Lin Yun-ju
| Lin Yun-Ju | |
|---|---|
| File:林昀儒2018日本公開賽男單資格賽.jpg | |
| Personal information | |
| Native name | 林昀儒 |
| Nickname(s) | The Silent Assassin [1][2] |
| Nationality |  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Born | August 17, 2001 Yuanshan, Yilan County, Taiwan |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Table tennis career  | |
| Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip |
| Equipment(s) | butterfly zhang jike super zlc with tenergy 05 hard on forehand and dignics 05 on backhand |
| Highest ranking | 6 (January 2020)[3] |
| Current ranking | 6 (January 2020) |
Lin Yun-Ju (Chinese: 林昀儒) is a table tennis player from Taiwan.[4] He is a left-handed player who plays with the shakehand grip and is sponsored by Butterfly. He is ranked world number 6 as of February 2020.[5] Lin was born at Yuanshan, Yilan County, Taiwan. Lin started competing in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) senior circuit. He has won two major tournaments in a row, first the T2 Diamond Malaysia 2019 in July 2019,[6] followed in August by his first ITTF World Tour title, the Czech Open 2019 at the age of only 18.[7] In these tournaments, he had beaten some of the top players, including Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Timo Boll.[8]
Achievements
| Year | Event | Location | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Doubles | Team | |||
| 2019 | Table Tennis World Cup (Men's Singles) | Chengdu, China | The second runner-up[9] | － | － |
References
- ^ "Final Day: 2019 Chengdu Airlines Men's World Cup ( the silent assassin Lin Yun-Ju)". ITTF.
- ^ "Who Will Rule in Seamaster T2 Diamond 2019 Singapore? ( the silent assassin Lin Yun-Ju)". T2 Diamond Table Tennis League.
- ^ "World ranking Record for Lin Yun-Ju (TPE)". ITTF.
- ^ "Is Lin Yun-Ju the real deal?". International Table Tennis Federation. July 24, 2019.
- ^ "ITTF World Rankings Seniors-Men Singles February 2020". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (July 21, 2019). "T2 Diamond: Lin Yun-Ju and Zhu Yuling win in Malaysia". International Table Tennis Federation.
- ^ "Taiwan table tennis phenom Lin Yun-ju wins Czech Open". Taiwan Today. August 28, 2019.
- ^ Chia, Nicole (November 20, 2019). "Table tennis: Teen prodigy Lin Yun-ju lets his bat do the talking". The Straits Times.
- ^ "Chengdu Airlines 2019 ITTF Men's World Cup". ITTF.
External links
- Lin Yun-Ju at the International Table Tennis Federation
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