# 2017 Marvellous 12

The 2017 Marvellous 12 (Chinese: 2017地表最强12人) was a qualifying event organized by the Chinese Table Tennis Association, Tencent Sports and Shenzhen Municipal Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau. It was held in Shenzhen, China from 3 to 10 March 2017. It was the first edition of the tournament. Winners of Phase 1 and Phase 3 of the men's and women's singles event, namely Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan, Liu Shiwen, and Ding Ning, were each guaranteed a spot to represent China in the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships.

## Format and participants

Each event consists of three phases. In Phase 1, twelve players of each event compete in a Round-Robin format and the winners qualify to the World Championships. In Phase 2, an additional player will replace the qualified player. The players would then be divided into 3 groups of 4 players. Each group plays in single-elimination format. In Phase 3, three group winners of Phase 2 compete in a Round-Robin format and the winner qualifies to the World Championships.

### Men's singles

* Ma Long
* Zhang Jike
* Fan Zhendong
* Xu Xin
* Xu Chenhao
* Fang Bo
* Liang Jingkun
* Zhou Yu
* Yan An
* Liu Dingshuo
* Lin Gaoyuan
* Zhou Qihao
* Shang Kun (entered Phase 2)
* Zhou Kai (replaced Zhang Jike in Phase 2)

### Women's singles

* Ding Ning
* Liu Shiwen
* Zhu Yuling
* Wu Yang
* Wang Manyu
* Gu Yuting
* Chen Meng
* Li Jiayi
* Chen Ke
* Yuan Xuejiao
* Mu Zi
* Feng Yalan
* Che Xiaoxi (entered Phase 2)

## Events
### Men's singles
#### Phase 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fan Zhendong | 11 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 2017 World Championships |
| 2 | Ma Long | 11 | 9 | 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | Lin Gaoyuan | 11 | 8 | 3 | 19 | |
| 4 | Xu Xin | 11 | 8 | 3 | 19 | |
| 5 | Liang Jingkun | 11 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |
| 6 | Zhou Qihao | 11 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |
| 7 | Zhou Yu | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| 8 | Xu Chenhao | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| 9 | Yan An | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| 10 | Liu Dingshuo | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | |
| 11 | Fang Bo | 11 | 2 | 9 | 13 | |
| 12 | Zhang Jike | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
Notes:
* Fan Zhendong won this Phase with a head-to-head record of 2-1 against Ma Long.
* Zhang Jike withdrew due to injury after 6 matches and was then replaced by Zhou Kai in Phase 2.

#### Phase 2

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Xu Xin | 2 |
| Fang Bo | 1 | | |
| Fang Bo | 1 | Xu Xin | 2 |
| | | Xu Chenhao | 0 |
| Xu Chenhao | 2 | Xu Chenhao | 0 |
| Liang Jingkun | 0 | | |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Lin Gaoyuan | 2 |
| Shang Kun | 0 | | |
| Shang Kun | 0 | Lin Gaoyuan | 2 |
| | | Yan An | 0 |
| Yan An | 2 | Yan An | 0 |
| Zhou Qihao | 1 | | |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Ma Long | 2 |
| Zhou Kai | 0 | | |
| Zhou Kai | 0 | Ma Long | 0 |
| | | Zhou Yu | 2 |
| Zhou Yu | 2 | Zhou Yu | 2 |
| Liu Dingshuo | 0 | | |

#### Phase 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lin Gaoyuan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2017 World Championships |
| 2 | Xu Xin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Zhou Yu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |

### Women's singles
#### Phase 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Liu Shiwen | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 2017 World Championships |
| 2 | Ding Ning | 11 | 9 | 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | Chen Meng | 11 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |
| 4 | Feng Yalan | 11 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |
| 5 | Mu Zi | 11 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |
| 6 | Zhu Yuling | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| 7 | Chen Ke | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| 8 | Li Jiayi | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| 9 | Wang Manyu | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| 10 | Yuan Xuejiao | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| 11 | Wu Yang | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| 12 | Gu Yuting | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | |

#### Phase 2

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Chen Meng | 2 |
| Wu Yang | 1 | | |
| Wu Yang | 1 | Chen Meng | 2 |
| | | Mu Zi | 1 |
| Mu Zi | 2 | Mu Zi | 1 |
| Yuan Xuejiao | 1 | | |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Ding Ning | 2 |
| Gu Yuting | 0 | | |
| Gu Yuting | 0 | Ding Ning | 2 |
| | | Wang Manyu | 0 |
| Wang Manyu | 2 | Wang Manyu | 0 |
| Chen Ke | 1 | | |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Feng Yalan | 2 |
| Che Xiaoxi | 0 | | |
| Che Xiaoxi | 0 | Feng Yalan | 2 |
| | | Zhu Yuling | 0 |
| Zhu Yuling | 2 | Zhu Yuling | 0 |
| Li Jiayi | 0 | | |

#### Phase 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ding Ning | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2017 World Championships |
| 2 | Chen Meng | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Feng Yalan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |