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Crystal Wang (photo courtesy of ITTF) USA Athletes of the Month – October

USA Athletes of the Month – October

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USA Athletes of the Month – October
Courtesy of USA Table Tennis

Jimmy Butler
1992 &1996 US Olympian, Jimmy Butler returned to the World Cup in Halmstad, Sweden to represent North American. Jimmy last participated in the World Cup in 1992 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Read ITTF Story on Jimmy – Courtesy of Ian Marshall

Crystal Wang
2015 Cadet and Junior US Team Member, Crystal Wang earned 3 Bronze Medals at the 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. In addition to being a member of the 3rd place North American Team, Crystal took semi-final honors in Girls’ Doubles with Grace Yang, Mixed Doubles with Koyo Kanamitsu (JPN) and took 9th in Singles. Crystal Wang & Grace Yang

Team: Jack Wang & Victor Liu
Jack Wang and Victor Liu spearheaded the North American Boys’ Team to the Bronze and then teamed up together to reach the semi-finals of Cadet Boys Doubles at the 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

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