Dang Qiu

{{Infobox table tennis player

| name = Dang Qiu

| image = 20220814 European Championships Munich 2022 Dang Qiu 850 2751.jpg

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| caption = Qiu at the 2022 European Championships

| nationality = German

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|10|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nürtingen, Germany{{cite web|url=https://k.sina.cn/article_6553680677_186a13b2500100i8d4.html|title=华裔天才获世乒赛资格，其父是蔡振华师弟，现执教日乒两王牌主力|language=zh|website=sina.cn|date=11 April 2019|access-date=23 June 2022}}

| playingstyle = Righthanded penholder

| highest_rank = 8 (4 April 2023){{cite web|url=https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023_14_SEN_MS.html|title=Men's Singles 2023 Week #14|website=ittf.com|date=4 April 2023|access-date=12 March 2023}}

| current_rank = 10 (22 April 2025){{Cite web |url=https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025_17_SEN_MS.html |website=Ittf.com |access-date= 23 April 2025 |title=ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking: Men's Singles: 2025 Week #17 – April 22nd }}

| club = Borussia Düsseldorf (Bundesliga)

| height = 180 cm{{cite web|url=http://ttbl.de/ttbl-spielerportrait/dang-qiu/|title=DANG QIU|website=ttbl.de|language=de|access-date=23 June 2022}}

| weight = 72 kg

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{{MedalGold|2023 Kraków–Małopolska|Table tennis at the 2023 European Games – Mixed doubles}}

|fullname=邱黨}}

Dang Qiu ({{zh|s=邱党|p=Qiū Dǎng}}; born 29 October 1996) is a German professional table tennis player. He is the first German-born national player playing the penhold grip style, in particular the modern two-sided penhold grip which allows him to play the reverse penhold backhand. In 2022 and at his first participation of a European Table Tennis Championships, he won the men's single title on first attempt.

Career

In June 2022, Qiu defeated Dimitrij Ovtcharov in seven games at the WTT Contender in Lima.{{cite web|url=https://butterflyonline.com/qiu-wins-in-lima/|title=Qiu Wins in Lima|website=butterflyonline.com|author=Steve Hopkins|date=19 June 2022|access-date=23 June 2022}} The victory helped him reach world No. 10 in the ITTF world ranking.{{cite web|url=https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022_25_SEN_MS.html|title=Men's Singles 2022 Week #25|website=ittf.com|date=21 June 2022|access-date=23 June 2022}} In August 2022, Qiu defeated Darko Jorgic 4–1 in the European Table Tennis Championships Finals.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/sofia-polcanova-dang-qiu-claim-table-tennis-european-munich|title=Sofia Polcanova and Dang Qiu claim European table tennis glory in Munich|website=olympics.com|date=21 August 2022|access-date=15 April 2023}} As the top-ranked player in German team, Qiu help the team advance to the final of 2022 World Team Championships later in October and winning the silver medal.{{cite web|url=https://www.ettu.org/en/n/news/2022/september/dang-qiu-and-to-lead-team-germany-at-the-world-championships/|title=Dang QIU to lead Team Germany at the World Championships|website=ettu.org|date=21 September 2022|access-date=15 April 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ettu.org/en/n/news/2022/october/germany-in-the-final-of-the-ittf-world-team-championships/|title=Germany in the final of the ITTF World team Championships|website=ettu.org|date=8 October 2022|access-date=15 April 2023}} On national level, he won the men's singles titles of the German National Table Tennis Championships in 2022 and 2023.

At the European Games 2023 in Kraków, he won the men's teams and mixed doubles titles (with Nina Mittelham), the latter qualified him for the mixed doubles competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

At the Europe Top 16 Cup in Montreux, Qiu won the men's single silver medal, this time losing to Darko Jorgic in the finals. He reached the men's singles semi-finals at the WTT Contender Lima 2023 and WTT Champions Chongqing 2024.{{Cite web |title=Qiu Dream Subsides As Wang Reaches Another WTT Champions Final |url=https://worldtabletennis.com/description?artId=3885 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=worldtabletennis.com}}{{Cite web |title=Wildcard Sets Up Dang Qiu For Tittle Defence In Lima |url=https://worldtabletennis.com/description?artId=2772 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=worldtabletennis.com}}

Personal life

Qiu was born in Nürtingen, Germany in a family of Chinese descent.{{cite web|url=https://www.toutiao.com/article/6703018562459533836/?channel=&source=search_tab|title=父亲节邱党获日乒赛男双亚军父亲却没能在场边这里不是他的主场|language=zh|website=toutiao.com|date=16 June 2019|access-date=23 June 2022}} He comes from a family of table tennis enthusiasts.{{cite web|url=https://www.swisstabletennis.ch/de/10-sidespin/2863-interview-dang-qiu-wr-52-d|title=Interview Dang Qiu (WR 52)|language=de|website=swisstabletennis.ch|author=Dirk Lion|access-date=23 June 2022}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} His parents were table tennis players trained in Jiangsu, China and moved to Germany in the 1990s. Dang's father, named Jianxin Qiu ({{zh|s=邱建新|p=Qiū Jiàn Xīn}}) started to coach in Japan in 1997. Dang's older brother, named Liang Qiu ({{zh|s=邱梁|p=Qiū Liáng}}) is also a table tennis player in Germany.{{cite web|url=https://ttbl.de/ttbl-spielerportrait/liang-qiu/|title=LIANG QIU|language=de|website=ttbl.de|access-date=23 June 2022}}

Singles titles

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2020

|ITTF Challenge Plus, Portugal Open

|{{flagicon|UKR}} Yevhen Pryshchepa

|4–3

|{{cite web|url=https://www.ittf.com/2020/02/16/first-second-record-concluding-day-lisbon/|title=A first, second and a record, conclusion in Lisbon|website=ittf.com|date=16 February 2020|access-date=23 August 2022}}

rowspan="2"|2022

|WTT Contender Lima

|{{flagicon|GER}} Dimitrij Ovtcharov

|4–3

|{{cite web|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?selectedTab=Draws&eventId=2574|title=WTT Contender Lima 2022|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=23 August 2022}}

European Championships

|{{flagicon|SLO}} Darko Jorgić

|4–1