Hou Yingchao (Chinese: 侯英超; pinyin: Hóu Yīngchāo, born 15 June 1980[1]) is a Chinese table tennis player who plays a chopping style.
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.jpg) Hou playing for the Russian club UMMC Ekaterinburg in the 2013 ETTU Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 June 1980 Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 10 (January 2007)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kinoshita Meister Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Association change
editIn 2018, Hou registered with Table Tennis Canada and played in the ITTF World Tour under Canada's flag. He did so to continue playing in ITTF tournaments, without having acquired Canadian nationality or giving up his Chinese nationality.[3][4] Indeed, a year later he played in the 2019 All China Table Tennis Championships, and by beating Wang Chuqin 4–0 in the final, he became the tournament's oldest ever champion. He first won the tournament in 2000.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "ホウ エイチョウ（侯英超）". T.League (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ITTF World Ranking - Ranking Progression - Hou Yingchao". ITTF. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Zou Tian (31 July 2019). "39岁老将侯英超的削球绝活". Xinxi Shibao (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "木下が連敗ストップ！ 新守護神・侯英超が締めた！". Go For T.League (in Japanese). 3 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Hou Yingchao the history-maker!". ITTF. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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