Lin Yun-ju

Lin Yun-Ju (Chinese: 林昀儒; pinyin: Lín Yún rú born 17 August 2001) is a Taiwanese table tennis player.[5][6] He is a left-handed player who plays with the shakehand grip and is sponsored by Butterfly. He is ranked world number 6 as of November 2021.[7] Lin was born in Yuanshan, Yilan County, Taiwan. Lin started competing in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) senior circuit. He has won two major tournaments in a row, first the T2 Diamond Malaysia 2019 in July 2019,[8] followed in August by his first ITTF World Tour title, the Czech Open 2019 at the age of only 18.[9] In these tournaments, he had beaten some of the top players, including Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Timo Boll.[10]

Lin Yun-Ju
Personal information
Native name林昀儒
Nickname(s)The Silent Assassin[1][2]
NationalityTaiwanese
Born (2001-08-17) 17 August 2001
Yuanshan, Yilan County, Taiwan
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Equipment(s)Butterfly Lin Yun-Ju SZLC with tenergy 05 hard on forehand and dignics 05 on backhand
Highest ranking5 (3 August 2021)[3]
Current ranking6 (11 January 2022)[4]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoMixed doubles
World Championships
2021 HoustonMixed doubles
World Cup
2019 TokyoTeam
2019 ChengduSingles
Asian Games
2018 JakartaTeam
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos AiresMixed team

He graduated from Taipei Municipal Nei-Hu Vocational High School and is currently studying at Fu Jen Catholic University.[11]

Career

2021

Lin trained in China along with members of the Chinese national team and other selected foreigners from late 2020 until early 2021.[12] His first international event was WTT Contender at World Table Tennis' inaugural event WTT Doha, where he reached the finals after defeating Quadri Aruna in the quarter-finals and Simon Gauzy in the semi-finals[13] before being upset by Dimitrij Ovtcharov in the finals.[14] In the WTT Star Contender event, Lin suffered a quarter-final upset against Ruwen Filus.[15] However, Lin walked out of Doha with control of the fourth seed for the men's singles event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[16] In April, ITTF amended the Olympic seeding system so that Lin fell back to the fifth seed below Hugo Calderano.[17]

Lin placed fourth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after losing to Dimitrij Ovtcharov in the bronze-medal match.[18] Lin defeated Ovtcharov in the team event later, but Taiwan ultimately fell to Germany 3–2 in the quarter-finals.[19]

Achievements
Majors (Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup)
Year Event Location Type
Singles Doubles Team
2019 Table Tennis World Cup (Men's Singles) Chengdu, China Third place[20] － －
2020 Summer Olympic Games (Mixed Doubles) Tokyo, Japan － Bronze Medal

References
  1. "Final Day: 2019 Chengdu Airlines Men's World Cup ( the silent assassin Lin Yun-Ju)". ITTF.
  2. "Who Will Rule in Seamaster T2 Diamond 2019 Singapore? ( the silent assassin Lin Yun-Ju)". T2 Diamond Table Tennis League.
  3. "Senior Men's Singles 2021 Week #31". ittf.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. "Rankings". ittf.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. Table Tennis LIN Yun Ju – Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. "Is Lin Yun-Ju the real deal?". International Table Tennis Federation. 24 July 2019.
  7. "ITTF World Rankings Seniors-Men Singles February 2020". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. Marshall, Ian (21 July 2019). "T2 Diamond: Lin Yun-Ju and Zhu Yuling win in Malaysia". International Table Tennis Federation.
  9. "Taiwan table tennis phenom Lin Yun-ju wins Czech Open". Taiwan Today. 28 August 2019.
  10. Chia, Nicole (20 November 2019). "Table tennis: Teen prodigy Lin Yun-ju lets his bat do the talking". The Straits Times.
  11. 賀!!本校體碩二鄭怡靜、體大一林昀儒同學桌球混雙取得2020東京奧運門票 – 輔仁大學全球資訊網
  12. "WTT Doha 2021 Preview Part 3: Women's Singles seeds 5 To 8". edgesandnets.com. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  13. "Lin Yun-Ju Staves Off Quadri Aruna Comeback On Path To WTT Contender Finals". edgesandnets.com. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  14. "How Dimitrij Ovtcharov Solved The Lin Yun-Ju Problem at WTT Doha". edgesandnets.com. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  15. "6 Ruwen Filus Shots To Watch Out For in the WTT Doha Finals". edgesandnets.com. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  16. "Feng Tianwei Was The Biggest Winner at WTT Doha – Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  17. "World Table Tennis News Roundup – 04/19/21 – Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  18. "Ma Long Defeats Fan Zhendong to Win Olympic Gold". edgesandnets.com. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  19. "Olympic Table Tennis Team Quarterfinal Round-Up". edgesandnets.com. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  20. "Chengdu Airlines 2019 ITTF Men's World Cup". ITTF.
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