Eugene Wang Explained

Eugene Wang
Fullname:Eugene Zhen Wang
Nickname:唐僧
Playingstyle:Right-handed
Club:True North TTC
Birth Date:13 November 1985
Birth Place:Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Height:1.74m (05.71feet)[1]
Weight:80kg (180lb)

Eugene Wang (born Wang Zhen 王臻 on November 13, 1985 in Shijiazhuang) is a Canadian table tennis player. He was given permission to compete for Canada in June 2012, allowing him to represent Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's team event.[2] He trains in Saarbrücken, Germany.

In June 2016, he was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[3]

Wang competed in the 2019 Butterfly Canadian National Championships in both Men's Singles & Men's Doubles, pairing with 2018 Champion Jeremy Hazin. Wang & Hazin won the doubles event, defeating the Québec duo of Antoine Bernadet & Marko Medjugorac in the Finals. Wang would go on to face both men again in the singles bracket, felling Medjugorac in the semi-finals and Bernadet in the Finals. Wang's victory over Bernadet was a sweep (11-3 11-4 11-8 11-5).

He represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Summer Olympics – Eugene Wang profile . 2012 Summer Olympics official website . August 8, 2012 . May 12, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512061454/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/wang-eugene-1113808/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Zhen Eugene Wang Profile . g2014results.thecgf.com . 2016-01-09 . January 27, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127193911/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/table_tennis/1027927/zhen_eugene_wang.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Olympic veterans Zhang and Wang will return to Rio for table tennis . Hossain . Asif . 1 June 2016 . www.olympic.ca . . 1 June 2016.
  4. Web site: 2020-03-07. Zhang and Wang qualify for Tokyo 2020 at ITTF North American Olympic qualifiers. 2021-04-09. www.insidethegames.biz.