Sun Yingsha

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Sun Yingsha (Chinese: 孙颖莎; pinyin: Sūn Yǐngshā; born 4 November 2000) is a Chinese professional table tennis player, Olympic champion, and World Champion.[1] She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles.[3][5]

Nativename
孙颖莎
Born (2000-11-04) 4 November 2000 (age 25)
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China[1]
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
SportTable tennis
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Sun Yingsha
Sun in 2024
Personal information
Native name
孙颖莎
Born (2000-11-04) 4 November 2000 (age 25)
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China[1]
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Sport
SportTable tennis
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking1 (1 February 2022)[3]
Current ranking1 (2 December 2025)[4]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 2 0
World Championships 10 1 1
World Cup 7 1 0
WTT Finals 4 0 0
Asian Games 5 0 0
Asian Championships 4 4 0
Asian Cup 1 1 0
Total 34 9 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisTeam
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoSingles
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisSingles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 BudapestDoubles
Gold medal – first place2021 HoustonDoubles
Gold medal – first place2021 HoustonMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2022 ChengduTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 DurbanSingles
Gold medal – first place2023 DurbanMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2024 BusanTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 DohaSingles
Gold medal – first place2025 DohaMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2026 LondonTeam
Silver medal – second place2021 HoustonSingles
Bronze medal – third place2023 DurbanDoubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2019 TokyoTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 ChengduMixed team
Gold medal – first place2024 MacauSingles
Gold medal – first place2024 ChengduMixed team
Gold medal – first place2025 MacauSingles
Gold medal – first place2025 ChengduMixed team
Gold medal – first place2026 MacauSingles
Silver medal – second place2020 WeihaiSingles
WTT Finals
Gold medal – first place2021 SingaporeSingles
Gold medal – first place2022 XinxiangSingles
Gold medal – first place2023 NagoyaSingles
Gold medal – first place2023 NagoyaDoubles
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 IncheonMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2018 IncheonTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouSingles
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 YogyakartaSingles
Gold medal – first place2019 YogyakartaTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 PyeongchangTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 BhubaneswarTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 YogyakartaMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2023 PyeongchangSingles
Silver medal – second place2023 PyeongchangDoubles
Silver medal – second place2024 AstanaTeam
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2026 HaikouSingles
Silver medal – second place2025 ShenzhenSingles
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Buenos AiresSingles
Gold medal – first place2018 Buenos AiresMixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Riva del GardaSingles
Gold medal – first place2017 Riva del GardaDoubles
Gold medal – first place2017 Riva del GardaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 Riva del GardaMixed doubles
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Sun is the reigning Olympic gold medallist in mixed doubles with Wang Chuqin, and in the team event in both Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024. She is also the reigning World Champion and World Cup Champion.

Career

In January 2017, Sun entered the national table tennis team of China, only sixteen months after being selected for the B team. Sun won gold in the women's singles and mixed team with Wang Chuqin at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2019

In the 2019 World Team Cup, Sun came back from down 10–7 in the deciding fifth game to defeat Mima Ito in the finals against Japan. In an interview in 2021, Sun referred to this match as her precious match.[6]

2021

Sun started out 2021 as number two in the world rankings.[7] However, after China's decision to withdraw from all international events until the Tokyo Olympics,[8] Mima Ito passed Sun for the number two position in the world rankings.[9] In April, ITTF amended the seeding system for the Olympics such that she would be seeded above Mima Ito.[10]

2023

On October 1, in the women's singles final of the Hangzhou Asian Games, Sun defeated Japan's Hina Hayata 4-1 to win gold. This was also Sun's third gold medal after winning both team and mixed doubles. This marked China's seventh consecutive championship in the women's singles competition at the Asian Games.[11]

2024

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Sun won the first gold in mixed doubles for the Chinese table tennis team,[12] as well as women's team gold and women's singles silver.[13][14] At the closing ceremony of Paris 2024 Olympic games, Sun was selected to extinguish the Olympic flame as the representative of the continent of Asia, the first female to be selected for the role.[15]

Singles titles

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Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2017 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Japan Open China Chen Meng 4–1 [16]
2018 Youth Olympic Games Japan Miu Hirano 4–1 [17]
2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Japan Open China Liu Shiwen 4–3 [18]
ITTF World Tour Platinum, Australian Open China Ding Ning 4–0 [19]
Asian Championships China Liu Shiwen 3–0 [20]
ITTF World Tour Platinum, German Open Japan Mima Ito 4–1 [21]
T2 Diamond Singapore Japan Mima Ito 4–3 [22]
2021 WTT Cup Finals China Wang Yidi 4–2 [23]
2022 WTT Champions Macao China Chen Xingtong 4–1 [24]
WTT Cup Finals China Chen Meng 4–3 [25]
2023 WTT Singapore Smash China Qian Tianyi 4–1 [26]
WTT Champions Xinxiang China Wang Yidi 4–1 [27]
World Championships China Chen Meng 4–2 [28]
WTT Star Contender Ljubljana China Chen Meng 4–3 [29]
Asian Games Japan Hina Hayata 4–1 [30]
WTT Star Contender Lanzhou China Chen Meng 4–0 [31]
WTT Finals China Wang Yidi 4–2 [32]
2024 WTT Star Contender Doha China Chen Meng 4–1 [33]
WTT Champions Incheon China Wang Manyu 4–0 [34]
World Cup China Wang Manyu 4–3 [35]
WTT Champions Chongqing China Wang Manyu 4–3 [36]
WTT Champions Macao China Wang Yidi 4–2 [37]
WTT China Smash China Wang Manyu 4–2 [38]
2025 WTT Singapore Smash China Kuai Man 4–1 [39]
WTT Champions Chongqing China Chen Xingtong 4–0 [40]
World Cup China Kuai Man 4–0 [41]
World Championships China Wang Manyu 4–3 [42]
WTT Europe Smash - Sweden China Wang Manyu 4–2 [43]
WTT Champions Macao China Wang Manyu 4–3 [44]
2026 Asian Cup China Wang Manyu 4–3
WTT Singapore Smash China Wang Manyu 4–2
World Cup China Wang Manyu 4–1
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Performance timeline

W F SF QF R# RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ

(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (R#) rounds 16, 32, 64, 128; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

  • Women's team
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Team events201820192020202120222023202420252026
Olympic Games NH NH NH G NH NH G NH NH
World Championships A NH NH NH G NH G NH G
World Cup A G NH NH NH NH NH NH NH
Asian Games G NH NH NH NH G NH NH
Asian Championships NH G NH A NH G S G
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  • Girls' team
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Team events2014201520162017
World Youth Championships A A A G
Asian Youth Championships S G G G
China Jr & Cadet Open A W W A
Hong Kong Jr & Cadet Open A A W A
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  • Mixed team
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Team events20182019202020212022202320242025
World Cup NH NH NH NH NH G G G
Youth Olympic Games G NH NH NH NH NH NH NH
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Individual competitions

