Kai Zhang
COACH PROFILE 🇺🇸- Kai Zhang – Head Coach and current US National Team Member
- Birthplace: Beijing, China
- Current Hometown: Westchester, New York
- Nationality: United of States
- Highest USATT Rating: 2730 (10/15 – 12/15 Ranked #1 Table Tennis Player in the USA of all ages)
- Highest ITTF World Ranking: 170
ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) Accredited Level One Coach
- Binghamton Table Tennis Club Binghamton, NY
- Team Captain/Coach/Recruitment Director (2017 – Present )
- Head Coach, Westchester Table Tennis Center, Pleasantville, NY
- Advanced player coaching clinic (2013 – Present )
- Private Lessons for all skill levels (2013- Present)
- President/Founder of Pleasantville HS Table Tennis Club
- Westchester Table Tennis Center’s Summer Camp ( Summer 2014 – Present )
- 2019 ZEN-NOH ITTF Team World Cup Tokyo 5th Place (New history for USA Team in 24 years)
- 2018 U.S. Open U21 Bronze Medal winner (5 Star Tournament)
- 2018 iSET National Collegiate Table Tennis Championship Singles Champion
- 2017 U.S. Open Adults Team Champion (5 Star Tournament)
- 2016 – Champion – New York State Championship Men’s Single and Under 18
- 2016 Joola International Team Tournament Open Finalist ( 5 Star Tournament)
- 2016 – Champion – New Jersey Chinese Festival Olympic Cup Open Singles
- 2015 – Represented U.S. in World Junior Circuit Final – Bronze Medal winner
- 2015 – Represented the U.S. winning the Canadian Junior Open Single Champion – World Event
- 2015 – Represented the U.S. winning the Portugal Junior open Single Champion – World Event
- 2015 Cary Cup Single Finalist (4 Star Tournament)
- 2015 Triangle July Two-Person Team Open Champion (4 Star Tournament)
- 2015 Butterfly Team runner-up (4 Star Tournament)
- 2015 U.S. Open U18 Bronze Medal winner (5 Star Tournament)
- 2014 U.S. Open U21 Bronze Medal winner (5 Star Tournament)
- 2014 Eastern Open Single Champion (4 Star Tournament)
- 2013 Joola International Team Tournament Open Third Place and U18 Champion
- 2008-2012 – Beijing Provincial Team Member
- Westchester open single champion 20 Times (4 Star Tournament)
2018 – A Day in the Life of Kai Zhang: Table Tennis Master
2017 – China Daily: Follow the bouncing ball
2016 – ESPN Feature Story – The Puzzlemaster and The Prodigy
2015 – Interviewed by USA Table Tennis
2015 – USA Today – Chinese Table Tennis Pro Aims for Olympics
2015 – The New Yorker – Will Shortz and the Ping Pong Prodigy
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Nemo Yu –
Kai’s understanding of the game and expertise is very apparent through his coaching. He has great patience with his students and enthusiasm to teach. He truly wants each of his students to succeed and has massively impacted my skill level.