Ding Xia

Ding Xia
in team China
Personal information
Nickname	Opposite Spiker Ding (丁接应)
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1990-01-13) 13 January 1990 (age 34) Hebei, China
Hometown	Hebei, China
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Spike	305 cm (120 in)
Block	300 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Liaoning
Number	16 (national team), 8 (club)
Career
Years Teams 2009–present Liaoning
National team
2009 2014–present  China
Honours Volleyball Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2018 Japan Team FIVB World Cup 2019 Japan Team 2015 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 2017 Japan Team Volleyball Nations League 2018 Nanjing Team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team 2022 Hangzhou Team 2014 Incheon Team Asian Championship 2015 Tianjin AVC Cup 2014 Shenzhen Team

Ding Xia (Chinese: 丁霞; pinyin: Dīng Xiá, born 13 January 1990) is a Chinese volleyball player. She is the main setter^[1] of the China women's national volleyball team^[2] and has been representing the team in international competitions since 2014. At the club level, she plays for the Liaoning provincial team, which she has captained since 2013. She is known for her agility and versality on court, often utilising her strength as a left-handed setter to execute surprise spikes on second touch or from the right side of the court, thus earning her the nickname "Opposite Spiker Ding".