Lee Sang-su

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Lee Sang-su
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Personal information
Born (1990-08-13) 13 August 1990 (age 34)
Seoul, South Korea [1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing style Right-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking6 (April 2019) [3]
Current ranking27 (20 February 2024) [4]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Paris Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Suzhou Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Düsseldorf Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 Düsseldorf Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Halmstad Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Durban Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Busan Team
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 ChengduMixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 London Team
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Jakarta Singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Busan Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Doha Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 DohaTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Pattaya Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2013 Busan Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 PattayaTeam
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Gwangju Singles

Lee Sang-su (born 13 August 1990) is a South Korean table tennis player. [5] He won two singles titles at the ITTF Pro Tour, the first one was in 2010. [6] He reached semifinals in singles event at the 2017 World Championships.

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Lee Sangsu represented South Korea at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the men's team event after winning the Olympic trials held in February 2021. [7]

Singles titles

YearTournamentFinal opponentScoreRef
2010 ITTF Pro Tour Slovenia Open Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Lundqvist 4–1 [8]
2011ITTF Pro Tour Polish Open Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Shibaev 4–0 [9]
2021 Asian Championships Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chih-yuan 3–2 [10]

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