Firstly, congratulations on your fantastic victory in the European Youth Top 10 event, can you describe your emotions during and after the Tournament?

Thank you! Yes, there was a lot of emotion during my last 2 matches as the penultimate one finished 13/11 in the 5th and so I knew that if I won the last match I would win the competition! After the Tournament I received lots of complimentary messages which made the emotion so present.

You are one of the few successful young penhold players, who or what inspired you to play this style?

When I was young there was a French Division 1 player called Chen Jian who trained in Montpellier. When I went to the gym with my father I often saw him train and wanted to play like him! I continued to play this way and really enjoyed it, so this became my style.

You have incredible touch and feeling on the ball, can you tell us more about your practice methods or is this just sheer talent?

I train a lot, around 20 hours a week. I try to do my best to keep improving.

What do you think are your 2 best attributes as a player?

I think my strong point is the B/H and the serve but I still have to improve my F/H a lot.

If you could choose one player to watch from the past or present, who would it be and why?

There are 2 players that I admire enormously. The first is Jan-Ove Waldner because when he plays I have the impression that everything is easy, the second is Wang Hao because it is his style of play that I would like to have the most.