Men · COL
Emanuel Otalvaro
World No. 104 ▲2
- World ranking
- No. 104, 307 points
- Age
- 16 (born 14 July 2010)
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2026 | WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Joe Seyfried | L 2-311-7, 11-9, 5-11, 7-11, 7-11 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 3 | Rafael Turrini | W 3-011-5, 11-9, 11-7 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Lucas Paiva | W 3-011-8, 11-6, 11-6 |
| 11 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Asunción 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Guilherme Teodoro | L 0-36-11, 6-11, 9-11 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Asunción 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Jabdiel Torres | W 3-011-6, 11-9, 11-4 |
Latest news
News
- International
China's coaches say Youth Olympic Games exposed weakness under pressure after Dakar ends without a medal
Wu Hao said both of Li Hechen's defeats were decided after 10-10, and Zheng Changgong said Chen Min-hsin was more decisive than Yao Ruixuan in the seventh game.
- Update
Youth Olympic Games: Ryusei Kawakami and Chen Min-hsin win the singles titles in Dakar
Japan's Ryusei Kawakami beat Colombia's Emanuel Otálvaro and Taiwan's Chen Min-hsin beat Singapore's Loy Ming Ying, both 4-2, in the Youth Olympic singles finals.
- International
Youth Olympic Games: China leave without a table tennis medal for the first time as Otálvaro beats Li Hechen
The 16-year-old Colombian won a fifth game that he had led 9-5 and then trailed, as Miku Matsushima reached the girls' semi-finals without dropping a game.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2026 | WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Joe Seyfried | L 2-311-7, 11-9, 5-11, 7-11, 7-11 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 3 | Rafael Turrini | W 3-011-5, 11-9, 11-7 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Lucas Paiva | W 3-011-8, 11-6, 11-6 |
| 11 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Asunción 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Guilherme Teodoro | L 0-36-11, 6-11, 9-11 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Asunción 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Jabdiel Torres | W 3-011-6, 11-9, 11-4 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | WTT Feeder Senec 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Kwon Hyuk | L 1-36-11, 11-5, 8-11, 6-11 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | WTT Feeder Senec 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Nishant Lebaka | W 3-116-14, 11-9, 12-14, 14-12 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | WTT Feeder Havirov 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Jakub Zelinka | L 1-38-11, 11-8, 11-13, 7-11 |
| 9 Apr 2026 | WTT Feeder Cappadocia II 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Mattias Karlsson | L 0-36-11, 7-11, 4-11 |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Singapore Smash 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 1 | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | L 1-311-13, 11-9, 7-11, 6-11 |
| 7 Nov 2025 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2025Men's singles, Last 64 | Qi Shen Wong | L 1-36-11, 11-8, 3-11, 2-11 |
| 20 Sep 2025 | WTT Feeder Cappadocia II 2025Men's singles, Semi-final | Yuhi Sakai | L 2-312-10, 9-11, 15-13, 7-11, 10-12 |
| 19 Sep 2025 | WTT Feeder Cappadocia II 2025Men's singles, Quarter-final | Chua Josh | W 3-012-10, 11-9, 11-4 |
| 19 Sep 2025 | WTT Feeder Cappadocia II 2025Men's singles, Last 16 | Shunsuke Okano | W 3-111-3, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8 |
| 18 Sep 2025 | WTT Feeder Cappadocia II 2025Men's singles, Last 32 | Darius Movileanu | W 3-111-8, 11-4, 8-11, 11-8 |
| 18 Sep 2025 | WTT Feeder Cappadocia II 2025Men's singles, Last 64 | Iskender Kharki | W 3-111-5, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9 |
| 13 Sep 2025 | WTT Feeder Istanbul 2025Men's singles, Last 64 | Hiromu Kobayashi | L 1-39-11, 5-11, 11-9, 7-11 |
| 29 Aug 2025 | WTT Feeder Olomouc 2025Men's singles, Last 64 | Harmeet Desai | L 0-36-11, 7-11, 3-11 |
| 6 Feb 2025 | WTT Feeder Doha 2025Men's singles, Last 64 | Huang Xunan | L 0-38-11, 3-11, 7-11 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 4-6 | 40% | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025 | 9 | 4-5 | 44% | 0 | 0 | – |
WTT and ITTF events from 2025, 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.
- Rafael Turrini1-0
- Lucas Paiva1-0
- Jabdiel Torres1-0
- Nishant Lebaka1-0
- Chua Josh1-0
- Shunsuke Okano1-0
- Darius Movileanu1-0
- Iskender Kharki1-0
- Joe Seyfried0-1
- Guilherme Teodoro0-1
Where the ranking points come from
307 points from 7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITTF-Americas Championships Lima 2026 | Semi-final | 175 | Counts | 1 November 2027 |
| Singapore Youth Smash 2026 | Runner-up | 35 | Counts | 8 March 2027 |
| Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games | Runner-up | 28 | Counts | 15 November 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026 | Last 64 | 25 | Counts | 2 August 2027 |
| Europe Youth Smash - Sweden 2026 | Semi-final | 22 | Counts | 23 August 2027 |
| WTT Youth Star Contender São José 2026 | Semi-final | 12 | Counts | 21 June 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Asunción 2026 | Last 16 | 10 | Counts | 19 July 2027 |
| XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 | Semi-final | 35 | Not counted | 16 August 2027 |
| ITTF-Americas South American Championships Santiago 2026 | Semi-final | 25 | Not counted | 28 June 2027 |
| ITTF-Americas Team Championships Lima 2026 | Quarter-final (team) | 23 | Not counted | 1 November 2027 |
| XIII South American Games Santa Fe 2026 | Quarter-final | 20 | Not counted | 4 October 2027 |
| WTT Youth Contender São José 2026 | Winner | 10 | Not counted | 21 June 2027 |
| WTT Youth Contender Buenos Aires II 2026 | Winner | 10 | Not counted | 18 October 2027 |
| WTT Youth Contender Asunción II 2026 | Winner | 10 | Not counted | 11 October 2027 |
| ITTF-Americas Cup San Francisco 2026 | Last 16 | 10 | Not counted | 8 February 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Qualifying | 10 | Not counted | 8 March 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Senec 2026 | Last 32 | 8 | Not counted | 3 May 2027 |
| ITTF-Americas South American Team Championships Santiago 2026 | Semi-final (team) | 6 | Not counted | 28 June 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Havirov 2026 | Last 64 | 2 | Not counted | 26 April 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Cappadocia II 2026 | Last 32 | 2 | Not counted | 19 April 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2025 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 0-3 TSV Bad Königshofen | Andre Bertelsmeier | L 0-37-11, 11-13, 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.