1. Koki Niwa is a Japanese male table tennis player.
21 Facts About Koki Niwa
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Koki Niwa is the gold medalist at the 2010 Youth Olympics and he won the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in 2010 and 2011.
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Koki Niwa reached the quarter-finals at the 2008 India Junior Open in Pune, India, and won the doubles title with his partner, Yuki Hirano.
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At the 2009 World Junior Table Tennis Championships, Koki Niwa reached the quarterfinals in the men's singles event before he was defeated by Lin Gaoyuan.
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Koki Niwa reached 64 round before he lost over Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov.
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Koki Niwa won the U21 title at the 2011 Dortmund Pro Tour German Open by defeating Kim Min-seok.
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Koki Niwa's breakthrough came at the 2012 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament where he overcame world ranked No 1 Ma Long and became the inaugural Asian player in the sport to qualify for the Olympics.
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Koki Niwa reached the fourth round in men's singles event before being defeated by Ma Long.
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At the 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo, Koki Niwa won 4 out of his 5 matches, contributing to Team Japan's bronze medal.
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Koki Niwa won the 2014 World Tour Russian Open title in the men's singles event, defeating England's Paul Drinkhall in the final.
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At the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships, Koki Niwa reached the 4th round before being defeated by China's Fan Zhendong.
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At the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Kuala Lampur, Koki Niwa contributed to Team Japan's success in winning the silver medal.
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Koki Niwa represented Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event.
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Koki Niwa reached the quarterfinals before being defeated by eventual silver medalist Zhang Jike.
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However, Koki Niwa expressed discontentment with his performance, not winning any singles matches.
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Koki Niwa began the year by winning a bronze medal at the 2017 ITTF Asian Championships in Wuxi, China.
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At the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships, Koki Niwa partnered with Maharu Yoshimura to win the bronze medal.
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Koki Niwa played in the singles and team event of the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Koki Niwa beat Wang Yang in the round of 32 but lost to Dimitrij Ovtcharov in the round of 16 in the men's singles event at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Koki Niwa retired from international competition in November 2022 stating that he wanted to "pass the baton on to the next generation and support them" but will continue to actively compete within Japan.
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At the 2011 Pro Tour Germany Open U21 Men's singles final, Koki Niwa won in full games over Kim.