(Koki Niwa) Table Tennis Japan Left Handed Sucks (Highlights)
(Koki Niwa) Table Tennis Japan Left Handed Sucks (Highlights) :
Lahir: 10 Oktober 1994 (23 tahun), Tomakomai, Prefektur Hokkaido, Jepang
Tinggi: 1,62 m
Berat: 51 kg
Saudara kandung: Misato Niwa
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.
Career[edit]
Junior career[edit]
Niwa had a prolific junior career beginning in 2008. He reached the quarter-finals at the 2008 India Junior Open in Pune, India, and won the doubles title with his partner Yuki Hirano. At the 2008 World Junior Championships in Madrid, Spain, he parterned with Kenta Matsudaira to reach the semi-finals. The following year, Niwa partnered with Asuka Machi to win the 2009 ITTF Cadet Challenge and ITTF Junior Circuit Finals in Tokyo, Japan.
At the 2009 World Junior Table Tennis Championships, Niwa reached the quarterfinals in the men's singles event before being defeated by Lin Gaoyuan. Niwa qualified for the 2009 World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama, Japan by defeating Josef Simoncik in the qualification tournament. Niwa reached the round of 64 before being defeated by Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov.
At the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, he won the gold medal in the Boy's Singles Event, and the gold medal partnering Ayuka Tanioka in the Mixed team event. Niwa won the U21 title at the 2011 Pro Tour German Open in Dortmund by defeating Kim Minseok. At the 2011 Pro Tour Korea Open in Incheon, he defeated Jeoung Youngsik to obtain his second U21 title of the year. At the 2011 World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Manama, he won the gold medal in the men's singles event, defeating Lin Gaoyuan of China.
2012: Breakthrough[edit]
By 2012, the 17 year old world junior champion had been gaining widespread attention. His breakthrough came at the 2012 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament where he overcame world ranked #1 Ma Long and became the first Asian player to qualify for the Olympic Games.[6] Partnering with Kenta Matsudaira, Niwa overcame the Chinese pair of Wang Hao and Zhou Yu to win the 2012 World Tour Polish Open doubles title.
2013[edit]
Niwa qualified for the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships seeded 15.[7] He reached the fourth round in the men's singles event before being defeated by Ma Long. He partnered Kenta Matsudaira in the doubles event and reached the third round before losing to compatriots Jun Mizutani and Seiya Kishikawa. At the 2013 World Tour Japan Open in Yokohama, the Niwa/Matsudaira pair lost in the finals against compatriots Jin Ueda and Maharu Yoshimura.
2014: First ITTF World Tour Title[edit]
At the 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo, Niwa won 4 out of his 5 matches, contributing to Team Japan's bronze medal. At the 2014 World Tour Grand Finals in Bangkok, the Niwa/Matsudaira pair lost in the final to Korean pair Cho Eonrae and Seo Hyundeok. Niwa won the 2014 World Tour Russian Open title in the men's singles event, defeating England's Paul Drinkhall in the final. The Niwa/Matsudaira pair reached the semi-finals before falling to the Russian pair Fedor Kuzmin and Grigory Vlasov.
2015[edit]
At the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships, Niwa reached the 4th round before being defeated by China's Fan Zhendong. In the doubles event, the Niwa/Matsudaira pair reached the semi-finals where they were defeated by the Chinese pairing of Fan Zhendong and Zhou Yu. This marks the last time Niwa and Kenta Matsudaira have partnered in an international tournament.
2016[edit]
At the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Kuala Lampur, Niwa contributed to Team Japan's success in winning the silver medal. The team lost to Team China in the final. Niwa represented Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event. He reached the quarterfinals before being defeated by eventual silver medalist Zhang Jike. In the Men's team event, Niwa contributed to team Japan's first silver medal in the category. However, Niwa expressed discontentment with his performance, not winning any singles matches.[8]
2017[edit]
Niwa began the year by winning a bronze medal at the 2017 ITTF Asian Championships in Wuxi, China. In the quarterfinals, he defeated world ranked #3 Xu Xin, but lost to Korea's Jeong Sangeun in the semi-finals. At the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships, Niwa partnered with Maharu Yoshimura to win the bronze medal. The Niwa/Yoshimura pair reached the semi-finals where they lost to Chinese pairing and eventual champions Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin.