Yearender: Top 10 Chinese athletes in 2018

5. Ju Wenjun (female, chess)

Ju, 27, defeated Tan Zhongyi as a challenger to take the crown at the Women's World Chess Championship Match 2018 and defended her title in the Women's World Chess Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia in November.

Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2018 shows chess player of China Ju Wenjun posing with the trophy for Women's World Chess Championship Match 2018, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Ju Wenjun (female, 27) defeated Tan Zhongyi as a challenger to take the crown at the Women's World Chess Championship Match 2018 and defended her title in the Women's World Chess Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia in November. (Xinhua/Li Kaimin)