Monday 16 July 2012

Know Thy Enemy - Shen Yanfei

Similar to Singapore's Li Jiawei, Shen Yanfei is already a mother.

Shen began learning table tennis at the age of 6 and entered the Chinese National Team in 1994. She moved on to Italy in 1998 before representing Spain in 2000.

Currently ranked 17th in the world, the left handed player has a very good solution against our Singaporean paddlers. She recorded 100% winning streak against Wang Yuegu and Li Jiawei in the past four years. Even Feng Tianwei has more losses than wins against this Spanish lady.

Name: Shen Yanfei
Date of Birth: 24 December 1979
Place of Birth: Hebei, China
Nationality: Spanish
Current World Ranking: 17
Best World Ranking: 15 (Sept 2010)
Playing Style: Left Handed, Classic, Offensive
Forehand: Short Pimples
Backhand: Inverted

Statistics Against Wang Yuegu (1 win, 0 loss)
2012 Japan Open – Win

Statistics Against Feng Tianwei (3 wins, 1 loss)
2012 Spanish Open – Win
2010 China Open – Loss
2010 Korea Open – Win
2010 World Team Championships – Win

Statistics Against Li Jiawei (1 win, 0 loss)
2010 Korea Open – Win

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