Sun Yingsha (Chinese: 孙颖莎; pinyin: Sūn Yǐngshā; born 4 November 2000) is a Chinese professional table tennis player.[1] She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles.[3][4]
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| Native name | 孙颖莎 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | 莎莎，嘟嘟，妹宝， 小豆包，莎局，小魔王，小鲨鱼，美肚莎，暴力莎 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 November 2000 Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (1 February 2022)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 1 (17 September 2024)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In September 2015, Sun entered the second national table tennis team of China. She entered the national first team in January 2017.
Career
edit2019
editIn the 2019 World Team Cup, Sun came back from down 10–7 in the deciding fifth game to defeat Mima Ito in the finals against Japan. In an interview in 2021, Sun referred to this match as her precious match.[5]
2021
editSun started out 2021 as number two in the world rankings.[6] However, after China's decision to withdraw from all international events until the Tokyo Olympics,[7] Mima Ito passed Sun for the number two position in the world rankings.[8] In April, ITTF amended the seeding system for the Olympics such that she would be seeded above Mima Ito.[9]
2023
editOn October 1, in the women's singles final of the Hangzhou Asian Games, Sun defeated Japan's Hina Hayata 4-1 to win gold. This was also Sun's third gold medal after winning both team and mixed doubles. This marked China's seventh consecutive championship in the women's singles competition at the Asian Games.[10]
The 2024 Paris Olympics won mixed doubles gold, women's team gold and women's singles silver, with the mixed doubles gold also being the first mixed doubles gold medal for the Chinese table tennis team.[11]
Singles titles
edit| Year | Tournament | Final opponent | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ITTF World Tour Platinum, Japan Open |  Chen Meng
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4–3 | [12] |
| 2019 | ITTF World Tour Platinum, Japan Open | Liu Shiwen
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4–3 | [13] |
| ITTF World Tour Platinum, Australian Open | Ding Ning
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4–0 | [14] | |
| Asian Championships | Liu Shiwen
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3–0 | [15] | |
| ITTF World Tour Platinum, German Open |  Mima Ito
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4–1 | [16] | |
| T2 Diamond Singapore | Mima Ito
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4–3 | [17] | |
| 2021 | WTT Cup Finals | Wang Yidi
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4–2 | [18] |
| 2022 | WTT Champions Macao | Chen Xingtong
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4–1 | [19] |
| WTT Cup Finals | Chen Meng
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4–3 | [20] | |
| 2023 | WTT Singapore Smash | Qian Tianyi
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4–1 | [21] |
| WTT Champions Xinxiang | Wang Yidi
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4–1 | [22] | |
| World Championships | Chen Meng
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4–2 | [23] | |
| WTT Star Contender Ljubljana | Chen Meng
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4–3 | [24] | |
| Asian Games | Hina Hayata
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4–1 | [25] | |
| WTT Star Contender Lanzhou | Chen Meng
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4–0 | [26] | |
| WTT Finals | Wang Yidi
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4–2 | [27] | |
| 2024 | WTT Star Contender Doha | Chen Meng
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4–1 | [28] |
| WTT Champions Incheon | Wang Manyu
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4–0 | ||
| World Cup | Wang Manyu
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4–3 | ||
| WTT Champions Chongqing | Wang Manyu
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4–3 | ||
| WTT Champions Macao | Wang Yidi
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4–2 | ||
| WTT China Smash | Wang Manyu
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4–2 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Table Tennis: SUN Yingsha". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "SUN Yingsha". hangzhou2022.cn. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ a b "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking Women's Singles 2022 Week #5". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ a b "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Sun Yingsha WTT Interview On Olympic Preparations and More". edgesandnets.com. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking Women's Singles 2021 Week #1" (PDF). Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Winners and Losers of China's Withdrawal From WTT Doha". edgesandnets.com. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Feng Tianwei Was The Biggest Winner at WTT Doha – Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "World Table Tennis News Roundup – 04/19/21 – Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ 郝洪萱. "孙颖莎4-1战胜早田希娜 国乒亚运女单七连冠". sports.cctv.com. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ https://www.ctta.cn/xwzx/ppxw/2024/0730/612362.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Sun Yingsha keeps her cool to earn second title". ittf.com. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Final Day: Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum Australian Open". ittf.com. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Breathtaking, Sun Yingsha wins on debut". ittf.com. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha win in Bremen". ittf.com. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "T2 Diamond Singapore". t2diamond.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "WTT Cup Finals Singapore". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "WTT Champions Macao 2022". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "WTT Cup Finals Xinxiang 2022". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Singapore Smash 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "WTT Champions Xinxiang 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Women's Singles Draw" (PDF). hangzhou2022.cn. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "WTT Star Contender Lanzhou 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "WTT Finals Women Nagoya 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "WTT Star Contender Doha 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sun Yingsha.
- Sun Yingsha at World Table Tennis
- Sun Yingsha at Olympics.com
- Sun Yingsha at Olympedia
- Sun Yingsha at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Sun Yingsha at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games (archived)
