MA LIN, (CHINA)d.o b. Feb 19, 1980,
Born on February 19th 1980 in the Shenyang Liaoning Province of Chuna
STYLE: Plays Pen holder Grip
He learned to play table tennis at the age of six and became a member of the provincial team in 1990. In 1994, he joined the Chinese national team. He is considered to have some of the best serves in the world.
TITLES:
1999 Men's World Championship 2nd Place
2002 ITTF Pro Tour Men's Singles Title
2004 Athens Olympic Games – 1st doubles (with Chen Qi)
2005 Mens' World Championship 2nd place
2006 Singapore Open
2006 Men's World Cup
2007 Men's World Championship 2nd place
2007 Volkswagen Grand Final Winner
2008 Olympic Gold Medallist
STYLE & EQUIPMENT
Ma Lin's style is the Pen-Hold Grip. However, in addition to the traditional backhand push, Ma has also incorporated the reverse backhand, resulting in 3 different possible strokes to use during a game(forehand, backhand, reverse backhand). The reverse backhand is an innovative stroke to compromise for the penholder's already weak backhand. It utilizes the underside of the blade, whereas only one side was originally used. He lost thrice in World Championship Finals, but has won four World Cup trophies—in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2006—more than any other player in history.
He is one of the best known table tennis players in China and around the world. He was seeded first in this year's World Championship in Zagreb, however, he lost in the final to his Chinese compatriot Wang Liqin, after leading 3–1 in games, and being 7–1 up, in the fifth game. At a post-match press conference, it was revealed that his maternal grandfather committed suicide before the tournament began.
Ma Lin has been using Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive-Penhold as his blade. He uses Skyline 2 for his forehand, and Bryce for his backhand
Current World No 2 Player ( Dec 2007), 2007 Mens Pro-Tour Grand Final Winner, 2007 World Team Cup winner,
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