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46^th World Table Tennis Championships

Osaka, Japan · April 23 - May 6, 2001

USA Men’s Team Results

Nigeria d. USA 3-1. See feature writeup.

• Segun Toriola (NGR) d. Eric Owens (USA), 19,5
• David Zhuang (USA) d. Monday Merotohum (NGR), 13,24
• Sao Ayemojuba (NGR) d. Mark Hazinski (USA), 20,13
• Segun Toriola d. David Zhuang, 15,16

USA d. Indonesia 3-1

• Ismu Harinto (INA) d. Barney J. Reed (USA), 15,17
• David Zhuang (USA) d. Dian David Mickael Jacobs (INA), -19,17,9
• Eric Owens (USA) d. Reno Handoyo (INA), -17,13,16
• David Zhuang (USA) d. Ismu Harinto (INA), 15,12

Final Result: 1st NGR 2-0; 2nd USA 1-1; 3rd INA 0-2. This moves USA Men into Division Two.

USA d. Finland 3-1

• David Zhuang (USA) d. Aki Kontala (FIN), 14,13
• Linus Eriksson (FIN) d. Mark Hazinski (USA), 12,14
• Eric Owens (USA) d. Mika Rasanen (FIN), 15,17
• David Zhuang (USA) d. Linus Eriksson (FIN), 18,12

This win puts USA into the playoff bracket for positions 25-40

Canada d. USA 3-1

• David Zhuang (USA) d. Pradeeban Peter-Paul (CAN), 13,15
• Johnny Huang (CAN) d. Eric Owens (USA), 14,9
• Kurt Liu (CAN) d. Barney J. Reed (USA), -15,9,9
• Johnny Huang (CAN) d. David Zhuang (USA), 9,10

This loss puts USA into the playoff bracket for positions 33-40

Vietnam d. USA 3-0

• Doan Kien Quoc (VIE) d. Barney J. Reed (USA), 16,11
• Vu Manh Cuong (VIE) d. Mark Hazinski (USA), 18,16
• Tran Tuan Quynh (VIE) d. Ashu Jain, 14,-18,17

This loss puts USA into the playoff bracket for positions 37-40, along with Luxembourg, Brazil and Ukraine. 

Luxembourg d. USA 3-1

• Traian Ciociu (LUX) d. Ashu Jain (USA), 9,15
• Sandro Caenaro (LUX) d. Mark Hazinski (USA), 18,9
• Eric Owens (USA) d. Daniel Wintersdorff (LUX), 17,13
• Traian Ciociu (LUX) d. Mark Hazinski (USA), 20,15

This loss (against three left-handers) puts USA into the playoff bracket for positions 39-40. They will play Brazil (not Ukraine, as was incorrectly listed on printout here) for the 39th position in their final team match of the Worlds.

Brazil d. USA 3-2

• David Zhuang (USA) d. Thiago Monteiro (BRA), 8,12
• Hugo Hoyama (BRA) d. Barney J. Reed (USA), 12,13
• Ashu Jain (USA) d. Thiago Takayama (BRA), 15,-18,19
• Hugo Hoyama (BRA) d. David Zhuang (USA), 15,-11,14
• Thiago Monteiro (BRA) d. Barney J. Reed (USA), 10,13

USA finishes 40 at these worlds. While this may be the worst ever showing for a USA men's team, it wouldn't have been so bad except that Coach Dan Seemiller decided to play younger players in the second half of the tournament to gain experience, rather than his two "aces," David Zhuang and Eric Owens, over and over.

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