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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The Roar of Silence
Mark Thompson July 23, 2021
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USA Table Tennis National Team Set with Dramatic Performances at the Adult Team Trials in Fort Worth, Texas
Mark Thompson, COO May 25, 2021
Sharon Alguetti Wins the Men'ss Trials While Amy Wang Captures the Top Spot for the Women Six Additional Male and Female Players Earn Their Way Onto 2021-22 US National Team in Highly Competitive Action at Sid Richardson Center
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Meet Tokyo-Bound Nikhil Kumar
49ers Cal-Hi Sports Feb. 14, 2021
Get to know 2020 US Olympian Nikhil Kumar!
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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.