IVY LIAO

Student. Athlete. Life-long Learner.

Hello! My name is Ivy, and I'm a member of the Canadian National Women’s Table Tennis Team. I first picked up a racquet at age seven, fell in love with the complexity of the sport, and never looked back. Now, as a Pan American Games Bronze Medalist, a five-time Senior World Championship participant, and the Secretary of Table Tennis Canada's Athletes' Commission, I am aiming for the Olympics and hope to continue promoting table tennis and healthy living amongst youth in North America.

Born and raised in East Vancouver, I owe my love of learning to the phenomenal teachers, coaches, and mentors I have had in my life. I graduated as the Valedictorian of my class at Britannia Secondary School, completed the Bachelor of Commerce Program with Honours at UBC’s Sauder School of Business (with specializations in Accounting and Business Law), and will be commencing my studies in the JD Program at UBC's Allard School of Law in September 2024. Throughout my academic journey so far, I've been blessed to receive numerous scholarships and awards, including the UBC Wesbrook Scholar Designation (2022), C.K. Choi Scholarship (2022), Lululemon Leadership Award for IBPOC Students (2023), and Beedie Luminaries Grade 12 & Graduate Studies Awards (2019 & 2023).

My journey so far would not have been possible without the incredible support I have received from my family and community, which has sparked my love of giving back. Currently, I am involved in various initiatives and programs that support youth in Vancouver with organizations including Girls Who LEAP, Face of Today Foundation, and ShEvalesco. Looking forward, I plan to continue immersing myself in opportunities to develop new skills and gain professional experience in law, business, and sustainability so that I can give back to my community in a greater capacity in the future.

If you want to get in touch or if any part of my story resonates with you, reach out via LinkedIn or email me to say hello!

Ivy Liao

Canadian National Team, Table Tennis

UBC Sauder BCom Graduate (2023)

Beedie Luminary and UBC Wesbrook Scholar

2018 Canada Cup | Waterloo, Canada | Photo courtesy of Table Tennis Canada

Features

~ The Northern View, B.C. Table Tennis Stars Set to Shine at Santiago 2023 (Aug 2023)

~ Beedie Luminaries, The Best of Both Worlds: Ivy Liao on Balancing Her Academic and Athletic Identities (Jul 2023)

~ Table Tennis Canada, Athlete of the Year - Ivy Liao (Jun 2023)

~ Richmond Oval, Athlete Intro: Ivy Liao (Oct 2022)

~ Table Tennis Canada, Women in Table Tennis: Ivy Liao (Oct 2022)

~ CBC Sports, Canadian Women's Table Tennis Squad Claims Silver at Pan Am Championships, Advances to 2022 Worlds (Nov 2021)

~ Lead Thru Sport, 52 Strong 2021: Not Just an Athlete - Ivy L. (Mar 2021)

~ Table Tennis Canada, Get to Know National Team Athlete Ivy Liao (Feb 2021)

~ Beedie Luminaries, Beedie Luminaries Spotlight: Ivy Liao (Apr 2020)

~ CLICK, 5th Annual Dinner to Make a Difference (Nov 2019)

~ Strathcona Community Centre, Ivy Liao, Youth Leader Thankful for Strong Community Support Inspires Others to Give Back (Oct 2019)

~ International Table Tennis Federation, Ivy Liao, Seeking to Build on Markham Experience (Jun 2018)

~ Prince George Citizen, Table Tennis Talent Brings in Multiple Medal Haul (Feb 2015)

Videos & Interviews

~ China News Network, Ivy Liao: Promoting Table Tennis in Canada (Dec 2023)

~ Richmond Olympic Oval High Performance, Meet Ivy Liao (Oct 2022)

~ World Table Tennis, 2022 World Championships Highlights: Ivy Liao vs Chen Meng (Oct 2022)

~ OMNI Television, Table Tennis Canada Encourages Women to Play Table Tennis (Oct 2022)

