Guo Yue (table tennis)
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| Native name | 郭跃 |
| Full name | Guo Yue |
| Nationality |
 China
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| Born |
July 17, 1988 Anshan, Liaoning, China |
| Playing style | left-handed, Shake hands grip |
| Highest ranking | 1 (January 2008) |
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb; 7.6 st) |
Guo Yue (simplified Chinese: 郭跃; traditional Chinese: 郭躍; pinyin: Guō Yuè; born July 17, 1988 in Anshan, Liaoning) is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.
Controversy ensued in China when Guo Yue was kicked out of the National Table Tennis Team in 2015 for "poor behaviour" and lack of interest. As of 2015, she has left the table tennis industry and is currently studying finance at Tsinghua University.
She is a left-handed shakehand attack player and comes from Liaoning, China, the province where Wang Nan, Chang Chenchen and Li Jia (all left-handed players) come from. She is the potential leading player in Chinese woman team. Her original partner in women's doubles was Niu Jianfeng, who comes from Hebei. Currently, her partner is Li Xiaoxia, who is also her roommate.
Guo experienced series of losses in international games which led to her disappearance from the public eye for almost half a year. It is officially claimed "To help her mentally adjust". At the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Guo returned to competition and took first place in Women's Singles, Women's Doubles and Women's Team. In 2007 from January to July, Guo attended six International Opens and won four gold medals. At the selection match for 2007 World Table Tennis Championships in Zagreb, Guo qualified early on.
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