2022 US Open Table Tennis Championships: Day 1

 

The 2022 U.S. Open Table Tennis Championships have kicked off in the greater Ontario area in Southern California. A total of 970 players will participate in the U.S. Open this year.

 

Once the doors to the Ontario Convention Center opened, eager faces rested on the faces of participants. As the morning pressed onwards, athletes began pouring into the hall. Most of which had began their warm-up routines for upcoming matches.

 

Every few moments, more action started to stir in the venue, and the initial bounces gradually became a roar growing louder and louder as the tournament took its start.

 

There are 118 events on the schedule spanning six days at the Ontario Convention Center. From Friday, December 16, 2022, to Wednesday, December 21, 2022, U.S. Open Champions are to be determined in Open, Age Group, and Rating events — ranging from singles, doubles, para, and Parkinson’s event categories.

 

The spirit of the event was visible from the moment the doors opened. Watching a coach calm a young player down so they can return to form. Seeing a friend in your corner as you strategize a hard-fought victory of made and missed swings, and above all, recognition of your peers as you show that your hard work pays off on the table.

 

Warm stories and fresh dialogue with the USA Table Tennis Association Foundation were held and open for all to join. The first round of U.S. Open meetings and panels was a great way to wind down the first day and open up a new conversation with friends and new acquaintances while sharing stories and ideas over snacks and refreshments.

 

Clubs making an appearance at the 2022 U.S. Open Championships are California Table Tennis, ICC Table Tennis Center, Table Tennis America, and Triple Eight 888 Table Tennis Center Table, and. They will have booths set in through the corridor of the East and West entrances to the convention center.

 

Sponsors for the 5-star event are Blossom Hotel Houston, Butterfly, Cathay Bank, China Southern Airlines, Coolpai.Inc, Dream Blue, East West Bank, ISRP, Nittaku, Paddle Palace, and Tooger Logistics.

 

You can watch the livestream for the 2022 U.S. Open Championships at: https://www.youtube.com/usatabletennis.

 

After Day 1, we have our first medalists of the 2022 U.S. Open Championships.

 

Day 1 Results:

 

A2000

1st - Victor Moraga

2nd - Larry Hu

3rd - Yi Ma

3rd - Joshua Hong

 

U1700 Adult

1st - Aditya Reddy Borra

2nd - Carlos Posso

3rd - Jerry Harris

3rd - Filex Shtorper

 

U2000 Junior

1st - Jason Louie

2nd - Stuti Kashyap

3rd - Justin Liu

3rd - Sivaraam Velayutham

 

U1700 Junior

1st - Om Narvekar

2nd - Advik Pradhan

3rd - Ayush Badari

3rd - Olivia Huang

 

Para Class 6-10

1st - Tahl Leibovitz

2nd - Ilya Rozenblat

3rd - Hamid Ezzat-Ahmadi

3rd - Alex Christie

 

U2000 Hardbat Singles

1st - Ali Ammar

2nd - Marek Záskodny

3rd - Yuanhao Li

 

Hardbat Junior Boys Singles 

1st - Aljay Villena

2nd - Alex Wu

3rd - Akul Shivkumar

4th - Nikhil Chawla

 

Hardbat Junior Girl Singles

1st - Sara Gulabani

2nd - Isha Bajpai

3rd - Malika Sandybayeva

 

60&Over Hardbat Women's Single

1st - Wendy Fang

2nd - Jean Newby

 

Parkinson Open

1st - Ilya Rozenblat

2nd - Hamid Ezzat-Ahmadi

3rd - Margie Alley

3rd - Nenad Bach

 

Parkinson Class 1

1st - Ilya Rozenblat

2nd - Hamid Ezzat-Ahmadi