Zhou Yihan | |
Native Name: | 周一涵 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Nationality: | Singapore |
Birth Place: | Shenyang, Liaoning, China |
Crank: | 28 (January 2017) |
Height: | 1.68m (05.51feet)[1] |
Weight: | 55kg (121lb)[2] |
Zhou Yihan (; born 30 January 1994) is a Chinese-born Singaporean table tennis player. Born in China, she moved to Singapore in 2009 via the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[3] She was eligible to play in 2011.[4]
Zhou won a team gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and a team Bronze at the 2014 Asian Games.
On 2 June 2015, Zhou and her compatriot, Lin Ye, defeated top seed, Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu 4–3 to clinch the Women Doubles title in 28th Southeast Asian Games held in Singapore.[5] The pair continued their good momentum and caused one of the biggest upset in history when they defeated the top doubles pair Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen 3–0 in ITTF World Tour, Japan Open Semi-Final[6] but lost to another China pair of Wu Yang and Liu Fei in Final.
Zhou was selected and debuted as the third player for the women's team by the Singapore Table Tennis Association for the Olympics.[7] The Singapore women's team, comprising Zhou, Yu Mengyu and Feng Tianwei, reached the semi-final of the team event but lost to China 0–3. In the bronze medal match, the trio was defeated by Japan 1–3.[8]
Date | Round | Result | Opponent | Score | |
12 August | Round of 16 | Win | Egypt | 3-0 | |
13 August | Quarter-Final | Win | 3-2 | ||
15 August | Semi-Final | Loss | China | 0-3 | |
16 August | Bronze Medal match | Loss | Japan | 1-3 |