Cai Xiaoli
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Singapore |
| Born | 21 November 1979 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Table tennis |
| Playing style | Right-handed Shakehand grip |
Medal record | |
Cai Xiaoli (born 21 November 1979), also known as Cai Xiao Li, is a former Singaporean international table tennis player.[1]
Early life
Cai was born in Beijing, China in 1979.[1]
Cai moved to Singapore when he was around 14 under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[2][3]
Career
In 2004 he won the Commonwealth Championships mixed doubles with partner Zhang Xueling.[4] He was on the Singapore A team at the 2006 Australian Open, where he won the Mixed Doubles with partner Sun Beibei.[5]
In January 2008 his world ranking was 155.[6]
Cai competed at the following international events:
- World Championships: 2005 men's singles, 2007 men's singles, 2007 mixed doubles, 2009 men's singles, 2009 men's doubles, 2009 mixed doubles
- Olympic Games: 2008 men's team
- Commonwealth Games: 2002, 2006, 2010 men's singles, 2010 mixed doubles
- Asian Games: 2002 men's singles, 2002 men's doubles, 2002 mixed doubles, 2006 men's doubles, 2006 men's team, 2010 men's team
- Southeast Asian Games: 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009
Cai retired in 2011 and became the assistant coach of the national women's table tennis team.[2]
As coach
In January 2014, Cai resigned as the head coach of the Singapore’s Youth Olympic Games table tennis team, citing personal reasons, just months before the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics to be held in China.[7]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cai Xiao Li". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ a b "'I won't cut ties with S'pore'". Asiaone. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "THEY CRY FOUL OVER CHINA-BORN SINGAPOREANS". The New Paper. 11 August 1999. p. 43 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Singapore retain mixed doubles title". New Straits Times. 26 June 2004. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "Ping-Pong Player of the Week - Sun Beibei". About.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "VN's best ready for Olympics quest". VietNamNet Bridge. 31 January 2008. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "YOG paddlers lose coach". The Straits Times. 21 January 2014. p. 4.
External links
- Cai Xiaoli at Olympics.com
- Cai Xiaoli at the Singapore National Olympic Council
- Cai Xiaoli at Olympedia
- Cai Xiaoli at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Cai Xiaoli at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Cai Xiaoli at InterSportStats
- Cai Xiaoli at the Singapore National Olympic Council (archive)
- Xiao Li Cai at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)