Chen Meng facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chen Meng
Chen Meng at the 2017 Asian Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Native name	陈梦
Born	(1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30) Qingdao, Shandong, China
Playing style	Right-handed, shakehand grip
Equipment(s)	Butterfly Viscaria, Forehand rubber DHS Hurricane 3, Backhand rubber DHS Hurricane 8
Highest ranking	1 (January 2018)
Current ranking	3 (21 November 2023)
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Medal record Women's table tennis Representing  China Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 0 World Championships 5 3 4 World Cup / Cup Finals 1 1 1 Olympic Games Gold 2020 Tokyo Team Gold 2020 Tokyo Singles World Championships Gold 2014 Tokyo Team Gold 2016 Kuala Lumpur Team Gold 2018 Halmstad Team Gold 2022 Chengdu Team Gold 2023 Durban Doubles Silver 2017 Düsseldorf Doubles Silver 2019 Budapest Singles Silver 2023 Durban Singles Bronze 2013 Paris Doubles Bronze 2019 Budapest Doubles Bronze 2021 Houston Singles Bronze 2021 Houston Doubles World Cup Gold 2020 Weihai Singles WTT Cup Finals Silver 2022 Xinxiang Singles Bronze 2021 Singapore Singles Asian Games Gold 2014 Incheon Doubles Gold 2014 Incheon Team Gold 2018 Jakarta Palembang Team Gold 2022 Hangzhou Team Silver 2018 Jakarta Palembang Singles Asian Championships Gold 2013 Busan Doubles Gold 2013 Busan Team Gold 2017 Wuxi Doubles Gold 2023 Pyeongchang Doubles Gold 2023 Pyeongchang Team Silver 2017 Wuxi Singles Bronze 2013 Busan Singles East Asian Games Gold 2013 Tianjin Doubles Gold 2013 Tianjin Singles Gold 2013 Tianjin Team World Junior Championships Gold 2008 Madrid Team Gold 2009 Cartagena Doubles Gold 2009 Cartagena Team Gold 2011 Manama Mixed doubles Gold 2011 Manama Doubles Gold 2011 Manama Singles Gold 2011 Manama Team Bronze 2009 Cartagena Singles Asian Youth Games Gold 2009 Singapore Singles Gold 2009 Singapore Mixed Team Silver 2009 Singapore Mixed Doubles Asian Junior Championships Gold 2009 Jaipur Singles Gold 2009 Jaipur Team

Chen Meng (Chinese: 陈梦; born 15 January 1994) is a Chinese professional table tennis player. She joined the provincial team when she was 9 and joined the national team when she was only 13 in 2007. She is the women's singles champion of the ITTF Women's World Cup in 2020, the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and also at the inaugural WTT Singapore Smash. She is also the silver medalist of women's singles in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships and a double gold medalist in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

2011

Won 4 golds at the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in girls' singles, girls' doubles, mixed doubles and teams.

2020

After competitive table tennis resumed following the pandemic, Chen swept the world cup, ITTF pro tour finals, and 2020 All China National Championships.

2021

In May, Chen was selected to represent China in the women's singles and team event at the Tokyo Olympics. Chen won the first leg of the Chinese Olympic Scrimmage but lost to Wang Manyu in the finals of the second leg. Chen again lost to Wang in a closed-door scrimmage in June.

In an interview in July, Chen revealed that she had been in close contact with Ma Lin and Li Xiaoxia regarding mental preparations for the Tokyo Olympics.

Chen competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for the women's singles. Chen won her semi-final match against Yu Mengyu of Singapore 4–0 and her quarter-match against Doo Hoi Kem of Hong Kong 4–2 after trailing 2–0. She then won gold in the finals match against her compatriot Sun Yingsha, defeating her 4–2. After the match, Chen noted that both she and Sun were both very nervous but played okay, and that Chen's extra experience helped push her over the top. Chen along with Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, competed in the women's teams final match on 5 August 2021 and scored a 3–0 victory over Japan to win the gold medal, continuing China's undefeated streak in the event.

In August, Chen remarked that the level of play at the China National Games was harder than the Olympics. Chen won fourth place at the China National Games in September, but her bronze-medal-match opponent Liu Shiwen remarked that Chen was injured and playing far below her normal level.

Titles (senior level)

Singles

• ITTF World Tour Grand Finals – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• ITTF World Tour (15) – China open 2012, 2013, 2019, Qatar open 2012, 2017, 2020, Swedish 2013, 2019, Japan open 2015, Australian open 2017, German open 2017, 2020, Austrian open 2018, Korea open 2019, Hungarian open 2019
• Summer Olympics – 2020
• WTT Grand Smash – Singapore 2022

Doubles

• ITTF World Tour Grand Finals – 2017 (with Zhu Yuling)
• ITTF World Tour (13) –
  • with Zhu: Kuwait 2012, China 2012, 2013, 2016, Australian 2017
  • with Liu Shiwen: China 2015, Japan 2019
  • with Mu Zi: Swedish 2015
  • with Wang Manyu: Qatar 2017, Australian 2019, Korea 2019
  • with Ding Ning: Korea 2018, Swedish 2019

Personal life

Chen Meng and actor Huang Xiaoming are second cousins. Their paternal grandmothers are sisters.

See also

In Spanish: Chen Meng para niños