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| Feng Tianwei PJG | |
|---|---|
 Feng in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
| Native name | 冯天薇 |
| Nationality | Singapore |
| Residence | Singapore |
| Born | 31 August 1986 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
Table tennis career | |
| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip[2] |
| Equipment(s) | Butterfly Zhang Jike Blade |
| Highest ranking | 2 (April – September 2010, August 2011)[3] |
Medal record | |
Feng Tianwei PJG (Chinese: 冯天薇; pinyin: Féng Tiānwēi, pronounced [fə̌ŋ tjɛ́nwéi]; born 31 August 1986[1]) is a Singaporean retired table tennis player. Born in China, she permanently moved to Singapore in March 2007 at the age of 20 under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme and commenced her international career in competitive table tennis the following month.
Feng represented Singapore for the first time in the Olympic Games at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. On 15 August 2008, the Singapore team comprising Feng and her teammates Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu defeated South Korea 3–2 in the semifinals. The team lost to China in the final, obtaining the silver medal. This was Singapore's first Olympic medal in 48 years and its first as an independent nation.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Feng defeated Kasumi Ishikawa of Japan 4–0 to win the women's singles bronze medal, Singapore's first Olympic singles medal since the 1960 Summer Olympics. She would later won the bronze medal at the women's team event with Li and Wang against South Korea. This was the first time Singapore had won two medals at an Olympic Games.
On 15 March 2015, Feng defeated Zhu Yuling and Liu Shiwen at the 2015 Asian Cup in Jaipur to be crowned Asian Cup Champion for the first time. At the same time, she broke China's 7 consecutive years of dominance in this tournament.
On 25 October 2016, the Singapore Table Tennis Association announced that it would not be renewing its contract with Feng, citing the need for rejuvenation of the national team. However, STTA has confirmed to support her for future international competitions if she meets the selection criteria.[4] A few months after her exit from STTA, she went on to beat then world number one and Olympic gold medalist Ding Ning 3–2 in the Chinese Table Tennis Super League.[5]
On 11 October 2019, Feng defeated Chen Meng, then ranked world number one, in four straight games, causing the biggest upset in the 2019 German Open.[6]
- ^ a b Athlete biography: FENG Tianwei, Beijing 2008, Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, 2008, archived from the original on 18 August 2008, retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ^ FENG Tianwei, International Table Tennis Federation, archived from the original on 23 August 2008, retrieved 23 August 2008.
- ^ World ranking record for FENG Tianwei (SIN), International Table Tennis Federation, 8 April 2010, archived from the original on 6 July 2010, retrieved 10 April 2010; Chan U-Gene (10 April 2010), "Paddler Feng moves up world rankings to No. 2", The Straits Times, p. A3.
- ^ "Table tennis: STTA confirms support for Feng Tianwei's participation in international competitions". The Straits Times. 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Table tennis: Feng Tianwei shocks world No. 1 Ding Ning in Chinese Table Tennis Super League". The Straits Times. 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Feng Tianwei thrashes Chinese world number 1 in straight games at German Open". CNA. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.