Yu Mengyu | |
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Nationality | Singapore |
Born | August 18, 1989 |
Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip |
Highest ranking | 9 (March 2010) |
Current ranking | 15 (December 2016) |
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
Yu Mengyu (simplified Chinese: 于梦雨; traditional Chinese: 于夢雨; pinyin: Yú Mèngyǔ; born 18 August 1989) is a Singaporean table tennis player. She was part of the team that won the 2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Moscow, Russia.
Yu participated in ITTF Asian-Olympics Qualifier (South-East Asian region) at Hong Kong from 13-17 April 2016. She was the runner-up in SEA group, losing to her team-mate, Feng Tianwei. According to May 2016 ranking published by International Table Tennis Federation, she qualified for the singles event at Rio de Janeiro Olympics. This will be her Olympics debut. She was seeded ninth in singles event and fourth in women's team event. She reached the singles Quarter-Final but lost 2-4 to Kim Song-i of North Korea. Feng, Yu and Zhou 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.