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Zhou Yihan
Native name周一涵
NationalitySingapore
Born30 January 1994 (1994-01-30) (age 30)
Liaoning, Shenyang
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Current ranking28 (January 2017)
Medal record

Zhou Yihan (Chinese: 周一涵; pinyin: Zhōu Yīhán; born 30 January 1994) is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player. Born in China, she moved to Singapore in 2009 via the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[1] She was eligible to play in 2011.[2]

Zhou won a team gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and a team Bronze at the 2014 Asian Games.

On 2 June 2015, Zhou and her compatriot, Lin Ye, defeated top seed, Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu 4–3 to clinch the Women Doubles title in 28th Southeast Asian Games held in Singapore.[3] The pair continued their good momentum and caused one of the biggest upset in history when they defeated the top doubles pair Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen 3–0 in ITTF World Tour, Japan Open Semi-Final[4] but lost to another China pair of Wu Yang and Liu Fei in Final.

2016 Summer Olympics

Zhou was selected as the third player for Rio de Janeiro Olympics by Singapore Table Tennis Association. She will be joining Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu in the team event. This will be her Olympics debut.[5] Feng, Yu and Zhou reached the semi-final of the team event but lost to China 0–3. In the bronze medal match, the trio was defeated by Japan 1–3.[6]

Team Event
Date Round Result Opponent Score
12 August Round of 16 Win  Egypt 3-0
13 August Quarter-Final Win  South Korea 3-2
15 August Semi-Final Loss  China 0-3
16 August Bronze Medal match Loss  Japan 1-3

References

  1. ^ "Table tennis: STTA seeks Singapore passport for Zeng". The Straits Times. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. ^ Glasgow 2014 biography
  3. ^ SEA Games table tennis: Singapore win first 28th SEA Games gold, silver
  4. ^ Lin Ye and Zhou in dream run
  5. ^ Zhou earns nod in Rio
  6. ^ "Olympics: Singapore table tennis players fail to retain team bronze after 1-3 loss to Japan". The Straits Times. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.