Clarence Chew Zhe Yu (born 27 December 1995) is a Singaporeantable tennis player. He competed in the2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
At the 2020 Olympics, Chew competed in themen's singles table tennis event. He wonIbrahima Diaw ofSenegal in the first round before losing to the 32nd seed,Daniel Habesohn, ofAustria in the second round.[4][5]
Clarence Chew began his career in 2009 as a national youth player. He made hisSoutheast Asian Games debut at the2013 SEA Games. He has represented Singapore at theYouth Olympic Games,Southeast Asian Games,Asian Table Tennis Championships,World Table Tennis Championships, and theSummer Olympic Games[6][7]
Clarence won his firstCommonwealth Games Gold medal at the2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in theMen's Team event.[2] He played alongsideGao Ning, Li Hu,Yang Zi andZhan Jian.
Clarence became the first Singapore-born table tennis player to represent the country at theSummer Olympic Games inTokyo, after winning Koen Pang, in the finals at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Qatar in March.[8][9]
Clarence defeated world ranked 71Ibrahima Diaw ofSenegal in the first round with a score of 4–2.[10] He proceeded to the second round where he lost toAustria'sDaniel Habesohn.[11]
| Date | Round | Result | Opponent | Score | Individual Sets | ||||||
| 24 July | 1st | Win |  Ibrahima Diaw | 4-2 | 11-4 | 4-11 | 11-3 | 13-11 | 3-11 | 12-10 | |
| 25 July | 2nd | Loss |  Daniel Habesohn | 1-4 | 7-11 | 9-11 | 8-11 | 11-6 | 10-12 | - | |
Chew, together with teammate Ethan Poh, representedSingapore at theSEA Games inHanoi, in the Doubles event. In the final, they beatRichard Pugoy Gonzales andJohn Russel Misal of thePhilippines with a score of 3–1. Chew also teamed up with Zeng Jian in the mixed doubles event, clinching a silver after losing in the finals 2–3 to teammates Koen Pang and Wong Xin Ru.[12] Later, in the Men's Singles event, Chew lost 1–4 in the semi-finals to Vietnam's Nguyen Duc Tuan, hence ending the nation's 15 year streak's gold medal haul from 2007 to 2022.[13]
