Xiang Peng
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| Native name | 向鹏 | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 23) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | ||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 8 (27 May 2025)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 9 (3 March 2026) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Xiang Peng (Chinese: 向鹏; pinyin: Xiàng Péng, born 7 March 2003) is a Chinese table tennis player.[3]
Xiang entered the Zhejiang provincial team in 2014.[1] After the 2017 National Games of China, Xiang entered the Chinese national second team through trials.[4] He won two gold medals in boys' doubles and boys' team events, respectively, at the 2018 World Junior Championships, as well as a bronze medal in boys' singles.[5][6][7] Xiang was promoted to the Chinese national first team in 2019,[8] and won his first senior singles title at the 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus North American Open.[9] He continued his success in junior tournaments by winning the singles title at the 2019 World Junior Championships and the 2021 World Youth Championships.[10][11]
In 2024, Xiang clinched the men's singles title at the WTT Feeder Olomouc.[12] In 2025, he won the men's singles title at the WTT Champions Incheon and broke into the world top 10 of the rankings.[13][2]
Singles titles
| Year | Tournament | Final opponent | Score | Ref |
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| 2019 | ITTF Challenge Plus, North American Open |  Can Akkuzu |
4–2 | [9] |
| 2024 | WTT Feeder Olomouc |  Zeng Beixun |
3–0 | [12] |
| 2025 | WTT Champions Incheon |  Lee Sang-su |
4–0 | [13] |
References
- 1 2 "浙江15岁小将世青赛斩获2金1铜". General Administration of Sport of China (in Chinese). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Player Ranking History". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "List of Participants" (PDF). ittf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "浙江两位"00后" 小将入选国乒". General Administration of Sport of China (in Chinese). 10 January 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "China defends first crowns!". ittf.com. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Xu Haidong wins in Bendigo, secures Chinese clean sweep". ittf.com. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Difference a year makes, Yukiya Uda underlines progress, beats Asian champion". ittf.com. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "国乒选拔赛刘丁硕收获头名 向鹏成功晋升一队". sports.sina.cn (in Chinese). 25 February 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Markham review: China and Japan share spoils". ittf.com. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Japan's Nagasaki and Peng of China win ITTF world junior titles in Korat". insidethegames.biz. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "China claim top honours at ITTF World Youth Championships". insidethegames.biz. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Top Seeds Live Up To The Billing In Olomouc". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Xiang Peng is King in Korea". butterflyonline.com. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
