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Table Tennis At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles
The women's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The event took place from 24 July to 29 July 2021 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is a sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and hosted the table tennis competition at the 2020 Summe .... Qualification Schedule Seeds The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round. # (Champion, gold medalist) # ''(Final, silver medalist)'' # ''(Semifinals, bronze medalist)'' # ''(Third round)'' # ''(Quarterfinals)'' # ''(Fourth round)'' # ''(Quarterfinals)'' # ''(Quarterfinals)'' # ''(Third round)'' # ''(Fourth round)'' # ''(Third round)'' # ''(Quarterfinals)'' # ''(Fourth round)'' # ''(Third round)'' # ''(Third round)'' # ''(Fourth round)'' The players seeded from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
is a sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and hosted the table tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The gymnasium was rebuilt to a futuristic design created by Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Maki from 1986 to 1990. The gymnasium is a one-minute walk from Sendagaya Station on the Chūō-Sōbu Line and Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station on the Toei Oedo Line. Description and events The main arena includes a large indoor arena that hosts national and international sporting events. The arena holds 10,000 people (6,000 fixed, 4,000 temporary). An incomplete list of events held in the arena include: * Tokyo Indoor men's tennis * WTA Toray Pan Pacific Tennis Championships were held every February here, but from 2008 it has been held in the Ariake Coliseum; *Japan Table Tennis Championships; *The first two international hosted regular s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Szu-yu (table Tennis)
Chen Szu-yu (; born 1 August 1993) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. She competed for Taiwan at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... Chen is a two-time medalist at the World Team Championships as a member of the Chinese Taipei women's team. References External links * * * * 1993 births Living people Taiwanese female table tennis players Olympic table tennis players for Taiwan Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for Chinese Taipei Table tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2022 Asian Games Universia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Mengyu
Yu Mengyu (; born 18 August 1989) is a retired Chinese-born Singaporean table tennis player. Born in Liaoning, China, Yu left China in 2006 at the age of 17 to join the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA). She was part of the team that won the 2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Moscow, Russia. She represented Singapore in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics (Team & Singles). Yu retired from the national team on 22 March 2022. The Tokyo Olympics was her final international tournament. Early life Yu was born and raised in Liaoning. She started practising table tennis from the age of five and eventually become a provincial player. During an event in Beijing when she was 16, Yu was spotted by STTA coach Chen Yong. Chen invited her to go to Singapore for further training. With the opportunity to compete in international competitions, Yu took the offer and joined the STTA. Career 2016 Summer Olympics Yu participated in ITTF Asian-Olympics Qualifier (South-Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiaoxin Yang
Xiaoxin Yang (, born 8 January 1988) is a Chinese-born Monégasque table tennis player who has represented Monaco internationally since 2013 and became a Monegasque citizen in 2017. In 2021, she was the flag bearer for Monaco at the Olympic Games. Finals References Monegasque table tennis players Immigrants to Monaco Chinese female table tennis players Naturalised table tennis players Table tennis players from Beijing Chinese expatriate sportspeople in France 1988 births Living people Mediterranean Games medalists in table tennis Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Monaco Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Monaco Table tennis players at the 2019 European Games Table tennis players at the 2023 European Games European Games silver medalists for Monaco European Games medalists in table tennis Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic table ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ni Xialian
Ni Xia Lian (; born 4 July 1963) is a Chinese-born table tennis player who represents Luxembourg since 1991. She was born in Shanghai, and resides in Ettelbruck. Career Ni won team and mixed doubles gold medals for China in the 1983 World Table Tennis Championships. She moved to Germany in 1989 and settled in Luxembourg two years later. Her husband, Tommy Danielsson, is her coach and training partner. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition. She qualified for competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's singles competition. She lost 4–2 to 16-year-old Ariel Hsing from the US in the 2nd round in the London games. She competed for Luxembourg at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's singles competition. She lost 4–2 to Feng Tianwei of Singapore in the 3rd round. She was the flag bearer for Luxembourg during the closing ceremony. When she qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics at the age o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruna Takahashi
Bruna Takahashi (born July 19, 2000) is a Brazilian table tennis player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as part of the Brazilian team in the women's team event. At the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, she was seeded #5, and is currently 23rd in the ITTF Women's World Ranking, with 3976 points. This makes her the second best Latin American in the world, after Puerto Rico's Adriana Diaz (18th as of March 2020). She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 .... References External links * 2000 births Living people Brazilian female table tennis players Brazilian people of Japanese descent Olympic table tennis players of Brazil Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics South American Games gold medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suthasini Sawettabut
