Young Talents on a Big Stage

Feature: Loy Ming Ying (Table Tennis), Chow Yong Jun (Water Polo)

Loy Ming Ying
Table Tennis (Leave of Absence in 2026)
Loy Ming Ying has emerged as one of Singapore’s most promising young table tennis athletes, delivering an impressive series of performances across regional and international competitions in 2025.

At the Asian Championships 2025, Ming Ying played a pivotal role in Singapore’s campaign, contributing to the team’s bronze medal in the Women’s Team event. She continued her strong form at the SEA Games 2025, where she helped secure a silver medal in the Women’s Team event and achieved joint bronze in the Women’s Doubles.

Ming Ying also excelled in age-group competitions. At the Asian Youth Games 2025, she finished among the top eight in both the Girls’ Singles and Mixed Doubles events, competing against the region’s top young players. She added another podium finish at the Asian Youth Championships with a bronze medal in the Women’s Team event.

Her standout performances continued at the SEA Youth Championships, where she clinched gold in the U15 Girls’ Singles, silver in the U15 Girls’ Doubles, and silver in both the U15 Girls’ Team and U19 Mixed Doubles events, demonstrating remarkable adaptability across age categories.

On the international youth circuit, Ming Ying made her mark at the WTT Youth Contender Cappadocia, winning gold in both the U17 and U19 Girls’ events. She followed this with strong showings at the WTT Youth Contender Wladyslawowo, securing bronze in both the U17 and U19 categories.

In 2026, Ming Ying will take a Leave of Absence from school to fully focus on her table tennis career as she continues her ascent on the international stage.

Chow Yong Jun
Water Polo, Diploma in Business Studies (SSP-NP)
As part of his development in water polo, Chow Yong Jun embarked on an overseas training stint in Serbia in 2024 with top club Valis. Training in a highly competitive European environment sharpened his technical and tactical abilities. During this period, he remained academically engaged through blended learning at Sports School before returning in early 2025 to continue balancing his sporting and academic commitments.

Yong Jun represented Singapore at the SEA Games 2025, where he played a role in the men’s team securing the gold medal. Competing at a major multi-sport event provided him with valuable senior international experience and contributed to the team’s success.

He also represented Singapore at several major international championships in 2025, including the Asian Aquatics Championships, the Asian Aquatics U20 Water Polo Championships, and the World U20 Championship. Across these competitions, Yong Jun gained exposure to high-intensity matches against top international teams, strengthening his understanding of the game and his competitive maturity.

At the national level, he contributed to Sports School’s success at the National School Games 2025, where the Boys’ ‘B’ Division team clinched gold.

Having completed his Secondary 4 studies in 2025, Yong Jun will continue his academic journey in 2026 through the through-train Diploma in Business Studies programme.