~ Table Tennis Canada, Women in Table Tennis: Ivy Liao (Oct 2022)

~ China Sports Insider Podcast, Canada’s Ivy Liao speaks from inside Chengdu’s ping pong bubble (Sep 2022)

~ Table Tennis Canada, A Look Back at the 2021 Canadian Championships: Interviews to Watch - Ivy Liao (Oct 2021)

~ Table Tennis Canada, INTERVIEW: Ivy Liao, Third Canadian Qualifier for the 2020 World Championships (Jan 2020)

~ Beedie Luminaries, Ivy Liao, 2019 Beedie Luminary (Jul 2019)

~ Table Tennis Canada, INTERVIEW: Pan Am Games Athlete - Ivy Liao (Jul 2019)

~ Table Tennis Canada, INTERVIEW: Ivy Liao at the 2019 Canadian Junior Championships (Jul 2019)

~ CLICK, What it Takes: Passion, Commitment, Support (Oct 2018)

2022 World Team Championships | Chengdu, China | Photo courtesy of WTT

2010 Canadian Junior National Championships | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Photo courtesy of BCTTA

2015 Canada Winter Games | Prince George, Canada | Photo courtesy of Thorsten Gohl

Highlights
2023
2020-2022
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014-2010

Pan American Games Bronze Medalist Women's Teams @ the 2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru
3
12x Canadian National Age Group Champion 2010-2022 Canadian National Championships Canada
1
5x World Senior Championships Participant 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, & 2024 World Table Tennis Championships Malaysia, Germany, China, South Africa, South Korea
7x Pan American Junior Championships Medalist 2016-2019 Pan American Junior Championships Canada, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Mexico
Represented Canada in 20+ Countries Since 2013 Major Competitions Include: World Championships (2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024), World Junior Championships (2016, 2018), World Cadet (U15) Challenge (2014, 2015, 2016), World Hopes (U12) Challenge (2013)

2023 ITTF Mixed Team World Cup Group Stage, Mixed Team Chengdu, China (Dec)
Group Stage
2023 Canadian Pan Am Games Selection Tournament 3rd, Women's Singles Toronto, ON, Canada (Jun)
3
2023 Pan American Championships 2nd, Women's Doubles Havana, Cuba (Sep)
2
2023 Pan American Championships Quarterfinalist, Women's Team Havana, Cuba (Sep)
Top 8
2023 Pan American Games
TBA
2023 NCTTA National Championships 5th, Co-ed Team Round Rock, TX, USA (Apr)
5
2023 NCTTA Pacific Northwest Spring Divisional 1st, Women's Singles Seattle, WA, USA (Jan)
1
2023 NCTTA Pacific Northwest Spring Divisional 1st, Women's Team Seattle, WA, USA (Jan)
1
2023 NCTTA Pacific Northwest Spring Divisional Quarterfinalist, Women's Team Santiago, Chile (Nov)
Top 8
2023 NCTTA National Championships Quarterfinalist, Women's Doubles Round Rock, TX, USA (Apr)
Top 8
2023 NCTTA National Championships Round of 16, Women's Singles Round Rock, TX, USA (Apr)
Top 16
2023 World Championships Round of 128, Women's Singles Durban, South Africa (May)
Top 128
2023 Pan American Games Round of 64, Women's Doubles Durban, South Africa (May)
Top 64