Senior level

  • Women's singles
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Tournaments20192020202120222023202420252026
Olympic Games NH NH S NH NH S NH NH
World Championships QF NH S NH G NH G NH
World Cup A S NH NH NH G G G
Asian Games NH NH NH NH G NH NH
Asian Championships G NH A NH S wd NH
Asian Cup A NH NH A NH NH S G
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Tournaments2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Year-end Finals A A QF SF W W W R16 SF
WTT Smash China China World Tour NH NH NH W F
European Union Euro World Tour NH NH NH NH W
Saudi Arabia Saudi World Tour NH NH NH F NH NH
Singapore Singapore World Tour NH SF W QF W W
United States United States World Tour NH NH NH NH R16
WTT Champions Hungary Budapest World Tour NH SF NH NH NH NH
China Chongqing World Tour NH NH NH W W QF
Germany Frankfurt World Tour NH NH SF A A
South Korea Incheon World Tour NH NH NH W A NH
Macau Macau World Tour NH W SF W W
China Xinxiang World Tour NH NH W NH NH NH
Japan Yokohama World Tour NH NH NH NH F
WTT Star
Contender		 Hungary Budapest World Tour NH F NH NH NH NH
Qatar Doha World Tour A A NH W A A
China Lanzhou World Tour NH NH W NH NH NH
Slovenia Ljubljana World Tour NH NH W A A A
WTT Contender Serbia Zagreb World Tour NH A F A A
ITTF World Tour Australia Australian Open A A W NH WTT Series
Austria Austrian Open SF R16 A NH WTT Series
China China Open A R32 R32 NH WTT Series
Germany German Open A QF W QF WTT Series
Hong Kong Hong Kong Open NH R16 A NH WTT Series
Hungary Hungarian Open A F QF A WTT Series
Japan Japan Open W A W NH WTT Series
South Korea Korea Open A R16 SF NH WTT Series
Qatar Qatar Open A QF SF R16 WTT Series
Sweden Swedish Open A Q64 SF NH WTT Series
T2 Diamond Malaysia Malaysia NH NH QF NH WTT Series
Singapore Singapore NH NH W NH WTT Series
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  • Women's doubles
More information Tournaments ...
Tournaments20192020202120222023
World Championships G NH G NH B
Asian Games NH NH NH NH QF
Asian Championships A NH A NH S
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Tournaments201720182019202020212022202320242025
Year-end Finals A F SF A NH NH W QF NH
WTT Smash China China World Tour NH NH NH F A
European Union Euro World Tour NH NH NH NH W
Singapore Singapore World Tour NH W W A F
United States United States World Tour NH NH NH NH F
WTT Star Contender Hungary Budapest World Tour NH W NH NH NH
ITTF World Tour Austria Austrian Open W F NH NH WTT Series
China China Open F QF A NH WTT Series
Germany German Open A A QF SF WTT Series
Hong Kong Hong Kong Open NH W A NH WTT Series
Hungary Hungarian Open A NH F A WTT Series
Japan Japan Open W A F NH WTT Series
Qatar Qatar Open A F W A WTT Series
Sweden Swedish Open A W QF NH WTT Series
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  • Mixed doubles
More information Tournaments ...
Tournaments20182019202020212022202320242025
Olympic Games NH NH NH A NH NH G NH
World Championships NH A NH G NH G NH G
Asian Games G NH NH NH NH G NH NH
Asian Championships NH S NH A NH A A NH
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Tournaments20182019202020212022202320242025
Year-end Finals A A A NH NH NH NH F
WTT Smash China China World Tour NH NH NH A W
Saudi Arabia Saudi World Tour NH NH NH W NH
Singapore Singapore World Tour NH W W W A
WTT Star
Contender		 Qatar Doha World Tour A A NH W A
China Lanzhou World Tour NH NH SF NH NH
Slovenia Ljubljana World Tour NH NH W A A
WTT Contender Qatar Doha World Tour A A A W NH
China Taiyuan World Tour NH NH F QF A
Croatia Zagreb World Tour NH A W A A
ITTF World Tour Germany German Open A W R16 WTT Series
South Korea Korea Open F A NH WTT Series
Qatar Qatar Open A A F WTT Series
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Junior level

  • Girls' singles
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Tournaments20142015201620172018
Youth Olympics A NH NH NH G
World Junior Championships A A A G A
Asian Junior Championships A A A G A
Asian Cadet Championships G S A A A
China Junior Open A SF F A A
China Cadet Open A W A A A
Hong Kong Junior Open A A SF A A
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  • Girls' doubles
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Tournaments20162017
World Junior Championships A G
Asian Junior Championships A G
Hong Kong Junior Open W A
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  • Junior mixed doubles
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Tournaments2017
World Junior Championships B
Asian Junior Championships G
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