# Road to Düsseldorf 2017

Road to Düsseldorf（直通杜塞尔多夫）is a qualifying competition in China national table tennis team in order to test and select players to participate the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships held by Düsseldorf, Germany in May 2017.

## Men's team
### Entrants

* Players who have won enough world champions on singles events can bye to the third round.
* Players who lack of enough world champion on singles events or missed the first round because of participating the Hungarian Open can bye to the second round.
* Other first team players must compete in the first round.
| Bye to the third round | Bye to the second round | Competing in the first round |
| Ma Long Zhang Jike | Lin Gaoyuan Yan An Zhou Yu Shang Kun Fan Zhendong Liang Jingkun Fang Bo Xu Xin (P) | Ren Hao Lai Jiaxin Chen Xin Wang Chuqin Ma Te (C) Yu Ziyang Liu Jikang Zhou Kai Liu Yi (C) Xue Fei (P) Cui Qinglei Zhu Linfeng Liu Dingshuo Zheng Peifeng (P) Zhou Qihao Xu Chenhao |

### First round

Duration: 18–21 January Formation: Round robin; Best of five; Top 6 qualify to the second round.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
| 1 | Yu Ziyang | 19 | 11 | 3 | 26 | Qualified to the second round |
| 2 | Zhou Qihao | 20 | 11 | 3 | 25 | Qualified to the second round |
| 3 | Xu Chenhao | 22 | 10 | 4 | 24 | Qualified to the second round |
| 4 | Liu Dingshuo | 19 | 10 | 4 | 23 | Qualified to the second round |
| 5 | Zhou Kai | 21 | 10 | 4 | 22 | Qualified to the second round |
| 6 | Wang Chuqin | 17 | 8 | 6 | 22 | Qualified to the second round |
| 7 | Zhu Linfeng | 21 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| 8 | Ren Hao | 22 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| 9 | Ma Te (C) | 21 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |
| 10 | Zheng Peifeng (P) | 21 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |
| 11 | Xue Fei (P) | 18 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |
| 12 | Liu Jikang | 26 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |
| 13 | Liu Yi (C) | 25 | 4 | 10 | 18 | |
| 14 | Cui Qinglei | 28 | 3 | 11 | 17 | |
| 15 | Chen Xin | 21 | 3 | 11 | 17 | |
| 16 | Lai Jiaxin | 22 | | | | DNP |

### Second round

Duration: 8–11 February Formation: Round robin; Best of three; Top 8 and 2 resurrected players coaches determine qualify to the third round. Top of the rest players will be the alternate of the third round.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
| 1 | Fan Zhendong | 20 | 10 | 3 | 23 | Qualified to the third round |
| 2 | Xu Xin (P) | 27 | 9 | 4 | 23 | Qualified to the third round |
| 3 | Xu Chenhao | 22 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 4 | Fang Bo | 25 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 5 | Liang Jingkun | 21 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 6 | Zhou Yu | 25 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 7 | Yan An | 24 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Qualified to the third round |
| 8 | Liu Dingshuo | 19 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Qualified to the third round |
| 9 | Lin Gaoyuan | 22 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Resurrected to the third round |
| 10 | Zhou Qihao | 20 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Resurrected to the third round |
| 11 | Shang Kun | 27 | 4 | 9 | 17 | Alternate to the second stage of the third round |
| 12 | Zhou Kai | 21 | 4 | 9 | 17 | Alternate to the second stage of the third round due to Zhang Jike's injury |
| 13 | Yu Ziyang | 19 | 3 | 10 | 16 | |
| 14 | Wang Chuqin | 17 | 2 | 11 | 15 | |

### Third round

Duration: 3–10 March Formation: Round robin for the first stage, groups and round robin for the second stage; Best of three; The first stage include top 10 of the second round, Ma Long and Zhang Jike, the winner qualify to Düsseldorf; The second stage include the rest 11 players and the alternate, they will be divided into 6 pairs, and each pair winner play the round robin to get the last one quota to Düsseldorf.

#### First stage

| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
| 1 | Fan Zhendong | 20 | 9 | 2 | 20 | Qualified to Düsseldorf |
| 2 | Ma Long | 29 | 9 | 2 | 20 | Seeded 1 in the second stage |
| 3 | Lin Gaoyuan | 22 | 8 | 3 | 19 | Seeded 2 in the second stage |
| 4 | Xu Xin (P) | 27 | 8 | 3 | 19 | Seeded 3 in the second stage |
| 5 | Liang Jingkun | 21 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 4 in the second stage |
| 6 | Zhou Qihao | 20 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 5 in the second stage |
| 7 | Zhou Yu | 25 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Seeded 6 in the second stage |
| 8 | Yan An | 24 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 7 in the second stage |
| 9 | Xu Chenhao | 22 | 4 | 7 | 16 | Seeded 8 in the second stage |
| 10 | Liu Dingshuo | 19 | 3 | 8 | 14 | Seeded 9 in the second stage |
| 11 | Fang Bo | 25 | 2 | 9 | 13 | Seeded 10 in the second stage |
| 12 | Zhang Jike | 29 | 2 | 9 | 8 | Withdrawn due to injury |

#### Second stage
##### Group A knockout

| 9 March | Xu Xin (P) | 2–0 | Fang Bo |
| 9 March | Xu Chenhao | 2–1 | Liang Jingkun |
| 9 March | Xu Xin (P) | 2–0 | Xu Chenhao |

##### Group B knockout

| 9 March | Lin Gaoyuan | 2–0 | Shang Kun (A) |
| 9 March | Yan An | 2–1 | Zhou Qihao |
| 9 March | Lin Gaoyuan | 2–0 | Yan An |

