| Table tennis – Mixed doubles at the 2009 SEA Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Convention Hall, National University | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8 – 15 December 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
| Team | men | women | |
The mixed doubles competition of the table tennis event at the 2009 SEA Games will be held from 8 to 15 December at the Convention Hall, National University of Laos in Vientiane, Laos. [1] [2]
A total of 32 athletes from eight nations competed in mixed doubles table tennis at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games:
Li Jiawei is a retired Chinese-born former Singaporean table tennis player, four-time Olympian and twice Olympic medalist. She trained in Beijing's famous Shichahai Sports School with Olympic medalist Zhang Yining. In 1995, she moved to Singapore and in the following year, she commenced her international career as a competitive table tennis player. She became a Singapore citizen at the age of 18 years under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.
Achanta Sharath Kamal, known as Sharath Kamal, is an Indian professional table tennis player. He is the first Indian table tennis player ever to become ten times Senior National Champion hence breaking the record of eight-time National Champion Kamlesh Mehta. In 2019 he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award and in 2022, he was awarded the Khel Ratna Award, India's highest sporting honour.
Wang Hao is a retired Chinese table tennis player. He became the world champion in men's singles in Yokohama, Japan, in May 2009, defeating three-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4–0. His other notable accomplishments include being a three-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, a singles silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. In January 2010, he was replaced by Ma Long as the #1 rank on the official ITTF world rankings. He was previously ranked #1 on the official ITTF world rankings for 27 consecutive months, from October 2007 to December 2009. In April 2011, he was again the top ranked male player in the world. He is known to execute the Reverse Penhold Backhand (RPB) with exceptional skill.
Mouma Das is an Indian table tennis player. Born and brought up in Kolkata, West Bengal, she has represented India in international events since the early 2000s. Das has won multiple medals at the Commonwealth Games including a gold in the Women's Team Competition in 2018. She was awarded the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting honour in 2013 for her contributions to the sport.
Paul Andrew Drinkhall is a British table tennis player. He won the English Championship in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017.
Wang Yuegu is a retired Chinese-born Singaporean table tennis player who was ranked among the top ten players in the world. Wang made her inaugural appearance as a Singaporean table tennis player on the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Pro Tour in June 2005 at the Volkswagen Korean Open in Suncheon, South Korea, where she and Sun Beibei took the silver medal in the women's doubles. On 24 September 2006, Wang achieved her first gold medal on the Pro Tour at the Japan Open in Yokohama. She repeated the feat against her compatriot Li Jiawei on 12 November at the ITTF Pro Tour German Open in Bayreuth. In June 2007, Wang helped Singapore sweep the women's team, women's doubles and mixed doubles gold trophies at the 17th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in Jaipur.
Gao Ning is a retired Chinese-born Singaporean table tennis player. He is currently appointed as the Singapore Table Tennis National Coach for men. He is considered Singapore's best male player with a world ranking of 34 as of August 2016. He was first in men's singles at the 2007 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships. In 2018, Gao won the men's singles as well as the mixed doubles at the Commonwealth Games along with Yu Mengyu.
Jun Mizutani is a retired Japanese table tennis player. He became the youngest Japanese national champion at the age of 17. His consecutive singles titles at the national championships from 2007 to 2011 made him the first man to win the event five times in a row.
Melek Hu, born Hou Meiling 27 January 1989, Shenyang) is a Chinese-born Turkish table tennis player. She has played for Fenerbahçe TT since 2007 and also played for An Gang in China. She has won European championships in the mixed (2010), double (2015) and single (2016) events.
Table tennis events at the 2009 SEA Games took place in the Convention Hall, National University, Vientiane, Laos from 8 to 15 December 2009.
Melissa Tapper is an Australian table tennis player. After competing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she represented Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in elite non-Paralympic competition. In March 2016, she became the first Australian athlete to qualify for both the Summer Olympics and Summer Paralympics.
Joanna Drinkhall is a British table tennis player.
The mixed doubles competition of the table tennis event at the 2007 SEA Games was held from 7 to 8 December at the Klang Plaza in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
The men's doubles competition of the table tennis event at the 2007 SEA Games was held from 8 to 9 December at the Klang Plaza in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
The women's team competition of the table tennis event at the 2009 SEA Games will be held from 8 to 10 December at the Convention Hall, National University of Laos in Vientiane, Laos.
The men's team competition of the table tennis event at the 2009 SEA Games will be held from 8 to 10 December at the Convention Hall, National University of Laos in Vientiane, Laos.
The women's doubles competition of the table tennis event at the 2009 SEA Games will be held from 8 to 15 December at the Convention Hall, National University of Laos in Vientiane, Laos.
The men's doubles competition of the table tennis event at the 2009 SEA Games will be held from 8 to 15 December at the Convention Hall, National University of Laos in Vientiane, Laos.
The women's singles competition of the table tennis event at the 2009 SEA Games will be held from 8 to 15 December at the Convention Hall, National University of Laos in Vientiane, Laos.
The men's singles competition of the table tennis event at the 2009 SEA Games will be held from 8 to 15 December at the Convention Hall, National University of Laos in Vientiane, Laos.
