Major League Table Tennis (MLTT)

Carolina Gold Rush Defeat Texas Smash to Win 2025 MLTT Cup

PHILADELPHIA, PA – In front of a packed crowd at Saint Joseph’s University, the Carolina Gold Rush defeated defending champion Texas Smash, cementing their place in American table tennis history, winning the vaunted MLTT Cup, and taking home $50,000 in prize money.

Carolina’s victory was powered by two MVPs: team captain and 2024 men’s MVP Enzo Angles, and newly crowned 2025 men’s MVP Satoshi Aida. The duo combined for 15 team points during Sunday’s title bout in front of a raucous, sellout crowd. Read full article

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Oct. 4-6, 2024 | Wintrust Sports Complex, Bedford Park, IL

Friday, Oct. 4

FINAL: Portland 13, Princeton 8 | REPLAY

Kanamitsu def. Lundqvist (8, -10, 10)
Sung def. Wei (-7, 7, 10)
Nordberg & Kumar def. Liang & Kanamitsu (5, 10, -6)
J. Wang def. H. Wang (-9, 3, 10)
Olah def. Nordberg (9, -10, 4)
Paddlers def. Princeton in Golden Game, 21-19

FINAL: Texas 15, Chicago 6 | REPLAY

Kasahara def. Pinto (8, 7, 10)
Cazacu def. Chandra (10, -6, 10)
Kasahara & McBeath def. Lebesson & Feng (9, -9, 6)
Wang def. M. Zhang (9, -3, 8)
Lebesson def. Hodaei (5, 10, -8)
Smash def. Wind in Golden Game, 21-15

Saturday, Oct. 5

FINAL: Texas 13, Princeton 8 | REPLAY

Olah def. Hodaei (6, 8, 6)
Chandra def. Liang (9, -6, 7)
Kasahara & McBeath def. Olah & J. Wang (6, -6, 10)
Wei def. A. Wang (-8, 4, 6)
Kasahara def. Kanamitsu (6, 7, -10)
Smash def. Revolution in Golden Game, 21-19

FINAL: Chicago 14, Portland 7 | REPLAY

Lundqvist def. Cazacu (9, 3, -4)
Pinto def. W. Wang (9, -6, 8)
Lebesson & S. Zhang def. Nordberg & Kumar (7, -8, 4)
M. Zhang def. Sung (6, 8, 3)
Nordberg def. Lebesson (8, 10, 5)
Wind def. Paddlers in Golden Game, 21-9

Sunday, Oct. 6

FINAL: Texas 13, Portland 8 | REPLAY

Nordberg def. Naresh (3, 4, 5)
A. Wang def. Sung (-8, 5, 8)
Kasahara & McBeath def. Nordberg & Kumar (-10, 5, 8)
Chandra def. H. Wang (8, 9, -7)
Lundqvist def. Kasahara (8, -9, 5)
Smash def. Paddlers in Golden Game, 21-17

FINAL: Chicago 14, Princeton 7 | REPLAY

J. Wang def. Pinto (8, 10, -9)
Cazacu def. De Saintilan (-8, 5, 8)
Kasahara & McBeath def. Nordberg & Kumar (-10, 5, 8)
Chandra def. H. Wang (8, 9, -7)
Lundqvist def. Kasahara (8, -9, 5)
Smash def. Paddlers in Golden Game, 21-17

Nov. 1-3, 2024 | Broward Table Tennis Club, Miami, FL

Friday, Nov. 1

FINAL: Carolina 13, Bay Area 8 | REPLAY

T. Kim def. E. Wang (10, 9, 8)
S. Aida def. W. Tao (7, 6, 5)
W. Tao & E. Jouti def. E. Angles & S. Naresh (10, -7, 3)
H. Lin def. K. Cruz (-8, 4, 7)
J. Ma def. E. Angles (10, 8 -8)
Gold Rush def. Blasters in Golden Game, 21-20

