Lin Yun-ju

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Lin Yun-Ju
Table tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Men's Singles Bronze Medal Match 150.jpg
Personal information
Native name林昀儒
Nickname(s)The Silent Assassin[1][2]
NationalityTaiwanese
Born (2001-08-17) 17 August 2001 (age 20)
Yuanshan, Yilan County, Taiwan
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Equipment(s)Butterfly Lin Yun-Ju SZLC with tenergy 05 hard on forehand and dignics 05 on backhand
Highest ranking5 (August 2021)[3]
Current ranking6 (November 2021)[4]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight55
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Mixed doubles
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Houston Mixed doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Chengdu Singles
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Team
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team

Lin Yun-Ju (Chinese: 林昀儒; pinyin: Lín Yúnrú born 17 August 2001) is a Taiwanese table tennis player.[5][6] 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 November 2021.[7] Lin was born in 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,[8] followed in August by his first ITTF World Tour title, the Czech Open 2019 at the age of only 18.[9] In these tournaments, he had beaten some of the top players, including Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Timo Boll.[10]

He graduated from Taipei Municipal Nei-Hu Vocational High School and is currently studying at Fu Jen Catholic University.[11]

Career[]

2021[]

Lin trained in China along with members of the Chinese national team and other selected foreigners from late 2020 until early 2021.[12] His first international event was WTT Contender at World Table Tennis' inaugural event WTT Doha, where he reached the finals after defeating Quadri Aruna in the quarter-finals and Simon Gauzy in the semi-finals[13] before being upset by Dimitrij Ovtcharov in the finals.[14] In the WTT Star Contender event, Lin suffered a quarter-final upset against Ruwen Filus.[15] However, Lin walked out of Doha with control of the fourth seed for the men's singles event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[16] In April, ITTF amended the Olympic seeding system so that Lin fell back to the fifth seed below Hugo Calderano.[17]

Lin placed fourth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after losing to Dimitrij Ovtcharov in the bronze-medal match.[18] Lin defeated Ovtcharov in the team event later, but Taiwan ultimately fell to Germany 3–2 in the quarter-finals.[19]

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 Third place[20] － －
2020 Summer Olympic Games (Mixed Doubles) Tokyo, Japan － Bronze Medal

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 Profile for Lin Yun-Ju (TPE)". ITTF.
  4. ^ "World Ranking Record". ITTF.
  5. ^ Table Tennis LIN Yun Ju – Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Is Lin Yun-Ju the real deal?". International Table Tennis Federation. 24 July 2019.
  7. ^ "ITTF World Rankings Seniors-Men Singles February 2020". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. ^ Marshall, Ian (21 July 2019). "T2 Diamond: Lin Yun-Ju and Zhu Yuling win in Malaysia". International Table Tennis Federation.
  9. ^ "Taiwan table tennis phenom Lin Yun-ju wins Czech Open". Taiwan Today. 28 August 2019.
  10. ^ Chia, Nicole (20 November 2019). "Table tennis: Teen prodigy Lin Yun-ju lets his bat do the talking". The Straits Times.
  11. ^ 賀!!本校體碩二鄭怡靜、體大一林昀儒同學桌球混雙取得2020東京奧運門票 – 輔仁大學全球資訊網
  12. ^ "WTT Doha 2021 Preview Part 3: Women's Singles seeds 5 To 8". edgesandnets.com. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Lin Yun-Ju Staves Off Quadri Aruna Comeback On Path To WTT Contender Finals". edgesandnets.com. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  14. ^ "How Dimitrij Ovtcharov Solved The Lin Yun-Ju Problem at WTT Doha". edgesandnets.com. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  15. ^ "6 Ruwen Filus Shots To Watch Out For in the WTT Doha Finals". edgesandnets.com. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Feng Tianwei Was The Biggest Winner at WTT Doha – Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  17. ^ "World Table Tennis News Roundup – 04/19/21 – Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Ma Long Defeats Fan Zhendong to Win Olympic Gold". edgesandnets.com. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Olympic Table Tennis Team Quarterfinal Round-Up". edgesandnets.com. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Chengdu Airlines 2019 ITTF Men's World Cup". ITTF.

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