After winning the Most Valuable Player Award in both his two years playing for Hwa Chong Institution, Shengyu was selected as one of three Singaporean players to attend the Adidas Nations basketball camp in Shanghai[1] and represent Singapore to participate in the NBA Without Borders Camp in New Delhi[2] in 2008.

Lim also spent 10 years in the Singapore National Basketball (Senior) team, winning 2 bronze medals for his country in both the 2013 and 2015 editions of the Southeast Asian Games.

[6] On 29 November 2011, Lim, together with Wong Wei Long and Desmond Oh, signed new contracts with the Slingers for the 2012 ASEAN Basketball League Season.

In the final round, he finished with 13 points, defeating Leo Avenido to claim the contest.

[8] In July 2011, Lim Shengyu, along with Steven Khoo and Al Vergara, played for Singapore Siglap, one of the 4 teams competing in the 2011 Malaysia National Basketball League.