María Xiao Explained

María Xiao
Fullname:	María Xiao Yao
Nationality:	(before 2012) (after 2012)
Birth Date:	19 May 1994
Birth Place:	Calella, Spain
Height:	1.75m
Weight:	64kg
Playingstyle:	Left-handed shakehand grip
Hrank:	54 (November 2018)^[1]
Crank:	68 (December 2019)
Show-Medals:	yes

María Xiao Yao^[2] (born 19 May 1994) is a Spanish table tennis player. Born in Calella to Chinese parents, Xiao Daili and Yao Li, who were themselves professional table-tennis players that have emigrated from China to Spain to seek better opportunities in the sports.^[3] Xiao was raised in Madeira, Portugal when her parents moved there.^[4] She represented Portugal before 2012 and Spain afterwards.^[5]

She was Portugal's reserve player for the 2012 Summer Olympics^[6] and she later represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Player profile - XIAO Maria . . 26 October 2019 . 15 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221215035141/https://results.ittf.link/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=details&formid=99&Itemid=266&rowid=111072&resetfilters=1 . dead.
2. Web site: Xiao Yao Maria . . 11 December 2019.
3. Web site: Cuando tu rival es tu hija . La Verdad . es . 3 November 2014 . 28 November 2021.
4. Web site: Player Profile - María Xiao . Real Federación Española de Tenis de Mesa . es . 26 October 2019 . 26 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026172438/http://yojuegocomounamujer.com/player/maria-xiao/ . dead.
5. Web site: Maria Xiao deixa de representar Portugal . pt . . 3 April 2012 . 26 October 2019.
6. Web site: Maria Xiao . Olympic.org . . 26 October 2019 . 26 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026172433/https://www.olympic.org/maria-xiao . dead.