Sze Yu

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Sze Yu
施羽
Born (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 62)
Shanghai, China
Occupation(s)actor, television presenter, badminton player (retired)
Spouse
Teng Hsiu-ping
(m. 1992)
Children1
ParentSze Ning On (father)
Chinese name
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Shī Yǔ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping Si1 Jyu5

Sze Yu (born 30 September 1962) is a Chinese-born Australian actor, television presenter and retired badminton player.

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As a badminton player, he represented both Hong Kong and Australia. In the 1980s, he was one of the top players in the world. [1]

He started his acting career in Taiwan, while still a badminton player. He has since acted in over 60 TV dramas in Taiwan and mainland China.

Athletic career

Sze Yu
施羽
Personal information
CountryFlag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong (1982–84)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (1986–89)
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Years active1980–1989
Handednessright
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Scotland Men's Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Scotland Mixed Team

Sze Yu's father Sze Ning On was a Chinese Indonesian badminton player who in 1955 arrived in China to play for the China national badminton team (which at that time was completely made up of Chinese Indonesians). [2] He married Sze Yu's mother, a teacher at the Central Academy of Drama, in Beijing, later moving the family to Shanghai where Sze Yu was born. Sze Yu started seriously playing his father's sport at age 9. [3]

In 1979, the Sze family settled in British Hong Kong and Sze Yu soon distinguished himself as the top player in the territory. [4] In September 1983, his family immigrated to Australia for his education. [5] Despite having become an Australian citizen, Sze still represented Hong Kong in the 1984 Thomas Cup as he hadn't met the 2-year residency requirement to represent Australia. [6]

Representing Australia, Sze received 2 medals at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. He was also named to the Australian 1986 Thomas Cup team but an injury kept him away from the competition. [7] He did play at the 1988 Thomas Cup for Team Australia, coached by his father. [8]

Individual Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1984 Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Peter Nierhoff 3–15, 15–10, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1985 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Torben Carlsen 8–15, 15–3, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1985 World Grand Prix Finals Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Jian 6–15, 3–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1986 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Icuk Sugiarto 4–15, 17–14, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1986 Indonesia Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Icuk Sugiarto6–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1986 Carlton Inter-sport Cup Flag of Denmark.svg Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 15–2, 14–17, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1986 English Masters Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Frost 8–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1987Carlton Inter-sport Cup Flag of England.svg Nick Yates 11–15, 15–6, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1988 Canada Open Flag of England.svg Steve Butler 15–7, 10–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1988 U.S. Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Lius Pongoh 11–15, 15–5, 17–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Team Competitions

Country RepresentedYearEventTeamRank
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 1982 Asian Games Men's team
1982 Commonwealth Games Mixed team
1984 Thomas Cup Men's teamQualification round
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1986 Commonwealth Games Mixed team3
1988 Thomas Cup Men's teamQualification round
1989 Sudirman Cup Mixed team16

Acting career

In 1989, while nursing an injury in Taipei, Taiwan, where his father took over the Chinese Taipei national badminton team a year prior, [9] Sze Yu was invited by Liu Li-li, a television director, to participate in her TV drama Wanjun, written by the creator Chiung Yao. Liu was taking a team from Chinese Television System to Beijing to create the first-ever Taiwanese TV drama filmed in mainland China. [10] Under the encouragement of his mother, a Beijing native, Sze took on the supporting role of Zhou Shuhao. The series proved massively popular throughout the Chinese-speaking world, and Sze, after winning the Australian International in the same year, decided to retire to pursue an acting career. [1]

Today, Sze is still active in television, mostly in mainland China.

