Choi Hyo-joo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Chinese (before 2013) South Korean (after 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Yao Yao 15 April 1998 Jiangsu, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 36 (February 2016) [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 69 (20 February 2024) [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Choi Hyo-joo | |
Hangul | 최효주 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Choe Hyo-ju |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Hyochu |
Yao Yao | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 姚堯 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 姚 尧 | ||||||
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Choi Hyo-joo ( Korean: 최효주, born 15 April 1998) is a Chinese-born South Korean table tennis player. [5] [6] Born in China as Yao Yao ( Chinese: 姚尧), she became a naturalized South Korean citizen in November 2013. [7]
She represented South Korea at the team event in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [8]
A Jiangsu native, Choi (then known as Yao Yao) attended a table tennis school in Qingdao, Shandong at a young age. [9] In 2009, she finished 8th in the national cadet tournament, behind the likes of Chen Meng, Gu Yuting, Shao Jieni, and Zhu Yuling. [10] She was spotted by Choi Young-il, head coach of the Korean club Samsung Life, who persuaded her to go to South Korea and acquire Korean nationality. Several people helped out with her naturalization: the mother of Jeong Sang-eun, another Chinese-born South Korean player, and Coach Choi's older brother, a public employee, who volunteered to foster her. [11] Later, when she became a naturalized Korean, she adopted the surname Choi.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Final opponent | Score | Rank |
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2015 | Croatia Open | Challenge | Shan Xiaona | 4–1 [12] |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Final opponents | Score | Rank |
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2019 | Korea Open | World Tour | Yang Ha-eun |
Chen Meng Wang Manyu |
0–3 [13] |