Jeong Sang-eun

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 (age 34)
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 place 2016 Shah Alam Men's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Wuxi Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Wuxi Men's team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hong Kong Men's team
Jeong Sang-eun
Chinese name
Chinese丁祥恩
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDīng Xiáng'ēn
Korean name
Hangul정상은
In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

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]

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[citation needed] 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[citation needed] 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. ^ a b c d 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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