FINAL: Seattle 14, Florida 7 | REPLAY

K. Lei def. S. Lee (7, 8, 7)
M. Duran def. A. Sareen (5, -8, 9)
Y. Wu & K. Xu def. S. Silva & L. Pištej (6, -6, 10)
M. Ekholm def. D. Vivarelli (7, 10, -10)
L. Pištej def. D. Gorak (6, -6, 4)
Spinners def. Crocs in Golden Game, 21-15

Saturday, Nov. 2

FINAL: Carolina 16, Seattle 5 | REPLAY

S. Aida def. K. Lei (9, 2, 7)
E. Ly def. A. Sareen (10, 8, 6)
L. Pištej & O. Omotayo def. E. Angles & S. Naresh (10, -5, 8)
H Lin def. D. Vivarelli (-8, 7, 10)
L. Pištej def. E. Angles (7, 10, -10)
Gold Rush def. Spinners, 21-7

FINAL: Florida 14, Bay Area 7 | REPLAY

M. Duran def. J. Ma (-9, 9, 10)
D. Gorak def. E. Jouti (6, 9, -3)
Y. Wu & K. Xu def. J. Ma & J. Hagberg (7, 6, 8)
K. Cruz def. M. Ekholm (-9, 10, 8)
T. Kim def. S. Lee (4, 4, 9)
Crocs def. Blasters in Golden Game, 21-18

Sunday, Nov. 3

FINAL: Bay Area 14, Seattle 7 | REPLAY

L. Pištej def. J. Ma (-6, 8, 10)
K. Cruz def. D. Vivarelli (5, 7, -4)
L. Pištej & A. Sareen def. E. Jouti & W. Tao (9, 9, 2)
W. Tao def. O. Omotayo (-9, 10, 9)
T. Kim def. K. Lei (4, 10, 7)
Blasters def. Spinners in Golden Game, 21-20

FINAL: Carolina 17, Florida 4 | REPLAY

E. Angles def. M Duran (-8, 8, 7)
D. Gorak def. E. Ly (-3, 1, 7)
E. Angles & S. Naresh def. D. Gorak & S. Lee (1, 10, 6)
H. Lin def. M. Ekholm (9, 4, -8)
S. Aida def. Y. Wu (9, 7, 7)
Gold Rush def. Crocs in Golden Game, 21-7

Nov. 15-17, 2024 | Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA

Friday, Nov. 15

FINAL: Carolina 14, Chicago 7 | REPLAY

E. Angles def. D. Provost (5, -10, 3)
M. Zhang def. H. Lin (7, 6, -7)
E. Angles & S. Naresh def. E. Lebesson & S. Zhang (5, -9, 10)
S. Aida def. A. Cazacu (4, -10, 8)
E. Lebesson def. E. Wang (10, 9 -5)
Gold Rush def. Wind in Golden Game, 21-11

FINAL: Bay Area 15, Portland 6 | REPLAY

N. Kumar def. J. Ma (6, 9, -8)
E. Jouti def. J. Xia (10, 8, 10)
N. Kumar & Y. Tian def. W. Tao & D. Liu (4, 9, -1)
K. Cruz def. R. Sung (-9, 8, 3)
W. Tao def. W. Wang (5, 7, -10)
Blasters def. Paddlers in Golden Game, 21-13

Saturday, Nov. 16

FINAL: Carolina 17, Portland 4 | REPLAY

N. Kumar def. E. Angles (5, -4, 10)
H. Lin def. K. Omoda (6, 10, 7)
E. Angles & S. Naresh def. N. Kumar & Y. Tian (5, 5, -10)
E. Ly def. J. Xia (9, 8, 9)
S. Aida def. W. Wang (6, 6, -7)
Gold Rush def. Paddlers in Golden Game, 21-11

