Zhu Yuling
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Personal information | |
Nationality | Chinese |
Born | Mianyang, Sichuan, China | 10 January 1995
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb)[1] |
Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip |
Highest ranking | 1 (November 2017)[2] |
Medal record |
Zhu Yuling (Chinese:
Career
[edit]She was born in Mianyang in 1995 and played table tennis from the age of 5 as it occupied her when she was ill. At nine years old she and her mother moved so that she could train and she made the provincial team when she was twelve. She made the national team when she was fifteen. In addition to her academic studies she trains 9 hours a day leaving little time for her family.[4]
She is the two-time winner of the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in girls' singles.[5] She was a semi-finalist at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships.
She was a reserve player at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[4]
2017 saw Zhu Yuling ascend to the world number one ranking[6] after a thrilling 4–3 win against Liu Shiwen at the ITTF Women's World Cup in Markham, Ontario.[7]
Achievements
[edit]Major and Asian tournaments
[edit]Tournaments | Events | |||
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Singles | Women's doubles |
Team | ||
World Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |
World Cup | 1st | — | 1st | |
Asian Games | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |
Asian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
Asian Cup | 1st | — | — |
Singles titles
[edit]Year | Tournament | Final opponent | Score | Ref |
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2014 | ITTF World Tour, Kuwait Open | ![]() |
4–1 | [8] |
2014 | ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open | ![]() |
4–0 | [9] |
2015 | ITTF World Tour, China Open | ![]() |
4–0 | [10] |
2015 | Asian Championships | ![]() |
4–1 | [11] |
2016 | ITTF World Tour Grand Finals | ![]() |
4–0 | [12] |
2017 | Asian Cup | ![]() |
4–3 | [13] |
2017 | Women's World Cup | ![]() |
4–3 | [14] |
2018 | Asian Cup | ![]() |
4–1 | [15] |
2018 | ITTF World Tour Platinum, Korean Open | ![]() |
4–1 | [16] |
2019 | Asian Cup | ![]() |
4–2 | [17] |
2019 | T2 Diamond Malaysia | ![]() |
4–1 | [18] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "World ranking Record for ZHU Yuling (CHN)". ITTF. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "WJTTC Girls' Singles Entries" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ a b Zhu Yuling: China's Rising Table Tennis Star, November 2016, Yang Liang, WomenofChina. Retrieved 7 November 2016
- ^ "ZHU Yuling (CHN)". ITTF. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Zhu Yuling, new name at top of world order". ITTF. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Review Day Three: Zhu Yuling crowned champion on dramatic final day in Markham". ITTF. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Fan Zhendong extracts revenge, wins in Yokohama". ittf.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Zhu Yuling victorious, underlines world status". ittf.com. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Records set, repeat outcome, Zhu Yuling wins for third consecutive time, bronze again for Kazumi Ishikawa". ittf.com. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "T2 Diamond Malaysia". t2diamond.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1995 births
- Chinese female table tennis players
- Asian Games medalists in table tennis
- Table tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Table tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- People from Mianyang
- Table tennis players from Sichuan
- People from Zhuhai
- Table tennis players from Guangdong
- World Table Tennis Championships medalists