Kaii Yoshida
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Kaii Yoshida (born 16 May 1981) is a China-born Japanese table tennis player who is ranked among the top fifty athletes in his sport. Kaii was spotted by a Japanese Coach in 1997. He moved to Japan and commenced his international career in competitive table tennis after completing 3 years of tertiary education and 2 years of university education.
Kaii started playing table tennis at the age of 7 in the He Bei Institute of Physical Education under Coach Liu Wen Qing. He is a right handed pen hold grip player. Unlike the China player Wang Hao, he uses only one side of his racket.
As a singles player, Kaii was ranked 21st in the world as of July 2010 His highest ranking was in June 2010, when he was 2oth. He won his 1st Men’s Singles title in the 2006 ITTF Pro Tour Serbian Open. More recently, he achieved a 3rd position in the 2008 ITTF Pro Tour Chile Open. Kaii is also a key player for Men's Team and Doubles, and Mixed Doubles events. Together with his team, he managed to achieve 2nd position in the 2007 ASIAN Table Tennis Championships in Yangzhou, China. In addition, they clinched 3rd position in the 2008 World Table Tennis Team Championships in Guangdong, China.
Kaii started playing table tennis at the age of 7 in the He Bei Institute of Physical Education under Coach Liu Wen Qing. He is a right handed pen hold grip player. Unlike the China player Wang Hao, he uses only one side of his racket.
As a singles player, Kaii was ranked 21st in the world as of July 2010 His highest ranking was in June 2010, when he was 2oth. He won his 1st Men’s Singles title in the 2006 ITTF Pro Tour Serbian Open. More recently, he achieved a 3rd position in the 2008 ITTF Pro Tour Chile Open. Kaii is also a key player for Men's Team and Doubles, and Mixed Doubles events. Together with his team, he managed to achieve 2nd position in the 2007 ASIAN Table Tennis Championships in Yangzhou, China. In addition, they clinched 3rd position in the 2008 World Table Tennis Team Championships in Guangdong, China.
Achievements
Event | Medal | Date | Competition |
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2004 | |||
Men's Doubles | Silver Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
3 July 2004 | ITTF Pro Tour US Open Chicago, Illinois, USA |
2005 | |||
Men's Team | Bronze Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
2005 | ASIAN Table Tennis Championships Jeju-do, South Korea |
Mixed Doubles | Bronze Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
2005 | ASIAN Table Tennis Championships Jeju-do, South Korea |
2006 | |||
Men’s Doubles | Bronze Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
24 June 2006 | ITTF Pro Tour Brazilian Open São Paulo, Brazil |
Men's Singles | Gold Gold Medal Gold Medal is the sixth studio album by the American hard rock band The Donnas, released in 2004 on Atlantic Records. It was one of the first albums released in the DualDisc format, but was recalled due to a mastering error which resulted in the final track being partially omitted from the CD... |
22 October 2006 | ITTF Pro Tour Serbian Open Belgrade, Serbia |
2007 | |||
Men's Team | Bronze Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
23 September 2007 | ASIAN Table Tennis Championships Yangzhou, China |
2008 | |||
Men's Team | Bronze Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
1 March 2008 | Evergrande Real Estate 2008 World Team Table Tennis Championships Guangzhou, China |
Men's Singles | Bronze Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
27 April 2008 | ITTF Pro Tour Chile Open Santiago, Chile |
2009 | |||
Men's Singles | Bronze Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
14 June 2009 | ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open Wakayama, Japan |
Men's Team | Silver Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
19 November 2009 | ASIAN Table Tennis Championships Lucknow, India |
Men's Team | Silver Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
6 December 2009 | East Asian Games Santiago, Chile |
2010 | |||
Men's Team | Bronze Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
30 May 2010 | LIEBHERR 2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships Moscow, Russia |