Lau Ywen Explained

Ywen Lau
Birth Name:Ywen Lau
Birth Date:24 January 2000
Birth Place:Singapore
Weapon:Sabre
Hand:Right-handed
Club:Asgard Fencing Club
Headcoach:David Chan
Country:Singapore
Fieranking:http://fie.org/fencers/Ywen-LAU-34821/

Ywen Lau (; born 24 January 2000) is a Singaporean sabre fencer.

Education

Lau studied at United World College of South East Asia.[1] In 2017, Lau was accepted to study at Stanford University in California, United States in September 2018.

Biography

Lau represented Singapore at the 2014 Asian Games as the youngest participant ever in the fencing competition. In 2014 she became the first female fencer representing Singapore to reach the quarter-finals of the 2014 Asian Fencing Championship. Lau is currently ranked number 1 on the senior level in Singapore for Women's Sabre,[2] she also finished in the 25th spot at the 2015 Cadet & Junior World Fencing Championships.[3]

Lau won a gold medal at the 2016 Cadet & Junior World Fencing Championships held in Bourges, France, as well as a silver medal at the 2016 Asian Fencing Cadet Championships.[4] [5]

In 2017, Lau won the gold medal in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[6]

Her elder sister is reportedly her inspiration for taking up fencing.[7]

She represents Asgard Fencing in Singapore.[8]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 10 January 2018 . Fencing: National fencer Lau Ywen accepted into Stanford, hopes to represent university at NCAA championship The Straits Times . 20 March 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en . 8 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808143304/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/fencing-national-fencer-lau-ywen-accepted-into-stanford-hopes-to-represent-university-at-ncaa . live .
  2. News: Ywen Lau to represent Singapore in the 2014 Asian Games in Korea. 5 April 2016. 17 September 2014. 25 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160425192310/https://www.uwcsea.edu.sg/edunia/ywen-lau-represent-singapore-2014-asian-games-korea. live.
  3. News: 4 April 2016 . Teen is Singapore’s first Cadet world champion . . 5 April 2016 . 20 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320040517/https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/all-other-sports/teen-singapores-first-cadet-world-champion . live .
  4. News: Wong . Gerard . S’pore fencer, 16, makes history by winning world cadet title . 5 April 2016 . 5 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160405002801/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/singapore-teen-fencer-ywen-lau-wins-historic-world-title . live .
  5. News: Tan . Nicholas . Fencing: Lau Ywen wins Singapore's first-ever gold medal at Cadet & Junior World C'ships . Straits Times . 5 April 2016 . 8 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160408115440/http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/lau-ywen-wins-singapores-first-gold-medal-at-fencing-cadet-junior-world-cships . live .
  6. Web site: Result System Schedule. gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my. 15 February 2018. 16 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216143837/http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/RS2017/Fencing. live.
  7. Web site: LAU YWEN. 5 April 2016. 16 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416083722/https://www.myactivesg.com/team-singapore/athletes/l/lau-ywen. live.
  8. Web site: 2016 World Champion . 15 February 2018 . Asgard Fencing Club . en-GB . 16 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180216204343/https://www.asgardfencing.com/2016-world-champion/ . live .

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