2022 Pan American Championships Quarterfinalist, Women's Doubles Westchester, NY, USA (May)
Top 8
2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships Group Stage, Women's Teams Chengdu, China (Oct)
Group Stage
2022 Pan American Championships Quarterfinalist, Women's Teams Santiago, Chile (Nov)
Top 8
2022 Pan American Championships Round of 16, Women's Singles Santiago, Chile (Nov)
Top 16
2022 NCTTA Pacific Northwest Fall Divisonal 1st, Women's Teams Seattle, WA, USA (Nov)
1
2022 NCTTA Pacific Northwest Fall Divisional 2nd, Co-ed Teams Seattle, WA, USA (Nov)
2
2022 Canadian Senior National Championships 3rd Women's Singles Mississauga, ON, Canada (Jul)
3
2021 Pan American Championships 2nd, Women's Teams Lima, Peru (Nov)
2
2021 Canadian Senior National Championships 5th, Women's Singles Montreal, QC, Canada (Sep)
5
2022 Canadian Commonwealth Games Selection Tournament 5th, Women's Singles Mississauga, ON, Canada (Mar)
5
2021 Pan American Championships Quarterfinalist, Women's Singles & Doubles Lima, Peru (Nov)
Top 8
2020 Canadian World Championships Selection Tournament 3rd, Women's Singles Mississauga, ON, Canada (Jan)
3
2022 WTT Feeder Westchester Quarterfinalist, Women's Doubles Westchester, NY, USA
Top 8
2022 Canadian Senior National Championships 2nd, Mixed Doubles Mississauga, ON, Canada (Jul)
2
2022 Canadian Senior National Championships 2nd, Women's Doubles Mississauga, ON, Canada (Jul)
2

2019 BC Secondary Schools Provincial Championships 2nd, Girls' Singles Surrey, BC, Canada (Feb)
2
2020 Canadian Olympic Trials 5th, Women's Singles Mississauga, ON, Canada (Sep)
5
2019 Canadian Junior National Championships 1st, U18 Girls' Doubles and Team Summerside, PEI, Canada (Jul)
1
2019 Pan American Games 3rd, Women's Team Lima, Peru (Aug)
3
2019 Canadian Senior National Championships 1st, U21 Women's Singles Markham, ON, Canada (Mar)
1
2019 BC Secondary Schools Provincial Championships 1st, Girls' Team Surrey, BC, Canada (Feb)
1
2019 Pan American Junior Championships 2nd, Girls' Team Cancún, Mexico (Jul)
2
2019 Canadian Senior National Championships Semi-Finalist, Mixed Doubles Markham, ON, Canada (Mar)
3
2019 Canadian Senior National Championships Quarter-Finalist, Women's Singles and Women's Doubles Markham, ON, Canada (Mar)
Top 8
2019 Pan American Junior Championships Semi-finalist, Girls' Doubles Cancún, Mexico (Jul)
3
2019 VSSAA City Championships 1st, Girls Team Vancouver, BC, Canada (Mar)
1

2018 BC Secondary Schools Provincial Championships 1st, Girls' Singles Vancouver, BC, Canada (Mar)
1
2018 Canada Cup Final 3rd, Women's Singles Markham, ON, Canada (Mar)
3
2018 Canada Cup #2 1st, Women's Singles Burnaby, BC, Canada (Jan)
1
2018 Youth Olympics Asia Qualifier Quarterfinalist, Girls' Singles Bangkok, Thailand (May)
Top 8
2018 Canadian Junior and Cadet Open 3rd, U18 Girls' Team Markham, ON, Canada (May)
3
2018 Cook Islands Junior and Cadet Open 3rd, U18 Girls' Doubles Rarotonga, Cook Islands (Jun)
3
2018 Canadian Junior National Championships 1st, U18 Girls' Singles and Mixed Doubles Burnaby, BC, Canada (Jul)
1
2018 Canadian Senior National Championships 1st, U21 Women's Singles and Women's Team Burnaby, BC, Canada (Jul)
1
2018 Pan American Junior Championships 2nd, Girls' Team Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Jul)
2
2018 Pan American Championships 3rd, Women's Team Santiago, Chile (Nov)
3
2018 World Junior Championships Group Stage, Girls' Singles and Team Bendigo, Australia (Nov)
Group Stage

