Yu Mengyu

Yu Mengyu (simplified Chinese: 于梦雨; traditional Chinese: 于夢雨; pinyin: Yú Mèngyǔ; born 18 August 1989) is a Singaporean table tennis player.[1] She was part of the team that won the 2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Moscow, Russia. She represented Singapore in the 2016 Summer Olympics (Team & Singles).

Yu Mengyu
Yu in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	Singapore
Born	(1989-08-18) 18 August 1989[1]
Playing style	Right-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking	9 (March 2010)[2]
Current ranking	47 (August 2018)
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)[3]
Medal record World Championships 2010 Moscow Team 2008 Guangzhou Team 2012 Dortmund Team 2013 Paris Doubles 2014 Tokyo Team 2015 Suzhou Doubles 2017 Düsseldorf Doubles World Cup 2009 Linz Team 2010 Dubai Team 2011 Magdeburg Team 2013 Guangzhou Team 2015 Dubai Team Asian Cup 2014 Wuhan Singles Asian Championships 2007 Yangzhou Team 2009 Lucknow Team 2012 Macau Team 2015 Pattaya Mixed doubles 2007 Yangzhou Doubles 2009 Lucknow Doubles 2013 Busan Team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team 2014 Incheon Team 2018 Jakarta Singles Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi Team 2014 Glasgow Team 2014 Glasgow Doubles 2018 Gold Coast Doubles 2018 Gold Coast Mixed Doubles 2010 New Delhi Singles 2014 Glasgow Singles 2018 Gold Coast Team 2018 Gold Coast Singles Southeast Asian Games 2009 Vientiane Team 2009 Vientiane Doubles 2013 Naypyidaw Singles 2013 Naypyidaw Team 2015 Singapore Team 2015 Singapore Mixed Doubles 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team 2017 Kuala Lumpur Doubles 2015 Singapore Doubles 2017 Kuala Lumpur Mixed Doubles

2016 Summer Olympics

Yu participated in ITTF Asian-Olympics Qualifier (South-East Asian region) at Hong Kong from 13–17 April 2016. She was the runner-up in SEA group, losing to her team-mate, Feng Tianwei. According to May 2016 ranking published by International Table Tennis Federation, she qualified for the singles event at Rio de Janeiro Olympics. This will be her Olympics debut.[4] She was seeded ninth in singles event and fourth in women's team event. She reached the singles Quarter-Final but lost 2-4 to Kim Song-i of North Korea.[5] Feng, Yu and Zhou reached the semi-final of the team event but lost to China 0-3. In the bronze medal match, the trio was defeated by Japan 1-3.[6]

Singles Event

Date	Round	Result	Opponent	Score	Individual Sets
-	1st	Bye
-	2nd	Bye
7 August	3rd	Win	Lay Jian Fang	4-0	11-9	11-9	11-6	12-10	-	-
8 August	4th	Win	Jeon Ji Hee	4-1	12-10	8-11	12-10	11-7	11-2	-
9 August	Quarter-Final	Loss	Kim Song-i	2-4	8-11	11-6	5-11	6-11	11-9	6-11

Team Event

Date	Round	Result	Opponent	Score
12 August	Round of 16	Win	Egypt	3-0
13 August	Quarter-Final	Win	South Korea	3-2
15 August	Semi-Final	Loss	China	0-3
16 August	Bronze Medal match	Loss	Japan	1-3

Career records

Singles

• Olympics : QF (2016).
• World Championships: round of 64 (2013, 2017) ; round of 32 (2011) ; round of 16 (2009, 2015).
• World Cup : QF (2012).
• World Tour Grand Finals: QF (2009) ; SF (2014).
• Asian Championships: round of 16 (2007, 2009) ; QF (2013).
• Asian Cup : 3rd (2014), QF (2016).
• Asian Games : 3rd (2018).
• Commonwealth Games : 2nd (2010, 2014, 2018).
• Southeast Asian Games : 1st (2013).

Women's Doubles

• World Championships: round of 16 (2009) ; 3rd (2013, 2015, 2017).
• World Tour Grand Finals: SF (2009) ; 1st (2012).
• Asian Championships: 3rd (2007, 2009).
• Commonwealth Games : 1st (2014, 2018).
• Southeast Asian Games : 1st (2009, 2017); 2nd (2015).

Mixed Doubles

• World Championships: round of 64 (2009); round of 32 (2015) ; round of 16 (2011, 2013).
• Southeast Asian Games : 1st (2015), 2nd (2017).
• Asian Championships: 2nd (2015).
• Commonwealth Games : 1st (2018).

Team

• Olympics : 4th (2016).
• World Championships: 1st (2010); 2nd (2008, 2012) ; 3rd (2014) ; QF (2016).
• World Team Cup: 2nd (2009, 2010) ; 3rd (2011, 2013, 2015).
• Asian Championships: 2nd (2007, 2009, 2012), 3rd (2013).
• Asian Games : 2nd (2010); 3rd (2014); QF (2018).
• Commonwealth Games: 1st (2010, 2014); 2nd (2018).
• Southeast Asian Games : 1st (2009, 2013, 2015, 2017).

References

1. "Profile on STTA website". Singapore Table Tennis Association. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
2. "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
3. "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
4. Gao Ning and Yu Mengyu secure individual slots at Rio Olympics
5. Olympics: S'pore's Feng and Yu eliminated in table tennis quarter-finals
6. Singapore table tennis players failed to retain team bronze after loss to Japan.