FINAL: Chicago 15, Bay Area 6 | REPLAY

E. Lebesson def. J. Ma (7, 9, 9)
E. Lashin def. A. Cazacu (6, 8, -7)
W. Tao & E. Jouti def. E. Lebesson & S. Zhang (-8, 3, 10)
M. Zhang def. K. Cruz (7, 6, 8)
W. Tao def. D. Provost (-7, 9, 9)
Wind def. Blasters in Golden Game, 21-17

Sunday, Nov. 17

FINAL: Chicago 15, Portland 6 | REPLAY

N. Kumar def. D. Provost (10, -9, 10)
K. Omoda def. M. Zhang (-7, 6, 5)
E. Lebesson & S. Zhang def. N. Kumar & Y. Tian (9, 7, 5)
S. Zhang def. J. Xia (10, 8, 5)
W. Wang def. E. Lebesson (6, 8, -4)
Wind def. Paddlers in Golden Game, 21-18

FINAL: Carolina 17, Bay Area 4 | REPLAY

E. Angles def. J. Ma (9, 6, -8)
H. Lin def. K. Cruz (9, -10, 6)
E. Angles & S. Naresh def. W. Tao & E. Jouti (3, 8, 5)
E. Wang def. E. Lashin (6, 8, -9)
S. Aida def. W. Tao (7, -7, 8)
Gold Rush def. Blasters in Golden Game, 21-16

Dec. 13-15, 2024 | Westchester Table Tennis Center, Pleasantville, NY

Friday, Dec. 13

FINAL: Seattle 12, Florida 9 | REPLAY

K. Lei def. L. Pitchford (-9, 5, 9)
D. Vivarelli def. M. Ekholm (-4, 9, 6)
L. Pištej & A. Sareen def. L. Pitchford & D. Gonzalez (9, 5, -7)
M. Duran def. O. Omotayo (6, 6, 4)
D. Gorak def. L. Pištej (9, 10, 6)
Spinners def. Crocs in Golden Game, 21-17

FINAL: Princeton 13, Texas 8 | REPLAY

B. Olah def. H. Kasahara (6, 9, 10)
J. Chandra def. J. Liang (7, 7, 6)
H. Kasahara & D. McBeath def. J. Wang & K. Kanamitsu (10, 3, 6)
J. Guo def. A. Wang (3, 5, -3)
J. Wang def. A. Abusev (-5, 3, 9)
Revolution def. Smash in Golden Game, 21-20

Saturday, Dec. 14

FINAL: Florida 14, Texas 7 | REPLAY

L. Pitchford def. A. Abusev (-9, 7, 6)
M. Duran def. J. Chandra (5, 6, 6)
H. Kasahara & D. McBeath def. L. Pitchford & Y. Wu (4, -10, 6)
M. Ekholm def. A. Wang (10, -6, 7)
H. Kasahara def. D. Gorak (7, 9, 6)
Crocs def. Smash in Golden Game, 21-9

FINAL: Princeton 16, Seattle 5 | REPLAY

B. Olah def. L. Pištej (1, -6, 9)
M. De Saintilan def. A. Sareen (8, 7, -7)
J. Wang & K. Kanamitsu def. L. Pištej & S. Silva (10, 7, 5)
J. Guo def. D. Vivarelli (10, 7, -8)
K. Lei def. K. Kanamitsu (-10, 8, 10)
Revolution def. Spinners in Golden Game, 21-11

Sunday, Dec. 15

FINAL: Texas def. Seattle, 11-10 | REPLAY

K. Lei def. H. Kasahara (9, 8, -8)
N. Naresh def. O. Omotayo (4, 10, -4)
L. Pištej & A. Sareen def. H. Kasahara & D. McBeath (7, 8, 8)
A. Wang. def. D. Vivarelli (7, 5, -10)
L. Pištej def. A. Abusev (5, 4, 10)
Smash def. Spinners in Golden Game, 21-20

