Lin Yun-ju

Lin Yun-Ju (Chinese: 林昀儒) is a table tennis player from Taiwan.[4] He is a left-handed player who plays with the shakehand grip and is sponsored by Butterfly. He is ranked world number 6 as of February 2020.[5] Lin was born at Yuanshan, Yilan County, Taiwan. Lin started competing in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) senior circuit. He has won two major tournaments in a row, first the T2 Diamond Malaysia 2019 in July 2019,[6] followed in August by his first ITTF World Tour title, the Czech Open 2019 at the age of only 18.[7] In these tournaments, he had beaten some of the top players, including Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Timo Boll.[8]

Lin Yun-Ju
Personal information
Native name林昀儒
Nickname(s)The Silent Assassin [1][2]
Nationality Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born (2001-08-17) August 17, 2001
Yuanshan, Yilan County, Taiwan
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Equipment(s)butterfly zhang jike super zlc with tenergy 05 hard on forehand and dignics 05 on backhand
Highest ranking6 (January 2020)[3]
Current ranking6 (January 2020)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)

Achievements
Majors (Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup)
Year Event Location Type
Singles Doubles Team
2019 Table Tennis World Cup (Men's Singles) Chengdu, China The second runner-up[9] － －

References
  1. "Final Day: 2019 Chengdu Airlines Men's World Cup ( the silent assassin Lin Yun-Ju)". ITTF.
  2. "Who Will Rule in Seamaster T2 Diamond 2019 Singapore? ( the silent assassin Lin Yun-Ju)". T2 Diamond Table Tennis League.
  3. "World ranking Record for Lin Yun-Ju (TPE)". ITTF.
  4. "Is Lin Yun-Ju the real deal?". International Table Tennis Federation. July 24, 2019.
  5. "ITTF World Rankings Seniors-Men Singles February 2020". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  6. Marshall, Ian (July 21, 2019). "T2 Diamond: Lin Yun-Ju and Zhu Yuling win in Malaysia". International Table Tennis Federation.
  7. "Taiwan table tennis phenom Lin Yun-ju wins Czech Open". Taiwan Today. August 28, 2019.
  8. Chia, Nicole (November 20, 2019). "Table tennis: Teen prodigy Lin Yun-ju lets his bat do the talking". The Straits Times.
  9. "Chengdu Airlines 2019 ITTF Men's World Cup". ITTF.
  • Lin Yun-Ju at the International Table Tennis Federation


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