Cheung Yuk

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In this chinese name, the surname is Yuk.
Cheung Yuk
2013 World Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Nationality China
ResidenceHong Kong, Hong Kong
Born (1981-10-28) 28 October 1981 (age 42)
Jiangsu, China
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed, shakehand[1]
Equipment(s)Butterfly Bracy[1]
Highest ranking12 (July 2008)[2]
Current ranking80 (February 2013)[2]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Hong Kong
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place
2006 Bremen
 Team
Bronze medal – third place
2008 Guangzhou
 Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Rotterdam
Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Paris
Mixed doubles
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Team

Cheung Yuk (

People's Republic of China) is a Hong Kong table tennis player.[3] As of February 2013, Cheung was ranked no. 80 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] Cheung is also left-handed, and uses the offensive, shakehand grip.[1]

Table tennis career

Representing his adopted nation

Lee Chul-Seung, with a set score of 2–3.[4] In the men's singles, Cheung defeated Brazil's Hugo Hoyama and Canada's Kurt Liu for a spot on the knock-out stage, by placing first in the preliminary pool round, with two victories and a score of 182 points. Cheung, however, lost the first round for the second time to Japan's Koji Matsushita, receiving a unanimous set score of 0–3.[5]

At the

Ryu Ji-Hae for the gold medal in the mixed doubles, with a sudden death set score of 3–4.[6]

Two years later, Cheung qualified for the

Alexei Smirnov, with a unanimous set score of 0–4.[7][8]

Eight years after competing in his last Olympics, Cheung qualified for his third Hong Kong team, as a 39-year-old, at the

Ryu Seung-Min), receiving a final set score of 1–3.[10]

Being chosen as one of the top 16 seeded players, Cheung received three byes in the preliminary round of his second event, the men's singles, before losing out to Swedish table tennis player and six-time Olympian Jörgen Persson, with a set score of 1–4.[11]

At the

Guangzhou, China, Cheung and his new partner Jiang Huajun captured the silver medal in the mixed doubles, with a set score of 1–4, losing out to the host nation's duo Xu Xin and Guo Yan.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "ITTF World Player Profile – Cheung Yuk". ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "ITTF World Ranking – Cheung Yuk". ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cheung Yuk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  4. Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 68–70. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  5. Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 54–57. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  6. ^ Sallay, Alvin (7 October 2002). "Tie's trauma turns to gold". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  7. Athens 2004. BBC Sport
    . Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  8. People's Daily Online
    . 18 August 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  9. ^ Chan, Kin-wa (13 May 2008). "Trio clear final hurdle". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  10. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original
    on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  11. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original
    on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  12. ^ Chan, Kin-wa (20 November 2010). "Table tennis team's lone silver fails to match medal tally set in Doha". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 February 2013.

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