FINAL: Princeton 15, Florida 6 | REPLAY

B. Olah def. D. Gorak (8, 7, 9)
M. Duran def. M. De Saintilan (-7, 8, 7)
L. Pitchford & D. Gonzalez def. J. Wang & K. Kanamitsu (8, 10, -10)
J. Guo def. M. Ekholm (9, 9, 10)
L. Pitchford def. K. Kanamitsu (6, -8, 7)
Revolution def. Crocs in Golden Game, 21-11

Jan. 10-12 | Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA

Friday, Jan. 10

FINAL: Texas 14, Carolina 7 | REPLAY

E. Angles def. A. Hodaei (9, 9, 10)
A. Abusev def. R. Lorentz (-8, 7, 10)
D. McBeath & H. Kasahara def. E. Angles & S. Naresh (9, 8, 6)
H. Lin def. A. Wang (10, 8, -8)
H. Kasahara def. K. Zhang (-9, 10, 5)
Smash def. Gold Rush in Golden Game, 21-16

FINAL: Princeton 16, Bay Area 5, Florida 9 | REPLAY

K. Kanamitsu def. T. Kim (7, 7, 6)
E. Jouti def. I. Pryschepra (9, 6, -2)
J. Wang & K. Kanamitsu def. T. Kim & K. Xu (7, 6, 6)
L. Zhang def. J. Guo (7, 9, 8)
B. Olah def. W. Tao (9, 6, 10)
Revolution def. Blasters in Golden Game, 21-17

Saturday, Jan. 11

FINAL: Princeton 12, Texas 9 | REPLAY

B. Olah def. A. Hodaei (6, 7, 2)
M. De Saintilan def. N. Naresh (-5, 10, 8)
J. Wang & K. Kanamitsu def. D. McBeath & H. Kasahara (10, 7, -9)
J. Guo def. A. Wang (-7, 6, 7)
J. Wang def. H. Kasahara (9, 10, 8)
Smash def. Revolution in Golden Game, 21-18

FINAL: Bay Area 15, Carolina 6 | REPLAY

E. Angles def. T. Kim (10, 9, -6)
E. Lashin def. K. Zhang (9, 7, 5)
W. Tao & E. Jouti def. E. Angles & R. Lorentz (3, 10, -7)
H. Lin def. L. Zhang (-10, 10, 7)
E. Jouti def. S. Naresh (-10, 8, 5)
Blasters def. Gold Rush in Golden Game, 21-14

Sunday, Jan. 12

FINAL: Princeton 12, Carolina 9 | REPLAY

K. Kanamitsu def. E. Angles (5, 7, -4)
I. Pryschepa def. H. Lin (8, -10, 9)
E. Angles & S. Naresh def. J. Wang & K. Kanamitsu (9, -4, 9)
R. Lorentz def. J. Guo (7, 6, 9)
E. Ly def. B. Olah (7, 8, -7)
Revolution def. Gold Rush in Golden Game, 21-15

FINAL: Texas 13, Bay Area 8 | REPLAY

T. Kim def. A. Hodaei (10, 10, 10)
A. Wang def. L. Zhang (9, 7, -10)
D. McBeath & H. Kasahara def. W. Tao & E. Jouti (-10, 10, 9)
E. Lashin def. N. Naresh (-6, 6, 5)
H. Kasahara def. E. Jouti (-9, 4, 9)
Blasters def. Gold Rush in Golden Game, 21-20

Jan. 17-19 | Pomona Fairplex, Pomona, CA

Friday, Jan. 17

FINAL: Chicago 13, Portland 8 | REPLAY

E. Lebesson def. H. Nordberg (10, 6, -9)
N. Kumar def. M. Zhang (4, -8, 4)
H. Nordberg & H. Wang def. E. Lebesson & S. Zhang (9, 10, -7)
K. Omoda def. D. Pinto (-7, 8, 10)
D. Provost def. J. Lundqvist (9, 8, -10)
Wind def. Paddlers in Golden Game, 21-19

