Ryu Seung-Min

This is a Korean name; the family name is Ryu.

Ryu Seung-Min
Personal information
Full name	Ryu Seung-Min
Nationality	South Korea
Playing style	Right-handed, Japanese Penhold
Highest ranking	2 (September 2004)
Born	August 5, 1982 (1982-08-05) Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	73 kg (160 lb; 11.5 st)
Medal record Men's table tennis Competitor for South Korea Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens Singles Bronze 2008 Beijing Team World Championships Bronze 2001 Osaka Team Bronze 2004 Doha Team Silver 2006 Bremen Team Bronze 2007 Zagreb Singles Silver 2008 Guangzhou Team Bronze 2010 Moscow Team World Cup Silver 2011 Magdeburg Team Silver 2009 Linz Team Silver 2007 Barcelona Singles Asian Games Gold 2002 Busan Doubles Silver 2002 Busan Team Silver 2002 Busan Mixed Doubles Silver 2006 Doha Team Bronze 2006 Doha Singles

Ryu Seung-Min
Hangul	유승민
Hanja	柳承敏
Revised Romanization	Yu Seungmin
McCune–Reischauer	Ryu Sŭngmin

Ryu Seung-Min (born August 5, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean table tennis player who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's singles competition. His opponent was Wang Hao, a top-seeded player from Chinese national team. Along the way, he defeated 1992 Olympic champion Jan-Ove Waldner with 4-1. Ryu is ranked thirteenth in the world as of May 2011.

Style

Ryu Seung-Min plays penhold style. Unlike players like Ma Lin and Wang Hao, Ryu does not use the backside of his blade. Ryu relies on his outstanding footwork, explosive forehand loops and drives to win points. He also currently uses Xiom table tennis paddles and rubbers. He uses his signature model "Ryu Seung Min Special" penhold and has been using ProZRSM ever since his victory at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

As of January 7, 2011, Ryu Seung Min is part of the Butterfly Team, and is ranked 15th in the world.

Career records

Singles (as of January 17, 2011)

• Olympics: Gold medal (2004).
• World Championships: SF (2007).
• World Cup appearances: 5. Record: runner-up (2007).
• Pro Tour winner (3): Egypt, USA Open 2004; Chile Open 2008.
  Runner-up (4): Swedish Open 2001; Brazil Open 2002; Japan Open 2005; Slovenian Open 2007.
• Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 7. Record: SF (2003, 05, 10).
• Asian Games: SF (2006).
• Asian Championships: SF (2003).

Men's Doubles

• Olympics: 4th (2000).
• World Championships: QF (2001, 05, 09).
• Pro Tour winner (7): China (Qingdao) Open 2002; Croatian, Egypt, USA Open 2004; Korea Open 2005; Chinese Taipei Open 2006; Kuwait Open 2007.
  Runner-up (3): China (Changchun) Open 2000; Korea Open 2010; Austrian Open 2010.
• Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: QF (2000, 02, 07).
• Asian Games: winner (2002).
• Asian Championships: SF (2005).

Mixed Doubles

• World Championships: QF (2003).
• Asian Games: runner-up (2002).

Team

• Olympics: 3rd (2008).
• World Championships: 2nd (2006, 08); 3rd (2001, 04, 10).
• World Team Cup: 2nd (2009); 3rd (2007).
• Asian Games: 2nd (2002, 06).
• Asian Championships: 2nd (2005).