Men · SLO
Deni Kozul
World No. 67 ▲4
- World ranking
- No. 67, 541 points
- Age
- 29 (born 18 March 1997)
- Plays
- Right-handed
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Final | Liam Pitchford | L 1-311-8, 10-12, 7-11, 6-11 |
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Esteban Dorr | W 3-212-14, 8-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-7 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Tiago Abiodun | W 3-216-14, 7-11, 7-11, 13-11, 11-4 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Alberto Lillo | W 3-211-9, 5-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-8 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Javen Choong | W 3-011-3, 11-4, 11-5 |
Latest news
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Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Final | Liam Pitchford | L 1-311-8, 10-12, 7-11, 6-11 |
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Esteban Dorr | W 3-212-14, 8-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-7 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Tiago Abiodun | W 3-216-14, 7-11, 7-11, 13-11, 11-4 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Alberto Lillo | W 3-211-9, 5-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-8 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Javen Choong | W 3-011-3, 11-4, 11-5 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Quek Izaac / Pang Koen with Darko Jorgic | L 0-39-11, 9-11, 6-11 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 32 | Nicolas Burgos / Gustavo Gomez with Darko Jorgic | W 3-110-12, 11-4, 11-7, 11-6 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 3 | Lubomir Pistej | L 1-312-14, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Ivor Ban | W 3-28-11, 15-13, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 1 | Marek Badowski | W 3-15-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Mizuki Oikawa | L 2-34-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 6-11 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Olomouc 2026Men's singles, Final | Ankur Bhattacharjee | L 1-311-9, 4-11, 5-11, 6-11 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Olomouc 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Denis Dorcescu | W 3-111-9, 11-13, 11-7, 11-5 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Olomouc 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Martin Buch | W 3-16-11, 11-6, 11-9, 12-10 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Olomouc 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Yu Yi-Cing | W 3-111-5, 12-10, 8-11, 11-5 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Olomouc 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Rafael De Las Heras | W 3-011-5, 11-8, 12-10 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Darko Jorgic | L 1-39-11, 3-11, 11-5, 8-11 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's doubles, Last 32 | Kristian Karlsson / Anton Källberg with Darko Jorgic | L 2-311-9, 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 3 | Park Gyuhyeon | W 3-011-7, 11-9, 11-6 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Andreas Levenko | W 3-111-9, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 27-16 | 63% | 0 | 3 | 6-9 |
| 2025 | 18 | 6-12 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 4-9 |
| 2024 | 24 | 14-10 | 58% | 0 | 0 | 2-4 |
| 2023 | 19 | 11-8 | 58% | 0 | 0 | 1-3 |
| 2022 | 14 | 8-6 | 57% | 0 | 0 | 3-2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3-3 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1-4 |
WTT and ITTF events from 2021, 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.
- Esteban Dorr1-2
- Lubomir Pistej1-2
- Alvaro Robles0-3
- Yuto Kizukuri0-3
- Nandan Naresh2-0
- Kwan Man Ho2-0
- Gustavo Gomez2-0
- Dimitrije Levajac2-0
- Lam Siu Hang2-0
- Brian Afanador2-0
Where the ranking points come from
541 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 Vila Nova de Gaia 2026 | Runner-up | 90 | Counts | 15 November 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Olomouc 2026 | Runner-up | 90 | Counts | 6 September 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Havirov 2026 | Runner-up | 90 | Counts | 26 April 2027 |
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Last 32 (team) | 71 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Last 64 | 70 | Counts | 23 August 2027 |
| China Smash 2026 | Qualifying | 45 | Counts | 18 October 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Qualifying | 45 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Varazdin 2026 | Quarter-final | 40 | Counts | 29 March 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026 | Last 32 | 30 | Not counted | 2 August 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Senec 2026 | Last 16 | 25 | Not counted | 3 May 2027 |
| WTT Contender Skopje 2026 | Last 32 | 19 | Not counted | 14 June 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Qualifying | 10 | Not counted | 8 March 2027 |
| WTT Contender Zagreb 2026 | Qualifying | 7 | Not counted | 21 June 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026 | Last 64 | 5 | Not counted | 28 June 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Astana 2026 - President’s Cup | Last 64 | 5 | Not counted | 27 September 2027 |
| ETTU European Individual Championships Ljubljana 2026 | Last 32 | 0 | Not counted | 25 October 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | R128 | Not held | R64 | Not held | R128 | Not held | 0 |
| World Team Championships | Not held | – | Not held | – | Not held | R32 | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | Not held | – | – | Q | Q | Q | 0 |
| Saudi Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Q | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| China Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Q | Q | Q | 0 |
| United States Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Q | Q | 0 |
| Europe Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Q | R64 | 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 2021 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
Club
Club matches
Bundesliga: 12-20 in singles, all seasons on record.
| Date | League | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 3-2 1. FC Saarbrücken-TT | Yuto Muramatsu | L 2-37-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-3, 3-11 |
| 28 Apr 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 3-2 1. FC Saarbrücken-TT | Cedric Meissner / Eduard Ionescu with Ricardo Walther | W 3-213-15, 6-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-7 |
| 25 Apr 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 3-2 1. FSV Mainz 05 | Carlo Rossi | L 1-311-3, 11-13, 7-11, 6-11 |
| 25 Apr 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 3-2 1. FSV Mainz 05 | Luka Mladenovic / Yongyin Li with Ricardo Walther | W 3-011-6, 11-9, 12-10 |
| 7 Apr 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 3-1 TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen | Can Akkuzu | L 1-311-9, 5-11, 8-11, 8-11 |
| 17 Mar 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 2-3 Post SV Mühlhausen | Irvin Bertrand | W 1-33-11, 1-11, 11-7, 7-11 |
| 17 Mar 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 2-3 Post SV Mühlhausen | Irvin Bertrand / Ovidiu Ionescu with Rafael Turrini | W 0-36-11, 5-11, 7-11 |
| 3 Mar 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 3-0 Borussia Düsseldorf | Kay Stumper | W 3-011-3, 11-9, 11-7 |
| 28 Feb 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 2-3 TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell | Ruwen Filus | L 0-38-11, 4-11, 7-11 |
| 28 Feb 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 2-3 TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell | Fanbo Meng / Chuang Chih-Yuan with Ricardo Walther | W 1-39-11, 11-9, 3-11, 4-11 |
| 10 Feb 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 3-2 TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt | Romain Ruiz | L 2-318-16, 10-12, 7-11, 11-6, 10-12 |
| 10 Feb 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 3-2 TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt | Adrien Rassenfosse / Benedikt Duda with Ricardo Walther | W 3-011-4, 11-7, 11-5 |
| 27 Jan 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 1-3 TSV Bad Königshofen | Bastian Steger | L 1-311-4, 7-11, 4-11, 9-11 |
| 4 Jan 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 2-3 TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau | Feng Yi-Hsin | L 2-34-11, 11-7, 11-9, 4-11, 4-11 |
| 4 Jan 2024 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 2-3 TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau | Maciej Kubik / Samuel Walker with Ricardo Walther | L 2-317-15, 11-6, 8-11, 8-11, 8-11 |
| 21 Dec 2023 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 1-3 TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau | Samuel Walker | L 2-37-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 4-11 |
| 21 Dec 2023 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 1-3 TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau | Feng Yi-Hsin | W 2-313-11, 5-11, 10-12, 12-10, 6-11 |
| 19 Dec 2023 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 0-3 SV Werder Bremen | Mattias Falck | L 1-313-15, 11-5, 6-11, 9-11 |
| 15 Dec 2023 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 1-3 TSV Bad Königshofen | Filip Zeljko | W 3-110-12, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 |
| 23 Nov 2023 | BundesligaASV Grünwettersbach 2-3 Borussia Düsseldorf | Borgar Haug | W 3-011-8, 11-2, 11-5 |
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 6 November 2026.