Koki Niwa

Koki Niwa
2013 World Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	10 October 1994 Hokkaido, Japan[1]
Playing style	Left-handed, shakehand grip
Equipment(s)	RH:Tenergy 25 VH:Tenergy 05 2.1mm Liu Shiwen-FL
Highest ranking	11 (May 2015)[2]
Current ranking	22 (August 2016)
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[3]
Weight	51 kg (112 lb; 8.0 st)[3]
Medal record Olympics 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championships 2016 Kuala Lumpur Team 2012 Dortmund Team 2014 Tokyo Team 2015 Suzhou Doubles Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore Singles 2010 Singapore Mixed Team Asian Youth Games 2009 Singapore Singles Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Doubles 2010 Guangzhou Team 2014 Incheon Doubles 2014 Incheon Team Asian Championships 2009 Lucknow Team 2012 Macau Team 2013 Busan Mixed Doubles 2013 Busan Team 2009 Lucknow Doubles 2013 Busan Doubles

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] He is currently one of the top players under the age of 21.^[5] As of August 2016, he is ranked the no. 22 player in the world.

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.^[6]

Since 2012 he is playing for the German Team TTC matec Frickenhausen.

He won the 2014 Russian Open singles title.

References

1. "ITTF players' profiles". ITTF. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
2. "ITTF World ranking Record for NIWA Koki (JPN)". ITTF. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
3. "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
4. "ITTF Database". ITTF. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
5. "ITTF Under 21 World ranking Record for NIWA Koki (JPN)". ITTF. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
6. "Man for the Big Occasion, Koki Niwa Beats Ma Long, Secures Olympic Place". ittf.com. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.