Kaii Yoshida, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Kaii Yoshida

Japanese table tennis player

Date of Birth: 16-May-1981

Place of Birth: Xinji, Hebei, China

Profession: table tennis player

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Kaii Yoshida

  • Kaii Yoshida (Japanese: ?? ??; Chinese: ???; pinyin: Sòng Haiwei; born 16 May 1981) is a Chinese-born Japanese table tennis player who is ranked among the top fifty athletes in his sport. Yoshida started playing table tennis at the age of 7 in the Hebei Institute of Physical Education under coach Liu Wenqing.
  • He is a right handed pen hold grip player.
  • Unlike the chinese player Wang Hao, he only uses one side of his racket.
  • Yoshida 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.
  • In 2004 he became a Japanese citizen. As a singles player, Yoshida was ranked 21st in the world as of July 2010 His highest ranking was in June 2010, when he was 20th.
  • 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.
  • Yoshida 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 third position in the 2008 World Table Tennis Team Championships in Guangdong, China.

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