Yukiya Uda

Yukiya Uda (宇田 幸矢, Uda Yukiya, born 6 August 2001) is a Japanese table tennis player. He is also a member of the JOC Elite Academy (JOCエリートアカデミー) in Tokyo.

Yukiya Uda
NationalityJapanese
Born (2001-08-06) 6 August 2001[1]
Chōfu, Tokyo[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip[1]
Equipment(s)Butterfly Custom ZL blade, Dignics 05 FH, Dignics 80 BH
Highest ranking19 (4 April 2023)[3]
Current ranking19 (11 April 2023)[4]
ClubTSV Bad Königshofen (Bundesliga)[5]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 HoustonDoubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 DohaDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2019 YogyakartaTeam

He won the mixed doubles title at the 2019 World Junior Table Tennis Championships with Miyuu Kihara.[6] In 2020, Yukiya, won the 2020 Japanese National title, defeating Harimoto in the finals.[7]

Career records
Singles
Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Team

Teams

Uda originally played in the T.League.[8] In 2022, he joined TSV Bad Königshofen in Bundesliga.[9]

  • Kinoshita Meister Tokyo (2019–2020)
  • Ryukyu Asteeda (2020–2022)
  • TSV Bad Königshofen (2022–)

References
  1. "宇田 幸矢". Kinoshita Meister Tokyo (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "宇田幸矢（JPN）". www.butterfly.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking Men's Singles 2023 Week #14". ittf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  5. "TSV Bad Königshofen". ttbl.de (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  6. "Japan's rising stars send out clear statement at NSDF 2019 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships". European Table Tennis Union. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. "Kanak Jha Discusses Olympic Preparations, New club, and More". edgesandnets.com. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. "宇田 幸矢 Yukiya Uda". tleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. "Yukiya Uda Kommt: Königstransfer für den TSV Bad Königshofen". ttbl.de (in German). 4 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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