Timo Boll (born March 8, 1981 in Erbach) is a German table tennis player. He is the best German table tennis player and is in China one of the most popular table tennis players in the history. He is a lefthanded-player and uses the Shakehand-grip. At the World Championships 2011 in Rotterdam Boll won a bronzemedal in the singles. He is a wonder in the table tennis world and got 11 times the German National Championships.