Home Club : Spartans TTC, California
Coaches: Tao Wenzhang
Playing Style - Left Handed Attacking
Equipment - (Sponsor DHS)
Blade - DHS Ma Long 5 (W968)
FH Rubber - DHS Hurricane 3
BH Rubber - DHS Hurricane 3
ITTF Profile - https://ranking.ittf.com/#/players/profile/119463/stats
Most Memorable Result -
* 2019 Lima Pan American Games Team Event Gold Medal
Competition Records -
- 2020 Olympic Trials – First Place
- 2020 ITTF Portugal Open – Men’s U21 Bronze medalist
- 2019 World Juniors (Teams) Quarter Finalist
- 2019 ITTF Junior Circuit - Swedish Open Bronze Medal, French Open Silver Medal, Hungarian Open Bronze Medal
- 2019 Pan American Junior Championship - Teams and Mixed Doubles Gold Medallist, Singles Bronze Medalist
- 2019 Pan American Games – (Teams) Gold medalist
- 2019 US National Championships – Second Place in Men’s Singles/Doubles, First in Mixed Doubles, Second Place Juniors, Junior Teams
- 2019 Pan American Championships – (Teams) Bronze medalist
- 2019 World Championships Team Member
- 2019 Pan American Cup – Quarter Finalist
- 2018 World Juniors (Teams) Quarter Finalist
- 2018 Pan American Juniors - Teams Gold, Mixed Doubles and Boys Doubles Silver
- 2018 Pan American Championships – (Teams) Silver medalist
- 2018 World Championships Team Member
- 2017 World Juniors (Teams) Quarter Finalist
- 2017 US Nationals Men’s Singles – Second Place
- 2017 World Championships Team Member
- 2017 ITTF Junior Slovenia Open — Teams and Doubles Bronze Medal
- 2017 ITTF Junior/Cadet - Cadet Teams Gold Medal, Cadets Singles Silver Medal
- 2016 ITTF Junior/Cadet China Open Mini Cadets Champion, Cadets Quarter Finalist
- 2015 ITTF Junior/Cadet Swedish Open - Minicadets Silver Medal, China Open - Cadet Teams Bronze Medal
- 2014 ITTF Canada Open Cadets Teams Bronze
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2020 Year in Review
USATT Dec. 24, 2020
What a year it has been! Join USATT as we look to some of the Highlights of 2020!
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Ask a Champion Series - Jean-Michel Saive
USATT Director of Communications - Chad Knasinski June 12, 2020
USATT Mark Thompson sits down with Jean-Michel Saive and shares some great stories of years past!
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Video of the Day - Outstanding Doubles Point from the 2019 ITTF North American Olympic Trial
USATT Director of Communications - Chad Knasinski June 09, 2020
A stunning game point from USA's Nikhil Kumar and Zhou Xin in the opening doubles of the 2019 ITTF North American Olympic Qualification against Canada's Eugene Wang and Hongtao Chen!
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Ask a Champion Series - Zoran Primorac
USATT Director of Communications - Chad Knasinski June 04, 2020
USATT Mark Thompson sits down with Olympic and World medalist Zoran Primorac and takes a trip down memory lane. We even have a surprise or two in store for Zoran!
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Ask a Champion Series - Nikhil Kumar
USATT Director of Communications - Chad Knasinski May 29, 2020
USA Men's Team Captain Tom Feng interviews 2021 US Olympian Nikhil Kumar
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USATT Launches 'Ask a Champion' Program
USATT Director of Communications - Chad Knasinski May 27, 2020
America’s National Governing Body for Table Tennis Launches Program That Allows Young Athletes A Chance To Ask Questions From Past And Present USATT Champions and Olympians.
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Nikhil Kumar Interview - #PongPositive
Chad Knasinski, USATT Director of Communications March 27, 2020
Nikhil Kumar discusses what he is doing at home to stay sharp during his self-quarantine with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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USATT Video of the Day
Chad Knasinski, USATT Director of Communications March 26, 2020
Keegan-Michael Key and Kevin Hart prepare for the 2020 Olympic games by “training” in some lesser-known events, including race walking, fencing, and table tennis. Matt Hetherington and Tokyo Olympian Nikhil Kumar represent USA Table Tennis in helping Keegan-Michael and Kevin get their game on!
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USATT Video of the Day
Chad Knasinski, USATT Director of Communications March 26, 2020
Keegan-Michael Key and Kevin Hart prepare for the 2020 Olympic games by “training” in some lesser-known events, including table tennis. Matt Hetherington and Tokyo Olympian Nikhil Kumar represent USA Table Tennis in helping Keegan-Michael and Kevin get their game on!
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Images from 2020 US Olympic Trials
David Zhang March 17, 2020
Images courtesy of David Zhang