Koki Niwa
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1994 Hokkaido, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb; 8.0 st)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Left-handed, shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment(s) | RH:Tenergy 25 VH:Tenergy 05 2.1mm Liu Shiwen-FL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 11 (May 2015)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 13 (April 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Koki Niwa (丹羽 孝希, Niwa Kōki, born 10 October 1994) is a Japanese male table tennis player.[1] He is the gold medalist at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and he won the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in 2010 (doubles) and 2011 (singles).[4]
On 21 April 2012, he defeated Ma Long of China, World Rank no 1, to become the first player to be qualified for 2012 Olympics from the Asian Olympic Qualifiers.[5]
Since 2012 he is playing for the German Team TTC matec Frickenhausen.
He won the 2014 Russian Open singles title.
References
- ^ a b "ITTF players' profiles". ITTF. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "ITTF World ranking Record for NIWA Koki (JPN)". ITTF. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "ITTF Database". ITTF. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "Man for the Big Occasion, Koki Niwa Beats Ma Long, Secures Olympic Place". ittf.com. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
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