Melek Hu Explained

Melek Hu
Playingstyle:	All round player
Birth Date:	1989 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	China
Height:	1.65 m
Weight:	50 kg
Hrank:	13 (December 2016)^[1]
Crank:	13 (December 2016)
Club:	Fenerbahçe Table Tennis
Show-Medals:	yes

Melek Hu, born Hou Meiling ^{[2] [3]} 27 January 1989, Shenyang) is a Chinese-born Turkish table tennis player.^[4] She has played for Fenerbahçe TT since 2007 and also played for An Gang in China.^{[5] [6]} She has won European championships in the mixed (2010),^[7] double (2015) and single (2016) events.

Major achievements

• Played for Turkey 2008 Olympic Team in 2008 Olympic Games in China^[8]
• 1 time Turkish Super League Champion
• 1 time Turkish Champion
• 2009 Mediterranean Games Champion^[9]
• 1 time Balkan Games Champion^[10]
• 1 time ETTU Cup runner-up^[11]
• Bronze medal at the European Table Tennis Championships 2010
• Silver medal at the 2012 European Mixed Double Championships held in Buzau, Romania^[12]
• Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Bronze medal at the 2015 European Games in women's singles in table tennis.
• Competed for Turkey at the 2016 Olympics
• European mixed champion in 2010
• European doubles champion in 2015
• European singles champion in 2016

See also

• Turkish women in sports

External links

• Player profile on fenerbahce.org
• Team page on fenerbahce.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITTF World Ranking . ITTF . 23 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161024025338/http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/world_ranking_per_name.asp?Siniors=1&Player_ID=113161 . 24 October 2016.
2. http://www.fenerbahce.org/icerik/haber/6469/ Hou Mei Ling transferred to Fenerbahce
3. http://www.fenerbahce.org/popdetay.asp?ContentID=9377 Winning streak in table tennis
4. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/melek-hu-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191401/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/melek-hu-1.html. dead. 2020-04-17.
5. http://www.fenerbahce.org/masatenisi/detay.asp?ContentID=7260 Player profile on fenerbahce.org
6. Web site: ITTF_Database . Ittf.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121016191613/http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=11149 . 16 October 2012.
7. Web site: Archived copy . www.ettu.org . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009025113/http://www.ettu.org/european-mixed-doubles-championships-archive/ . 9 October 2014 . dead.
8. http://www.fenerbahce.org/icerik/haber/12744/ Melek Hu eliminated in Beijing 2008
9. http://www.fenerbahce.org/masatenisi/detay.asp?ContentID=16216 Melek Hu won 2009 Mediterranean Games
10. http://www.fenerbahce.org/icerik/haber/12960/ Melek Hu won 2008 Balkan Games
11. http://www.fenerbahce.org/popdetay.asp?ContentID=12202 Fenerbahçe played final in Ettu Cup
12. Web site: ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships-Filimon-Samara golden pairings again . European Table Tennis Union . 24 April 2012 . 4 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022020256/http://www.ettu.org/european-mixed-doubles-championships/ . 22 October 2012 .