Men · ROU
Andrei Istrate
World No. 166 ▲5
- World ranking
- No. 166, 155 points
- Age
- 21 (born 1 July 2005)
- Plays
- Right-handed
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, QER | Liam Pitchford | L 1-311-8, 4-11, 6-11, 7-11 |
| 5 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Group | Nemanja Dilas | W 3-011-7, 11-4, 11-7 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Group | Jakub Kaucky | W 3-111-9, 11-13, 11-8, 13-11 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Linz 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Darius Movileanu | L 1-39-11, 11-9, 9-11, 9-11 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Linz 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Maciej Kolodziejczyk | W 3-011-4, 11-1, 11-4 |
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, QER | Liam Pitchford | L 1-311-8, 4-11, 6-11, 7-11 |
| 5 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Group | Nemanja Dilas | W 3-011-7, 11-4, 11-7 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Group | Jakub Kaucky | W 3-111-9, 11-13, 11-8, 13-11 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Linz 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Darius Movileanu | L 1-39-11, 11-9, 9-11, 9-11 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Linz 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Maciej Kolodziejczyk | W 3-011-4, 11-1, 11-4 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Linz 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Angel Naranjo | W 3-211-7, 6-11, 13-11, 2-11, 11-6 |
| 4 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Istanbul II 2026Mixed doubles, Quarter-final | Evgeny Tikhonov / Maria Panfilova with Adina Diaconu | L 2-34-11, 11-7, 6-11, 15-13, 3-11 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Istanbul II 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Evgeny Tikhonov | L 0-31-11, 9-11, 5-11 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Istanbul II 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Abdullah Yigenler / Ece Harac with Adina Diaconu | W 3-113-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-6 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Istanbul II 2026Mixed doubles, Qualifying round 1 | Lev Volin / Ekaterina Zironova with Adina Diaconu | W 3-011-8, 11-7, 11-8 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | WTT Contender Skopje 2026Men's doubles, Qualifying round 1 | Ivor Ban / Filip Zeljko with Iulian Chirita | L 1-34-11, 11-6, 9-11, 6-11 |
| 24 May 2026 | WTT Contender Lagos 2026Men's doubles, Final | Manav Thakkar / Manush Shah with Iulian Chirita | L 0-37-11, 10-12, 4-11 |
| 23 May 2026 | WTT Contender Lagos 2026Men's doubles, Semi-final | Lilian Bardet / Thibault Poret with Iulian Chirita | W 3-011-8, 11-5, 11-5 |
| 22 May 2026 | WTT Contender Lagos 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Lilian Bardet | L 0-39-11, 5-11, 6-11 |
| 22 May 2026 | WTT Contender Lagos 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Ankur Bhattacharjee / Payas Jain with Iulian Chirita | W 3-111-6, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9 |
| 21 May 2026 | WTT Contender Lagos 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Quadri Atunwon / Tobi Adebakin with Iulian Chirita | W 3-111-9, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6 |
| 21 May 2026 | WTT Contender Lagos 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Muizz Adegoke | W 3-014-12, 11-6, 12-10 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Group | Felipe Duffoo | W 3-111-4, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8 |
| 5 Mar 2026 | WTT Feeder Düsseldorf 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Luka Mladenovic | L 1-38-11, 8-11, 11-8, 8-11 |
| 4 Mar 2026 | WTT Feeder Düsseldorf 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Tom Jarvis | W 3-17-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 9-7 | 56% | 0 | 0 | 7-5 |
| 2025 | 14 | 6-8 | 43% | 0 | 0 | 4-4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5-7 | 42% | 0 | 0 | 4-6 |
| 2023 | 11 | 6-5 | 55% | 0 | 0 | 2-6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2-2 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0-1 |
WTT and ITTF events from 2022, main draw and qualifying, walkovers left out. Team-event matches are listed under recent matches but not counted here.
Head to head
Singles against the players met most often.
- Lin Shidong0-2
- Nemanja Dilas1-0
- Jakub Kaucky1-0
- Maciej Kolodziejczyk1-0
- Angel Naranjo1-0
- Muizz Adegoke1-0
- Felipe Duffoo1-0
- Tom Jarvis1-0
- Rafael De Las Heras1-0
- Anirban Ghosh1-0
Where the ranking points come from
155 points from 8 counted results (ITTF world ranking, week 46, 9 November 2026). A player's best results over 12 months count; each drops off a year after the event.
| Event | Result | Points | Drops off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTT Feeder Linz 2026 | Quarter-final | 40 | Counts | 4 October 2027 |
| WTT Contender Lagos 2026 | Last 16 | 30 | Counts | 31 May 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026 | Last 32 | 30 | Counts | 22 February 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Düsseldorf 2026 | Last 16 | 25 | Counts | 15 March 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Düsseldorf II 2025 | Last 16 | 15 | Counts | 30 November 2026 |
| WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026 | Qualifying | 8 | Counts | 15 November 2027 |
| ETTU European U21 Championships Cluj-Napoca 2026 | Quarter-final | 4 | Counts | 28 June 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Parma 2025 | Qualifying | 3 | Counts | 7 December 2026 |
| WTT Feeder Cappadocia 2026 | Last 32 | 2 | Not counted | 15 February 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Istanbul II 2026 | Last 32 | 2 | Not counted | 12 July 2027 |
| WTT Contender Skopje 2026 | Group stage | 2 | Not counted | 14 June 2027 |
| ETTU European Individual Championships Ljubljana 2026 | Last 64 | 0 | Not counted | 25 October 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Team Championships | – | Not held | Grp | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | Q | – | – | 0 |
W won, F final, SF semi-final, QF quarter-final, R16 last 16 and so on; Grp group stage, Q qualifying, – did not play or no record, Not held: no event that year. Singles, except the World Team Championships, which show the team's finish in years the player played or won a medal. Full results from 2024 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
Club
Club matches
Bundesliga: 0-1 in singles, all seasons on record.
| Date | League | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2026 | BundesligaTTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell 2-3 TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt | Benedikt Duda | L 0-34-11, 0-11, 10-12 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | BundesligaTTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell 2-3 TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt | Cedric Meissner / Adrien Rassenfosse with Ruwen Filus | L 1-35-11, 11-3, 6-11, 7-11 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | BundesligaTTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell 2-3 TTC OE Clarity-Tel.Syst.Bad Homburg | Benno Oehme / Ivor Ban with Jonathan Groth | L 2-311-8, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 4-11 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | BundesligaTTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell 2-3 SV Werder Bremen | Irvin Bertrand / Mattias Karlsson with Jonathan Groth | L 1-311-6, 6-11, 8-11, 5-11 |
Official results from the leagues: the Tischtennis Bundesliga and the T.League.
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from worldtabletennis.com, checked 10 November 2026.