Home Club: Grace Lin Table Tennis Center
Coaches: Grace Lin, Thilina Piyadasa, Luke Tai, Stellan and Angie Bengtsson
Equipment: Butterfly Innerforce ZIC Blade with Tenergy 05 and Tenergy 64 Rubber
How long have you been playing? 6 Years
What are your Goals in the sport? I want to become better at the sport than I ever thought I could be.
Describe your game or playing philosophy - It's a bad day, not a bad life.
Titles:
- 2013 National Junior Team Member
- 2012 US National Championships – Junior Boys Singles Finalist
- 2012 North American Championships – Junior Team Champion
- 2012 National Cadet Team and Junior Team Member
- 2011 U.S. National Championship – Cadet Boys Singles Champion
- 2011 U.S. National Championship – Junior Boys Singles Finalist
- 2011 JUIC International Junior and Cadet Championships – Under 15 Boys Champion
- 2010 U.S. National Championship – Junior Boy’s Team Champion (with Ethan Chua)
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Zhang Kai Maintains Record, Two Appearances Two Titles
Ian Marshall/ITTF Nov. 19, 2015
Two appearances on this year’s ITTF Junior Circuit, two wins; successful in June in Canada, Zhang Kai maintained his unblemished record to win the Junior Boys’ Singles title at the 2015 Portugal Junior and Cadet Open.
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Leading Names Enjoy Successful Day First Places Secured in Style
Ian Marshall/ITTF Nov. 18, 2015
Chinese Taipei’s Lin Po-Hsuan, Angela Guan of the United States and Turkey’s Simay Kulakceken all ended the day unbeaten and in top positions in their respective groups.
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Sight Set on Indore Leading Names in Contention for Indian Invitation
Ian Marshall/ITTF Nov. 17, 2015
Lower down the order Zhang Kai is at no.50 (1,000 points) but of the players on duty in Loule, arguably he has the best chance of gaining a place in the Finals.
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Teddy Tran - Gab Talk
Jan. 17, 2015
2013 US Men's Doubles Champion Teddy Tran shares his Gab talk with his classmates, friends and fans. Though things didn't work out the way he thought they would, Teddy's decisions have shaped his future and his life today.
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Same Team at Home, Equivalent Teams in Canada, Identical Medals Secured
Ian Marshall April 12, 2014
It was celebration time for one family and a quite unusual occurrence in the history of the ITTF Junior Circuit, as matters concluded in the Junior Boys’ Team and Junior Girls’ Team events on Friday 11th April, at the Butterfly 2014 Canadian Junior and Cadet Open in Markham.
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United States Asserts Authority on Opening Day in Markham
Ian Marshall April 11, 2014
Visitors from south of the border, the United States, dominated matters in the first stage of the Junior Boys’ Team event at the Butterfly Canadian Junior and Cadet Open in Markham on Thursday 10th April.
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Image of the Day - Teddy Tran and Allen Wang
ITTF Dec. 06, 2013
Image courtesy of ITTF.
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Video of the Day - Daryl Sterling Jr Preps for the Mike Dempsey Memorial Championship
Dec. 05, 2013
This week San Diego plays host to the Mike Dempsey Memorial Table Tennis Tournament. Athletes from 26 different countries will be on hand.
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Video of the Day - 2013 ITTF Junior Worlds Day 4 Highlights
ITTF Dec. 04, 2013
Missed day 4 of the 2013 ITTF World Junior Championships live on ITTF.com/itTV? Not to worry, relieve all the action from the team event matches today by watching these exclusive highlights.
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Video of the Day - 2013 ITTF Junior Worlds Day 2 Highlights
ITTF Dec. 02, 2013
Missed day 2 of the 2013 ITTF World Junior Championships live on ITTF.com/itTV? Not to worry, relieve all the action from the team event matches today by watching these exclusive highlights.