Yang Zi
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Yang Zi is a table tennis
player representing Singapore
.
Yang Zi began his table tennis in 2004 when he first participated in the ITTF Pro Tour
. He has represented Singapore in many major events such as 15th Asian Games
, 18th Commonwealth Games
and 23rd SEA Games. He is currently Singapore's second-ranked male table tennis player.
In 2005, he won 2 Pro Tour Men's Singles U21 titles and won the Pro Tour Grand Finals Men's Singles U21 title. He also won the silver medal in the Beijing Invitational. Later he also managed to clinch 3 gold medals in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
and 2 golds in the 2006 Commonwealth Games
. During the world's second largest sports event, 15th Asian Games
, Yang Zi, together with partner Li Jiawei, won the bronze medal for the mixed doubles event. The pair made up of Yang and Gao Ning
has also won many medals in the ITTF Pro Tour Events.
At the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Yang Zi made it to the 4th round losing to Zoran Primorac
of Croatia by a score of 4-2, however managing to defeat Marcos Freitas(POR) and Chuang Chih-yuan(TPE) in the 2nd and 3rd rounds respectively.
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 representing Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
Yang Zi began his table tennis in 2004 when he first participated in the ITTF Pro Tour
ITTF Pro Tour
The 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...
. He has represented Singapore in many major events such as 15th Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
, 18th Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
and 23rd SEA Games. He is currently Singapore's second-ranked male table tennis player.
In 2005, he won 2 Pro Tour Men's Singles U21 titles and won the Pro Tour Grand Finals Men's Singles U21 title. He also won the silver medal in the Beijing Invitational. Later he also managed to clinch 3 gold medals in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
2005 Southeast Asian Games
The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27 to December 5 in 2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila...
and 2 golds in the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
. During the world's second largest sports event, 15th Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
, Yang Zi, together with partner Li Jiawei, won the bronze medal for the mixed doubles event. The pair made up of Yang and Gao Ning
Gao Ning
Gao Ning is a male Table Tennis player from Singapore. He is considered Singapore's best male player with a world ranking of 16 as of May, 2011...
has also won many medals in the ITTF Pro Tour Events.
At the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Yang Zi made it to the 4th round losing to Zoran Primorac
Zoran Primorac
Zoran Primorac is an accomplished male table tennis player from Croatia. He is considered to be among the best European players in the last 25 years .-Biography:Primorac was born in Zadar and started playing...
of Croatia by a score of 4-2, however managing to defeat Marcos Freitas(POR) and Chuang Chih-yuan(TPE) in the 2nd and 3rd rounds respectively.
Achievements
- 2008
- ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals
- Men's Doubles - Gold (Gao Ning)
- Beijing Olympic Games
- Round of 16
- ITTF Pro Tour China Open
- Men's Team - Top 4 (Gao Ning, Cai Xiao Li)
- ITTF Pro Tour Chile Open
- Men's Doubles - 1st (Gao Ning)
- ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals
- 2007
- 24th SEA Games
- Men's Team - Gold
- Men's Doubles - Gold (Gao Ning)
- Mixed Doubles - Gold (Li Jia Wei)
- ITTF Pro Tour Sweden Open
- Men's Doubles - 2nd (Gao Ning)
- ITTF Pro Tour German Open
- Men's Doubles - 2nd (Gao Ning)
- ITTF Pro Tour French Open
- Men's Doubles - Top 4 (Gao Ning)
- ITTF Pro Tour Austria Open
- Men's Doubles - 1st (Gao Ning)
- ITTF Pro Tour Taipei Open
- Men's Doubles - 2nd (Gao Ning)
- ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open
- Men's Doubles - Top 4 (Gao Ning)
- ITTF Pro Tour Korea Open
- Men's Doubles - 2nd (Gao Ning)
- 17th Commonwealth Championships, India, Jaipur
- Men's Team - Gold
- Men's Singles - Silver
- Men's Doubles - Silver (Gao Ning)
- Mixed Doubles - Gold (Wang Yue Gu)
- ITTF Pro Tour Chille Open
- Men's Singles - Top 4
- Men's Doubles - 2nd (Gao Ning)
- ITTF Pro Tour Brazilian Open
- Men's Doubles - 2nd (Gao Ning)
- ITTF Pro Tour Indian Open
- Men's Doubles - 1st (Gao Ning)
- ITTF Pro Tour Taipei Open
- Men's Doubles - 2nd (Gao Ning)
- 24th SEA Games
- 2006
- 15th ASIAN Games
- Mixed Doubles - Bronze (Li Jia Wei)
- 18th Commonwealth Games
- Men's Doubles - Gold (Cai Xiao Li)
- Mixed Doubles - Gold (Zhang XuelingZhang XuelingZhang Xueling is a Singaporean table tennis player.Zhang started playing table tennis at the age of 6 and made her first international appearance in 1999...
) - Men's Team - Silver
- ITTF Pro Tour German Open
- Men's Doubles - 2nd (partner: Gao Ning)
- ITTF Pro Tour Russia Open
- Men's Doubles - 2nd (partner: Gao Ning)
- ITTF Pro Tour Solovenia Open
- Men's Doubles - Top 4 (partner: Gao Ning)
- 15th ASIAN Games
- 2005
- 23rd SEA Games
- Men's Team - Gold
- Men's Doubles - Gold (Cai Xiao Li)
- Mixed Doubles - Gold (Zhang XuelingZhang XuelingZhang Xueling is a Singaporean table tennis player.Zhang started playing table tennis at the age of 6 and made her first international appearance in 1999...
) - Men's Singles - Bronze
- ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals
- Men's Singles U21 - 1st
- ITTF Pro Tour Chinese Taipei Open
- Men's Singles U21 - 1st
- ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open
- Men's Singles U21 - 1st
- 23rd SEA Games