Oh Sang-eun (; ; born April 13, 1977, in Daegu,

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) is a South Korean

table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

player. He is currently sponsored by the table tennis product company,

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. His World Ranking had been in the top 10 since the 2005 World Championships in Shanghai until April 2008. His highest ranking was number 5 in May 2007.

Career records

Singles (as of December 26, 2010) * Olympics: QF (2008). *

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

: SF (2005). *

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

appearances: 5. Record: 4th (2009). * Pro Tour winner (7): Korea, Chile, USA Open 2005; Chinese Taipei Open 2006; Korea Open 2007; Japan Open 2009; Brazil Open 2012. Runner-up (2): USA Open 1996; Japan Open 2003. * Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 6. Record: runner-up (2006); SF (2005). * Asian Games: SF (1998, 2002). *

Asian Championships An Asian Championship is a top level international sports competition between Asian athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships (Summer Olympic Sports) ;Aquatics * Asia ...

: SF (2007). Men's doubles * Olympics: QF (2000). * World Championships: SF (2001, 03). * Pro Tour winner (10): USA Open 1997; Danish Open 2001; Korea Open 2002; Chile, USA, German, Swedish Open 2005; Korea Open 2007; Polish Open 2009; Brazil Open 2012. Runner-up (9): USA Open 1996; China Open 1999; Qatar, Japan Open 2001; Qatar, USA, Danish Open 2002; Croatian Open 2003; Japan Open 2009. * Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: winner (2001); runner-up (2000, 05). * Asian Games: runner-up (1998, 2002). * Asian Championships: runner-up (1998); SF (1994, 2005). Mixed doubles * World Championships: runner-up (2001). * Asian Games: runner-up (1998). * Asian Championships: winner (2007); SF (1996, 98). Team * Olympics: 2nd (2012); 3rd (2008). * World Championships: 2nd (2006); 3rd (1997, 2001, 04, 10). * World Team Cup: 2nd (2009, 10); 3rd (2007). * Asian Games: 2nd (1998, 2002, 06, 10). * Asian Championships: 1st (1996); 2nd (1994, 98, 2005).

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