Luan Shengjie, 26, a graduate of Communication University of China, is now working as a photo editor for the Zhejiang bureau of Xinhua News Agency.

The following pictures were taken by Luan at the 2012 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, on Dec 6-9 this year.

The ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, formerly ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals, is an annual table tennis tournament sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) at the end of the year. Players who accumulate the most points in previous ITTF World Tours are qualified for the event, and compete for a total prize of $2.2 million, the biggest prize money event on the ITTF calendar.