Lily Zhang
Lily Zhang | |
Nation: | United States |
Size: | 170 cm |
Weight: | 55 kg |
Playing hand: | right |
How to play: | Shakehand (attack) |
Current world rankings : | 27 |
Best world ranking : | 26 (Dec. 2019 + Jan. 2020) |
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Lily Ann Zhang (born June 16, 1996 in Redwood City , California ) is an American table tennis player . She represented her country twice at the Olympic Games .
Career
Lily Zhang started playing table tennis at the age of seven and was promoted by Dennis Davis, among others . At the age of eleven she was accepted into the youth national team. She was able to win the national championships with the team in 2008. Just two years later, she was the best American youth player. In 2010 and 2011, Zhang again won the national championships in her age group, and in 2011 she won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games in both the individual and the team. This improved her in the ITTF world rankings by over 100 places. At the Qatar Peace and Sport Cup, which is in the tradition of ping-pong diplomacy , she won gold in 2011 with the Russian Anna Tikhomirova .
From 2012 she played increasingly in the adult sector. So she was able to win gold at the National Championships by a seven-set win over Ariel Hsing . She also qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London . There she failed in the first round to Cornelia Molnar , in the round of 16 of the team competition the USA lost 3-0 to Japan. Zhang was also able to take part in the North American Championships, where she won the final against Erica Wu . At the World Youth Championships, the American reached the quarter-finals and was defeated by Gu Yuting 2: 4. Further tournament participation followed in 2013 when she reached the semifinals at the US Open and lost to Elizabeta Samara . In January of this year she also reached a place in the top 100 of the world rankings for the first time , and in May 2013 she became the best-placed American player. In 2014 she won the bronze medal at the Youth Olympic Games .
In 2016 she was able to qualify again for the Olympic Games , in which she reached the third round, and participate in the World Cup through a wildcard . Here she failed in the round of 16 with 1: 4 to Cheng I-ching . In 2017 she became national champion again and beat Sabine Winter at the World Cup in Düsseldorf, among others , before losing to Li Jie in the round of 32 she reached for the first time . By winning the Pan American Cup, she qualified for the World Cup , where she was eliminated in the group stage. In 2018 she won the national championships again and joined the Bundesliga club TTG Bingen / Münster-Sarmsheim , which she left a year later for SV DJK Kolbermoor .
She started the year 2019 at number 95 in the world rankings. In the course of the year she won all four titles at the Pan American Championship, made it to the quarter-finals of the Team World Cup with the USA and beat the World Cup , in which she was able to participate again with a wildcard including Sofia Polcanova and the top 10 player Miu Hirano , so that in the end she was the first US American and the first player not born in Asia or Europe to take 4th place. In December she moved up to number 26 in the world rankings and received the ITTF Breakthrough Star Award.
Double partners
Entry in at least three joint tournaments in the respective year.
- 2009, 2011, 2013: Ariel Hsing
- 2014: Prachi Jha
- 2015: Zheng Jiaqi
- 2018-2019: Wu Yue
Results from the ITTF database
Results from Lily Zhang:
Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team | U-21 |
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United States | Olympic games | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | last 32 | last 16 | |||
United States | Olympic games | 2012 | London | CLOSELY | last 64 | last 16 | |||
United States | Youth Olympic Games | 2014 | Nanijng | CHN | 3rd place | ||||
United States | Pan American Games | 2019 | Lima | BY | Quarter finals | silver | Semifinals | ||
United States | Pan American Games | 2015 | Toronto | CAN | Semifinals | gold | |||
United States | Pan American Games | 2011 | Guadalajara | MEX | Semifinals | Semifinals | |||
United States | Pan American Championship | 2019 | Asunción | PAR | gold | gold | gold | gold | |
United States | Pan American Championship | 2018 | Santiago de Chile | CHI | last 16 | silver | last 16 | silver | |
United States | North American Championship | 2015 | new York | United States | gold | gold | |||
United States | North American Championship | 2012 | Cary | United States | gold | gold | |||
United States | North American Championship | 2011 | Mississauga | CAN | silver | ||||
United States | North American Championship | 2010 | Grand Rapids | United States | silver | ||||
United States | Panamerican Cup | 2020 | Guaynabo | PURE | silver | ||||
United States | Panamerican Cup | 2017 | San Jose | CRC | gold | ||||
United States | North America Cup | 2016 | Burnaby | CAN | 4th Place | ||||
United States | North America Cup | 2015 | Markham | CAN | silver | ||||
United States | North America Cup | 2014 | Vancouver | CAN | 3rd place | ||||
United States | North America Cup | 2013 | Westchester | United States | gold | ||||
United States | North America Cup | 2011 | Mississauga | CAN | Semifinals | silver | |||
United States | ITTF World Tour | 2014 | Incheon | COR | Agony | last 16 | silver | ||
