COACH
Di Yu is the Founder and Head Coach of Carolina International Table Tennis Academy (CITTA), with international coaching experience and a competitive background developed through China’s provincial professional training system. He has coached U.S. National Team athletes, international medalists, and nationally ranked junior players. In 2025, he served as a Team USA coach at three WTT Grand Smash events. His work focuses on elite junior development, high-performance training, technical and tactical development, and competition preparation.

ACHIEVEMENTS

INTERNATIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE

2025 Team USA Coach – Served in an official coaching capacity at:

WTT Singapore Grand Smash

WTT Europe Grand Smash

WTT China Grand Smash

SELECTED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Jacob Kordus — Elite U.S. Junior Athlete

2026 U.S. U13 National Team Trials — 3rd Place

2025 Pan American Championships — U11 Boys Singles Champion; Hopes Boys Team Champion; Hopes Boys Doubles Champion

2025 U.S. National Championships — U11 Boys Doubles Champion; U11 Boys Singles Runner-Up

2024 Pan American Championships — U11 Boys Doubles Gold Medalist

USATT U10 Boys National No. 1; Career-High USATT Rating: 2324

U.S. NATIONAL TEAM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

Athletes coached or supported in their development include:

Rachel Wang — U.S. Women’s National Team Member (U15 / U17 / U19 / Senior)

Anav Gupta — U.S. U17 Men’s National Team Member

Isabella Xu — U.S. U17 National Team Member

Daniel Ng — USA Youth National Team Member

Emilie Lin — U.S. Junior National Team Member

INTERNATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE COACHING

Lily Zhang — Three-time Olympian; five-time U.S. National Champion

Yijun Feng — U.S. National Champion; two-time Olympian

Jeremy Hazin — Canadian Olympic Team Member

Selected Coaching Results — 2022 WTT Feeder Westchester

Lily Zhang — Women’s Singles Silver Medal

Amy Wang / Jiangshan Guo — Women’s Doubles Silver Medal

COMPETITIVE PLAYING ACHIEVEMENTS — UNITED STATES

Multiple U.S. Regional Open Singles Titles

2022 U.S. National Championships North Carolina State Qualifier — Open Singles Champion

2021 U.S. Open Championships — Men’s Doubles Bronze Medalist

2019 North Carolina State Men’s Champion

COMPETITIVE PLAYING ACHIEVEMENTS — CHINA

Former Member, Liaoning Provincial Table Tennis Team, China

China National KaiTuo Cup — Team Champion

Liaoning Provincial Games — Men’s Doubles Silver Medalist

Liaoning Provincial Games — Team Silver Medalist

Liaoning Provincial Table Tennis Championships — Singles Silver Medalist

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

USATT National Certified Coach

COACHING SPECIALTIES

• Elite Junior Athlete Development
• High-Performance Competitive Training
• International Competition Coaching
• Technical Correction • Tactical Match Systems
• Mental Preparation & Competition Readiness
• Integrated Chinese, European, and Japanese High-Performance Training Methodologies