Fan Zhendong to join Düsseldorf

The German Table Tennis Bundesliga has announced the transfer of Chinese player Fan Zhendong, who will leave Saarbrücken to join defending champions Düsseldorf, where he will become teammates with Qiu Dang. Fan Zhendong’s move is closely tied to his friendship with Timo Boll. Fan said that their deep bond also inspired him to embrace a new challenge.