FINAL: Seattle 11, Florida 10 | REPLAY

L. Pitchford def. K. Lei (-8, 5, 3)
M. Ekholm def. D. Vivarelli (9, -10, 8)
D. Gorak & A. Pereira def. L. Pistej & A. Sareen (10, 10, 3)
M. Duran def. T. Montiero (9, -7, 5)
L. Pistej def. D. Gorak (-3, 9, 10)
Spinners def. Crocs in Golden Game, 21-20

Saturday, Jan. 18

FINAL: Portland 16, Florida 5 | REPLAY

N. Kumar def. A. Pereira (4, 9, 4)
K. Omoda def. M. Ekholm (-10, 7, 5)
H. Nordberg & H. Wang def. D. Gorak & Y. Wu (1, -8, 7)
J. Lundqvist def. M. Duran (-7, 9, 8)
L. Pitchford def. H. Nordberg (-5, 7, 9)
Padders def. Crocs in Golden Game, 21-13

FINAL: Chicago 15, Seattle 6 | REPLAY

L. Pistej def. E. Lebesson (7, 7, -10)
M. Zhang def. D. Vivarelli (4, 4, 6)
E. Lebesson & D. Tran def. L. Pistej & O. Omotayo (-9, 9, 7)
S. Zhang def. A. Sareen (-8, 6, 8)
K. Lei def. D. Provost (5, -10, 9)
Wind def. Spinners in Golden Game, 21-18

Sunday, Jan. 19

FINAL: Florida 16, Florida 5 | REPLAY

L. Pitchford def. E. Lebesson (-8, 10, 10)
M. Zhang def. M. Ekholm (4, 9, -10)
D. Gorak & A. Pereira def. E. Lebesson & D. Tran (5, 10, -6)
D. Gorak def. S. Zhang (7, 10, -2)
M. Duran def. D. Provost (4, 10, 9)
Crocs def. Wind in Golden Game, 21-11

FINAL: Seattle 15, Portland 6 | REPLAY

L. Pistej def. N. Kumar (10, 4, -7)
R. Sung def. D. Vivarelli (7, 6, 4)
L. Pistej & A. Sareen def. H. Nordberg & H. Wang (7, 9, 9)
T. Montiero def. J. Lundqvist (-2, 10, 7)
K. Lei def. H. Nordberg (-4, 7, 10)
Spinners def. Paddlers in Golden Game, 21-14

Feb. 14-16 | Broward Table Tennis Club, Miami, FL

Friday, Feb. 14

FINAL: Bay Area 12, Texas 9 | REPLAY

T. Kim def. H. Kasahara (9, -7, 5)
A. Abusev def. E. Jouti (8, -4, 7)
D. McBeath & H. Kasahara def. W. Tao & E. Jouti (-8, 8, 5)
A. Wang def. L. Zhang (-10, 9, 10)
A. Hodaei def. J. Ma (8, 2, -7)
Blasters def. Smash in Golden Game, 21-14

FINAL: Florida 14, Chicago 7 | REPLAY

M. Duran def. D. Provost (9, -8, 10)
M. Zhang def. M. Ekholm (8, 8, 3)
D. Gorak & A. Pereira def. E. Lebesson & S. Zhang (3, 5, -10)
D. Gorak def. A. Cazacu (10, -5, 7)
L. Pitchford def. E. Lebesson (8, 10, -8)
Crocs def. Wind in Golden Game, 21-14

Saturday, Feb. 15

FINAL: Bay Area 14, Chicago 7 | REPLAY

J. Ma def. D. Provost (7, -10, 7)
S. Zhang def. E. Lashin (7, 8, 10)
W. Tao & E. Jouti def. E. Lebesson & A. Cazacu (7, 9, -9)
L. Zhang def. M. Zhang (-9, 6, 7)
T. Kim def. E. Lebesson (-9, 6, 10)
Blasters def. Wind in Golden Game, 21-17

