Oh Sang Eun
Encyclopedia
Oh Sang-Eun is a South Korean table tennis
player. He is currently sponsored by the table tennis product company, Butterfly
.
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 the May of 2007.
Men's Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Team
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player. He is currently sponsored by the table tennis product company, Butterfly
Butterfly (corporation)
Tamasu Butterfly is a major table tennis apparel and equipment supplier based in Japan and Germany. It has two headquarters in Tokyo, Japan and Moers, Germany...
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His World Ranking had been in the top 10 since the 2005 World Championships
2005 World Table Tennis Championships
The 2005 World Table Tennis Championships was held in the Shanghai Grand Stage of Shanghai, China from April 29 to May 6, 2005.-Medal table:-Events:-Men's singles: Wang Liqin def. Ma Lin 4-2: 11-9, 3-11, 8-11, 11-9,11-9, 11-7...
in Shanghai until April 2008. His highest ranking was number 5 in the May of 2007.
Career records
Singles (as of December 26, 2010)- OlympicsTable tennis at the Summer OlympicsTable tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. Athletes from China have dominated the sport, winning a total of 41 medals in 24 events, including 20 gold medals.-Events:...
: QF (2008). - World ChampionshipsWorld Table Tennis ChampionshipsThe World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...
: SF (2005). - World CupTable Tennis World CupThe Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...
appearances: 5. Record: 4th (2009). - Pro TourITTF Pro TourThe ITTF Pro Tour is a series of table tennis tournaments introduced by International Table Tennis Federation in 1996, in order to improve the quality of the sport. It includes 6 events: Men's and Women's Singles, Men's and Women's Doubles, and Men's and Women's Singles Under 21...
winner (6): Korea, Chile, USA Open 2005; Chinese Taipei Open 2006; Korea Open 2007; Japan Open 2009. Runner-up (2): USA Open 1996; Japan Open 2003. - Pro Tour Grand FinalsITTF Pro Tour Grand FinalsThe ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals is an annual table tennis tournament sanctioned by International Table Tennis Federation at the end of the year. The tournament includes six events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, U21 men's and women's singles...
appearances: 6. Record: runner-up (2006); SF (2005). - Asian GamesTable tennis at the Asian GamesTable tennis has been contested at the Asian Games since 1958 except the sports was excluded from the program in 1970, with singles and doubles events for both men and women.-Events:-Medal table:-Men's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Men's Team:...
: SF (1998, 2002). - Asian ChampionshipsAsian Table Tennis ChampionshipsThe Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...
: SF (2007).
Men's Doubles
- Olympics: QF (2000).
- World Championships: SF (2001, 03).
- Pro Tour winner (9): USA Open 1997; Danish Open 2001; Korea Open 2002; Chile, USA, German, Swedish Open 2005; Korea Open 2007; Polish Open 2009. 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: 3rd (2008).
- World Championships: 2nd (2006); 3rd (1997, 2001, 04, 10).
- World Team CupTable Tennis World CupThe Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...
: 2nd (2009, 10); 3rd (2007). - Asian Games: 2nd (1998, 2002, 06, 10).
- Asian Championships: 1st (1996); 2nd (1994, 98, 2005).