Men’s and Women’s Singles Upsets in Day 1
Willy Leparulo, Guest Writer
NCTTA Media
The 2023 College Table Tennis Championship has started, and in traditional fashion it continues with an abundance of upsets. College table tennis has grown over the years and 2023 has one of the deepest fields.
From Columbia University, French international Hugo Ginoux, was seeded 4th in his Round Robin and has defeated all seeds and will qualify for the main draw. Rated only 2065, Ginoux knocked out seeds as high as 2348!
Another interesting upset to note comes from Player/Coach from Western University in Canada Ann Shiao as she came in #1 in her group defeating or rather surprising everyone with her fast attack play. Shiao says “I started the season as a 600 rated player”. She has steadily raised her game and is now up to 1799.
“Oh Canada, Oh Canada” the rest of the group must be lamenting!
Go check out her instagram: @ann.shia
Congrats to both players for their well played matches.
Check out the link below for an interview of Ann Shiao!
About 2023 NCTTA College Table Tennis Championships
The championships are hosted by the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association and the Round Rock CVB. Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles, and Men’s/Coed Teams, Women’s Teams. The event is sponsored by Double Happiness, PongSpace, Major League Table Tennis.
Watch the event on live stream starting Friday April 14th on champs.nctta.org
About NCTTA
The National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) is a non-profit organization established exclusively for promoting the sport of table tennis at the college level. As the national governing body for college table tennis in the United States and Canada, NCTTA organizes elite intercollegiate competition throughout North America. www.nctta.org