Isabelle Li
| Isabelle Li | |
|---|---|
 Li at the2008 Commonwealth Youth Games | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Li Siyun Isabelle |
| Born | August 28, 1994 Singapore |
Table tennis career  | |
| Playing style | Right-handshakehand grip |
Medal record | |
Isabelle Li Siyun(born 28 August 1994)[1]is a Singaporean table tennis player who was part of the team that won thewomen's teamevent at the2014 Commonwealth Games.She won a gold medal at the2008 Commonwealth Youth Games,a silver medal in thewomen's singlesevent at the2010 Summer Youth Olympics,and multiple medals inSoutheast Asian Gamesevents.
Personal life
[edit]Li went toChongfu Primary SchoolandSingapore Sports School.She took up table tennis whilst in primary school and also performed Chinese-style dancing.[2]In 2015, Li started studyingliberal artsatYale-NUS College,where she received a scholarship.[3][4]
Career
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Li first competed for Singapore at the age of 11, making her the country's youngest-ever table tennis player.[1]Li won the girls' singles event at the2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.[2]She competed at the2009 Asian Youth Gamesin Singapore.[2]She won a silver medal in thewomen's singlesevent at the2010 Summer Youth Olympicsin Singapore, losing to China'sGu Yutingin the final.[5][6]After the final, Li received astanding ovationfrom the crowd of 5,000.[3]Li won a silver medal in the women's individual event at the2011 Southeast Asian Games.[7]In 2013, Li was part of the Singapore team that won gold medals at theCommonwealth Table Tennis ChampionshipsandSouth East Asian Games,as well as winning a silver medal in the individual event at the Southeast Asian Games.[7]Li was part of the Singapore team that won thewomen's teamevent at the2014 Commonwealth Games.[1][7]Li was one of two Singaporean-born athletes in the Singapore table tennis squad; many of the squad were originally from China.[1]
Li again finished second in the women's team event at the2015 Southeast Asian Games,[7]beating Hong Kong'sLee Ho Chingin the quarter finals.[8]She was knocked out in the group stages of the women's individual event,[5][9]having played with a knee injury.[3]Due to her knee injury, Li did not compete for the rest of the 2015, and her next competitive tournament was the2016 World Team Table Tennis ChampionshipsinKuala Lumpur,Malaysia.[5]That was her last competitive event.[3]In 2017, Li received $55,000 from the Singapore Table Tennis Association as recognition for her achievements.[7]
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Singaporean table tennis starlet Isabelle Li defends foreign-born teammates".Yahoo!.8 August 2014.Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^abc"Table tennis: The younger Li".The Straits Times.29 June 2009.Retrieved4 November2020– viaAsiaOne.
- ^abcd"YOG helped Isabelle Li feel rooted to nation".The Straits Times.23 August 2020.Retrieved5 November2020.
- ^"Table tennis ace scores PSC scholarship,The Straits Times,22 July 2015 ".Yale-NUS College.22 July 2015.Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^abc"Paddler Isabelle on the comeback trail".tnp.sg.26 February 2016.Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^"Table Tennis: Isabelle Li lost, but inspired".Youth.gov.sg. 23 August 2010.Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^abcde"Table tennis: Ex-paddler Isabelle Li receives $55k boost".The Straits Times.29 May 2017.Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^"North Korea advance to table tennis World Team Cup semi-finals".Inside the Games. 9 January 2015.Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^"Isabelle Li could be out of table tennis women's singles".Today.3 June 2015.Retrieved4 November2020.
External links
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Singaporean female table tennis players
- Table tennis players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Table tennis players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century Singaporean women
- Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Table tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Asian Games medalists in table tennis
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Singapore
- Commonwealth Games medallists in table tennis
- SEA Games medalists in table tennis
- SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
- Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games
- Yale-NUS College alumni
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games