Jeong Sang-eun

Jeong Sang-eun (Korean: 정상은; Hanja: 丁祥恩, born 2 April 1990[1]) is a Chinese-South Korean table tennis player. An ethnic Korean born in China, he became a naturalized South Korean in 2005.[1]

Jeong Sang-eun
Jeong at the 2017 Asian Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
NationalityChinese (before 2005)
South Korean (after 2005)
BornDing Xiang'en
(1990-04-02) 2 April 1990
Wangqing County, Jilin, China
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Highest ranking15 (August 2018)[2]
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Shah AlamMen's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonMen's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 WuxiMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2017 WuxiMen's team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2009 Hong KongMen's team
Jeong Sang-eun
Chinese name
Chinese丁祥恩
Korean name
Hangul정상은
In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

Achievements

Major events

Men's singles

Year Tournament Final opponent Score Rank
2017 Asian Table Tennis Championships Fan Zhendong 0–3[3] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

ITTF Tours

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Final opponent Score Rank
2012 Czech Open World Tour Christian Süß 1–4[4] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2015 Hungarian Open Jiang Tianyi 3–4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Final opponents Score Rank
2015 Hungarian Open World Tour Lee Sang-su Viacheslav Burov
Alexey Liventsov		 3–1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Korea Open Jang Woo-jin Patrick Franziska
Jonathan Groth		 3–2[5] 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. Kim Ji-han (18 April 2017). "Jeong scores victory over world champ". JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. "ITTF World ranking progression - Jeong Sangeun". ITTF. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. "Fan Zhendong retains title, ends brave Korean challenge". ITTF. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. "SUSS and LIU champions at Czech Open". European Table Tennis Union. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  5. Marshall, Ian (23 April 2017). "Dramatic start to finals' programme, Koreans recover to capture title". ITTF. Retrieved 16 February 2020.


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