YU Mengyu

18 Aug 1989
31
Female
SINGAPORE

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TTE Table Tennis Women's Singles 4
Women's Team 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
SGP
YU MYU Mengyu
4
POR
SHAO JSHAO Jieni
0
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
TPE
CHENG ICCHENG I Ching
0
SGP
YU MYU Mengyu
4
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4
USA
LIU JLIU Juan
2
SGP
YU MYU Mengyu
4
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
JPN
ISHIKAWA KISHIKAWA Kasumi
1
SGP
YU MYU Mengyu
4
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
CHN
CHEN MCHEN Meng
4
SGP
YU MYU Mengyu
0
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
SGP
YU MYU Mengyu
1
JPN
ITO MITO Mima
4
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3
FRA
France
0
SGP
Singapore
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
CHN
China
3
SGP
Singapore
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocationSinglesTeam
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRAQF4

World Championships
YearLocationSinglesDoubles WDoubles XTeam
2018Halmstad, SWE---8
2017Dusseldorf, GER2R32R-
2016Kuala Lumpur, MAS---5
2015Suzhou, CHN4R33R-
2014Tokyo, JPN---3
2013Paris, FRA2R34R-
2012Dortmund, GER---2
2011Rotterdam, NED3R-4R-
2010Moscow, RUS---1
2009Yokohama, JPN4R3R2R-
2008Guangzhou, CHN---2

Asian Games
YearLocationSinglesDoubles XTeam
2018Indonesia3QFQF

Asian Championships
YearLocationSinglesDoubles WTeam
2019Yogyakarta, INA3R3R3

WTT Star Contender
YearLocationSinglesDoubles W
2021Doha, QAT2R1R

ITTF World Tour - Eliminations per phase since 2017
YearEventWRUSFQFL16L32L64
2020Singles-----1x-
2020Doubles W--1x1x---
2019Singles---1x-3x-
2019Doubles W---5x1x--
2018Singles----1x1x-
2018Doubles W---4x3x--
2018Doubles X---1x2x--
2017Singles----2x2x-
2017Doubles W---2x1x--

ITTF World Tour - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
32020DoublesQatar OpenDoha, QAT
Quarterfinal2020DoublesGerman OpenMagdeburg, GER
Quarterfinal2019SinglesBulgarian OpenPanagyurishte, BUL
Quarterfinal2019DoublesAustrian OpenLinz, AUT
Quarterfinal2019DoublesCzech OpenOlomouc, CZE
Quarterfinal2019DoublesAustralian OpenGeelong, VIC, AUS
Quarterfinal2019DoublesKorea OpenBusan, KOR
Quarterfinal2019DoublesHungarian OpenBudapest, HUN
Quarterfinal2018DoublesKorea OpenIncheon, KOR
Quarterfinal2018DoublesChina OpenShenzhen, CHN
Quarterfinal2018DoublesHong Kong OpenHong Kong, CHN
Quarterfinal2018DoublesQatar OpenDoha, QAT
Quarterfinal2018DoublesAustralian OpenGold Coast, QLD, AUS
Quarterfinal2017DoublesGerman OpenMagdeburg, GER
Quarterfinal2017DoublesAustralian OpenBrisbane, QLD, AUS


Legend
W - Winner, RU - Runner-up, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 4R - 4th Round, 3R - 3rd Round, 2R - 2nd Round, 1R - 1st Round, Prel. Rnd - Preliminary Round, L16 - Last 16, L32 - Last 32, L64 - Last 64, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed
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Rayne (Weibo profile, 12 Mar 2021)
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Skincare, shopping. (straitstimes.com, 08 Feb 2019)
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Athlete
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Mandarin
:
Hao Anlin [national], SGP
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Right (ITTF, 02 Aug 2016)
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2006 for Singapore (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)
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She has been troubled by a chronic back injury throughout her career. (stta.org.sg, 03 Dec 2019; straitstimes.com, 03 Mar 2021, 04 Mar 2021)

She was forced to undergo shoulder surgery in November 2016, returning to action four months later. (ittf.com, 26 Aug 2017)

She suffered a back injury in April 2016 and was forced to withdraw from several tournaments. In May 2016 she returned to playing doubles matches. (Facebook page, 27 Jun 2016)

She injured her back prior to the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea, hampering her preparation for the Games. She pulled out of the Games after the quarterfinal stage of the women's team event because of the injury and did not recover completely before the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. (channelnewsasia.com, 12 Sep 2014; news.asiaone.com, 01 Oct 2014; todayonline.com, 24 Apr 2015)

In 2013 she had a wrist injury. (news.asiaone.com, 24 Mar 2014)
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She began playing table tennis at age five in Shenyang, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)
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Her parents encouraged her to play, as they thought sport would help strengthen her body and immune system. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (zaobao.com.sg, 21 May 2021)
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Her parents. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)
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"Success is not found by never falling, but in climbing higher after each fall." (Weibo profile, 04 Mar 2016)

General Interest

Grip
Shakehand (ITTF, 02 Aug 2016)

Style of play
Attack (ITTF, 02 Aug 2016)

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
She said she has considered retiring from competition after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and could be open to taking up other roles within the sport. "This is something I will need to think about after Tokyo. If the national team still need me, I will give it my all, but I'm also considering contributing in other roles. I don't want to have any regrets that I haven't given it my all [at the 2020 Games]. The pandemic has brought about great uncertainty and the biggest challenge has been to motivate myself, to will myself back from injury countless times, and to stay positive. Doing well and beating higher-ranked opponents [at the 2021 Qatar Open in Doha] has given me confidence that I am able to compete against top players, and I hope it is also a morale booster to the team." (straitstimes.com, 23 Jun 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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