(by Steve Hopkins)
The 2025 US Open Table Tennis Championships included nearly thirteen hundred players taking part in 115 events with the US Open Title Events (Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles), age events from from U11 up to 85 and Over, rating events (both Adult and Junior versions from U1000 up to U2000 as well as U2600, U2400, and U2200), seven Para events, five Classic events (sandpaper and hardbat), a Parkinson Open, and Family Generational Doubles. The highest singles honors this year went to Kanak Jha and Yan Guo who won the Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles titles.
The two signature table tennis events in the United States (the Open and the Nationals) are unique to our sport – not just an invitational to the top 20 or 30 players, but an open invitation to our whole table tennis community to come to one huge venue and participate. Table tennis is among the most inclusive of all sports reaching players of all ages and abilities, our sport has evolved from a simple game into demanding high speed / high endurance test, the technology of our sport can create torque and bend and add speed but it can also soften and straighten and simplify… so our sport can reach a diverse range of players and our governing organization balances their representation of international and national athletes, as well as students, schools, clubs, and leagues. Our biggest tournaments have evolved into massive events that invite all of these aspects of our American sport into one room to compete (and cheer and communicate and support).
Minseo Oh of the Korea Republic won Men’s Singles in a tight battle with Koyo Kanamitsu of Japan. Yan Guo won Women’s Singles for the second year in a row, this time in an all-Chinese Final against Chen Sun. Americans made some solid runs in the Open Singles events, with Amy Wang finishing third in Women’s Singles, and Andrew Cao and Nandan Naresh were both Quarterfinalists in Men’s Singles.
Chulong Nie topped Nandan Naresh in the U21 Men’s Singles Final. Eunjung Ban won U21 Women’s Singles. I-Fan Lin topped Ryan Lin in U19 Boys, Yuanxinai Yuan won both U19 and U17 Girls (defeating Sally Moyland in U19 and Lilan Ma in U17). U17 Boys went to Kef Noorani over Manh Luang Do. U15 Boys went to Stephen Lu over Khevine Khieth Cruz. U15 Girls was won by Jiaqi Zhu over Jiamao Sun. U13 Boys went to Ryuya Kojima over Tanish Mamidyala. U13 Girls was won by Ai Lin Ho over Tiana Piyadasa. U11 Boys went to Licheng Zhang over Hudson Yang. And U11 Girls went to Ai Lin Ho over Karina Xiao.
In what is now a US table tennis holiday tradition, some familiar names have brightened the leaderboards. Jimmy Butler won four titles (50+ Men’s Singles, and teamed with Derek May he has also won 40& Over Men’s Doubles and 50& Over Men’s Doubles, and 40 & Over Mixed with Lily Yip) before he tackled the classic events where he won three more titles (Hardbat, Hardbat Doubles, and Sandpaper). The May family are featured prominently again this year, not just Derek in a pair of Doubles wins, but also his father Pete who won in 80 & Over Men’s Doubles. Dan Seemiller won two events (Men’s 65+ and 70 & Over Doubles) and added five other medals. It wouldn’t be a major championship without Sweeris and Sakai names on the leaderboard – this year that includes Dell Sweeris winning a pair of Doubles titles and also Men’s 80+ Singles, and Connie Mae Sweeris won a pair of Doubles titles (75 & Over Mixed with Dell and 75 & Over Women’s with Donna Sakai). Donna Sakai has one title (75 & Over Women’s Doubles) and three other medals, and her husband David Sakai has three medals of his own. Lily Yip won five titles (Women’s 50+ Singles, 40 & Over Women’s Doubles and Mixed, and 50 & Over Mixed Doubles and 60 & Over Mixed) and Patty Martinez-Kahn has one gold, but managed 6 additional medals with her doubles play.
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