Vernier Shi Lage was born on September 28th, 1972 in Neustadt, a small town about 50 kilometers north of Vienna. At the age of five, he learned to play table tennis with his brother in a table tennis club in his hometown, and then practiced while learning. 18 years old, joined the army after graduating from computer technology school and became a member of military sports club. Shi Lage was a late bloomer. Although he has made some good achievements in Europe, he has always been classified as a second-rate player. At the 45th World Table Tennis Championships from 65438 to 0999, the 27-year-old reached the semi-finals of men's singles, and finally lost to Liu for the third place in men's singles and entered the semi-finals of doubles. In the same year's World Cup, Shi Lage defeated samsonov, Kong Huiling and Waldner in succession, defeated persson in the semi-final and finally won the runner-up in men's singles.
In the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Shi Lage reached the quarterfinals in singles and doubles respectively, creating the best result in Austrian table tennis history. In the World Table Tennis Championships in Osaka the following year, the men's singles quarter-final lost to Liu with 1-3, but it was a pity to stop. The doubles with Jindrak also lost to Hong Kong players Li Jing and Gao, and failed to enter the quarter-finals.
In 2003, Shi Lage ushered in the peak of his career. The defending champion Wang was defeated in the quarterfinals of the 47th World Table Tennis Championships, Kong was defeated in the semi-finals, and the Korean chopper was defeated in the final to win the men's singles championship, which was the last time for European players to get their hands on the men's singles champion of the World Table Tennis Championships. In the 2004 Qatar World Table Tennis Championships, he first defeated in the men's team group match, and then lost five games with Wang. Later, due to injuries and lack of systematic training for a long time, Shi Lage's condition gradually declined. In the 2005 World Table Tennis Championships, he was unexpectedly defeated by Spanish veteran He, and missed defending his title. In the 2008 Olympic Games, he lost to Wang in the singles competition and missed the quarterfinals.
In the third round of men's table tennis singles in 20 12 London Olympic Games, Austrian veteran Shi Lage 1-4 lost to China's Wang Hao, and lost the opportunity to advance to the next round.
20 16 Before the start of the Malaysian World Table Tennis Championships 10, the Austrian Table Tennis Association officially announced that 43-year-old veteran Shi Lage would take over from Haberson who suffered from influenza.