United States | ITTF World Tour | 2013 | Washington | United States | Semifinals | ||||
United States | ITTF World Tour | 2012 | Santos | BRA | last 32 | Quarter finals | silver | ||
United States | World cup | 2019 | Cheng you | CHN | 4th Place | ||||
United States | World cup | 2017 | Markham | CAN | 17th to 20th space | ||||
United States | World cup | 2016 | Philadelphia | United States | Round of 16 | ||||
United States | Team World Cup | 2019 | Tokyo | JPN | Quarter finals | ||||
United States | Team World Cup | 2018 | London | CLOSELY | Quarter finals | ||||
United States | Team World Cup | 2010 | Dubai | UAE | 9th place | ||||
United States | World Championship | 2019 | Budapest | HUN | last 64 | last 32 | Agony | ||
United States | World Championship | 2018 | Halmstad | SWE | 13-14 space | ||||
United States | World Championship | 2017 | Dusseldorf | GER | last 32 | Quarter finals | last 64 | ||
United States | World Championship | 2016 | Shah Alam | MAS | 17th to 20th space | ||||
United States | World Championship | 2014 | Tokyo | JPN | 21.-24. space | ||||
United States | World Championship | 2013 | Paris | FRA | last 64 | last 64 | last 128 | ||
United States | World Championship | 2012 | Dortmund | GER | 23rd place | ||||
United States | World Championship | 2011 | Rotterdam | NED | last 128 | last 64 | Agony | ||
United States | World Championship | 2010 | Moscow | RUS | 16th place | ||||
United States | World Championship | 2009 | Yokohama | JPN | Agony | last 64 | Agony | ||
United States | Youth World Championship | 2014 | Shanghai | CHN | last 16 | last 16 | last 64 | Semifinals | |
United States | Youth World Championship | 2012 | Hyderabad | IND | Quarter finals | last 32 | last 32 | 7th place | |
United States | Youth World Championship | 2011 | Manama | BHR | last 16 | Quarter finals | last 32 | 9th place | |
United States | Youth World Championship | 2010 | Bratislava | SVK | last 32 | last 32 | last 64 | 15th place | |
United States | Youth World Championship | 2009 | Cartagena de Indias | COL | last 64 | last 64 | 12th place | ||
United States | Youth World Championship | 2008 | Madrid | ESP | Agony | last 32 | last 64 | 13th place | |
United States | Qatar Peace & Sport Cup | 2011 | Doha | QAT | gold |
Web links
- Lily Zhang Article about Lily Zhang on the website of the World Table Tennis Association ittf.com (English)
- World rankings
- Lily Zhang in the Sports-Reference database (archived from the original ) (accessed October 28, 2018)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ranking progression ZHANG Lily. ittf.com, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Facts about Lily Zhang. Retrieved October 27, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Who is ... Lily Zhang. nbcolympics.com, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ^ Peace and Sport host the historic Table Tennis Cup in Qatar. sportanddev.org, November 21, 2011, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ^ Ping pong for diplomacy in Dubai. sportsnet.ca, November 22, 2011, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Lily Zhang Captures Her First Women's Singles US National Championship! paddlepalace.com, January 7, 2013, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Olympian Lily Zhang named 2012 Junior and Women's North American Champion. vikingsportsmag.com, September 4, 2012, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ^ ITTF World Ranking Seniors - Women Singles May 2013. ittf.com, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Bronze Medal for USA's Lily Zhang at Youth Olympics. paddlepalace.com, August 20, 2014, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Lily Zhang favorite at Milpitas after Olympic success. ettu.org, September 10, 2016, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Stars Named to Attend 2016 Women's World Cup. ettu.org, September 1, 2016, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ^ Last eight places decided, status prevails in Philadelphia. ettu.org, October 8, 2016, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ^ Dina Meshref for the third time, Zhang Mo avenges Costa Rica defeat. ittf.com, October 28, 2017, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Lily Zhang strengthens TTG Bingen / Münster-Sarmsheim. damen-tischtennis-bundesliga.de, June 1, 2018, accessed on August 9, 2020 .
- ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2019/9 page 24
- ↑ Chengdu Review: Lily Zhang stuns, reaches semi-final. ittf.com, October 19, 2019, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Chengdu Review: Liu Shiwen makes Women's World Cup history. ittf.com, October 21, 2019, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Lily Zhang: 2019 Breakthrough Star! ittf.com, December 12, 2019, accessed August 9, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Players' matches. ittf.link, accessed on August 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Lily Zhang - Butterfly Table Tennis . In: Butterfly Online . ( butterflyonline.com [accessed October 27, 2018]). Lily Zhang - Butterfly Table Tennis ( Memento of the original from October 28, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zhang, Lily |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zhang, Lily Ann |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American table tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1996 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Redwood City , California |