2017 BC Secondary School Provincial Championships 1st, Girls' Team Vancouver, BC, Canada (Mar)
1
2017 Canada Cup #1 2nd, Women's Singles Burnaby, BC, Canada (Jan)
2
2017 Canada Cup Final 2nd, Women's Singles Markham, ON, Canada (Mar)
2
2017 Pan American Junior Championships 3rd, Girls' Team Buenos Aires, Argentina (Jun)
3
2017 North American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier 4th, Girls' Singles Las Vegas, NV, USA (Dec)
4
2017 Polish Junior and Cadet Open Quarterfinalist, U18 Girls' Team Władysławowo, Poland (May)
Top 8
2017 Spanish Junior and Cadet Open Round of 32, U18 Girls' Singles Platja d'Aro, Spain (May)
Top 32
2017 World Championships Group Stage, Women's Singles Düsseldorf, Germany (Jun)
Group Stage

2016 Canadian Senior National Championships 1st, U21 Women's Singles Winnipeg, MB, Canada (Jul)
1
2016 Canadian Junior National Championships 1st, U15 Girls' Singles Winnipeg, MB, Canada (Jul)
1
2016 Canadian Senior National Championships 2nd, Women's Singles Winnipeg, MB, Canada (Jul)
2
2016 North American Championships 2nd, Women's Team San Francisco, CA, USA (Sep)
2
2016 Canada Cup Final 3rd, Women's Singles Drummondville, QC, Canada (Jan)
3
2016 Pan American Junior Championships 3rd, Girls' Doubles and Team Burnaby, BC, Canada (Jun)
3
2016 World Cadet Challenge Semifinalist, Girls' Team Shanghai, China (Oct)
Top 4
2016 World Junior Championships Round of 32, Girls' Doubles Cape Town, South Africa (Nov)
Top 32
2016 World Team Championships Round of 32, Division 2 Women's Team Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Mar)
Top 32

2015 Vancouver Open and Canada Series 1st, Women's Singles and U17 Girls' Singles Vancouver, BC, Canada (Jan)
1
2015 BC Secondary School Provincial Championships 1st, Girls' Singles, Doubles, and Team Burnaby, BC, Canada (Feb)
1
2015 Canada Winter Games 2nd, Girls' Singles and Doubles Prince George, BC, Canada (Feb)
2
2015 Canada Cup #2 2nd, Women's Singles Burnaby, BC, Canada (Nov)
2
2015 Canadian Junior and Cadet Open 3rd, U15 Girls' Team Markham, ON, Canada (May)
3
2015 North American Cadet Qualifier 3rd, U15 Girls' Singles Markham, ON, Canada (May)
3
2015 World Cadet Challenge 4th, Girls' Team Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (Oct)
4
2015 North American Championships 6th, U15 Girls' Singles Westchester, NY, USA (Sep)
6
2015 US Open Quarterfinalist, U18 Girls' Singles Las Vegas, NV, USA (Jul)
Top 8
2015 World Cadet Challenge 12th, Girls' Singles Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (Oct)
12

2014 Vancouver Open and Canada Series 1st, U18 Girls' Singles Vancouver, BC, Canada (Jan)
1
2014 US Open 2nd, U13 Girls' Singles Grand Rapids, MI, USA (Jul)
2
2014 World Cadet Challenge Semifinalist, U15 Girls' Team Bridgetown, Barbados (Oct)
Top 4
2013 North American Hopes Championships 3rd, U12 Girls' Singles Westchester, NY, USA (Mar)
3
2013 World Hopes Week Quarterfinalist, U12 Team Schwechat, Austria (Jun)
Top 8
2013 US Open 1st, U4200 Doubles Las Vegas, NV, USA (Jul)
1
2013 US Open 2nd, U13 Girls' Singles Las Vegas, NV, USA (Jul)
2
2012 Canadian Junior National Championships 1st, U11 Girls' Singles and Doubles Richmond, BC, Canada (Jul)
1
2010 Canadian Junior National Championships 1st, U11 Girls' Doubles Calgary, AB, Canada (Jul)
1
2010 Canadian Junior National Championships 2nd, U11 Girls' Singles and Team Calgary, AB, Canada (Jul)
2