian Games | Lin Gaoyuan |
4–2 | [74] |
| Winner | 2018 | World Cup | Timo Boll |
4–1 | [75] |
| Winner | 2018 | ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open | Xu Xin |
4–1 | [76] |
| Winner | 2019 | Asian Cup | Ma Long |
4–2 | [77] |
| Runner-up | 2019 | T2 Diamond Malaysia |  Lin Yun-ju |
1–4 | [78] |
| Winner | 2019 | ITTF World Tour Platinum, German Open | Xu Xin |
4–1 | [79] |
| Winner | 2019 | ITTF World Tour Platinum, Austrian Open | Zhao Zihao |
4–0 | [80] |
| Winner | 2019 | World Cup |  Tomokazu Harimoto |
4–2 | [81] |
| Winner | 2019 | ITTF World Tour Grand Finals | Ma Long |
4–1 | [82] |
| Winner | 2020 | ITTF World Tour Platinum, Qatar Open |  Liam Pitchford |
4–2 | [83] |
| Winner | 2020 | World Cup | Ma Long |
4–3 | [84] |
| Runner-up | 2020 | ITTF Finals | Ma Long |
1–4 | [85] |
| Runner-up | 2021 | Olympic Games | Ma Long |
2–4 | [86] |
| Winner | 2021 | World Championships |  Truls Möregårdh |
4–0 | [87] |
| Winner | 2021 | WTT Cup Finals | Tomokazu Harimoto |
4–1 | [88] |
| Winner | 2022 | WTT Singapore Smash | Ma Long |
4–3 | [89] |
| Runner-up | 2022 | WTT Champions Macao | Wang Chuqin |
3–4 | [90] |
| Winner | 2023 | WTT Singapore Smash | Ma Long |
4–1 | [91] |
| Winner | 2023 | WTT Champions Xinxiang | Liang Jingkun |
4–1 | [92] |
| Winner | 2023 | World Championships | Wang Chuqin |
4–2 | [93] |
| Runner-up | 2023 | WTT Contender Zagreb | Lin Gaoyuan |
3–4 | [94] |
| Winner | 2023 | WTT Star Contender Ljubljana | Wang Chuqin |
4–3 | [95] |
| Runner-up | 2023 | Asian Championships | Ma Long |
2–3 | [96] |
| Runner-up | 2023 | Asian Games | Wang Chuqin |
3–4 | [97] |
| Runner-up | 2024 | WTT Finals | Wang Chuqin |
0–4 | [98] |
| Winner | 2024 | WTT Champions Chongqing | Wang Chuqin |
4–3 | [99] |
| Winner | 2024 | Olympic Games | Truls Möregårdh |
4–1 | [100] |
Men's doubles
| Result | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponents | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2014 | ITTF World Tour, China Open | Ma Long | Xu Xin / Zhang Jike |
3–2 | [101] |
| Runner-up | 2014 | Asian Games | Xu Xin | Ma Long / Zhang Jike |
0–4 | [102] |
| Runner-up | 2014 | ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open | Xu Xin | Wang Hao / Yan An |
2–3 | [103] |
| Runner-up | 2015 | World Championships | Zhou Yu | Xu Xin / Zhang Jike |
2–4 | [104] |
| Runner-up | 2015 | ITTF World Tour, Japan Open | Shang Kun | Ma Long / Xu Xin |
2–3 | [105] |
| Winner | 2015 | ITTF World Tour, China Open | Xu Xin | Fang Bo / Zhu Linfeng |
3–2 | [106] |
| Winner | 2015 | Asian Championships | Xu Xin | Jeoung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su |
4–0 | [107] |
| Runner-up | 2015 | ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open | Zhang Jike | Fang Bo / Xu Xin |
1–3 | [108] |
| Winner | 2016 | ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open | Zhang Jike | Koki Niwa / Maharu Yoshimura |
3–0 | [109] |
| Runner-up | 2016 | ITTF World Tour, China Open | Xu Xin | Ma Long / Zhang Jike |
2–3 | [110] |
| Winner | 2017 | Asian Championships | Lin Gaoyuan | Fang Bo / Zhou Yu |
3–1 | [111] |
| Winner | 2017 | World Championships | Xu Xin | Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima |
4–1 | [112] |
| Winner | 2017 | ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open | Xu Xin |  Ho Kwan-kit / Wong Chun-ting |
3–1 | [113] |
| Winner | 2018 | ITTF World Tour, Hungarian Open | Yu Ziyang |  Pavel Platonov / Vladimir Samsonov |
3–0 | [114] |
| Winner | 2018 | ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open | Xu Xin | Jun Mizutani / Yuya Oshima |
3–1 | [115] |
| Winner | 2018 | ITTF World Tour, China Open | Lin Gaoyuan |  Ovidiu Ionescu /  Álvaro Robles |
3–0 | [116] |
| Runner-up | 2019 | ITTF World Tour, Hungarian Open | Lin Gaoyuan | Liang Jingkun / Xu Xin |
2–3 | [117] |
| Winner | 2019 | ITTF World Tour Platinum, Japan Open | Xu Xin | Benedikt Duda / Dang Qiu |
3–0 | [118] |
| Winner | 2019 | ITTF World Tour, Korea Open | Xu Xin | Jeoung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su |
3–0 | [119] |
| Runner-up | 2019 | Asian Championships | Xu Xin | Liang Jingkun / Lin Gaoyuan |
1–3 | [120] |
| Winner | 2019 | ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open | Xu Xin | Liang Jingkun / Lin Gaoyuan |
3–2 | [121] |
| Winner | 2019 | ITTF World Tour Grand Finals | Xu Xin | Liao Cheng-ting / Lin Yun-ju |
3–1 | [122] |
| Winner | 2022 | WTT Singapore Smash | Wang Chuqin | Yukiya Uda / Shunsuke Togami |
3–1 | [123] |
| Winner | 2023 | WTT Singapore Smash | Wang Chuqin | Jang Woo-jin / Lim Jong-hoon |
3–1 | [124] |
| Winner | 2023 | World Championships | Wang Chuqin | Jang Woo-jin / Lim Jong-hoon |
3–0 | [125] |
| Winner | 2023 | Asian Championships | Lin Gaoyuan | Ma Long / Wang Chuqin |
3–2 | [96] |
| Winner | 2023 | Asian Games | Wang Chuqin | Jang Woo-jin / Lim Jong-hoon |
4–0 | [126] |
| Runner-up | 2024 | WTT Singapore Smash | Wang Chuqin | Lin Gaoyuan / Ma Long |
2–3 | [127] |
Mixed doubles
| Result | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponents | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2015 | Asian Championships | Chen Meng |  Yang Zi / Yu Mengyu |
4–0 | [128] |
Awards
In 2016, Fan won the ITTF Star Point Award, and he was nominated for the Best Male Star Award every year between 2013 and 2016.[129]
In 2025, Fan won the Big Ben Award.[130]
