Lim Shengyu (born 7 December 1990) is a Singaporean professional basketball player who plays

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, most recently for the

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in the

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(ABL). After winning the Most Valuable Player Award in both his two years playing for

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, Shengyu was selected as one of three Singaporean players to attend the

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Nations basketball camp in

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and represent Singapore to participate in the

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in 2008. Lim also spent 10 years in the Singapore National Basketball (Senior) team, winning 2 bronze medals for his country in both the 2013 and 2015 editions of the

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. Lim is best known for his sharp-shooting, especially his ability to make the three-point shot.

Education

In 2016, Lim completed his degree in

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from Asia's top university, the

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, with

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Club career

On 1 September 2010, Lim was one of the four new rookies that signed with the

. On 29 November 2011, Lim, together with Wong Wei Long and

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, signed new contracts with the Slingers for the 2012 ASEAN Basketball League Season. On 16 March 2013, during the ABL Hoops fest, despite being the youngest participant in the competition, Lim won the first-ever ABL three-point shoot-out contest during the Sapporo Slam Jam event. He qualified top of the players with 14 points in the first round. In the final round, he finished with 13 points, defeating

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to claim the contest. In July 2011, Lim Shengyu, along with Steven Khoo and

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, played for Singapore Siglap, one of the 4 teams competing in the 2011

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International career

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Lim was a member of the

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. He led the team in scoring with 14.3 per game. Lim continued to play an integral role for the national team and helped Singapore basketball clinch its first SEA Games medal (bronze) in 34 years in the 2013 SEA Games in Myanmar since 1979. At the 2015 SEA Games held in Singapore, Lim once again represented Team Singapore to win his second consecutive bronze medal, despite suffering a major ankle injury in the semi-finals against Indonesia. In 2018, Lim retired from international basketball to pursue his career in coaching and private tuition.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Shengyu 1990 births Living people Singaporean men's basketball players Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent Singapore Slingers players Forwards (basketball) SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore SEA Games medalists in basketball Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games 21st-century Singaporean people