Suh Sui Cho
Suh Sui Cho ( Chinese 薛 緒 初 ; * 1922 in Shanghai ; † February 23, 2008 in Canada ) was a table tennis player from Hong Kong who won the Asian Cup several times in the 1950s.
Career
Suh Sui Cho was nominated for the World Championship in 1952 and 1956 . In 1952 he won the bronze medal with the team from Hong Kong.
At the Asian Championships , he won a total of five titles. He was most successful in 1952 when he was first in singles, doubles with Fu Chi Fong and in team competition and reached the final in mixed with Bao Guio Wong Bik Yiu . In 1954 he won with the team, in 1957 in mixed with Bao Guio Wong Bik Yiu.
In the ITTF world rankings , Suh Sui Cho was ranked tenth in October 1952. After 1957 he no longer appeared internationally.
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HKG | Asian Championship TTFA | 1957 | Manila | PHI | gold | |||
| HKG | Asian Championship TTFA | 1954 | Singapore | SIN | 1 | |||
| HKG | Asian Championship TTFA | 1953 | Tokyo | JPN | last 16 | |||
| HKG | Asian Championship TTFA | 1952 | Singapore | SIN | gold | gold | silver | 1 |
| HKG | World Championship | 1956 | Tokyo | JPN | last 64 | last 32 | last 64 | 7th |
| HKG | World Championship | 1952 | Bombay | IND | last 16 | last 16 | last 16 | 3 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ World rankings 1947 to 2001 (Excel; 171 kB) (accessed on October 5, 2011)
- ↑ ITTF statistics (accessed October 5, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Suh Sui Cho |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 薛 緒 初 (Chinese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | hong kong chinese table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shanghai |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 2008 |
| Place of death | Canada |