Name Johnny Cheung Yat-fung
School Diocesan Boys' School
Grade Form Five
Sport Table Tennis
Achievements Johnny, 19, captained the Hong Kong team that came second at the Asian Schools Table Tennis Championships in Vietnam in October last year. He also came second in boys' singles and won the team title at the Schools Interport Table Tennis Championships in 2009.
He is the captain of his school's table tennis team, the boys' Grade A first runner-up and overall first runner-up in this year's Inter-school Table Tennis Competition (Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Division One). He made it to the quarter-finals of the 2010/11 All Hong Kong Schools Jing Ying Table Tennis Tournament, losing to the eventual champion, Kenneth Chiu Chung-hei.
Soundbite 'I reached at least the quarter-final of the all-schools championships eight times in a row. I will play in the second stage of the competition this Sunday. This year's draw is not as tough as last year's, and I aim to win the title,' Johnny says.
'I was a full-time player for a year and was probably one of the first students who left school to become a pro. At that time, there were fewer chances to play in overseas competitions. Later, I decided to return to my studies.
'Now the system for junior pros and part-time student players is more mature. They can travel to compete and gain points to improve their rankings.
