Liu Shiwen

Liu Shiwen is genuinely one of the most jaw-dropping table tennis players I've ever watched, and I say that knowing how stacked the Chinese national team has always been. Born in Fushun in 1991, she carved out her own identity in an era dominated by legends, and she did it through sheer relentless aggression combined with technical precision that makes your eyes water. Five World Cup titles, a World Championship gold, multiple Grand Finals crowns — her résumé reads like a highlight reel most players only dream about. What gets me is how she performs under the specific pressure of representing China, where finishing second is practically treated as failure. She's carried that weight for over a decade and kept coming back swinging. Small frame, enormous game.

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Name (English)

Liu Shiwen

Name (Japanese)

劉詩雯

Reading

りゅう・しぶん

Born

April 12, 1991 (age 35)

Origin

Fushun, People's Republic of China

Height

160 cm

Occupation

table tennis player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Goat

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu%20Shiwen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8A%89%E8%A9%A9%E9%9B%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q443175

Tags

• table tennis player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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