Who is the best table tennis player in Philippines?
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Richard Pugoy Gonzales
Richard Pugoy Gonzales (born March 31, 1971) is a Filipino table tennis player and the No. 1 ranked player in the Philippines as of January 2014….Richard Gonzales (table tennis)
Richard Gonzales | |
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Full name | Richard Pugoy Gonzales |
Nationality | Philippines |
Born | March 31, 1971 |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Who is the famous table tennis players in the Philippines?

Ian Nietes Lariba (October 13, 1994 – September 2, 2018) was a Filipino table tennis player….
Ian Lariba | |
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Nickname(s) | Yanyan |
Nationality | Philippines |
Born | Ian Nietes LaribaOctober 13, 1994 Cagayan de Oro, Philippines |
Is there a USA Table Tennis Team?
USA Table Tennis. Overview: USATT is the national organizing body for table tennis in the United States. Created in 1933 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, its staff serves the 9000+ members and 285+ clubs that are affiliated with USATT.
Who is Jann Mari Nayre?
Jann Mari Nayre (born 30 January 2000) is a table tennis player who competes internationally for Philippines. He plays his last match during the group 1 of the South East Asian Olympic Qualification Men 2021. He is actualy 491th of ITTF World Ranking Men.

Who is best table tennis player in world?
Fan Zhendong
Template:Current ITTF Men’s World Ranking
ITTF Men’s World Ranking, as of 22 March 2022 | ||
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# | Player | Points |
1 | Fan Zhendong ( CHN ) | 10,598 |
2 | Ma Long ( CHN ) | 6,804 |
3 | Liang Jingkun ( CHN ) | 4,941 |
Who introduced table tennis in the Philippines?
In the Philippines, table tennis was introduced around 1900 by American soldiers, who were part of the first American colonization period in the Philippines.
How many total table tennis athletes is Team USA sending to Tokyo for the Olympics?
The U.S. has earned the maximum number of quota spots by qualifying for all six of the team events, which also gives them three athletes in each of the individual competitions. The selection period for the U.S. team has concluded, and 24 athletes will make the trip to Tokyo.
Did Jann Mari Nayre contribute something to the country?
Jann Mari Nayre made history as the first Filipino table tennis player to land a spot in the Youth Olympic Games. The 18-year-old won in the Rarotonga qualifiers in the Cook Islands to secure a berth in the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games from October 6 to 18, 2018.
What is the national governing body of table tennis in Philippines?
The Philippine Table Tennis Federation, Inc. (PTTFI) is the national governing body for table tennis in the Philippines. It is recognised by the Philippine Olympic Committee, Southeast Asian Table Tennis Association, the Asia Table Tennis Union, and the International Table Tennis Federation.
Who is the only Filipino table tennis player in the Olympics?
The late Ian Lariba was the first and still the only Filipino table tennis player ever to reach the Olympics. She competed in the 2016 edition in Rio. With the Tokyo Games out of the picture, the Philippine team sets its sights to the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam come December.
Is there a table tennis tournament in 2021?
2021 North American Teams Table Tennis Tournament 2020 North American Teams Championships Postponed until 2021 Last year, JOOLA and North American Table Tennis decided to postpone the 3-day North American Teams Championships until Thanksgiving weekend of 2021.
Can the Philippines win more medals at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games?
With the Tokyo Games out of the picture, the Philippine team sets its sights to the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam come December. Comendador believes that this time, the nationals can win many medals, as their experiences in the World and Asian qualifiers should bode well for them.