Choi Hyo-joo

Yao Yao
Yao Yao
Traditional Chinese	姚堯
Simplified Chinese	姚尧
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yáo Yáo

Choi Hyo-joo
Hangul	최효주
Hanja	崔孝珠
Revised Romanization	Choe Hyo-ju
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Hyochu

Choi Hyo-joo
Choi Hyo-joo
Nationality	Chinese (before 2013); South Korean (after 2013)
Born	Yao Yao; 15 April 1998 (age 26); Jiangsu, China
Height	155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing style	Left-handed shakehand grip
Highest ranking	36 (February 2016)
Current ranking	69 (20 February 2024)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing South Korea
World Cup
Asian Games
Asian Championships

Choi Hyo-joo (Korean: 최효주, born 15 April 1998) is a Chinese-born South Korean table tennis player.^[5]^[6] Born in China as Yao Yao (Chinese: 姚尧), she became a naturalized South Korean citizen in November 2013.^[7]

She represented South Korea at the team event in the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[8]

Early life and move to Korea

A Jiangsu native, Choi (then known as Yao Yao) attended a table tennis school in Qingdao, Shandong at a young age.^[9] In 2009, she finished 8th in the national cadet tournament, behind the likes of Chen Meng, Gu Yuting, Shao Jieni, and Zhu Yuling.^[10] She was spotted by Choi Young-il, head coach of the Korean club Samsung Life, who persuaded her to go to South Korea and acquire Korean nationality. Several people helped out with her naturalization: the mother of Jeong Sang-eun, another Chinese-born South Korean player, and Coach Choi's older brother, a public employee, who volunteered to foster her.^[11] Later, when she became a naturalized Korean, she adopted the surname Choi.

Achievements

ITTF Tours

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Final opponent	Score	Rank
2015	Croatia Open	Challenge	Shan Xiaona	4–1^[12]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Final opponents	Score	Rank
2019	Korea Open	World Tour	Yang Ha-eun	Chen Meng Wang Manyu	0–3^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b "Choi Hyojoo". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "Player profile - Choi Hyo-joo". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
^ "ITTF World Ranking Profile - Choi Hyojoo". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
^ "최효주CHOI HYO JOO". kttl.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
^ "日本ペイントマレッツ崔孝珠（チェヒョジュ）選手契約更新のお知らせ". prtimes.jp (in Japanese). 21 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
^ "ITTF Eligibility Registration". ITTF. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "16-Year Old Shin Yubin Becomes Youngest Ever Korean Olympic Table Tennis Player - Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ Kim Jihan (26 August 2018). "16세 때 한국 귀화, 최효주 키운 전설의 '쌍유'". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "关于2009年全国优秀青少年乒乓球调赛有关事宜的通知". Chinese Table Tennis Association (in Chinese). 12 August 2009.
^ Jeon Young-ji (4 July 2015). "최영일 삼성감독"'17세 탁구신성'최효주 1년내 톱10도 가능"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "Croatian Open: Final Day". SD Sport. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "Day Three: Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour SHINHAN Korea Open". ITTF. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

External links

[oca-1] "Choi Hyojoo". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[ittf-2] "Player profile - Choi Hyo-joo". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

[3] "ITTF World Ranking Profile - Choi Hyojoo". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[4] "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[5] "최효주CHOI HYO JOO". kttl.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[6] "日本ペイントマレッツ崔孝珠（チェヒョジュ）選手契約更新のお知らせ". prtimes.jp (in Japanese). 21 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[eligibility-7] "ITTF Eligibility Registration". ITTF. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[8] "16-Year Old Shin Yubin Becomes Youngest Ever Korean Olympic Table Tennis Player - Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[joins-9] Kim Jihan (26 August 2018). "16세 때 한국 귀화, 최효주 키운 전설의 '쌍유'". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[10] "关于2009年全国优秀青少年乒乓球调赛有关事宜的通知". Chinese Table Tennis Association (in Chinese). 12 August 2009.

[11] Jeon Young-ji (4 July 2015). "최영일 삼성감독"'17세 탁구신성'최효주 1년내 톱10도 가능"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[12] "Croatian Open: Final Day". SD Sport. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[13] "Day Three: Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour SHINHAN Korea Open". ITTF. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

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