Suthasini Sawettabut ( th, สุธาสินี เสวตรบุตร, born 9 December 1994) is a Thai table tennis player. Suthasini started playing table tennis at the age of 6. Suthasini got fourth place for the Women's singles in the 2010 Youth Olympics. She has qualified to represent Thailand at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 .... She has made new history for Thailand as she reached round of 16 in 2020 Summer Olympics, the first ever Thai player who can reached this round after defeated by Mima Ito 0-4 games. Achievements ITTF Tours ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' Notes References External links *http://www.siamsport.co.th/seagames2015/?page=news&view=view&id=150605070003 *https://web.archive.o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Mo (table Tennis)
Zhang Mo ( born 17 January 1989) is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Canada. She was born in Shijiazhuang, and currently resides in Vancouver. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition. With her win at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, she qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal in the women's doubles with Anqi Luo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. In June 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she lost in the second round to Hungary's Georgina Póta. She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Career results North American Table Tennis Championships *2013 Vancouver: Runner-up Women's Singles *2011 Mississauga: Winner Women's Singles *2010 Grand Rapids: Winner Women's Singles *2009 Laval: Winner Women's Singles *2006 Rochester: Winner Women's Doubles *2008 Las Vegas: Runner- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaryta Pesotska
Margaryta Volodymyrivna Pesotska ( uk, Маргарита Володимирівна Песоцька; born 9 August 1991 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian table tennis player. Career Pesotska competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the first round of the singles competition. She won the silver medal in singles event at the Table Tennis European Championships in 2009. Two years later she repeated her success by winning bronze at the 2011 European Championships. Next European-level success in the singles event came in 2018 when she reached finals at the European championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the third round of the singles competition. Pesotska was also expected to participate at the 2016 Summer Olympics and was even granted an invitation but she withdrew from the Games due to injury. Pesotska competed at the 2015 European Games where she lost in the quarterfinals in singles event and finished 4th in team event where Ukraine lost in bronze medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Meshref
Dina Alaa Meshref (Egyptian: دينا علاء مشرف; born 10 March 1994 in Quebec City) is an Egyptian table tennis player who is currently world rank number 28 in ITTF, she is African number 1 table tennis player. She represented Egypt in the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics.. She attended Futures American School and Roots School and had graduated from the American University in Cairo. Meshref comes from a family of table tennis players. Both her parents were national champions. She won her first African Cup title in 2011 before claiming seven consecutive titles between 2014 and 2020. She won her latest African title in September 2022, climbing 21 spots in the table tennis world ranking to reach the rank of 29. Dina, was a gold medalist in women's singles at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and a gold medalist in women's teams at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. She reached her highest ITTF ranking of #26 in 4/2023. On 10 August 2022 she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Zhang
Lily Ann Zhang (born June 16, 1996) is an American table tennis player who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with teammates Ariel Hsing and Erica Wu. She also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio with teammates Jiaqi Zheng and Jennifer Wu. She is a five time US national champion in women's singles. Zhang has won the US national championship in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2019. In 2011, she was a bronze medalist in women's singles and women's team at the Pan American Games and won the women's doubles title at the Qatar Peace and Sport Cup. She is currently a member of the United States National Women's team. She has been ranked as high as #2 in the cadet (U-15) world ranking and #5 in the junior (U-18) world ranking. Personal life Lily Zhang was born in Redwood City, California on June 16, 1996, to Chinese parents. Her family lived on the campus of Stanford University, where her father was then a mathematics professor. Her mother played for her province's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnie Soo Wai Yam
Minnie Soo Wai Yam (, born 13 April 1998) is a Hong Kong table tennis player. In 2018, she won bronze in the women’s team event at the World Championship and the Asian Games. Later at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she also won a bronze medal in the women’s team event with Doo Hoi Kem and Lee Ho Ching. Early years and education Soo is the daughter of former Hong Kong table tennis player Soo Chun-wah. She was exposed to the sport at age 3½ and began receiving formal training at 5 years old. At 10 years old, she joined Hong Kong's youth table tennis team. She was a student of Diocesan Girls' School but dropped out in secondary three to become a full-time athlete. In September 2022, she started studying at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, majoring physics. Career 2021 At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Soo, as well as her teammates Doo Hoi Kem and Lee Ho Ching, qualified for the women’s team event. They won bronze after defeating the German team with 3-1, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
