Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Singapore |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Safra: Singapore |
Handedness |
Left |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up table tennis at age seven in Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Mandarin |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Take one step at a time." (ittf.com, 15 Jun 2010) |
Injuries |
He suffered an injury to his right shoulder in 2015. (todayonline.com, 24 Apr 2015; Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)
He suffered an injury to his left knee during his career. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning doubles gold with his partner Yang Zi at the 2012 Asian Championship in Macau, China. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016) |
Awards and honours |
He was given the 2013 and 2014 Singapore Table Tennis Association's Special Award of the Year. (stta.org.sg, 24 Jun 2011)
In 2012 he was named Singapore Table Tennis Association's 100 Plus Best Sportsman of the Year. (stta.org.sg, 24 Jun 2011)
In 2008 he was named Singapore Sports Awards Sportsman of the Year. (stta.org.sg, 24 Jun 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Liu Jiayi [national], GBR |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
His parents. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016) |