Men · USA
Kanak Jha
World No. 24
- World ranking
- No. 24, 1,730 points
- Age
- 26 (born 19 June 2000)
- Plays
- Right-handed
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Shunsuke Togami | L 0-34-11, 10-12, 12-14 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 32 | Anton Källberg / Kristian Karlsson with Xue Fei | L 1-311-7, 5-11, 10-12, 5-11 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Sora Matsushima | L 0-311-13, 5-11, 11-13 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Dang Qiu | L 2-312-10, 11-7, 9-11, 3-11, 3-11 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Darius Movileanu | W 3-013-11, 18-16, 11-7 |
Latest news
Honours
1 title or gold medal on record.
All honours →News
- Update
Tischtennis Bundesliga: Kanak Jha comes from two games down as Düsseldorf stay perfect at Grenzau
Borussia Düsseldorf won 3-2 at TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau on Monday to make it seven wins from seven in the Tischtennis Bundesliga, despite a straight-games win for Liam Pitchford over Anton Källberg.
- Day 2 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two review: Han Ying beats Wang Yidi as Germany win all six matches
The 43-year-old defender beat the third seed in straight games, Kaufmann, Verdonschot, Winter and Mittelham also won, and Lim Jonghoon came from two games down.
- Day 2 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two preview: Wang Yidi and Hayata start as six Germans play
Kaufmann, Winter, Mittelham and Ovtcharov are among the home players in action, and Wang Chuqin finds out on Wednesday whether he plays Wen Ruibo or An Jaehyun.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Shunsuke Togami | L 0-34-11, 10-12, 12-14 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 32 | Anton Källberg / Kristian Karlsson with Xue Fei | L 1-311-7, 5-11, 10-12, 5-11 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Sora Matsushima | L 0-311-13, 5-11, 11-13 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Dang Qiu | L 2-312-10, 11-7, 9-11, 3-11, 3-11 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Darius Movileanu | W 3-013-11, 18-16, 11-7 |
| 18 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Dmitrii Vinogradov | W 3-27-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-1, 11-9 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Zhou Qihao | L 1-310-12, 11-8, 6-11, 8-11 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Huang Youzheng | W 3-211-7, 11-9, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Lin Shidong | L 0-37-11, 3-11, 10-12 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Fang Bo | W 3-011-8, 11-9, 12-10 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | WTT Champions Yokohama 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Dang Qiu | L 0-38-11, 10-12, 6-11 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | WTT Champions Yokohama 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Tomislav Pucar | W 3-011-7, 11-8, 11-7 |
| 25 Jul 2026 | WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | An Jaehyun | L 1-311-6, 6-11, 11-13, 9-11 |
| 24 Jul 2026 | WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Lam Siu Hang | W 3-014-12, 11-9, 11-7 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Wong Chun Ting / Chan Baldwin with Tom Jarvis | L 1-37-11, 13-11, 11-13, 7-11 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Men's doubles, Qualifying round 1 | Borgar Haug / Mattias Karlsson with Tom Jarvis | W 3-011-6, 11-8, 11-7 |
| 4 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Truls Moregard | L 1-33-11, 11-6, 5-11, 9-11 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Tom Jarvis | W 3-111-2, 11-3, 6-11, 11-4 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Shunsuke Togami | W 3-211-6, 12-10, 4-11, 7-11, 12-10 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 32 | Wen Ruibo / Yuan Licen with Xue Fei | L 1-39-11, 6-11, 11-8, 9-11 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 16-14 | 53% | 0 | 1 | 1-3 |
| 2025 | 22 | 9-13 | 41% | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 | 17 | 11-6 | 65% | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2022 | 21 | 12-9 | 57% | 0 | 1 | 1-2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4-2 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 2-1 |
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.