##### Group C knockout

| 9 March | Ma Long | 2–0 | Zhou Kai (A) |
| 9 March | Liu Dingshuo | 0–2 | Zhou Yu |
| 9 March | Ma Long (withdrawn) | 0–2 | Zhou Yu |

##### Final round robin

| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Notes |
| 1 | Lin Gaoyuan | 22 | 2 | 0 | Qualified to Düsseldorf |
| 2 | Xu Xin (P) | 27 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Zhou Yu | 25 | 0 | 2 | |

## Women's team
### Entrants

* Players who are widely considered as the main force can bye to the third round.
* Other first team players who was born after 1993 must compete in the first round.
* Players before 1993 bye to the second round.
* Players who ranked 7 - 8 in the first round will wait for the repechage, compete with the third place of the second round. The final rank of the repechage will be the order of alternates in the third round.
| Bye to the third round | Bye to the second round | Competing in the first round |
| Ding Ning Liu Shiwen Zhu Yuling Wu Yang (C) | Wen Jia Sheng Dandan Feng Yalan Li Xiaodan Mu Zi | Li Jiayi Liu Fei (C) Yuan Xuejiao Hu Limei (C) Zhang Qiang (P) Che Xiaoxi Wang Yidi Chen Ke Liu Gaoyang Wang Manyu Chen Xingtong Gu Ruochen Gu Yuting Chen Meng |

### First round

Date: 10–13 January Formation: Round robin; Best of five; Top 6 qualify to the third round, players ranked 7 - 8 wait for the repechage.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
| 1 | Wang Manyu | 18 | 12 | 1 | 25 | Qualified to the third round |
| 2 | Gu Yuting | 22 | 11 | 2 | 24 | Qualified to the third round |
| 3 | Chen Meng | 23 | 10 | 3 | 23 | Qualified to the third round |
| 4 | Li Jiayi | 23 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 5 | Chen Ke | 20 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 6 | Yuan Xuejiao | 22 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Qualified to the third round |
| 7 | Che Xiaoxi | 24 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Wait for the repechage |
| 8 | Chen Xingtong | 20 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Wait for the repechage |
| 9 | Zhang Qiang (P) | 23 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
| 10 | Liu Gaoyang | 21 | 5 | 8 | 18 | |
| 11 | Liu Fei (C) | 23 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |
| 12 | Gu Ruochen | 23 | 3 | 10 | 16 | |
| 13 | Wang Yidi | 20 | 2 | 11 | 15 | |
| 14 | Hu Limei (C) | 22 | 2 | 11 | 15 | |

### Second round

Date: 11 February Formation: Round robin; Best of five; Top 2 qualify to the third round, and the third rank player wait for the repechage.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
| 1 | Mu Zi | 28 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Qualified to the third round |
| 2 | Feng Yalan | 27 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Qualified to the third round |
| 3 | Li Xiaodan | 27 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Wait for the repechage |
| 4 | Sheng Dandan | 25 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Wen Jia | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |

### Repechage

Date: 13 February Formation: Round robin; Best of five; The final rank of the repechage will be the order of alternates in the third round.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | GW | GL | Points | Notes |
| 1 | Che Xiaoxi | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Became the first order alternate |
| 2 | Chen Xingtong | 20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Became the second order alternate |
| 3 | Li Xiaodan | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Became the third order alternate |

### Third round

Duration: 3–10 March Formation: Round robin for the first stage, groups and round robin for the second stage; Best of three; The first stage include qualified player, Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen, Zhu Yuling and Wu Yang, the winner qualify to Düsseldorf; The second stage include the rest 11 players and the alternate, they will be divided into 6 pairs, and each pair winner play the round robin to get the last one quota to Düsseldorf.

#### First stage

| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
| 1 | Liu Shiwen | 26 | 11 | 0 | 22 | Qualified to Düsseldorf |
| 2 | Ding Ning | 27 | 9 | 2 | 20 | Seeded 1 in the second stage |
| 3 | Chen Meng | 23 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 2 in the second stage |
| 4 | Feng Yalan | 27 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 3 in the second stage |
| 5 | Mu Zi | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 4 in the second stage |
| 6 | Zhu Yuling | 22 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Seeded 5 in the second stage |
| 7 | Wu Yang | 25 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 6 in the second stage |
| 8 | Yuan Xuejiao | 22 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 7 in the second stage |
| 9 | Chen Ke | 20 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 8 in the second stage |
| 10 | Wang Manyu | 18 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 9 in the second stage |
| 11 | Gu Yuting | 22 | 3 | 8 | 14 | Seeded 10 in the second stage |
| 12 | Li Jiayi | 23 | 2 | 9 | 13 | Seeded 11 in the second stage |

#### Second stage
##### Group A knockout

| 9 March | Chen Meng | 2–1 | Wu Yang (C) |
| 9 March | Yuan Xuejiao | 1–2 | Mu Zi |
| 9 March | Chen Meng | 2–1 | Mu Zi |

##### Group B knockout

| 9 March | Ding Ning | 2–0 | Gu Yuting |
| 9 March | Wang Manyu | 2–1 | Chen Ke |
| 9 March | Ding Ning | 2–0 | Wang Manyu |

##### Group C knockout

| 9 March | Feng Yalan | 2–0 | Che Xiaoxi (A) |
| 9 March | Li Jiayi | 0–2 | Zhu Yuling |
| 9 March | Feng Yalan | 2–0 | Zhu Yuling |

##### Final round robin

| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Notes |
| 1 | Ding Ning | 27 | 2 | 0 | Qualified to Düsseldorf |
| 2 | Chen Meng | 23 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Feng Yalan | 27 | 0 | 2 | |
Notes: (C)=Chopping style. (P)=Penhold grip. (A)=Alternate player. GW=Game won. GL=Game lost. DNP=Did not play.