Zhu Yuling

Zhu Yuling (Chinese: 朱雨玲; born 10 January 1995) is a Chinese table tennis player.[4]

Zhu Yuling
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995
Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking1 (November 2017)[1]
Current ranking2 (March 2019)[2]
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[3]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)[3]
Medal record
Women's Table Tennis
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 4 2 3
World Cup 1 0 0
Total 5 2 3
World Championships
2014 TokyoTeam
2015 SuzhouDoubles
2016 Kuala LumpurTeam
2018 HalmstadTeam
2017 DüsseldorfSingles
2017 DüsseldorfDoubles
2013 ParisDoubles
2013 ParisSingles
2019 BudapestDoubles
World Cup
2017 MarkhamSingles
Asian Cup
2017 AhmedabadSingles
2018 YokohamaSingles
2015 JaipurSingles
Asian Games
2014 IncheonDoubles
2014 IncheonTeam
2014 IncheonSingles
Asian Championships
2013 BusanDoubles
2013 BusanTeam
2015 PattayaSingles
2015 PattayaTeam
2013 BusanSingles
2013 BusanMixed doubles
2015 PattayaDoubles
East Asian Games
2013 TianjinDoubles
2013 TianjinTeam
2013 TianjinSingles
World Junior Championships
2012 HyderabadMixed doubles
2012 HyderabadDoubles
2012 HyderabadSingles
2012 HyderabadTeam
2011 ManamaMixed doubles
2011 ManamaDoubles
2011 ManamaSingles
2011 ManamaTeam
2010 BratislavaMixed doubles
2010 BratislavaDoubles
2010 BratislavaSingles
2010 BratislavaTeam
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhu.

Career

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.[5]

She is the two-time winner of the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in girls' singles.[6] She was a semi-finalist at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships.

She was a reserve player at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[5]

2017 saw Zhu Yuling ascend to the world number one ranking[7] after a thrilling 4–3 win against Liu Shiwen at the ITTF Women's World Cup in Markham, Ontario.[8]

Achievements
  • World Championships: Runner-up (2017) Semi-final player (2013)
  • World Cup: Winner (2017)

References
  1. "World ranking Record for ZHU Yuling (CHN)". ITTF. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. "Current Ranking List – Women". ITTF. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. "WJTTC Girls' Singles Entries" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  5. Zhu Yuling: China's Rising Table Tennis Star, November 2016, Yang Liang, WomenofChina. Retrieved 7 November 2016
  6. "ZHU Yuling (CHN)". ITTF. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  7. "Zhu Yuling, new name at top of world order". ITTF. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  8. "Review Day Three: Zhu Yuling crowned champion on dramatic final day in Markham". ITTF. Retrieved 7 January 2018.


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