USA Captures 34 Medals at 2024 ITTF Pan Am U11 & U13 Championships in Santo Domingo

Sep. 13, 2024, 3:55 PM (ET)

by Joshua Dyke

The U.S. U11 and U13 Junior National Teams celebrate 34 medals at the 2024 Pan American U11 & 13 Championships. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Aug. 19-25, 2024. (Photo by ITTF Americas)

Colorado Springs, Colo. – The U.S. Junior National Teams delivered an impressive performance at the 2024 ITTF Pan American U11 & U13 Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, winning a total of 34 medals: 12 gold, 9 silver, and 13 bronze. These medals were won across Boys’ and Girls’ Singles, Doubles, and Team events.

The U.S. secured 12 medals in singles and 14 in doubles, setting the tone for the competition. The medal haul continued in the U11 and U13 Team events, where the U.S. earned 8 more medals. The Boys’ and Girls’ Teams were dominant in all categories, securing gold and silver in U11 Boys’ Teams, U13 Boys’ Teams, and U13 Girls’ Teams. The U11 Girls’ Team brought home gold and bronze.

Notable Individual Performances:

Abigail Yu, Emma Yang, and Anya Shanbhag were standout performers in the U11 categories, each of them earning three gold medals.

Abigail Yu and Irene Yeoh claimed gold in U13 Girls’ Teams and Doubles, with Yu also winning the U13 Mixed Doubles title alongside Jaden Jia.

Emma Yang and Anya Shanbhag took gold in both Girls’ Teams and Girls’ Doubles, while Yang won gold in U11 Girls’ Singles, defeating Shreya Venkateraman, who took home silver for the U.S.

In U11 Mixed Doubles, Anya Shanbhag won gold with Chirag Pradhan, who also claimed gold in U11 Boys’ Singles and silver in Boys’ Doubles with Evan Dong, against Jacob Kordus and Ethan Zhou, another gold for the USA.

Angha Anagha Kasichainula secured gold in U13 Girls’ Singles after impressively defeating Irene Yeoh in the championship final.

The U.S. team's achievements at the 2024 Pan Am U11 & U13 Championships show that the U.S. is an established force in youth table tennis on the international stage.

Teams Medalists

4 gold, 3, silver, 1 bronze

U11 Boys' Teams

Gold

Team A: Evan Dong, Chirag Pradhan

Silver

Team B: Jacob Kordus, Ethan Zhou

U11 Girls' Teams

Gold

Team A: Anya Shanbhag, Emma Yang

Bronze

Team B: Amanda Liu, Shreya Venkateraman

U13 Boys' Teams

Gold

Team A: Kyler Chen, Liren Zhang

Silver

Team B: Jayden Cai, Jaden Jia

U13 Girls' Teams

Gold

Team A: Irene Yeoh, Abigail Yu

Silver

Team B: Anagha Kasichainula, Isabella Luo

Doubles Medalists

5 gold, 3 silver, 6 bronze

U11 Girls' Doubles

Gold

Anya Shanbhag, Emma Yang

Bronze

Amanda Liu, Shreya Venkateraman

U11 Boys' Doubles

Gold

Jacob Kordus, Ethan Zhou

Bronze

Liren Zhang

Jaden Jia