On the evening of March 22, Singaporean celebrities suddenly announced their retirement on their personal social platforms, and Yu Mengyu said:
Looking back at those times of hard training, those times of feeling tired, those of struggling with injuries, those times of countless times when you wanted to give up but still chose to continue to struggle, there were both the joys of winning and the frustrations of failure. Maybe that's the charm of chasing dreams. Now, it's time to say goodbye, and it's a very important time in my life. Looking back on the 16 years of sports career standing on the international stage, there are many touches and glories. In the future, I will open a new chapter in my life, adhering to the spirit of tenacious struggle and indomitable sportsmanship, and passing on more positive energy to others and society.
Born in Liaoning, China, Yu Mengyu and Wang Nanguo Yue are fellow countrymen, in 2006, yu Mengyu, who was only 17 years old at the time, came to Singapore alone and began to represent the Singapore team in international competitions.
At the 2010 Moscow World Table Tennis Championships, Yu Mengyu, together with Feng Tianwei, Wang Yuegu and Sun Beibei, defeated the powerful Chinese women's table tennis in the women's team final, when Feng Tianwei alone defeated Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen, and Wang Yuegu defeated Liu Shiwen.
Although Yu Mengyu did not get a chance to play in the final, with the victory of Feng Tianwei and Wang Yuegu, Yu Mengyu still reached the top of the team world table tennis championships with his teammates!
Yu Mengyu also once defeated the main player of Chinese women's table tennis, in the 2012 Asian Championship women's team final, Yu Mengyu played the third singles, against China's Liu Shiwen, Yu Mengyu played well, defeating Liu Shiwen 3-2, helping Singapore team to get the only point!
And Liu Shiwen also lost to Mengyu that time, and completely missed the London Olympic Games!
The highlight of Yu Mengyu's career should be last year's Tokyo Olympic Games, when Yu Mengyu became the Olympic standard-bearer of the Singapore team, and at the same time, in the women's singles, Yu Mengyu eliminated the former sister of The Japanese women's table tennis in the women's singles 1/4 final, ishikawa Yoshijun, and reached the top four of the Olympic Games for the first time in her career.
In the semi-finals, Yu Mengyu lost 0-4 to Chen Mengyu.
In the third place battle, Yu Mengyu faced Ito Mimachi, and in the case of winning the first set first, he failed to grasp the advantage, and was won by Ito Mimachi for four consecutive sets, missing the third place in the women's singles.
But this is still the best record of the predecessors Li Jiawei and Feng Tianwei in the Olympic Games!
However, with the increase of age, Yu Mengyu is now 33 years old, and his state is not as good as before, and he does not have an advantage in the confrontation with young players.
Now yu Mengyu announced his retirement, and the International Table Tennis Federation also blessed Yu Mengyu on the official website, hoping that Yu Mengyu could have a smooth future!
At the same time, this is also the voice of many fans, I hope that Yu Mengyu can get better and better in the future work and life, come on!