Crystal Huang

This article is about the American table tennis player. For the Chinese actress, see Huang Yi (actress).

Crystal Huang (born Huang Yaoxi,^[a] simplified Chinese: 黄姚熹; traditional Chinese: 黃姚熹; pinyin: Huáng Yáoxī; July 6, 1979) is an American table tennis player of Chinese origin.^[4]

Crystal Huang
Nationality	United States
Residence	San Gabriel, California, U.S.
Born	Huang Yaoxi (1979-07-06) July 6, 1979 (age 46) Changsha, Hunan, China
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight	110 lb (50 kg)
Table tennis career
Playing style	Left-handed, penhold attacker[1][2]
Highest ranking	196 (June 2009)[3]
Current ranking	259 (October 2010)[3]

Background

Huang earned a spot on the U.S. team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing first over Canada's Zhang Mo in the women's singles from the North American Qualification Tournament in Vancouver.^[5] Huang joined with her fellow players Wang Chen and five-time Olympian Gao Jun for the inaugural women's team event. She and her team placed second in the preliminary pool round, receiving a total of five points, two victories over the Netherlands and Nigeria, and a single defeat from the Singaporean trio Wang Yuegu, Li Jiawei, and Feng Tianwei. The U.S. team offered another shot for the bronze medal by defeating Romania in the first play-off, but lost their next match to South Korea, with a unanimous set score of 0–3.^[6] In the women's singles, Huang lost the preliminary round match to Congo's Yang Fen, attaining a set score of 2–4.^[7][8]

As of October 2010, Huang is ranked no. 196 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).^[3] She is also left-handed, and uses the penhold grip.^[1] Huang currently resides with her family in San Gabriel, California, and obtains a dual citizenship.^[2]

Notes

1. In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.