Dang Qiu

Dang Qiu (Chinese: 邱党; pinyin: Qiū Dǎng; born 29 October 1996) is a German professional table tennis player.

Dang Qiu
Qiu at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1996-10-29) 29 October 1996
Nürtingen, Germany[1]
Playing styleRighthanded penholder
Highest ranking8 (4 April 2023)[2]
Current ranking9 (20 April 2023)[3]
ClubBorussia Düsseldorf (Bundesliga)[4]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[4]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)[4]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 ChengduTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 WarsawMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2021 Cluj-NapocaTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichSingles

Career

In June 2022, Qiu defeated Dimitrij Ovtcharov in seven games at the WTT Contender in Lima.[5] The victory helped him reach world No. 10 in the ITTF world ranking.[6] In August 2022, Qiu defeated Darko Jorgic 4–1 in the European Table Tennis Championships Finals.[7] As the top-ranked player in German team, Qiu help the team advance to the final of 2022 World Team Championships later in October.[8][9]

Personal life

Qiu was born in Nürtingen, Germany in a family of Chinese descent.[4][10] He comes from a family of table tennis enthusiasts.[11] His parents were table tennis players trained in Jiangsu, China and moved to Germany in the 1990s.[10] Dang's father, named Jianxin Qiu (Chinese: 邱建新; pinyin: Qiū Jiàn Xīn) started to coach in Japan in 1997. Dang's older brother, named Liang Qiu (Chinese: 邱梁; pinyin: Qiū Liáng) is also a table tennis player in Germany.[12]

Singles titles
Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2020 ITTF Challenge Plus, Portugal Open Ukraine Yevhen Pryshchepa 4–3 [13]
2022 WTT Contender Lima Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov 4–3 [14]
European Championships Slovenia Darko Jorgić 4–1 [7]

References
  1. "华裔天才获世乒赛资格，其父是蔡振华师弟，现执教日乒两王牌主力". sina.cn (in Chinese). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. "Men's Singles 2023 Week #14". ittf.com. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  3. "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. "DANG QIU". ttbl.de (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  5. Steve Hopkins (19 June 2022). "Qiu Wins in Lima". butterflyonline.com. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  6. "Men's Singles 2022 Week #25". ittf.com. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  7. "Sofia Polcanova and Dang Qiu claim European table tennis glory in Munich". olympics.com. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. "Dang QIU to lead Team Germany at the World Championships". ettu.org. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  9. "Germany in the final of the ITTF World team Championships". ettu.org. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  10. "父亲节邱党获日乒赛男双亚军 父亲却没能在场边 这里不是他的主场". toutiao.com (in Chinese). 16 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  11. Dirk Lion. "Interview Dang Qiu (WR 52)". swisstabletennis.ch (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  12. "LIANG QIU". ttbl.de (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  13. "A first, second and a record, conclusion in Lisbon". ittf.com. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  14. "WTT Contender Lima 2022". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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