What do you think of when talking about Fan Zhendong?

Is it the "Chinese Table Tennis Cute" who was chubby when he was a child, or the top Chinese Table Tennis who holds a super Grand Slam now, or the technical expert with outstanding backhand?

No matter which one it is, it cannot conceal the 28-year-old Fan Zhendong's growth has reached its irreplaceable position today.

Recently, he went to the Bundesliga to start a new stage of his career, and from the beginning of his dilemma to the later breaking the deadlock, he has stabilized.

And just then, he heard another good news that he was nominated for the top ten outstanding Chinese youth candidates in the world in 2025!

This honor is not only a top-end "golden business card", but also an international recognition of Fan Zhendong as a top representative of the sports industry.

Good news for the award

To say that the top ten outstanding Chinese youth in the world this time can be regarded as the center of the world stage.

This award is a gathering place for top masters and prides of heaven in various fields. Past winners include Jin Yong, Lang Ping, Fu Jiajun, and even Quan Hongchan, a post-00s diving genius.

Fan Zhendong is definitely a shortlist because of his strength. He has won 13 singles championships, including the World Table Tennis Championships, the World Cup, the Olympics, etc.

After achieving double championships at the Paris Olympics, he can still go to Europe to deepen his career and become the number one in the Super Slam in the Table Tennis.

Even the German media calls him "Royce of the table tennis industry". It is difficult to find an opponent in the world table tennis world that can match it!

As soon as he joined the Bundesliga Salbrücken Club, his popularity was soaring.

The Germans actually created a "ticket shortage" for him. Ordinary tickets were sold out in 5 minutes, and they couldn't buy a VIP position even if they were 180 euros.

The live stands were crowded, and even the live broadcast of the game broke the viewing record of the Bundesliga Table Tennis League. This scene was a "box office myth".

But this glory is not a pie from the sky, but a result of his accumulation of challenges and little strength.

Questions after the defeat in the first battle

After the Paris Olympics, Fan Zhendong changed the stadium to Germany, which was indeed beyond the expectations of many fans.

After all, although the Bundesliga Table Tennis League is highly professional, it does not have the recognition in the public like WTT.

What is even more surprising is that he lost two consecutive games in his debut Bundesliga.

In the two games on August 31, the opponents were French young player Ruiz, who ranked 302, and German table tennis core Duda.

What's the result? Fan Zhendong was almost beaten by an unknown player outside the world ranking 300 to doubt his life. Netizens were furious: Is this still our "super Slam" little fat?

But we can tell after calmly analyzing that it is completely reasonable for Fan Zhendong to lose his first battle.

In addition, as the opponent who is paying attention to, the opponent naturally has the mentality of charging forward with all his might and is willing to go all out to fight him.

After a brief period of loneliness, the "Super Grand Slam" is precisely because of his outstanding psychological quality and he can quickly adjust his opponent.

Just 7 days later, in the second round of the Bundesliga on September 6, Fan Zhendong won two consecutive games in the away field, successfully winning the first victory of the season for Salbrücken, sweeping his opponent Zeliko 3:1.

The opponent's chasing in the backcourt was useless, and the rhythm was played to death by him like playing the accordion. The long-lost feel suddenly came back!

Tourism industry that was taken away

After talking about the results, we have to mention the so-called "Fan Zhendong economic phenomenon" behind this name.

What is this concept? To put it bluntly, it is a table tennis player who directly hyped up the "top league" atmosphere of the past slightly unpopular European Bundesliga!

From the official sales announcement of the Bundesliga to the feedback from the ticket market, Fan Zhendong's arrival directly made the club and the entire city "traffic king".

In addition to the need to add temporary stands for the competition, the live table tennis broadcasts launched by German TV and Sky Sports are also a record-breaking record. Tickets, derivatives, program advertisements, and these things have not been lost, and they are all profitable.

What's more amazing is that the local tourism bureau actually launched a double package to watch Fan Zhendong play ball and Rhine vacation. The hotel reservation volume soared by nearly 50%, which is a "little expert in selling goods".

This kind of scenario may have increased a lot of beer sales in the Bavarian arena.

Watching Fan Zhendong making his club popular, his teammates and club management were his little fans, who cooperated to adjust their rhythm, for fear that "Mr. Fan" would be unhappy in training.

A detailed count of international stars, there are really only ones who can lead the Bundesliga to a "Spring Festival Gala".

A sentence from Wu Jingping

Coach Wu Jingping also forwarded and liked him for winning the award, and also gave a sentence that made many fans cry.

"At this point, I give myself flowers, ride my horse and walk to freedom." It can be said that the person who knows Fan Zhendong the best is the coach who brought him out with his own hands.

After a whole year of silence, Fan Zhendong finally began to start systematic training competitions again, and since then he embarked on a new career.

Now he is no longer just "knowing to play table tennis". From the development of the business field, to the contribution of the team, from the maturity of technical play to cultural output, his comprehensive influence is opening up a new era.

We always talk about the internationalization of cultural outlook and sports. Looking at Fan Zhendong's path, it not only has strong achievements, but also improves the competitiveness of the professional environment.

When he returns to the Chinese team after his German journey, when dealing with European players, the experience, tactical data he brings back will be transformed into the national team's trump card.

From the "Table Pong Boy" in Guangzhou Youth Palace to the "Outstanding Chinese Youth" today, Fan Zhendong has experienced step-by-step expansion beyond himself.

It is still some days before the award ceremony is unveiled, so let's wait together! Regardless of whether he won the award or not, Fan Zhendong has long been synonymous with the glitter of golden light.