Kanak Jha and Nandan Naresh to Face Off in Men's Singles Final
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by Joshua Dyke
Singles: Kanak Jha has reached the U.S. Men's Singles Final for the sixth time after beating Sean Zhang at the 2025 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships in Ontario, Calif. July 1, 2025. (Photo by USATT/Rich London)
ONTARIO, Calif. – Kanak Jha and Nandan Naresh have reached the men’s singles championship finals match at the 2025 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships.
Five-time national champion Kanak Jha continued his dominant run with a commanding 4-0 victory over Sean Zhang in the semifinals at 4-0 (12-10, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6). Jha now has the opportunity to win his sixth national singles title and to tie the record held by David Zhuang for the most U.S. Men’s Singles Championship wins.
At just 25 years old, Jha is already regarded as one of the greatest American-born table tennis players, and a sixth national championship could further solidify him in conversations of who is the greatest U.S. player of all time.
Eighteen-year-old Nandan Naresh earned his first appearance in the men’s singles final after an exhilarating seven-game battle against Jishan Liang. Naresh edged out Liang 4-3 (8-11, 11-5, 11-3, 6-11, 11-8, 11-13, 11-6) to secure his spot in the title match.
The gold medal match between Naresh and Jha is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. PST at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California. Fans can watch the 2025 U.S. National Men’s Singles Championship live on the USATT YouTube Channel or www.usatt.org.
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