CHEW Zhe Yu Clarence

Date of Birth: 27 Dec 1995

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Olympic ScholarshipYouth Olympian

Birth Country:

Singapore

Place of residence : SINGAPORE

Residence Country:

Singapore

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Table Tennis	Men's Singles	33

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2	Men's Singles Round 1 #3 SEN DIAW IDIAW Ibrahima 2 SGP CHEW ZYCCHEW Zhe Yu Clarence 4	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2	Men's Singles Round 2 #19 AUT HABESOHN DHABESOHN Daniel 4 SGP CHEW ZYCCHEW Zhe Yu Clarence 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	Singles	Team X
2010	Singapore, SIN	Second Stage	QF

World Championships

Year	Location	Singles	Doubles M	Doubles X	Team
2019	Budapest, HUN	-	2R	2R	-
2017	Dusseldorf, GER	1R	-	-	-
2016	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	-	-	-	21
2015	Suzhou, CHN	1R	-	1R	-
2014	Tokyo, JPN	-	-	-	5
2013	Paris, FRA	-	1R	1R	-
2012	Dortmund, GER	-	-	-	8

ITTF World Tour - Eliminations per phase since 2017

Year	Event	W	RU	SF	QF	L16	L32	L64
2019	Doubles M	-	-	-	-	1x	-	-
2019	Doubles X	-	-	-	-	1x	-	-
2017	Doubles M	-	-	-	-	1x	-	-

ITTF World Tour - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
Last 16	2019	Doubles	Korea Open	Busan, KOR
Last 16	2019	Doubles	Korea Open	Busan, KOR
Last 16	2017	Doubles	Hungarian Open	Budapest, HUN

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

Occupation:

Leisure Management, Sport Management - Republic Polytechnic, Woodlands, SGP

Languages spoken:

Gao Ning [national], SGP

Left (ittf.com, 01 Jan 2020; stta.org.sg, 01 Sep 2019)

Sporting relatives:

His mother Chen Shuping has represented the People's Republic of China in table tennis, and coached in South Africa and Singapore. His father has represented Singapore in table tennis and has served as chief executive officer for the Singapore Table Tennis Association. (asiaone.com, 23 Apr 2013)

He began training at the Singapore Table Tennis Association's centre in Toa Payoh, Singapore, at age five. (asiaone.com, 23 Apr 2013)

"As my parents used to be competitive table tennis players, they would always bring me along to their competitions, and that was how I fell in love with the sport. They also taught me a lot of the sport, guiding me through my table tennis journey." (Team Media Guide, 28 Jul 2014)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tenismejamania.com, 25 Feb 2021)

His parents. (Team Media Guide, 28 Jul 2014)

He eats a mint before his matches to calm his nerves. (tnp.sg, 24 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"Even if you are disappointed, you can't despair." (Instagram profile, 21 Mar 2021)

General Interest

Grip
Shakehand (ittf.com, 01 Jan 2020)

Style of play
Attack (ittf.com, 01 Jan 2020; stta.org.sg, 01 Sep 2019)

General
SPORT, STUDY AND NATIONAL SERVICE
He began studying sport and leisure management at Republic Polytechnic in Woodlands, Singapore, in 2013, but has delayed his course multiple times. He deferred his studies in 2015 and 2017 to train for the Southeast Asian Games, and completed his national service from 2017 to 2019, which also ruled him out of contention for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. "My classmates now are a lot younger than me. Of course there are times when I feel exhausted, but I have never thought about quitting. This is a path I chose because of my love for table tennis. I will go all out to win matches and be an inspiration to others, just like how those before me have inspired me." (uk.news.yahoo.com, 24 Jun 2021; tabletennissbsbb.blogspot.com, 01 Mar 2018)

TREASURED POSSESSION
In 2004 he was given a signed bat by Chinese table tennis player Xu Yinsheng, who had previously coached his mother on the Chinese national team. He hangs the bat, which reads, "Work hard in your table tennis and play in the Olympics some day", in his home. "The bat has always been placed in a prominent place in my living room. From time to time, I will walk past and it reminds me of why I started my journey and help motivate me to achieve my goal." (tnp.sg, 24 Jun 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos