Wang Manyu: China's world champion and world No. 1
Wang Manyu is a Chinese table tennis player born in Qiqihar in 1999, right-handed with a shakehand grip. She has two Olympic team golds (Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024), won the 2021 World Championships singles title and reached world No. 1 in 2026.
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Wang Manyu has been one of the leading names in women's table tennis for a decade. Alongside Sun Yingsha she forms the core of the Chinese team that keeps dominating the Olympics and the World Championships, and in 2026 she reached the top of the world singles ranking.
This page sums up Wang Manyu's career, her titles and her playing style.
Who is Wang Manyu
Wang Manyu was born on February 9, 1999, in Qiqihar, in Heilongjiang province in northeastern China. She is right-handed and plays with the shakehand grip. She rose to prominence as a teenager, winning singles titles on the world tour in 2017 and 2018, and soon joined China's senior national team.
Wang Manyu's titles
| Event | Results |
|---|---|
| Olympics | Team gold at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 |
| World Championships | Singles gold in 2021; doubles in 2019, 2021 and 2025; team in 2018, 2022, 2024 and 2026 |
| Asian Games | Singles and team gold in 2018; team in 2022 |
| WTT | WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025, Europe Smash and China Smash 2026 |
| Ranking | World No. 1 in 2026 |
Key moments
In 2021, at the World Championships in Houston, Wang Manyu won both the singles and the doubles titles. At the Olympics she won team gold in Tokyo and again at Paris 2024; the full tournament is covered in table tennis at Paris 2024.
At the 2025 World Championships in Doha she won the doubles with Kuai Man and finished as singles runner-up. In December 2025 she defended her WTT Finals Hong Kong title, beating fellow Chinese player Kuai Man in the final. In 2026 she won the Europe Smash in Malmö (4-2 in the final) and the China Smash in Beijing (4-0 in the final), plus the China Smash doubles with Kuai Man. In the October 2026 world ranking she is No. 1 with 9,265 points. To see how the system works, read table tennis world ranking.
Playing style
Wang Manyu is a complete shakehand attacker with a high tempo and great consistency. What stands out:
- Forehand and backhand attack with plenty of topspin and no obvious weak side.
- Consistency over long tournaments, which explains her repeated finals against other Chinese players.
- Doubles pedigree, with one of the best records in the world.
To compare the two grips, see shakehand vs penhold.
Recent results on the tour
| Year | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 3 |
| Total | 23 | 3 |
| L | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 2026-10-30 | Women's singles Round of 16 | Wang Manyu CHN vs Chen Yi CHN 0-3 11-13, 8-11, 9-11 |
| W | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 2026-10-28 | Women's singles Round of 32 | Wang Manyu CHN vs Hana Goda EGY 3-0 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 |
| W | China Smash 2026 2026-10-11 | Women's singles Final | Wang Manyu CHN vs Sato Hitomi JPN 4-0 11-2, 11-8, 11-3, 11-9 |
| W | China Smash 2026 2026-10-10 | Women's singles Semifinals | Wang Manyu CHN vs Harimoto Miwa JPN 4-1 11-8, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 11-8 |
| W | China Smash 2026 2026-10-10 | Women's doubles Final | Harimoto Miwa / Hayata Hina JPN vs Wang Manyu / Kuai Man CHN 1-3 11-13, 2-11, 11-9, 7-11 |
| W | China Smash 2026 2026-10-09 | Women's singles Quarterfinals | Wang Manyu CHN vs Shin Yubin KOR 4-0 11-8, 11-7, 11-3, 11-9 |
| W | China Smash 2026 2026-10-09 | Women's doubles Semifinals | Chen Yi / Li Yihui CHN vs Wang Manyu / Kuai Man CHN 1-3 4-11, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11 |
| W | China Smash 2026 2026-10-08 | Women's doubles Quarterfinals | Gao Yuxin / Xiang Junlin CHN vs Wang Manyu / Kuai Man CHN 0-3 4-11, 8-11, 13-15 |
Source: WTT official results. Updated October 31, 2026. worldtabletennis.com
Frequently asked questions
Who is Wang Manyu?
A Chinese table tennis player born in Qiqihar in 1999, Olympic team champion at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 and 2021 world singles champion.
Is Wang Manyu world No. 1?
Yes. In the October 2026 world singles ranking she is first. The ranking changes every week, so check the ITTF or WTT website.
Is Wang Manyu left-handed or right-handed?
She is right-handed and plays with the shakehand grip.
How old is Wang Manyu?
She was born on February 9, 1999, so she is 27 in October 2026.
Did Wang Manyu win Olympic singles gold?
No. Her Olympic golds are from the team event, at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.