Before going to school, Fan Zhendong's parents heard that there was a sports team in primary school, and children who participated in the sports team could be exempted from part of the tuition fees, so they signed him up to learn table tennis at the Children's Palace in Haizhu District, Guangzhou. Before being selected to Guangzhou Weilun Sports School, they had studied under the Children's Palace in Haizhu District and coaches Wen Haoguang (Uncle Wen), Yang Biyu and Zheng in Haizhu District. At the same time, Fan Zhendong Primary School attended Tongfu No.1 Middle School (a key table tennis primary school) in Haizhu District, Guangzhou. Fan Zhendong was selected by the city sports school because he represented the school in the city competition. He attends classes every morning and takes time off in the afternoon to go to the city sports school for training.
The long-lost "Dragon-Fat War" was staged in the men's singles final of the 2020 National Table Tennis Championships. Fan Zhendong and Malone fought fiercely for seven games, and finally Fan Zhendong defeated Malone 4-3 to win the men's singles title.
This is also his third all-around men's singles champion after 20 14 and 20 16. In this competition, Fan Zhendong also won the third place in the men's doubles with Wang, but in the mixed doubles, he and the world's number one lost 2-4 to Liu Dingshuo/Qian Tianyi in the mixed doubles 1/4 final, and stopped at the quarterfinals.
The battle of the dragon and the fat man is undoubtedly the focus of the men's singles competition in this all-around championship. Fan Zhendong didn't dominate the winning percentage in the past meetings with Malone, but he won more victories in recent meetings, and he always gained something from the contest with Malone: "Malone is not only terrible when he is in the lead, but in fact, he is even more terrible when he is behind and biting the score. His ability to deal with intense and stable relationships and capture each other's psychology is recognized as strong. "
In the men's singles competition, Fan Zhendong successively defeated Niu Guan Kai, Zhao Zihao, Liang Jingkun and Malone to reach the top. He said that he performed better in every game: "I haven't played for a long time, and my old problem is slow fever." This time, I adjusted and improved through one game after another. Fortunately, I spent a lot of energy on research not only technically, but also mentally and tactically. I played better in every game and saw my accumulation and progress. "