Clarence Chew

Clarence Chew Zhe Yu (born 27 December 1995) is a Singaporean table tennis player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Clarence Chew Zhe Yu
Native name	周哲宇
Born	(1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 29) Singapore
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing style	Left-handed, attacker
Highest ranking	123 (May 2022)[2]
Current ranking	123 (May 2022)[2]
Medal record Men's Table Tennis Representing  Singapore Event 1st 2nd 3rd Commonwealth Games 1 1 2 Southeast Asian Games 4 6 6 South East Asian Championships 11 1 2 Total 16 7 10 Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team 2022 Birmingham Team 2022 Birmingham Doubles 2022 Birmingham Mixed doubles Southeast Asian Games 2013 Naypyidaw Team 2015 Singapore Team 2023 Cambodia Team 2021 Vietnam Doubles 2017 Kuala Lumpur Singles 2017 Kuala Lumpur Doubles 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team 2019 Philippines Singles 2021 Vietnam Mixed doubles 2023 Cambodia Mixed doubles 2013 Naypyidaw Singles 2015 Singapore Singles 2015 Singapore Doubles 2017 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2021 Vietnam Singles 2021 Vietnam Team South East Asian Championships 2012 Vientiane Doubles 2012 Vientiane Team 2014 Phnom Penh Doubles 2014 Phnom Penh Mixed doubles 2016 Makassar Doubles 2016 Makassar Mixed doubles 2018 Bali Singles 2018 Bali Team 2022 Bangkok Singles 2022 Bangkok Doubles 2022 Bangkok Mixed doubles 2014 Phnom Penh Team 2016 Makassar Team 2022 Bangkok Team

At the 2020 Olympics, Chew competed in the men's singles table tennis event. He won Ibrahima Diaw of Senegal in the first round before losing to the 32nd seed, Daniel Habesohn, of Austria in the second round.^[4][5]

Career

Clarence Chew began his career in 2009 as a national youth player. He made his Southeast Asian Games debut at the 2013 SEA Games. He has represented Singapore at the Youth Olympic Games, Southeast Asian Games, Asian Table Tennis Championships, World Table Tennis Championships, and the Summer Olympic Games^[6][7]

2014 Commonwealth Games

Clarence won his first Commonwealth Games Gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the Men's Team event.^[1] He played alongside Gao Ning, Li Hu, Yang Zi and Zhan Jian.

2020 Summer Olympics

Clarence became the first Singapore-born table tennis player to represent the country at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, after winning Koen Pang, in the finals at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Qatar in March.^[8][9]

Clarence defeated world ranked 71 Ibrahima Diaw of Senegal in the first round with a score of 4–2.^[10] He proceeded to the second round where he lost to Austria's Daniel Habesohn.^[11]

Singles Event

Date	Round	Result	Opponent	Score	Individual Sets
24 July	1st	Win	Ibrahima Diaw	4-2	11-4	4-11	11-3	13-11	3-11	12-10
25 July	2nd	Loss	Daniel Habesohn	1-4	7-11	9-11	8-11	11-6	10-12	-

2021 Southeast Asian Games

Chew, together with teammate Ethan Poh, represented Singapore at the SEA Games in Hanoi, in the Doubles event. In the final, they beat Richard Pugoy Gonzales and John Russel Misal of the Philippines with a score of 3–1. Chew also teamed up with Zeng Jian in the mixed doubles event, clinching a silver after losing in the finals 2–3 to teammates Koen Pang and Wong Xin Ru.^[12] Later, in the Men's Singles event, Chew lost 1–4 in the semi-finals to Vietnam's Nguyen Duc Tuan, hence ending the nation's 15 year streak's gold medal haul from 2007 to 2022.^[13]