Road to Düsseldorf（直通杜塞尔多夫）is a qualifying competition in China national table tennis team in order to test and select players to participate the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships held by Düsseldorf, Germany in May 2017.
Duration: 18–21 January
Formation: Round robin; Best of five; Top 6 qualify to the second round.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yu Ziyang | 19 | 11 | 3 | 26 | Qualified to the second round |
| 2 | Zhou Qihao | 20 | 11 | 3 | 25 | Qualified to the second round |
| 3 | Xu Chenhao | 22 | 10 | 4 | 24 | Qualified to the second round |
| 4 | Liu Dingshuo | 19 | 10 | 4 | 23 | Qualified to the second round |
| 5 | Zhou Kai | 21 | 10 | 4 | 22 | Qualified to the second round |
| 6 | Wang Chuqin | 17 | 8 | 6 | 22 | Qualified to the second round |
| 7 | Zhu Linfeng | 21 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| 8 | Ren Hao | 22 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| 9 | Ma Te (C) | 21 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |
| 10 | Zheng Peifeng (P) | 21 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |
| 11 | Xue Fei (P) | 18 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |
| 12 | Liu Jikang | 26 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |
| 13 | Liu Yi (C) | 25 | 4 | 10 | 18 | |
| 14 | Cui Qinglei | 28 | 3 | 11 | 17 | |
| 15 | Chen Xin | 21 | 3 | 11 | 17 | |
| 16 | Lai Jiaxin | 22 | DNP | |||
Duration: 8–11 February
Formation: Round robin; Best of three; Top 8 and 2 resurrected players coaches determine qualify to the third round. Top of the rest players will be the alternate of the third round.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 23 | Qualified to the third round | |
| 2 | Xu Xin (P) | 27 | 9 | 4 | 23 | Qualified to the third round |
| 3 | Xu Chenhao | 22 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 4 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round | |
| 5 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round | |
| 6 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round | |
| 7 | Yan An | 24 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Qualified to the third round |
| 8 | Liu Dingshuo | 19 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Qualified to the third round |
| 9 | Lin Gaoyuan | 22 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Resurrected to the third round |
| 10 | Zhou Qihao | 20 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Resurrected to the third round |
| 11 | Shang Kun | 27 | 4 | 9 | 17 | Alternate to the second stage of the third round |
| 12 | Zhou Kai | 21 | 4 | 9 | 17 | Alternate to the second stage of the third round due to Zhang Jike's injury |
| 13 | Yu Ziyang | 19 | 3 | 10 | 16 | |
| 14 | Wang Chuqin | 17 | 2 | 11 | 15 | |
Duration: 3–10 March
Formation: Round robin for the first stage, groups and round robin for the second stage; Best of three; The first stage include top 10 of the second round, Ma Long and Zhang Jike, the winner qualify to Düsseldorf; The second stage include the rest 11 players and the alternate, they will be divided into 6 pairs, and each pair winner play the round robin to get the last one quota to Düsseldorf.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 20 | Qualified to Düsseldorf | |
| 2 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 20 | Seeded 1 in the second stage | |
| 3 | Lin Gaoyuan | 22 | 8 | 3 | 19 | Seeded 2 in the second stage |
| 4 | Xu Xin (P) | 27 | 8 | 3 | 19 | Seeded 3 in the second stage |
| 5 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 4 in the second stage | |
| 6 | Zhou Qihao | 20 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 5 in the second stage |
| 7 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Seeded 6 in the second stage | |
| 8 | Yan An | 24 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 7 in the second stage |
| 9 | Xu Chenhao | 22 | 4 | 7 | 16 | Seeded 8 in the second stage |
| 10 | Liu Dingshuo | 19 | 3 | 8 | 14 | Seeded 9 in the second stage |
| 11 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 13 | Seeded 10 in the second stage | |
| 12 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 8 | Withdrawn due to injury | |
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lin Gaoyuan | 22 | 2 | 0 | Qualified to Düsseldorf |
| 2 | Xu Xin (P) | 27 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | ||
Date: 10–13 January
Formation: Round robin; Best of five; Top 6 qualify to the third round, players ranked 7 - 8 wait for the repechage.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Manyu | 18 | 12 | 1 | 25 | Qualified to the third round |
| 2 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 24 | Qualified to the third round | |
| 3 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 23 | Qualified to the third round | |
| 4 | Li Jiayi | 23 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 5 | Chen Ke | 20 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Qualified to the third round |
| 6 | Yuan Xuejiao | 22 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Qualified to the third round |
| 7 | Che Xiaoxi | 24 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Wait for the repechage |
| 8 | Chen Xingtong | 20 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Wait for the repechage |
| 9 | Zhang Qiang (P) | 23 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
| 10 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 11 | Liu Fei (C) | 23 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |
| 12 | Gu Ruochen | 23 | 3 | 10 | 16 | |
| 13 | Wang Yidi | 20 | 2 | 11 | 15 | |
| 14 | Hu Limei (C) | 22 | 2 | 11 | 15 | |
Date: 11 February
Formation: Round robin; Best of five; Top 2 qualify to the third round, and the third rank player wait for the repechage.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mu Zi | 28 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Qualified to the third round |
| 2 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Qualified to the third round | |
| 3 | Li Xiaodan | 27 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Wait for the repechage |
| 4 | Sheng Dandan | 25 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Wen Jia | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Date: 13 February
Formation: Round robin; Best of five; The final rank of the repechage will be the order of alternates in the third round.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | GW | GL | Points | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Che Xiaoxi | bgcolor=#E0E0E0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Became the first order alternate |
| 2 | Chen Xingtong | bgcolor=#E0E0E0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Became the second order alternate |
| 3 | Li Xiaodan | bgcolor=#E0E0E0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Became the third order alternate |
Duration: 3–10 March
Formation: Round robin for the first stage, groups and round robin for the second stage; Best of three; The first stage include qualified player, Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen, Zhu Yuling and Wu Yang, the winner qualify to Düsseldorf; The second stage include the rest 11 players and the alternate, they will be divided into 6 pairs, and each pair winner play the round robin to get the last one quota to Düsseldorf.
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 22 | Qualified to Düsseldorf | |
| 2 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 20 | Seeded 1 in the second stage | |
| 3 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 2 in the second stage | |
| 4 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 3 in the second stage | |
| 5 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Seeded 4 in the second stage | |
| 6 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Seeded 5 in the second stage | |
| 7 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 6 in the second stage | |
| 8 | Yuan Xuejiao | 22 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 7 in the second stage |
| 9 | Chen Ke | 20 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 8 in the second stage |
| 10 | Wang Manyu | 18 | 4 | 7 | 15 | Seeded 9 in the second stage |
| 11 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 14 | Seeded 10 in the second stage | |
| 12 | Li Jiayi | 23 | 2 | 9 | 13 | Seeded 11 in the second stage |
| Rank | Name | Age | Win | Lose | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 2 | 0 | Qualified to Düsseldorf | |
| 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 27 | 0 | 2 | ||
Notes:
(C)=Chopping style.
(P)=Penhold grip.
(A)=Alternate player.
GW=Game won.
GL=Game lost.
DNP=Did not play.