Lim Shengyu

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Lim Shengyu
Lim Shengyu at the 2016 SEABA Cup.jpg
Lim Shengyu from the Singapore National Team driving past the Thai's defense
No. 12–Singapore Slingers
Position Forward
League Asean Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990 (age 33)
Singapore
Career information
High school Bukit Panjang Government High School
College National University of Singapore
Career history
2010–2013 Singapore Slingers
2006-2017Singapore National Basketball Team
Career highlights and awards
  • 2007 National 'A' Division MVP
  • 2008 National 'A' Division MVP
  • 2013 ABL 3-point Contest Champion
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 SEA Games Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 SEA Games Team
SEABA Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Stankovic Cup Team

Lim Shengyu (born 7 December 1990) is a Singaporean professional basketball player who plays forward, most recently for the Singapore Slingers in the Asean Basketball League (ABL).

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After winning the Most Valuable Player Award in both his two years playing for Hwa Chong Institution, Shengyu was selected as one of three Singaporean players to attend the Adidas Nations basketball camp in Shanghai [1] and represent Singapore to participate in the NBA Without Borders Camp in New Delhi [2] in 2008.

Lim also spent 10 years in the Singapore National Basketball (Senior) team, winning 2 bronze medals for his country in both the 2013 and 2015 editions of the Southeast Asian Games. Lim is best known for his sharp-shooting, especially his ability to make the three-point shot. [3]

Education

In 2016, Lim completed his degree in Environmental Engineering from Asia's top university, [4] the National University of Singapore, with first-class honours. [5]

Club career

On 1 September 2010, Lim was one of the four new rookies that signed with the Singapore Slingers. [6]

On 29 November 2011, Lim, together with Wong Wei Long and Desmond Oh, signed new contracts with the Slingers for the 2012 ASEAN Basketball League Season. [7]

On 16 March 2013, during the ABL Hoops fest, despite being the youngest participant in the competition, Lim won the first-ever ABL three-point shoot-out contest during the Sapporo Slam Jam event. He qualified top of the players with 14 points in the first round. In the final round, he finished with 13 points, defeating Leo Avenido to claim the contest. [8]

In July 2011, Lim Shengyu, along with Steven Khoo and Al Vergara, played for Singapore Siglap, one of the 4 teams competing in the 2011 Malaysia National Basketball League. [9]

International career

Lim receiving his 2015 SEA Games bronze medal. Shengyu receiving his 2015 SEA Games bronze medal.jpg
Lim receiving his 2015 SEA Games bronze medal.

Lim was a member of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games Singapore national basketball team. He led the team in scoring with 14.3 per game. [10]

Lim continued to play an integral role for the national team and helped Singapore basketball clinch its first SEA Games medal (bronze) in 34 years in the 2013 SEA Games in Myanmar since 1979. [11]

At the 2015 SEA Games held in Singapore, Lim once again represented Team Singapore to win his second consecutive bronze medal, despite suffering a major ankle injury in the semi-finals against Indonesia. [12]

In 2018, Lim retired from international basketball to pursue his career in coaching and private tuition.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2014 Meeting the Giant He Dadi [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "NBA.com - BASKETBALL WITHOUT BORDERS ASIA FEATURES FIRST-EVER NBA EVENT IN INDIA". www.nba.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Catching up with the Singapore Slingers | ASEAN Basketball League". Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  4. ↑ hermesauto (5 September 2017). "NUS ranked Asia's top university for third year running". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "NUS graduates juggle studies with sports". The New Paper. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Singapore Slingers Reveal 2010-2011 New Roster". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE SINGAPORE SLINGERS : Trio of Local Players Signed". Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  8. ↑ "Beermen's Justin Williams and Slingers' Lim Sheng Yu Shine in Sapporo Slam Jam | ASEAN Basketball League". Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "ABL News - Thursday, June 23, 2011 - ABL Players Remain Busy Despite Off-Season". Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "Competition Stats - SportingPulse International". SportingPulse International. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
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  12. ↑ migration (15 June 2015). "SEA Games: Singapore cagers to play for bronze without injured Oh and Lim". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  13. ↑ Yee, Yip Wai (18 June 2014). "Director Tay Ping Hui teaches basketball players to act in Meeting The Giant". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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