[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]#3-Korea DPR win mixed doubles at 2013 Worlds to become the only North Korean pair to do so. This led to a parade for the pair in North Korea upon their return.
#2-Werner Schlager of Austria becomes the last non-Chinese World Men’s Singles World Champion by winning the Worlds in 2003 in Paris. This led to the massive Werner Schlager Academy opening in Austria. It is currently one of the top table-tennis centers in the world and many of the top world-class players have trained there.
#1-Zhang Jike becomes 2011 World Champion with epic celebration. He would go on to win both men’s golds the following year at the 2012 London Olympics. He was voted China’s most popular athlete in 2016. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
