In this post, I will go through who I think are the top 10 table tennis players of all time, the Messi and Ronaldo's of table tennis. I will take into consideration their individual trophy cabinet, longevity, rankings when they were active and their overall playing ability on the table. A few of the players on the list are still currently playing though most of them have already retired. Before we begin, some honourable mentions include Zoran Primorac, Xu Xin, Timo Boll and Werner Schlager. Number 10: Vladimir Samsonov Having just announced his retirement before the Olympics started, the Belarusian giant is one of the best European players of all time. He makes it on this list because of his incredible longevity in the game and his all around steady mix of offensive and defensive play. Staying at the top 10 in the world for 15 years is an amazing feat by itself but he also holds the second most ITTF Pro Titles (27) right behind Ma Long. Other notable achievements i...