Yang Zi

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Yang Zi (born 19 June 1985 in PR China) is a table tennis player representing Singapore.

Born in China, Yang Zi became a Singaporean in 2005. He represented Singapore in many major events such as 15th Asian Games, 18th Commonwealth Games and 23rd SEA Games. As Singapore's second male table tennis player, Yang Zi has won many awards in major events and has many Pro Tour titles under his belt. In 2005, he won 2 Pro Tour Men's Singles U21 titles and won the Pro Tour Grand Finals Men's Singles U21 title. He also won the silver medal in the Beijing Invitational. Later he also managed to clinch 3 gold medals in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games and 2 golds in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. During the world's 2nd largest sports event, 2006 Asian Games, Yang Zi, together with partner Li Jia Wei won the bronze medal for the mixed doubles event.

[edit] Biodata

Name: Yang Zi
Date of Birth: 19 Jun 1985
Place of Birth: China
Weight: 70kg
Height: 1.84m
Hobbies: Watching Movies, Surfing the Internet
Current World Ranking:45

[edit] Achievements

2006
- 15th ASIAN Games
  - Mixed Doubles - Bronze
- 18th Commonwealth Games
  - Men's Doubles - Gold
  - Mixed Doubles - Gold
  - Men's Team - Silver
2005
- 23rd SEA Games
  - Men's Team - Gold
  - Men's Doubles - Gold
  - Mixed Doubles - Gold
  - Men's Singles - Bronze
- ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals
  - Men's Singles U21 - 1st
- ITTF Pro Tour Chinese Taipei Open
  - Men's Singles U21 - 1st
- ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open
  - Men's Singles U21 - 1st