The table tennis players of Climate Group Stars from Middelstum lost the second match of the autumn competition 5-2 to Van Wijnen/ Smash ’70 on Saturday in Hattem. It was not the fault of the young Shuohan Men. She won both her singles matches.
Shuohan Men is active in the Premier League with Climate Group Stars. With the gentlemen, that is. “Against men is in any case very hard, with high quality and much faster than against women,” she explains in the 23rd episode of De Aanpakkers the difference between playing against men and playing against women.
She is satisfied that she won both her singles matches. “It’s going much better than last season. Then we had little training due to corona, while I trained very hard this summer.”
Coach Jan Tammenga, who also took action himself, also appears satisfied. Although they still needed some coaching. Tammenga: “She had some problems with the serve of her opponents. She couldn’t do anything with it. I then indicated: try to flip that ball instead of sliding it.”
Passport
Name Shuohan Men
Born February 28, 2000 Xianyang
residence Westerwijtwerd
Course Sports marketing at the Johan Cruyff Academy
Sport Table tennis
Highlights Dutch champion in 2018, 2020 and 2021, and won the Finland Open in 2021
Goals for 2023 Presenting as best as possible during the European Games
The Approachers
In the video series The Approachers six talents, active in various sports disciplines, are closely followed for a year: Luciano Valente, Lars van Oostrum, Daniel Moragues, Shuohan Men, Jop van der Laan and Tim Jansen.
The Approachers is an initiative of Meer en Beter Bewegen, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, University of Groningen, Topsport Noord, BEA Foundation, Sport050, province of Groningen and the Topsport Talent School.