JOOLA USA

Vikash Sahu

Age/DOB: 13, 9/19/1994

Home Club: MDTTC, Club Joola Rockville 

Equipment

Racket: JOOLA Linus FL

Forehand sponge: JOOLA Mambo H 2.0 

Backhand sponge: JOOLA Mambo C max

What are your best titles or rankings?

2007 Junior Olympics U-14 Boys Gold Medalist (Team Event)

2007 Junior Olympics U-14 Boys Silver Medalist (Doubles)

2007 Junior Olympics U-14 Boys Bronze Medalist (Singles)

2007 Eastern Open U-1700 Champion

2007 Eastern Open U-4200 Doubles Champion

2007 Matthew J. Murad Memorial U-14 Champion

2007 Matthew J. Murad Memorial U-16 Second Place

2007 MDTTC October Open U-1850 Champion

When and how did you start playing?

I started playing in 2002 after watching my brother play frequently.

Describe your playing style.

I can loop on both wings, but I prefer a backhand opening loop.

Who is your coach(es)?

My coaches are Cheng Yinghua, Jack Huang, and Boris Shafir.

What are you currently working on?

My footwork and my serve

What are your table tennis goals – short-, intermediate- and long-term?

I'm trying to break 1900 by the end of the summer. Hopefully before I'm 18 I will make the USA Junior Boys Team, and eventually the National Team.

What are your interests outside table tennis?

I like to play tennis for fun.

Does anyone else in your family play?

My brother Amaresh plays.

Tell us something really interesting about yourself.

I'm a vegetarian.