- Source: Maxim Shmyrev
Maxim Shmyrev (born 30 November 1971) is a male table tennis player from Moscow, Russia. He is a multiple Russian National Champion in table tennis, winning Men Singles title five times. He is also a three-times world champion of ping-pong (sandpaper), having won the first three world championships in that discipline, from 2011 to 2014.
Career
In February 2011, he participated in an inaugural World Championship of Ping Pong held in Las Vegas, USA. In the final match he defeated Ernesto Ebuen from Philippines 3–1. Then in 2012 he was once again selected (as part of the Russian team) to play at the second worlds championship held in London, UK. He went undefeated again, winning his very tough final match vs Sule Olaleye from Nigeria with the score of 3–2. In January 2014 he easily defeated 3-0 Ilija Lupulesku (United States) in the final of the third WCPP. However, in the fourth WCPP held at the same location in January 2015 he lost his semifinal match to the eventual winner Andrew Baggaley.
He is also very active in table tennis administration and currently sits on the board of Russian Table Tennis Federation, also being its vice-president.
See also
List of table tennis players
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ganda putra pada Kejuaraan Tenis Meja Dunia 2001
- Ganda campuran pada Kejuaraan Tenis Meja Dunia 1995
- Maxim Shmyrev
- Hardbat
- World Championship of Ping Pong
- 2014 World Championship of Ping Pong
- Richard Gonzales (table tennis)
- 2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's doubles
- Andrew Baggaley
- 1995 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed doubles
- Russian spies in the Russo-Ukrainian War
