Xian Yifang
Xian Yifang (born August 20, 1977 in Baoding , People's Republic of China ) is a French table tennis player . It has been internationally active since 2005 and has so far (2016) participated in eight world championships and two Olympic Games . In 2012 she became vice European champion in singles.
Career
Xian Yifang, who was born in China, moved to France in 1997 and received French citizenship in April 2005. So she was eligible to play internationally for France.
Since 2006, Xian Yifang has participated in eight world championships , but never came close to medal ranks. She was successful with a silver medal at the European Championships in 2012 ; in the individual competition she reached the final after victories over Elizabeta Samara (Romania), Georgina Póta (Hungary) and Liu Jia (Austria), in which she was defeated by the Belarusian player Viktoria Pavlovich . In doubles with Xue Li (France), she was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
In 2008 she qualified for the first time to take part in the Olympic Games . In singles, she lost in the round of 32 against Lau Sui Fei from Hong Kong. At the 2012 Olympic Games , she defeated Sarah Hanffou (Cameroon) and Ri Myong-sun (North Korea), but then retired against Wang Yuegu (Singapore).
The best placement in the ITTF world rankings went to Xian Yifang with 47th place in November 2012 and June 2013.
Results from the ITTF database
Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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FRA | European Championship | 2012 | Herning | THE | silver | Quarter finals | ||
FRA | European Championship | 2008 | St. Petersburg | RUS | last 16 | |||
FRA | European Championship | 2007 | Belgrade | SRB | last 16 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2015 | Bremen | GER | Agony | Agony | ||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2015 | Doha | QAT | Agony | Agony | ||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2015 | Kuwait City | KUW | Agony | Agony | ||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2015 | Budapest | HUN | last 64 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2012 | Bremen | GER | last 32 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2012 | Santos | BRA | last 16 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2012 | Kobe | JPN | last 32 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2012 | Velenje | SLO | last 64 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2012 | Budapest | HUN | last 64 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2011 | Almeria | ESP | last 64 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2011 | Władysławowo | POLE | last 64 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2011 | Doha | QAT | last 64 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2011 | Sheffield | CLOSELY | last 64 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2009 | Bremen | GER | last 32 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2008 | Singapore | SIN | last 64 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2007 | Toulouse | FRA | last 32 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2007 | St. Petersburg | RUS | last 32 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2007 | Velenje | SVN | last 16 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2007 | Zagreb | HRV | last 64 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2006 | Warsaw | POLE | last 32 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2006 | St. Petersburg | RUS | last 32 | last 16 | ||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2006 | Belgrade | SRB | last 16 | last 16 | ||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2006 | Zagreb | HRV | last 64 | |||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2006 | Velenje | SVN | last 64 | Quarter finals | ||
FRA | ITTF Pro Tour | 2005 | St. Petersburg | RUS | last 32 | |||
FRA | Olympic games | 2012 | London | CLOSELY | last 32 | |||
FRA | Olympic games | 2008 | Beijing | CHN | last 64 | |||
FRA | World Championship | 2015 | Suzhou | CHN | last 64 | last 64 | ||
FRA | World Championship | 2013 | Paris | FRA | last 32 | last 32 | ||
FRA | World Championship | 2012 | Dortmund | GER | 22nd | |||
FRA | World Championship | 2011 | Rotterdam | NED | last 64 | |||
FRA | World Championship | 2009 | Yokohama | JPN | last 64 | |||
FRA | World Championship | 2008 | Guangzhou | CHN | 18th | |||
FRA | World Championship | 2007 | Zagreb | CRO | last 64 | last 32 | no participants | |
FRA | World Championship | 2006 | Bremen | GER | 18th |
Individual evidence
- ↑ World ranking list ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2016 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. (accessed on September 10, 2016)
- ↑ Xian Yifang results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed September 10, 2016)
Web links
- Xian Yifang biography on the website of the World Table Tennis Federation ittf.com (accessed September 10, 2016)
- Xian Yifang in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ) (accessed September 10, 2016)
- Biography on Ladepechs from August 5, 2008: Tennis de table: Xian Yi Fang, la plus chinoise des pongistes françaises - A la Une (French) (accessed September 10, 2016)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Xian Yifang |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Xian Yi Fang, Yi Fang Xian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French table tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th August 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Baoding , People's Republic of China |