- Dang Qiu1-5
- An Jaehyun2-2
- Sora Matsushima0-4
- Tomislav Pucar3-0
- Hiroto Shinozuka2-1
- Simon Gauzy2-1
- Shunsuke Togami1-2
- Truls Moregard1-2
- Ruwen Filus2-0
- Darko Jorgic1-1
Where the ranking points come from
1,730 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Smash 2026 | Last 16 | 380 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| ITTF-Americas Cup San Francisco 2026 | Runner-up | 350 | Counts | 8 February 2027 |
| WTT Contender Skopje 2026 | Runner-up | 280 | Counts | 14 June 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Astana 2026 - President’s Cup | Quarter-final | 175 | Counts | 27 September 2027 |
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Last 32 (team) | 150 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| WTT Champions Macao 2026 | Last 16 | 140 | Counts | 20 September 2027 |
| WTT Champions Yokohama 2026 | Last 16 | 140 | Counts | 16 August 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026 | Last 16 | 115 | Counts | 2 August 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Last 32 | 100 | Not counted | 8 March 2027 |
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Last 32 | 100 | Not counted | 23 August 2027 |
| ITTF-Americas Team Championships Lima 2026 | Semi-final (team) | 54 | Not counted | 1 November 2027 |
| ITTF-Americas Championships Lima 2026 | Last 16 | 45 | Not counted | 1 November 2027 |
| China Smash 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Not counted | 18 October 2027 |
| WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 15 November 2027 |
| WTT Champions Chongqing 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 22 March 2027 |
| ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 | Group stage | 15 | Not counted | 12 April 2027 |
| WTT Champions Doha 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 18 January 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026 | Last 64 | 5 | Not counted | 28 June 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 | QF | Not held | – | Not held | R64 | Not held | 0 |
| World Team Championships | Not held | – | Not held | – | Not held | R32 | 0 |
| World Cup | Not held | Not held | Not held | – | R16 | – | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | Not held | R32 | – | – | R16 | R32 | 0 |
| China Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Q | R64 | R64 | 0 |
| United States Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | R64 | R16 | 0 |
| Europe Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | R32 | R32 | 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.
WTT tour 1
- Winner 2024 WTT Feeder Düsseldorf singles WTT Feeder Düsseldorf 2024
Club
Club matches
Bundesliga: 45-26 in singles, all seasons on record.
| Date | League | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-2 TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau | Samuel Walker | W 3-011-3, 11-8, 11-6 |
| 9 Nov 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-2 TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau | Feng Yi-Hsin | W 3-29-11, 16-18, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-1 BV Borussia 09 Dortmund | Wim Verdonschot | L 1-36-11, 5-11, 11-5, 10-12 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-0 Post SV Mühlhausen | Kay Stumper | W 3-011-8, 12-10, 11-3 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-1 TSV Bad Königshofen | Filip Zeljko | L 1-38-11, 3-11, 11-6, 10-12 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-0 TTC OE Clarity-Tel.Syst.Bad Homburg | Ivor Ban | W 3-011-6, 12-10, 11-5 |
| 31 May 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 1-3 1. FC Saarbrücken-TT | Darko Jorgic | W 3-011-7, 11-7, 11-7 |
| 31 May 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 1-3 1. FC Saarbrücken-TT | Fan Zhendong | L 2-311-6, 6-11, 8-11, 11-9, 6-11 |
| 30 May 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-2 TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt | Leo De Nodrest | L 2-311-2, 9-11, 11-9, 8-11, 5-11 |
| 19 Apr 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-1 TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen | Iulian Chirita | W 3-011-8, 13-11, 11-8 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-2 SV Werder Bremen | Mattias Karlsson | W 3-211-2, 3-11, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-2 SV Werder Bremen | Kirill Gerassimenko | L 0-37-11, 10-12, 10-12 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-1 TSV Bad Königshofen | Andre Bertelsmeier | W 3-111-5, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-1 TSV Bad Königshofen | Bastian Steger | W 3-111-5, 11-8, 6-11, 12-10 |
| 15 Feb 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-2 1. FC Saarbrücken-TT | Fan Zhendong | L 1-311-6, 8-11, 6-11, 9-11 |
| 15 Feb 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-2 1. FC Saarbrücken-TT | Patrick Franziska | W 3-111-4, 14-16, 11-4, 11-9 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-2 ASC Grünwettersbach | Hiroto Shinozuka | L 1-36-11, 11-9, 6-11, 6-11 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-2 ASC Grünwettersbach | Tiago Apolonia | W 3-011-8, 11-9, 11-7 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-1 TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell | Qing Yu Meng | W 3-211-4, 11-6, 7-11, 10-12, 11-5 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | BundesligaBorussia Düsseldorf 3-1 TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell | Fanbo Meng | W 3-011-7, 11-7, 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.