Sun Yingsha
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| Native name | 孙颖莎 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 November 2000 Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (1 February 2022)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 1 (2 December 2025)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3] She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles.[1][5]
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
| Year | Tournament | Final opponent | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ITTF World Tour Platinum, Japan Open | Chen Meng | 4–1 | [16] |
| 2018 | Youth Olympic Games | Miu Hirano | 4–1 | [17] |
| 2019 | ITTF World Tour Platinum, Japan Open | Liu Shiwen | 4–3 | [18] |
| ITTF World Tour Platinum, Australian Open | Ding Ning | 4–0 | [19] | |
| Asian Championships | Liu Shiwen | 3–0 | [20] | |
| ITTF World Tour Platinum, German Open | Mima Ito | 4–1 | [21] | |
| T2 Diamond Singapore | Mima Ito | 4–3 | [22] | |
| 2021 | WTT Cup Finals | Wang Yidi | 4–2 | [23] |
| 2022 | WTT Champions Macao | Chen Xingtong | 4–1 | [24] |
| WTT Cup Finals | Chen Meng | 4–3 | [25] | |
| 2023 | WTT Singapore Smash | Qian Tianyi | 4–1 | [26] |
| WTT Champions Xinxiang | Wang Yidi | 4–1 | [27] | |
| World Championships | Chen Meng | 4–2 | [28] | |
| WTT Star Contender Ljubljana | Chen Meng | 4–3 | [29] | |
| Asian Games | Hina Hayata | 4–1 | [30] | |
| WTT Star Contender Lanzhou | Chen Meng | 4–0 | [31] | |
| WTT Finals | Wang Yidi | 4–2 | [32] | |
| 2024 | WTT Star Contender Doha | Chen Meng | 4–1 | [33] |
| WTT Champions Incheon | Wang Manyu | 4–0 | [34] | |
| World Cup | Wang Manyu | 4–3 | [35] | |
| WTT Champions Chongqing | Wang Manyu | 4–3 | [36] | |
| WTT Champions Macao | Wang Yidi | 4–2 | [37] | |
| WTT China Smash | Wang Manyu | 4–2 | [38] | |
| 2025 | WTT Singapore Smash | Kuai Man | 4–1 | [39] |
| WTT Champions Chongqing | Chen Xingtong | 4–0 | [40] | |
| World Cup | Kuai Man | 4–0 | [41] | |
| World Championships | Wang Manyu | 4–3 | [42] | |
| WTT Europe Smash - Sweden | Wang Manyu | 4–2 | [43] | |
| WTT Champions Macao | Wang Manyu | 4–3 | [44] | |
| 2026 | Asian Cup | Wang Manyu | 4–3 | |
| WTT Singapore Smash | Wang Manyu | 4–2 |
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
| Team events | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | NH | NH | NH | G | NH | NH | G | NH |
| World Championships | A | NH | NH | NH | G | NH | G | NH |
| World Cup | A | G | 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 |
- Girls' team
| Team events | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Mixed team
| Team events | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | G | G | |
| Youth Olympic Games | G | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH |
Individual competitions
Senior level
- Women's singles
| Tournaments | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 |
- Women's doubles
| Tournaments | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | G | NH | G | NH | B |
| Asian Games | NH | NH | NH | NH | QF |
| Asian Championships | A | NH | A | NH | S |
- Mixed doubles
| Tournaments | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Junior level
- Girls' singles
| Tournaments | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Girls' doubles
| Tournaments | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | A | G |
| Asian Junior Championships | A | G |
| Hong Kong Junior Open | W | A |
- Junior mixed doubles
| Tournaments | 2017 |
|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | B |
| Asian Junior Championships | G |
See also
References
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- ^ "2025 Week #49 - December 2nd". ittf.com. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
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- ^ "Women's singles rankings Week #29 - July 15th". ittf.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Sun Yingsha WTT Interview On Olympic Preparations and More". edgesandnets.com. 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sun Yingsha.
- Sun Yingsha at World Table Tennis (ITTF)
- Sun Yingsha at Olympics.com
- Sun Yingsha at Olympedia
- Sun Yingsha at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Sun Yingsha at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games (archived)