Kenji Matsudaira

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Kenji Matsudaira
Matsudaira playing for the French club Vaillante Angers in 2014
Personal information
Born (1989-04-06) 6 April 1989 (age 35)
Nanao, Ishikawa,[1] Japan
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Highest ranking34 (May 2012)[2]
Medal record
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Dortmund Men's team
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen Men's doubles

Kenji Matsudaira (松平 賢二, Matsudaira Kenji, born 6 April 1989) is a Japanese table tennis player.

Kenji is the second of four children. His siblings, including younger brother Kenta, are all professional table tennis players.[1]

Achievements[edit]

ITTF Tours[edit]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Final opponents Score Rank
2012 Spanish Open World Tour Jun Mizutani Yang Zi
Zhan Jian
4–2[3] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Thailand Open Challenge Jin Ueda Gao Ning
Pang Xuejie
3–0[4] 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "子を想う親の心" (PDF). Koho Nanao (in Japanese). March 2013. p. 15. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ "ITTF World Ranking progression - Matsudaira Kenji". ITTF. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Spanish Open 2012: Kim Kyung Ah a Chuang Chih-Yuan". Magazín o Stolnom Tenise (in Slovak). 22 April 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. ^ Marshall, Ian (2 April 2017). "Jin Ueda captures second title, enjoys career best tournament". ITTF. Retrieved 20 February 2020.