Ding Song
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Ding Song is a former male Chinese
table tennis
player, he is famous due to his eccentric "modern defensive" style. He is best known for having defeated Peter Karlsson
in the men's team final of the World Table Tennis Championships
in 1995, thereby securing China's final victory. He also made it to the men's single semifinals before eventually losing to teammate Kong Linghui
, who is skilled in defeating defensive players.
Ding Song is distinguished from other "traditional" defensive players by his unreasonably frequent and powerful counterattack
s, almost as aggressive as offensive players, although sometimes he also confuses his opponents with oddly spinning chops just like other choppers.
He retired from the Chinese team after the 1997 WTTC due to his aging physical performance, but in recent years a video of him playing against Timo Boll
is spread widely around the internet, in which he flawlessly returns Timo Boll's offensive smashes by chopping them, the rally lasting a full 49 hits.
After playing in German leagues for a few years, Ding Song returned to China in 2003 and played in the China Table Tennis Super League
till 2007. He also entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University
in 2006, majoring in human resource management
. In June 2009 he received a bachelor's degree
, and started working in SJTU as the coach of the university's team.
Chinese people
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table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player, he is famous due to his eccentric "modern defensive" style. He is best known for having defeated Peter Karlsson
Peter Karlsson (table tennis)
Peter Karlsson , is a table tennis player. He was 1991 World Champion in men's doubles , and 2000 European Champion in men's singles.-Commitment:...
in the men's team final of the World Table Tennis Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...
in 1995, thereby securing China's final victory. He also made it to the men's single semifinals before eventually losing to teammate Kong Linghui
Kong Linghui
Kong Linghui is a male Chinese table tennis player. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 1996, Kong won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition together with Liu Guoliang...
, who is skilled in defeating defensive players.
Ding Song is distinguished from other "traditional" defensive players by his unreasonably frequent and powerful counterattack
Counterattack
A counterattack is a tactic used in response against an attack. The term originates in military strategy. The general objective is to negate or thwart the advantage gained by the enemy in attack and the specific objectives are usually to regain lost ground or to destroy attacking enemy units.It is...
s, almost as aggressive as offensive players, although sometimes he also confuses his opponents with oddly spinning chops just like other choppers.
He retired from the Chinese team after the 1997 WTTC due to his aging physical performance, but in recent years a video of him playing against Timo Boll
Timo Boll
Timo Boll is a German professional table tennis player who currently plays with Borussia Düsseldorf and is the German No.1 of the German Table Tennis National League...
is spread widely around the internet, in which he flawlessly returns Timo Boll's offensive smashes by chopping them, the rally lasting a full 49 hits.
After playing in German leagues for a few years, Ding Song returned to China in 2003 and played in the China Table Tennis Super League
China Table Tennis Super League
China Table Tennis Super League 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...
till 2007. He also entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University or SJTU), sometimes referred to as Shanghai Jiaotong University , is a top public research university located in Shanghai, China. Shanghai Jiao Tong University is known as one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China...
in 2006, majoring in human resource management
Human resource management
Human Resource Management is the management of an organization's employees. While human resource management is sometimes referred to as a "soft" management skill, effective practice within an organization requires a strategic focus to ensure that people resources can facilitate the achievement of...
. In June 2009 he received a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
, and started working in SJTU as the coach of the university's team.