Eliza Chong Hui Hui

Eliza Chong Hui Hui
Native name	张慧慧
Education	Bachelor of Business
Alma mater	Singapore Institute of Management (SIM)

Eliza Chong Hui Hui (Chinese: 张慧慧; born 1997) is a Singaporean national beach volleyball player who has represented Singapore at multiple Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and in regional international competitions. She is recognised for her athleticism, on‑court presence, and popularity among fans in Singapore and abroad.

Background

Eliza Chong began playing volleyball at 9 years old as an extracurricular activity and first represented Singapore internationally when she was 15 years old. She made her SEA Games debut for Singapore in 2019, marking the beginning of her involvement in high‑level competitive beach volleyball. She graduated from SIM-RMIT University with a Bachelor of Business in 2022.

Personal life

Eliza Chong has become one of the more visible Singaporean athletes on social media. As of late 2025, she has over 97k followers on her Instagram, where she shares training updates, competition highlights, lifestyle content, and personal insights. Her increased visibility at the 2025 SEA Games led to emerging interest from Vietnamese supporters, many of whom followed her account and commented on her posts after the volleyball match.

Career

Eliza Chong and her teammate Chan Ting Wing in the Beach Pro Tour 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Photo from Instagram.

Competitive history

According to the Team Singapore official profile, Eliza Chong has competed in multiple editions of the Southeast Asian Games over the course of her career. Her known results include:

• 2019 SEA Games - debut appearance representing Singapore in beach volleyball.
• 2021 SEA Games - finished 5th in competition.
• 2022 Commonwealth Games qualifiers - achieved 2nd place in qualifying.

She continued to represent Singapore in subsequent international competitions, including the 2025 SEA Games in Pattaya, Thailand.

Media coverage

Grew famous because of her face card

At the 2025 SEA Games in Pattaya, despite Singapore’s beach volleyball team losing to Vietnam in Group A play, Eliza Chong captured attention for her on‑court charisma and presence. After her match against Vietnam, images and short video clips of her circulated widely on Vietnamese social media, garnering hundreds of thousands of views and interactions within hours—making her a trending topic among Vietnamese fans even though the Singaporean team did not win.

Interview with Nuyou

Eliza Chong shared that she chose beach volleyball over indoor volleyball because she enjoys the sport’s vibrant and engaging atmosphere, likening it to a “party,” while noting that the two‑player format creates different strategic dynamics and greater personal involvement.

She highlighted the importance of strong team chemistry, joking that she and her partner need to be as in sync as people in a relationship, and explained that mutual support was especially important during the training disruptions of the COVID‑19 pandemic.

On the topic of competition, Chong said she is driven to win because of the months of intensive training involved, but also recognises that life includes both victories and setbacks and that athletes should avoid pushing themselves too hard. She trains seven days a week, has made rigorous training part of her routine, and said her enjoyment of beach volleyball motivates her commitment to the sport.

Chong also noted that beach volleyball is an official Olympic sport and expressed satisfaction that public interest in the discipline is growing beyond its common perception as a recreational activity.