Kasumi Ishikawa
Encyclopedia
is a female Japanese
table tennis
player. Since 2007, she has won the All Japan Table Tennis Championships - female junior division four years in a row. In 2011, she won the national singles title at the age of 17. She is ranked 7th in the ITTF women's world ranking as of September 2011.
She competed at the 2009 World Table Tennis Championships
, reaching the quarter final of the singles competition
.
She is currently attending Shitennoji High School in Osaka
, and a member of Miki House JSC.
Women's Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Team
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player. Since 2007, she has won the All Japan Table Tennis Championships - female junior division four years in a row. In 2011, she won the national singles title at the age of 17. She is ranked 7th in the ITTF women's world ranking as of September 2011.
She competed at the 2009 World Table Tennis Championships
2009 World Table Tennis Championships
The 2009 H.I.S. World Table Tennis Championships were held in Yokohama, Japan, from 28 April to 5 May 2009. The Chinese team dominated the competition, following their sweep of the gold medals in table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
, reaching the quarter final of the singles competition
2009 World Table Tennis Championships - Women's Singles
The championships were once again dominated by Chinese players, with all four semifinalists from that country and two more Chinese players knocked out by their countrywomen.-Final Rounds:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Section 5:...
.
She is currently attending Shitennoji High School in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, and a member of Miki House JSC.
Career records
Singles (as of January 5, 2011)- World ChampionshipsWorld Table Tennis ChampionshipsThe World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...
: QF (2009). - Pro TourITTF Pro TourThe ITTF Pro Tour is a series of table tennis tournaments introduced by International Table Tennis Federation in 1996, in order to improve the quality of the sport. It includes 6 events: Men's and Women's Singles, Men's and Women's Doubles, and Men's and Women's Singles Under 21...
winner (2): Morocco Open 2010, Chile Open 2011. - Pro Tour Grand FinalsITTF Pro Tour Grand FinalsThe ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals is an annual table tennis tournament sanctioned by International Table Tennis Federation at the end of the year. The tournament includes six events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, U21 men's and women's singles...
: round of 16 (2010). - Asian CupAsian Cup Table Tennis TournamentThe Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament is an annual table tennis tournament held by Asian Table Tennis Union . The 1st edition of the Asian Cup was held in 1983, including singles events of both Men's and Women's.-Results:...
: 3rd (2007).
Women's Doubles
- World Championships: round of 32 (2007, 09).
- Pro Tour winner (4): Morocco Open 2009; German, Morocco, Hungarian Open 2010.
- Pro Tour Grand Finals: QF (2010).
- Asian GamesTable tennis at the Asian GamesTable tennis has been contested at the Asian Games since 1958 except the sports was excluded from the program in 1970, with singles and doubles events for both men and women.-Events:-Medal table:-Men's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Men's Team:...
: SF (2010).
Mixed Doubles
- World Championships: round of 32 (2009).
- Asian Games: SF (2010).
- Asian ChampionshipsAsian Table Tennis ChampionshipsThe Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...
: QF (2009).
Team
- World Championships: 3rd (2008, 10).
- World Team CupTable Tennis World CupThe Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...
: 3rd (2009, 10).