Zhu Yuling Signs with Butterfly

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Catching up on ZYL after winning WCT CS and SCT Doha 2026. She said the last time she lost to Hashimoto at WTT CT Taiyuan 2025 was due to stamina issue and tactical errors on her part.

乒乓球︱2026年朱雨玲連續兩站奪冠：讓我知道自己遠較想像中強大
https://www.hk01.com/即時體育/60314128/乒乓球-2026年朱雨玲連續兩站奪冠-讓我知道自己遠較想像中強大

 

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Zhu Yuling Awarded One Of Macao, China's Top Honours
https://www.worldtabletennis.com/description?artId=5842
空手道隊與朱雨玲獲頒體育功績勳章
https://www.tdm.com.mo/zh-hant/sharelink/news/1172778

 

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Viscaria, D09c, T05 Hard

BUGGER !!!!
I was hoping she was having some chocolate biscuits.

 

[zeio]

In the latest video interview with 新世相/Xinshixiang, ZYL finally talked about Ito Mima being a thorn in her side and how she was keen for the opportunity and had been training to defeat her upon her return. She kept Ito's setup in the racket case at all times of the sparring partner that she hired who didn't play pips just in case someone plays that style so that she can lend that person one to use. She added that the win at US Smash 2025 has removed the thorn and healed her illness.

https://weibo.com/3818859252/QF1L2tdrj
新世相
26-5-12 16:05
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「新世相运动员访谈系列」第二期，我们邀请到了乒乓球世界冠军@朱雨玲 。她爱过乒乓球，也恨过，恨到看到乒乓球台都要绕着走。在她口中，我们听到了「一个世界冠军再也不想经历残酷竞争」的故事。

“我是残酷竞争脱颖而出的一个受益者，我知道为什么有这样的机制……到最后你代表中国队去比赛的时候，你必须赢下这场比赛的时候，你是能够做到的。”

朱雨玲的确做到了。从13岁到25岁，朱雨玲的职业生涯里有12年在国家队度过。这12年里，她就像“坐火箭一样”，每一年都在上升：7个世界冠军，11个亚洲冠军，并一度登顶世界排名第一。

但后来，朱雨玲发现，这种竞争带来的「冠军」、「第一」已不能为她的人生做再多加法，她不想再去跟任何人竞争——这种变化发生在她离开赛场之后：

2020年，新冠疫情、生病手术让朱雨玲不得不离开赛场，她也因此想要转型：去学校读书、当老师，去见识乒乓球之外更广大的世界。她开始意识到，「世界冠军」的光环“非常窄”“非常有时效性”，她问自己:“我除了会打乒乓球，我还会什么？”

但是，四年之后，2024年，朱雨玲又重新出发了。她握起球拍，决定重回赛场，代表中国澳门队参加比赛。

既然讨厌竞争，为什么还会选择重回赛场？站在这样的节点，如何回顾此前的职业生涯？如何理解比赛、竞争，如何理解赛场上的自己？我们的访谈围绕这些问题展开。

现在，重返赛场的朱雨玲，不想再为证明自己够「勇」、够「猛」、够「冲」、可以拿冠军，而站在200多米的天空蹦极，她也不想再被别人推着往前走——去成为世界冠军、去拿金牌。

现在，朱雨玲感到自己不再是一个只会打乒乓球的世界冠军，她感到自己是一个「更完整」的人。

“我现在想让自己当做水，因为我觉得水是不是能穿万物？”

“当水的时候我希望自己是波浪形的，而且人生不就是一个正弦波吗？有高的时候一定有低，有低的时候，也一定会有高。” [http://t.cn/AXiGe3aT] 新世相的微博视频

 

[zeio]

ZYL's surprisingly good English message in her run (withdrew) for the ITTF Athletes' Commission Elections 2026.

https://weibo.com/6040160273/QCNbEwRZF

 

[zeio]

重返世界前列后，朱雨玲仍在追问：为什么打球？ (After returning to the world’s elite ranks, Zhu Yuling continues to ask herself: Why do I play?)
https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260919A086Z700

三个月后，她又在WTT美国大满贯中相继击败王曼昱、申裕斌，在半决赛中与昔日对手伊藤美诚重逢，最终夺冠，世界排名来到第六名。接受谷雨实验室采访时，她分析那个冠军是“特定环境的限定版本”：拉斯维加斯空气稀薄、气压和湿度偏低，球速、旋转和弧线都会受到影响。这种条件更适合她“不该发力时不发力”的打法。“换一个地儿，决赛我肯定赢不了她（王曼昱）；（即使在）那个地方再打一次，我相信她也不会输。”

与伊藤美诚的半决赛颇受外界关注。比赛还没开始，她多次被记者问起。正式交手前，她重新找出2018年瑞典公开赛两人的比赛录像，从头到尾看了一遍。以旁观者的视角分析、统计两人的前三板和相持，她发现自己想象中的对手“比她本人更强大”。

七年后再次交手，她赢下比赛。有人说，朱雨玲的“奥运会”在这个夏天落幕了。

赛后，她回到更衣室换衣服，无意中瞥见手术留下的疤，有些释怀。“伊藤是我非常欣赏的运动员，我心里的伤，不只是输给她那场比赛带来的，而且是背后的一些东西。”对她来说，这场球更像是“战胜了曾经的自己”。但她并不打算与伤疤告别，“为什么要离开它？它就是我身上的东西。”

(Three months later, at the US Smash, she defeated both Wang Manyu and Shin Yubin. In the semifinal, she faced her old rival Ito Mima once again. She went on to win the title, climbing to sixth in the world rankings. In an interview with Guyu Lab, she described that victory as a "special, context-dependent version" of her game: the thin air, low atmospheric pressure, and low humidity in Las Vegas affected the speed, spin, and trajectory of the ball—conditions that favored her style of play, which relies on knowing exactly when not to exert full force. "In a different setting, I certainly wouldn't have beaten her (Wang Manyu) [TL's note: Chen Yi, rather?] in the final; and even if we played again in that same location, I’m confident she wouldn't lose."

The semifinal match against Ito Mima drew significant attention, and she was asked about it by reporters repeatedly before the match even began. Leading up to the clash, she revisited the footage of their 2018 Swedish Open encounter, watching it from start to finish. Analyzing the match as an objective observer—tracking the first three shots and the subsequent rallies—she realized that the opponent she had built up in her mind was "even more formidable than the real person."

Seven years after their last encounter, she emerged victorious. Some remarked that Zhu Yuling’s "Olympic journey" had come to an end that summer.

After the match, back in the locker room, she caught a glimpse of the scar from her surgery and felt a sense of relief. "I truly admire Ito Mima as an athlete. The wounds I carried in my heart weren't just from that one loss to her—they stemmed from everything else surrounding it." For her, this match felt more like a victory over her former self. Yet, she has no intention of parting ways with the scar. "Why should I get rid of it? It’s simply a part of who I am.")