FINAL: Texas 12, Florida 9 | REPLAY

L. Pitchford def. H. Kasahara (-10, 8, 7)
M. Ekholm def. A. Wang (4, 7, 7)
D. McBeath & H. Kasahara def. D. Gorak & A. Pereira (10, 10, -7)
D. Gorak def. N. Naresh (6, -10, -10)
A. Hodaei def. M. Duran (8, -9, 2)
Smash def. Crocs in Golden Game, 21-17

Sunday, Feb. 16

FINAL: Chicago 16, Texas 5 | REPLAY

E. Lebesson def. H. Kasahara (4, 10, 3)
M. Zhang def. A. Wang (7, 5, -9)
D. McBeath & H. Kasahara def. E. Lebesson & T. Feng (9, 6, -8)
A. Cazacu def. A. Abusev (8, 9, -9)
D. Provost def. A. Hodaei (-8, 3, 8)
Wind def. Smash in Golden Game, 21-14

FINAL: Bay Area 12, Florida 9 | REPLAY

L. Pitchford def. T. Kim (6, -5, 10)
M. Ekholm def. L. Zhang (8, 3, -8)
W. Tao & E. Jouti def. L. Pitchford & Y. Wu (10, -9, 10)
M. Duran def. E. Jouti (5, -9, 10)
D. Gorak def. J. Ma (-10, 9, 7)
Blasters def. Crocs in Golden Game, 21-19

Feb. 28-Mar. 2 | Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC

Friday, Feb. 28
Bay Area 17, Seattle 4 | Rewatch it | Results 📈
Chicago 11, Princeton 10 | Rewatch it | Results 📈

Saturday, Mar. 1
Chicago 15, Seattle 6 | Rewatch it | Results 📈
Bay Area 16, Princeton 5 | Rewatch it | Results 📈

Sunday, Mar. 2
Bay Area 18, Chicago 3 | Rewatch it | Results 📈
Princeton 16, Seattle 5 | Rewatch it | Results 📈

Mar. 7-9 | Merrell Center, Katy, TX

Friday, Mar. 7
FINAL: Florida 16, Portland 5 | Rewatch it | Results 📈
FINAL: Texas 19, Carolina 2 | Rewatch it | Results 📈

Saturday, Mar. 8
FINAL: Carolina 13, Portland 8 | Rewatch it | Results 📈
FINAL: Texas 15, Florida 6 | Rewatch it | Results 📈

Sunday, Mar. 9
FINAL: Carolina 13, Florida 8 | Rewatch it | Results 📈
FINAL: Texas 14, Portland 7 | Rewatch it | Results 📈

Mar. 21-23 | Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ

Friday, Mar. 21
Bay Area 17, Seattle 4 | Rewatch it | Results 📈
Chicago 11, Princeton 10 | Rewatch it | Results 📈

Saturday, Mar. 22
Chicago 15, Seattle 6 | Rewatch it | Results 📈
Bay Area 16, Princeton 5 | Rewatch it | Results 📈

Sunday, Mar. 23
Bay Area 18, Chicago 3 | Rewatch it | Results 📈
Princeton 16, Seattle 5 | Rewatch it | Results 📈

STANDINGS

EAST DIVISION				Singles		Doubles		Golden Game		Points
Team	GP	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	Total	PCT
Carolina Gold Rush	18	14	4	113	103	31	23	14	4	228	0.603
Chicago Wind	18	11	7	115	101	22	32	11	7	203	0.537
Princeton Revolution	18	9	9	111	105	30	24	8	10	189	0.5
Florida Crocs	18	7	11	111	105	28	26	7	11	181	0.479

WEST DIVISION				Singles		Doubles		Golden Game		Points
Team	GP	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	Total	PCT
Texas Smash	18	11	7	100	116	31	23	12	6	203	0.537
Bay Area Blasters	18	10	8	117	99	21	33	10	8	198	0.524
Portland Paddlers	18	6	12	109	107	26	28	6	12	171	0.452
Seattle Spinners	18	4	14	88	128	27	27	4	14	139	0.368