China's Olympic champion Fan Zhendong said on Sunday he had not been officially informed in advance that he would be subject to fines that the World Table Tennis (WTT) has levied against him over tournaments he missed in recent months.

Olympic table tennis star Fan Zhendong said Sunday he had never been "officially informed" he would be fined for not competing on the world tour despite officials saying the rules were "consistent, not new".

The duo, separately, say their decisions to step away are due to fines that will be imposed for missing international tournaments.

Mere months after winning Olympic singles titles, Fan and Chen announced they were withdrawing from the world rankings citing fines imposed by the International Table Tennis Federation for skipping tournaments.

BEIJING -- Renowned Chinese table tennis stars Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng announced their withdrawal from the world rankings on Friday, citing new regulations imposed by World Table Tennis (WTT).

Chinese Olympic table tennis champions Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng on Friday announced they were quitting the WTT World Tour, refusing to pay fines for not participating in tournaments.

China's Olympic champion Fan Zhendong said on Sunday he had not been officially informed in advance that he would be subject to fines that the World Table Tennis (WTT) has levied against him over tournaments he missed in recent months.

Olympic table tennis star Fan Zhendong said that he had never been “officially informed” he would be fined for not competing on the wtt world tour.

Both of them have formally signed a notification declaring their “retirement from all ITTF-sanctioned events” on Dec 23. Read more at straitstimes.com.