Wang Yidi: three-time world team champion and top-5 player

Wang Yidi is one of the steadiest members of China's women's team. Away from the Olympic spotlight she has built a heavy record at the World Championships in team and doubles events and at the Asian Cup, and she has spent much of recent years among the world's top ten.

This page sums up Wang Yidi's career, her titles and her playing style.

Who is Wang Yidi

Wang Yidi was born on February 14, 1997, in Anshan, in Liaoning province, China. She is right-handed and plays with the shakehand grip. She reached the top of the circuit a little later than several players of her generation and became part of the Chinese team's core from 2021.

Wang Yidi's titles

Key moments

The Houston 2021 World Championships were her first big showcase: Wang Yidi took singles bronze. The following year she was world team champion in Chengdu, a title she repeated at Busan 2024 and London 2026. In Durban in 2023 she also won doubles gold.

In singles she beat Japan's Mima Ito at the 2022 Asian Cup and in 2023 defeated Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu in major tournaments. In 2026 she reached the Europe Smash final in Malmö, losing 4-2 to Wang Manyu, and she is No. 4 in the world singles ranking with 5,810 points. She is also No. 12 in doubles. To understand the points, see table tennis world ranking. The team context is in why China dominates table tennis.

Playing style

Wang Yidi is a shakehand attacker with a solid ball and plenty of topspin:

• Consistency on both wings, with few errors in long rallies.
• A strong doubles game, which brought her the 2023 world gold.
• Competitiveness against the best, having beaten several of her top Japanese and Chinese rivals.

To compare the grips, see shakehand vs penhold.

Recent results on the tour

Year	Wins	Losses
2026	33	11
Total	33	11

W	WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 2026-10-29	Women's singles Round of 16	Elizabeta Samara ROU vs Wang Yidi CHN 0-3 6-11, 6-11, 7-11
W	WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 2026-10-28	Women's singles Round of 32	Dina Meshref EGY vs Wang Yidi CHN 0-3 6-11, 4-11, 6-11
L	China Smash 2026 2026-10-09	Women's singles Quarterfinals	Harimoto Miwa JPN vs Wang Yidi CHN 4-2 9-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9, 11-9
L	China Smash 2026 2026-10-09	Women's doubles Semifinals	Harimoto Miwa / Hayata Hina JPN vs Wang Yidi / Jiang Yiyi CHN 3-1 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7
W	China Smash 2026 2026-10-08	Women's singles Round of 16	Chen Yi CHN vs Wang Yidi CHN 1-3 10-12, 13-11, 8-11, 4-11
W	China Smash 2026 2026-10-08	Women's doubles Quarterfinals	Wang Yidi / Jiang Yiyi CHN vs Bernadette Szocs / Elizabeta Samara ROU 3-0 11-9, 12-10, 11-7
W	China Smash 2026 2026-10-07	Women's doubles Round of 16	Shin Yubin / Joo Cheonhui KOR vs Wang Yidi / Jiang Yiyi CHN 0-3 5-11, 7-11, 5-11
L	China Smash 2026 2026-10-06	Mixed doubles Round of 16	Huang Youzheng / Chen Yi CHN vs Yuan Licen / Wang Yidi CHN 3-0 11-8, 11-6, 11-7

Wang Yidi's results

Source: WTT official results. Updated October 31, 2026. worldtabletennis.com

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