There have been many outstanding athletes in the history of Chinese table tennis, and there are representative figures in each era, such as Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Zhang Yining, Ding Ning, Li Xiaoxia, Liu Shiwen and so on. However, due to the strength of national table tennis in the international table tennis arena, it is rare for athletes like the above to successfully stand out and have a place in the national team, and more players can only be doomed to a lifetime of obscurity.
In this context, some athletes who can't play at home or don't have much of a head start have chosen to go abroad and play for other countries to complete their dreams of participating in international competitions such as the Olympic Games and the World Table Tennis Championships. At this stage, there are more and more such examples, and the more famous ones are Feng Tianwei and Li Jiawei of Xinjiapi, Ni Xialian of Luxembourg, Han Ying of Germany and so on.
At that time, these athletes were fringe figures of some domestic provincial teams or national teams, and they could not realize their ambitions in China, which was full of talents, and could only go away, which was also a special scenery in the international table tennis world. In the era of former national table tennis Grand Slam winner Wang Nan, there was a former Chinese table tennis player who represented South Korea and joined the Korean nationality, which also caused a lot of controversy, she was Donna.
At that time, Donna had a high talent in China, and was considered to be a talented player who could stand in the Olympic arena in the future, but due to the fierce competition in the national table tennis team, Donna could only participate in the coveted Olympic Games as a sparring partner, which made the young Donna very dissatisfied. After that, she also chose to play in South Korea, and in 2007, she obtained Korean citizenship and officially represented South Korea.
After becoming a South Korean, Donna also publicly criticized the national table tennis selection system, believing that the national table tennis would only send the coach to the right person to participate, rather than through fair selection, he had no chance at all, and did not want to be a sparring partner, dreaming of being on the Olympic stage. Donna is remembered by table tennis enthusiasts for her victory over Grand Slam winner Wang Nan in the Beijing Olympic Qualifiers and eventually winning the bronze medal in women's singles, which also made her receive by the President of South Korea.