Clarence Chew

Clarence Chew Zhe Yu
Native name周哲宇
Born (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 28)
Singapore
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed, attacker
Highest ranking123 (May 2022)[2]
Current ranking123 (May 2022)[2]
Medal record
Men's Table Tennis
Representing  Singapore
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Commonwealth Games 1 1 2
Southeast Asian Games 4 6 6
South East Asian Championships 11 1 2
Total 16 7 10
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Mixed doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Singles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Cambodia Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Naypyidaw Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Team
South East Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Vientiane Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Vientiane Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Phnom Penh Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Phnom Penh Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Makassar Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Makassar Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bali Singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bali Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bangkok Singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bangkok Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Phnom Penh Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Makassar Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Team

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "World Table Tennis". worldtabletennis.com.
  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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Table tennis: Clarence Chew's Olympic dream ends after defeat in second round". CNA. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  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. ^ "National Player: Clarence Chew Zheyu". Singapore Table Tennis Association. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  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. ^ "Tokyo Olympics 2020: 23 Singaporean Athletes To Watch". Asia Tatler. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Olympics: Singapore paddler Clarence Chew beats Senegalese to reach second round". The Straits Times. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  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. ^ "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. ^ 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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