Veteran players Wang Liqin and Wang Nan are to lead China's title assault at the world table tennis championships, said Chinese table tennis chief Liu Fengyan on Wednesday.

The world second-ranked man Wang Liqin and second-ranked women Wang Nan are among the 24 players named by Liu for the world championships slated for May 21-27 in Zagreb.

Defending world champion Wang Liqin and four-time World Cup holder Ma Lin have entered the men's singles, doubles and mixed doubles events, while the 29-year-old Wang Nan and 18-year-old Guo Yue are the most tasked players on the women's team, each to play three events.

The world's top-rated woman Zhang Yining will only play the women's singles and doubles events.

Men's team (prefix number denotes world ranking):

2-Wang Liqin, 4-Wang Hao, 1-Ma Lin, 10-Hao Shuai, 8-Ma Long, 7-Chen Qi, 13-Hou Yingchao, Qiu Yike, Xu Xin, Zhang Chao, Zhang Jike and Lei Zhenhua

Women's team (prefix number denotes world ranking):

4-Guo Yue, 1-Zhang Yining, 2-Wang Nan, 5-Li Xiaoxia, 3-Guo Yan, Yao Yan, Peng Luyang, Liu Shiwen, Li Nan, Cao Zhen, Chen Qing and Ding Ning

Men's singles:

Wang Liqin, Wang Hao, Ma Lin, Hao Shuai, Ma Long, Chen Qi and Hou Yingchao

Women's doubles:

Wang Liqin/Wang Hao, Ma Lin/Chen Qi, Hao Shuai/Ma Long

Women's singles:

Guo Yue, Zhang Yining, Wang Nan, Li Xiaoxia, Guo Yan, Yao Yan and Peng Luyang

Women's doubles:

Guo Yue/Li Xiaoxia, Wang Nan/Zhang Yining, Liu Shiwen/Li Nan

Mixed doubles:

Wang Na/Ma Lin, Guo Yue/Wang Liqin, Cao Zhen/Qiu Yike, Guo Yan/Xu Xin, Chen Qing/Zhang Chao, Yao Yan/Zhang Jike, Ding Ning/Lei Zhenhua