China Table Tennis Super League
This article is about Chinese Table Tennis League. For the football league, see Chinese Super League.
China Table Tennis Super League (Chinese: 中国乒乓球超级联赛, CTTSL) is the top table tennis division under the Chinese Table Tennis Association.
The last finisher of the CTTSL will be relegated to the China Table Tennis Jia League A Group. The top two finishers of the Jia League A Group will have extra games with the second last finishers of the CTTSL for two positions in the CTTSL.
Teams
Men's league
In 2014, the 10 teams are:
- Bazhou Hairun (霸州海润) playing in Bazhou City, Hebei
- Bayi Dashang (八一大商) playing in Dalian, Liaoning
- Guangdong Chenjing (广东陈静) playing in Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Jiangsu Zhongchao (江苏中超) playing in Changzhou, Jiangsu or Huai'an, Jiangsu
- Ningbo Haitian (宁波海天) playing in Anji County, Zhejiang or Wenzhou, Zhejiang
- Shandong Luneng (山东鲁能) playing in Jinan, Shandong
- Shandong Weiqiao (山东魏桥) playing in Binzhou, Shandong
- Shanghai Juneyao (上海均瑶) playing in Shanghai
- Sichuan Changhong (四川长虹) playing in Shifang, Sichuan
- Tianjin Hao'an (天津豪安) playing in Tianjin
Women's league
In 2014, the 10 teams are:
- Bayi Jizhong (八一冀中) playing in Dongping County, Shandong
- Beijing Shougang (北京首钢) playing in Weishan County, Shandong or Beijing
- Churin Leadfoods (秋林格瓦斯) playing in Changchun, Jilin
- Dalian Haichang (大连海昌) playing in Dalian, Liaoning
- Datong Jindi (大同金地) playing in Datong, Shanxi
- Guangdong Ersha (广东二沙) playing in Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Jinhua Bank (金华银行) playing in Jinhua, Zhejiang
- Ordos Eastern Road and Bridge (鄂尔多斯东方路桥) playing in Ejin Horo Banner, Inner Mongolia
- Shandong Luneng (山东鲁能) playing in Jinan, Shandong
- Shanxi Datuhe (山西大土河) playing in Lüliang, Shanxi
Foreign players
A number of foreign players have played in the league.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Foreign-born players
- Men's league
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Belarus: Vladimir Samsonov (2006) -
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Belgium: Jean-Michel Saive (2006) -
Chinese Taipei: Chuang Chih-yuan (2006, 2009-2010, 2013-2014), Chiang Peng-lung (2000/01-2002, 2005-2006) -
Denmark: Michael Maze (2005) -
Germany: Timo Boll (2005-2006, 2011, 2013-2014), Dimitrij Ovtcharov (2013-2014) -
Japan: Jun Mizutani (2008, 2010-2011), Kōji Matsushita (2005) -
Romania: Adrian Crișan (2006) -
South Korea: Joo Se-hyuk (2003/04-2006, 2009-2014), Oh Sang-eun (2005-2006, 2008, 2010), Ryu Seung-min (2000/01, 2005-2006), Lee Jung-woo (2006) -
Sweden: Jörgen Persson (2002, 2012)
- Women's league
- Chinese Taipei: Cheng I-ching (2013-2014), Huang Yi-hua (2002)
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Croatia: Tamara Boroš (2006) - Japan: Ai Fukuhara (2005-2006, 2010-2011), An Konishi (2000/01-2005), Yuka Nishii (2002)
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North Korea: Ri Myong-sun (2014) - South Korea: Kim Kyung-ah (2009-2011)
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United States: Ariel Hsing (2014)
Naturalized Chinese players
There have also been many players from Mainland China, who at some point in his or her career became a citizen of another country or territory.
- Men's league
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Canada: Wenguan Johnny Huang -
Hong Kong: Jiang Tianyi, Cheung Yuk, Ko Lai Chak, Tang Peng, Li Ching, Leung Chu Yan - Japan: Yo Kan, Kazuhiro Chan, Kaii Yoshida
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Singapore: Yin Jingyuan, Yang Zi, Gao Ning, Li Hu, Zhan Jian -
Slovakia: Wang Yang
- Women's league
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Austria: Li Qiangbing - Chinese Taipei: Chen Jing
- Germany: Shan Xiaona (also a Singaporean citizen at one point)
- Hong Kong: Tie Ya Na, Jiang Huajun, Lin Ling, Zhang Rui
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Netherlands: Li Jiao - Singapore: Yu Mengyu, Feng Tianwei, Li Jiawei, Wang Yuegu, Jing Junhong, Shan Xiaona (later a German citizen)
- South Korea: Seok Ha-jung, Dang Ye-seo
- United States: Gao Jun
