COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Table Tennis today announced the winners of the 2022 Player of the Year awards to honor the top individual performances in table tennis for adult, junior and senior athletes in the United States.
The High Performance Committee selection criteria involved the evaluation of player performance in USA Table Tennis, The Pan American Champions and Word Table Tennis events held for 2022.
USA Table Tennis is proud to congratulate the players receiving the 2022 Player of the Year award as selected by the USATT High Performance Committee. The athletes have demonstrated excellence in the field of play in domestic and international competitions this year.
2022 Men’s Player of the Year
Nikhil Kumar – California
888 Table Tennis Center
Accomplishments:
2022 US National Men’s Singles Champion
2022 US Open Mixed Doubles Champions
2022 Women’s Player of the Year
Amy Wang – New York
Lily Yip Table Tennis Center & PingPod
Accomplishments:
2022 US Open Women’s Singles Champion
2022 US Open Mixed Doubles Champion
2022 Pan Am Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
WTT Feeder Fort Lauderdale 2022 Champion
2022 JOOLA Global Champion
2022 Junior Boys’ Player of the Year
Daniel Tran – Texas
Houston International Table Tennis Academy
Accomplishments:
2022 Pan Am U15 Boys’ Singles Champion
2022 US National Men’s Doubles Champion
2022 Junior Girls’ Player of the Year
Sally Moyland – California
Houston International Table Tennis Acadamy
Accomplishments:
2022 Pan Am U15 Girls’ Singles Champion
2022 Pan Am U19 Girls’ Singles Champion
2022 Pan Am U19 Girls’ Doubles Champion
WTT Youth Contender Szombathely 2022 U17 Champion
2022 Senior Women’s Player of the Year
Lily Yip – New Jersey
Lily Yip Table Tennis Center
Accomplishments:
2022 US Open Women’s 40+ Singles Champion
2022 US Open Women’s 50+ Singles Champion
2022 US Open 40 & Over Women's Doubles Champion
2022 US Open 40 & Over Mixed Doubles Champion
2022 Senior Men’s Player of the Year
Yuxiang Li – New Jersey
Accomplishments:
2022 US Open Men's 65+ Singles Champion
2022 US Open 40 & Over Mixed Doubles Champion
2022 US Open 50 & Over Men's Doubles Champion
2022 US Open 60 & Over Men's Doubles Champion
2022 US Open 60 & Over Mixed Doubles Champion
2022 US Open 65 & Over Men's Doubles Champion
2022 Para Athlete of the Year
Jenson Van Emburgh – Texas
San Antonio Table Tennis Club
Accomplishments:
2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships Silver in Singles – Class 3
2022 Copa Cristina Hoffmann Gold in Doubles – Class 4-8
2022 Copa Cristina Hoffmann Gold in Mixed Doubles – Class 7
2022 Copa Cristina Hoffmann Gold in Singles – Class 2-3
2022 Costa Brava Spanish Para Open Gold in Singles – Class 3
2022 Costa Brava Spanish Para Open Gold in Doubles – Class 8
2021 Para Athlete of the Year
Ian Seidenfeld – Minnesota
Minnesota Table Tennis Training Center & PingPod
Accomplishments:
2021 Paralympics Gold Medal in Singles – Class 6
The 2022 PoY awards go to a talented group of athletes from California, New York and Texas. Commanding individual performances led to a remarkable year for these near-unstoppable forces in table tennis. Through their playing achievements, they have earned the well-deserved titles of Player of the Year.
Honorable mentions and candidates for the 2022 Player of the Year awards also included strong outings from Sharon Alguetti, Tuan Le, Derek May, Darryl Tsao and Lily Zhang.