Kaii Yoshida

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Kaii Yoshida (Japanese : 吉田 海偉; Chinese :宋海伟; pinyin :Sòng Hǎiwěi; born 16 May 1981 in Xinji, Hebei, China) is a Chinese-born Japanese table tennis player who is ranked among the top fifty athletes in his sport.

Yoshida started playing table tennis at the age of 7 at the Hebei Institute of Physical Education under coach Liu Wenqing. He is a right handed pen hold grip player. Unlike the Chinese player Wang Hao, he only uses one side of his racket. Yoshida was spotted by a Japanese Coach in 1997. He moved to Japan and commenced his international career in competitive table tennis after completing 3 years of tertiary education and 2 years of university education. In 2004 he became a Japanese citizen.

As a singles player, Yoshida was ranked 21st in the world as of July 2010 [1] His highest ranking was in June 2010, when he was 20th. He won his 1st Men's Singles title in the 2006 ITTF Pro Tour Serbian Open. More recently, he achieved a 3rd position in the 2008 ITTF Pro Tour Chile Open. Yoshida is also a key player for Men's Team and Doubles, and Mixed Doubles events. Together with his team, he managed to achieve 2nd position in the 2007 ASIAN Table Tennis Championships in Yangzhou, China. In addition, they clinched third position in the 2008 World Table Tennis Team Championships in Guangdong, China.

Achievements

EventMedalDateCompetition
2004
Men's doubles Silver 3 July 2004ITTF Pro Tour US Open
Chicago, Illinois, USA
2005
Men's Team Bronze 2005ASIAN Table Tennis Championships
Jeju-do, South Korea
Mixed doubles Bronze 2005ASIAN Table Tennis Championships
Jeju-do, South Korea
2006
Men's doubles [2] Bronze 24 June 2006ITTF Pro Tour Brazilian Open
São Paulo, Brazil
Men's singles [3] Gold 22 October 2006ITTF Pro Tour Serbian Open
Belgrade, Serbia
2007
Men's Team [4] Bronze 23 September 2007ASIAN Table Tennis Championships
Yangzhou, China
2008
Men's Team [5] Bronze 1 March 2008Evergrande Real Estate 2008 World Team Table Tennis Championships
Guangzhou, China
Men's singles [6] Bronze 27 April 2008ITTF Pro Tour Chile Open
Santiago, Chile
2009
Men's singles [7] Bronze 14 June 2009ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open
Wakayama, Japan
Men's Team [8] Silver 19 November 2009ASIAN Table Tennis Championships
Lucknow, India
Men's Team [9] Silver 6 December 2009East Asian Games
Santiago, Chile
2010
Men's Team [10] Bronze 30 May 2010LIEBHERR 2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships
Moscow, Russia

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