Erny TSAO - Player Profile

Name:             Erny TSAO

Address:         Sydney, Australia

Date of Birth:         30/06/1996

Age:            14 (As of end 2010)

Place of Birth:         Sydney, Australia

School:         James Ruse Agricultural High School       

Nationality:         Australian

Club:             E.L.I.T.E. Table Tennis Club, Sydney

Coaches:         Tony Lee (E.L.I.T.E.)

Shaun He (E.L.I.T.E.)

Chris Yan (E.L.I.T.E.)

Cam La (Pre-2008)

Plays:             Left-handed shake-hand grip fast attack

Equipment:         Butterfly Timo Boll ZLC with Tenergy 05 (2.1) and Tenergy 64 (2.1)

Table Tennis Representative Career:

National

International

Australian Cadet (U15) Boys Team in New Zealand WJC (World Junior Circuit)

Australian Cadet (U15) Boys Team in Oceania Championships

Major Table Tennis Titles:

Winner in U11 Boys Doubles

Winner in U13 Boys Doubles

Winner in U13 Boys Singles

NSW Junior Open Championships

Winner in U13 Boys Doubles

Winner in U13 Boys Singles

2nd Runner-up in U15 Boys Singles

NSW Metropolitan Open Championships

Winner in U13 Boys Singles

Australian Junior Open Championships

U13 Boys National Tournament Order of Merit Number 3           

2nd Runner-up in U13 Boys Team

2nd Runner-up in U13 Boys Doubles

Winner in U13 Boys Singles

NSW Junior Closed Championships

Winner in U13 Boys Doubles

Winner in U13 Mixed Doubles

1st Runner-up in U13 Boys Singles

1st Runner-up in U15 Boys Singles

NSW Junior Open Championships

Winner in U13 Boys Doubles

Winner in U13 Mixed Doubles

1st Runner-up in U13 Boys Singles

2nd Runner-up in U15 Boys Singles

NSW Metropolitan Open Championships

Winner in U15 Boys Singles

Winner in B Grade Singles

Australian Junior Open Championships

U13 Boys National Tournament Order of Merit Number 1       

Winner in U13 Boys Teams (National Champion)

Winner in U13 Boys Singles (National Champion)

Winner in U13 Boys Doubles (National Champion)

1st Runner-up in U13 Mixed Doubles

New Zealand Junior Open Championships

1st Runner-up in U13 Boys Doubles

2nd Runner-up in U13 Boys Singles

2nd Runner-up in U15 Boys Team

2nd Runner-up in U15 Boys Doubles

Winner in U21 Men Singles

Oceania Cadet (U15) Challenge

1st Runner-up in Boys Singles

New Zealand WJC (World Junior Circuit)

2nd Runner-up in Cadet (U15) Boys Teams

Oceania Championships

1st Runner-up in U15 Boys Teams

2nd Runner-up in U15 Boys Singles

2nd Runner-up in U15 Boys Doubles

Highest Rankings:

NSW

U15 Boys - No.5

National

OTTF (Oceania Table Tennis Federation)

U18 Boys - No.25 in April

ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation)

Interesting Table Tennis Achievement:

2009    Australian Junior Open Championships

The first Chinese boy from NSW ever to win the national U13/U14 singles title; and

Being undefeated in the U13 Boys Team events with 100% winning percentage.

2010    Oceania Cadet Challenge

Even though defeating all other top U15 players, just won Silver in the Challenge, losing to fellow aussie, Dillon Cathcart in the final and missing a place for the World Cadets Final in India later in the year

Oceania Championships

Defeated Oliver Scarlett (OTTF U18 ranked 15) in 5 sets in U18 Boys Singles; and

Pushed Ocean Belrose (OTTF U18 ranked 5) to deciding (5th) set in U18 Boys Singles

Overseas Training:

2007/08    Zhong Shan Sports School, Zhong Shan, Guangdong, China (7 weeks)

2008/09    Guangdong Table Tennis Training Base, Shunde, Guangdong, China (7 weeks)

2009/10    Zhao Qing Table Tennis City Team, Zhao Qing, Guangdong, China (5 weeks)

Other Interests:

Rubik’s Cube Enthusiast – Solve 3x3x3 in less than 45 seconds, and 4x4x4 and other more complex ones within 3 minutes;

Sponsors:

2010    Butterfly Japan