Barely back from almost two months of training in China, Shuohan Men performed above expectations at the Table Tennis Masters in Wageningen last weekend. Only in the final did she have to recognize her superior in an opponent (Tanja Helle).
Both Men and her coach Jan Tammenga show themselves in the 21st episode of The Approachers, recorded the day after the Masters in Wageningen, pleasantly surprised with the place in the final. “I am sad, but I feel much better than last season,” says the table tennis player.
Tammenga: ,,Last season it didn’t work out at all. But she trained a lot in China on her forehand technique and her physique.”
They spent almost two months in her native country this summer. To visit family, but especially to train. “The level is very high there. It is better for me to train there,” she says.
Whether she doesn’t want to do nothing during her holiday, like so many others: ,,I’m used to it by training.
Passport
Name Shuohan Men
Born February 28, 2000 in Xianyang
residence Westerwijtwerd
Course Sports marketing at the Johan Cruyff Academy
Sport Table tennis
Highlights Dutch champion in 2018, 2020 and 2021, and Finland Open win in 2021
Goals for 2023 Presenting as well as possible during the European Games
The Packers
In the video series The Packers six talents, active in different sports disciplines, will be followed closely for a year: Luciano Valente, Lars van Oostrum, Daniel Moragues, Shuohan Men, Jop van der Laan and Tim Jansen.
The Packers is an initiative of Meer en Beter Bewegen, Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, University of Groningen, Topsport Noord, Stichting BEA, Sport050, Province of Groningen and the Topsport Talent School.