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1993 18 Wu Sheng
Top Cool想飛~傲空神鷹physician
2016 Elanne Starlight 爱在星空下Ziyan's father

TV dramas

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1990 Wan-chun 婉君Zhou Shuhao
1991Long Time No See Friend朋友好久不見Wang Hsiao-wei
The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain 雪山飛狐Fu Kang'an
1992Green is the Grass by the River青青河邊草
Unforgettable意難忘
Legends of Liu Po-wen劉伯溫傳奇Zu Zhencai
1993Dream of the Red Chamber紅樓夢Jiang Yuhan
Justice Pao 包青天 Emperor Renzong of Song later episodes
1994 The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants 七俠五義
Overlord Flower霸王花Ji Wei
Wong Fei-hung and Thirteenth Aunt黃飛鴻與十三姨Qian Zhihao
The World Shares the Moment天涯共此時Yu Guoqing
1995The Burning Sun燃燒的太陽
Dui Dui Hu對對糊
Ghostly Legends天師鍾馗several characters
1996 Guan Gong 關公 Lu Su
Real Love is Forever真愛一世情Chiang Yung-chuan
Perfect Score for Husband老公一百分
Taiwan Paranormal Events台灣靈異事件several characters
1997Mobilization Order of the Gods神仙動員令black bear
Lily in the Wind風中百合Meng Fan
Kangxi's Love in the Palace康熙情鎖金殿 Mingzhu
The Crazy Film Studio攝影棚也瘋狂Tseng Hao
4 Daughters四千金Hsia Ta-yu
Taiwan Independence Members台獨份子
The Strange Cases of Lord Shih施公奇案several characters
1998The Legend of Earth God土地公傳奇Civil Judge
1999A Pair of Swallows燕雙飛Lan Tien-yu
2000 Return of Judge Bao 包公出巡Fang Dayou
Lucky and Happy Every Year吉祥如意年年來Qin Laishi
Princess Huaiyu懷玉公主Tu Dehai
The Colour of Money金钱本色Ling Wenle
2002Eighteen Arhats十八羅漢Liu Zichen
The Sky of Age 18十八岁的天空Lan Feilin's father
Wang Yaqiao, the Top Assassin第一殺手王亞樵Hou Biao
2003 Lady Wu: The First Empress 至尊紅顏Duan Changde
2004The Flower Spirit花姑子Taoist Priest
2005My Way起跑天堂Lu Tou
Endless Love天若有情Zhou Dashan
The Cricket Master蟋蟀大師
2006Stepmom春天後母心Zhang Baode
Wrongfully Accused媽媽無罪Duan Jiaxiang
2007Justice Department青天衙門Bao Daode
Coming Home烽火孤兒Yan Tai
Lost the Way迷路Wu Chengjun
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio聊齋Jia DeSeason 2
2008Dad, Wake Me Up at Dawn爸爸天亮叫我Zhao Ade
Jianghu Brothers江湖兄弟Huang Dawei
Sentimental Woman and Obsessed Man多情女人癡情男Jin Haobai
8 Avatar八仙全傳 Zhongli Quan
2009Youth in War戰火中青春Cui Haotian
Who Understands the Hearts of Women誰懂女兒心Yu Zhixing
2010 Journey to the West 西遊記 Taibai Jinxing
The Romance of Jianghu江湖絕戀Mr. Zhong
Wolf野狼You Li
20113S Lady单身女王Zhang Chengxin
Tears of the Bride流淚的新娘Ge Renjie's father
Breaking the Thorn斷刺Zhou Xushan
Fallen Leaves in Chang'an叶落长安Jianping
2012The Sinister Love of Mother and Son血雨母子情Meilin
A Tottering Life飄搖人生Cui Heyan
Precious千金Ling Mutian
Her Whole Life她的一生Zhong Bo
2013To Advance Toward the Victory向著勝利前進Tairashuu Yokoyama
League of Legends英雄聯盟General Yamada
2015 Master of Destiny 風雲天地Kwong Kwan-ho
2016Love and Passion萬水千山風雨情Gao Youde
Golden Bloody Path黃金血道Pang Dekun
Behind the Secret秘密的背後Dong Shijun
TBALasting Affection爱让我们在一起Wang Guxian
Blind Date盲约Xia Tian's father

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