Lei Kou has won 19 medals of different grades, including 15 gold. He was the champion of Ukraine in the men’s individual category for a record of 9 times (2008-2010, 2012-2016, 2019). He was also the champion of Ukraine in the team category (2008 in the Donetsk region) and in the men’s doubles category (2008, 2012, 2013 with Y. Zhmudenko and 2017 and 2018 with V. Efimov). In 2008 Mr. Lei Kou won the Ukrainian Cup in the team category and the silver medal in the single category.

Lei Kou has held the highest place in the rating of TNTU – No.1 (21 weeks), in the rating of ITTF – No.20 (April 2017).

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Key Accomplishments

• USA: Number 1 active player latest, as of May 2023
• World Ranking (Highest) No. 20
• Three-time Olympian: Beijing Olympics 2008, Rio Olympics 2016, Tokyo Olympics 2021
• 2012 in London Olympics Ukraine teams Trainer director
• Qualified and played more than 12 times World Championship since 2008
• Over 600 International matches in ITTF World events

Table Tennis Achievements, Honors, and Awards

• 2024 U.S Open – Men’s Doubles, Bronze Medalist
• 2023 Major League Table Tennis – Drafted by Portland Paddlers – Round 2.
• 2023 Westchester May Open – Champion
• 2023 Butterfly Puerto Rico Teams Open – Champion
• 2023 Westchester January Open – Champion
• 2022 U.S. OPEN TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • Men’s Singles Champion
  • Men’s Doubles Champion
• 2022 Butterfly Carmel Barrau Open – Champion
• 2022 JOOLA North American Teams -Champion
• 2022 Edgeball Chicago International Table Tennis Open – Champion
• 2022 JOOLA Global Championships – Runner up
• ICC JOOLA Open – 5 times champion
• 2022 TTA Butterfly Bay Area Championships – Champion
• 2021 U.S. Open Table Tennis Championships
  • Men’s Singles Champion
• 2021 Joola North American Team – Champion
• 2021 – OCTTA Butterfly October 2021 Open – Champion
• 2021 888 TTC $15K/XIOM Labor Day Challenge – Runner up
• 2021 ICC JOOLA Fall Open 2021 – Champion
• 2021 888 Table Tennis Grand Opening Team Challenge – Champion
• 2021 Spartans Butterfly Open – 1st place, Chicago Open – Champion
• 2019 European Games in Minsk – 4th place
• 2019 Participated in some of the biggest tournaments of Ukraine (Champ Ukraine and Ukrainian Cup).
• 2017 Top 16 of Europe
• 2017 No. 20 world ranking
• 2016 World Cup
  • 1/8 finalist of the Olympic Games in singles
  • 15th place with the International team of Ukraine
• 2016 European Championships – Quarterfinalist
• 2015 World Cup – Top 8  in singles
• 2015 European Games in Baku
  • Bronze medal in the singles
• 2012 Second division of the World Championships Champion in Dortmund
• 2010 European Championship
  • Bronze in the doubles

Professional Teams

Lei Kou has several times become the champion of the Ukrainian Super League with the team of Nord (Donetsk). During 2019/2020 season Lei Kou was a player of the PKS Kolping Frac Jarosław team, wherein he became the champion of Poland. In the 2020/2021 season, he continues to play for the Polish club, however, he is declared for Fortuna (Kiev) for European cups, since the Poles do not participate there.

• • 2018 – 2020  SOKOŁÓW SA Jarosław champion of Poland 2019
  • 2016 – 2017 TTC  Zugbrücke Grenzau club history 7times winner Germany league
  • 2014 – 2016 UCAM Cartagena,  Spain champion of Spain
  • 2014 – 2015 S.P.O Rouen , France champion of France Pro B
  • 2010 – 2014 Logis Auderghem NRCS Champion of Belgium
  • 2009 – 2010 La Villette Charleroi, Belgium champion of Belgium
  • 2008 – 2009 San Sebastian de los Reyes, Spain champion of Spain
  • 2005 – 2008 Nord (Donetsk) Champion of Ukraine