Clarence_Chew_Zhe_Yu

Clarence Chew

Clarence Chew

Singaporean table tennis player

Clarence Chew Zhe Yu (born 27 December 1995) is a Singaporean table tennis player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

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At the 2020 Olympics, Chew competed in the men's singles table tennis event. He won Ibrahima Diaw of Senegal in the first round before losing to the 32nd seed, Daniel Habesohn, of Austria in the second round.[4][5]

Career

Clarence Chew began his career in 2009 as a national youth player. He made his Southeast Asian Games debut at the 2013 SEA Games. He has represented Singapore at the Youth Olympic Games, Southeast Asian Games, Asian Table Tennis Championships, World Table Tennis Championships, and the Summer Olympic Games[6][7]

2014 Commonwealth Games

Clarence won his first Commonwealth Games Gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the Men's Team event.[1] He played alongside Gao Ning, Li Hu, Yang Zi and Zhan Jian.

2020 Summer Olympics

Clarence became the first Singapore-born table tennis player to represent the country at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, after winning Koen Pang, in the finals at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Qatar in March.[8][9]

Clarence defeated world ranked 71 Ibrahima Diaw of Senegal in the first round with a score of 4–2.[10] He proceeded to the second round where he lost to Austria's Daniel Habesohn.[11]

Singles Event
Date Round Result Opponent Score Individual Sets
24 July 1st Win Senegal Ibrahima Diaw 4-2 11-4 4-11 11-3 13-11 3-11 12-10
25 July 2nd Loss Austria Daniel Habesohn 1-4 7-11 9-11 8-11 11-6 10-12 -

2021 Southeast Asian Games

Chew, together with teammate Ethan Poh, represented Singapore at the SEA Games in Hanoi, in the Doubles event. In the final, they beat Richard Pugoy Gonzales and John Russel Misal of the Philippines with a score of 3–1. Chew also teamed up with Zeng Jian in the mixed doubles event, clinching a silver after losing in the finals 2–3 to teammates Koen Pang and Wong Xin Ru.[12] Later, in the Men's Singles event, Chew lost 1–4 in the semi-finals to Vietnam's Nguyen Duc Tuan, hence ending the nation's 15 year streak's gold medal haul from 2007 to 2022.[13]

References

  1. [1]
    "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    "World Table Tennis". worldtabletennis.com.
  3. [3]
    "Table Tennis: CHEW Zhe Yu Clarence". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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    "Men's Singles" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 25 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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    "Table tennis: Clarence Chew's Olympic dream ends after defeat in second round". CNA. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. [6]
    "TeamSG Paddler Clarence Chew : I first picked up a table tennis bat at the age of 5 and today (at 25), I'm ready to represent Singapore at the Olympics!". MyActive SG. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. [7]
    "National Player: Clarence Chew Zheyu". Singapore Table Tennis Association. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Clarence Chew is first S'pore-born table tennis player to qualify for Olympics men's singles event". The Straits Times. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. [9]
    "Tokyo Olympics 2020: 23 Singaporean Athletes To Watch". Asia Tatler. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. [10]
    "Olympics: Singapore paddler Clarence Chew beats Senegalese to reach second round". The Straits Times. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. [11]
    "Olympics: Singapore's Yu Mengyu through to table tennis' 3rd round but Clarence Chew is knocked out". The Straits Times. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  12. [12]
    "SEA Games: Mixed doubles and men's doubles pairs claim 2 golds for S'pore". The Straits Times. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  13. [13]
    Auto, Hermes (20 May 2022). "SEA Games: 'A lesson in humility', says STTA chief Lee as Singapore bow out with just 2 golds | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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