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]
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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