Mo Zhang (; born 17 January 1989) is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Canada. She was born in Shijiazhuang, and currently resides in Vancouver.
Career She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition.
With her win at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, she qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games.http://www.ittf.com/Stories/pictures/qualified_players_london_m.pdf Players qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games (accessed 1 November 2011).
She won a bronze medal in the women's doubles with Anqi Luo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
In June 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she lost in the second round to Hungary's Georgina Póta.
She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Zhang qualified for her fifth Olympics in 2024.
Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) In 2024, Zhang joined Major League Table Tennis (MLTT), the first professional table tennis league in the United States, as a member of the Chicago Wind franchise.
Season 2 (2024–2025): Female MVP During her debut season, Zhang led the Chicago Wind to a second-place finish in the East Division with an 11–7 record. She established herself as the league's most consistent female singles presence, finishing the regular season with a 25–20 singles record and a 50.5% point-win rate in the "Golden Game"—MLTT’s signature team race-to-21 format. For her performance, she was named the MLTT Season 2 Female MVP. Under her leadership, the Wind reached the league's first-ever Championship Weekend, ultimately finishing fourth overall in the postseason.
Season 3 (2025–2026) Following the league's expansion to ten teams, Zhang remained with the Chicago Wind as they realigned to the West Division for the 2025–26 season. As of March 2026, the Wind held a 12–6 record, with Zhang maintaining her status as one of the league's top-rated female players. Her tactical use of short-pips, described by league analysts as "chaos and control," continued to make her one of the most difficult opponents in the league.
Career results
North American Table Tennis Championships 2013 Vancouver: Runner-up Women's Singles 2011 Mississauga: Winner Women's Singles 2010 Grand Rapids: Winner Women's Singles 2009 Laval: Winner Women's Singles 2006 Rochester: Winner Women's Doubles 2008 Las Vegas: Runner-up Women's Singles 2007 Laval: Runner-up Women's Singles 2006 Rochester: Runner-up Women's Singles
North America Cup 2015 Markham: Winner Women's Singles 2014 Burnaby: Winner Women's Singles 2012 Mississauga: Runner-up Women's Singles 2011 Mississauga: Runner-up Women's Singles 2011 Mississauga: Winner Women's Team
Pan American Games 2015 Toronto: Bronze Women's Team 2011 Guadalajara: Winner Women's Singles 2007 Rio de Janeiro: Runner-up Women's Team
ITTF Pan-America Cup 2019: Runner-up Women's Singles 2018: Winner Women's Singles 2017: Runner-up Women's Singles
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