Men · LUX
Mael Van Dessel
World No. 287 ▲1
- World ranking
- No. 287, 58 points
- Age
- 21 (born 14 April 2005)
- Plays
- Right-handed
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Evgeny Tikhonov / Dmitrii Vinogradov with Luka Mladenovic | W 3-011-9, 11-7, 11-9 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Ryoichi Yoshiyama / Kazuki Yoshiyama with Luka Mladenovic | W 3-28-11, 2-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-3 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Quadri Aruna | L 2-37-11, 13-11, 10-12, 11-9, 5-11 |
| 10 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 1 | Temirlan Jiyenbayev | W 3-011-8, 11-6, 11-9 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's doubles, Semi-final | Tiago Apolonia / Marcos Freitas with Tom Scholtes | L 0-37-11, 7-11, 6-11 |
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Evgeny Tikhonov / Dmitrii Vinogradov with Luka Mladenovic | W 3-011-9, 11-7, 11-9 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Ryoichi Yoshiyama / Kazuki Yoshiyama with Luka Mladenovic | W 3-28-11, 2-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-3 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Quadri Aruna | L 2-37-11, 13-11, 10-12, 11-9, 5-11 |
| 10 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 1 | Temirlan Jiyenbayev | W 3-011-8, 11-6, 11-9 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's doubles, Semi-final | Tiago Apolonia / Marcos Freitas with Tom Scholtes | L 0-37-11, 7-11, 6-11 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Muizz Adegoke / Taiwo Mati with Tom Scholtes | W 3-011-0, 11-0, 11-0 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Jakub Makara / Radim Moravek with Tom Scholtes | W 3-013-11, 11-5, 13-11 |
| 5 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Group | Miguel Pantoja | L 2-37-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 6-11 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Group | Breno Panini | W 3-011-8, 11-6, 11-3 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Group | Taiwo Mati | L 1-36-11, 8-11, 11-5, 10-12 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Linz 2026Mixed doubles, Quarter-final | Jakub Zelinka / Nikoleta Puchovanova with Sarah De Nutte | L 0-310-12, 6-11, 8-11 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Linz 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Darius Movileanu | L 0-39-11, 5-11, 7-11 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Linz 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Connor Green / Mateusz Zalewski with Tom Scholtes | L 2-36-11, 11-9, 11-9, 5-11, 6-11 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Linz 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Zhenlong Liu / Nina Skerbinz with Sarah De Nutte | W 3-111-6, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Linz 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 3 | Mykhailo Lovha | W 3-011-9, 11-4, 13-11 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Linz 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Daniil Vitorski | W 3-210-12, 11-9, 11-7, 5-11, 11-4 |
| 4 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Istanbul II 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Ankur Bhattacharjee / Payas Jain with Tom Scholtes | L 1-35-11, 11-5, 8-11, 3-11 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Istanbul II 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Shahbozbek Gulomiddinov / Ruzimukhammad Rakhmonov with Tom Scholtes | W 3-011-7, 11-5, 11-6 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Istanbul II 2026Men's singles, Group | Denis Ivonin | L 1-36-11, 9-11, 11-9, 7-11 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Istanbul II 2026Men's singles, Group | Turki Almutairi | W 3-210-12, 8-11, 11-3, 11-9, 13-11 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 9-10 | 47% | 0 | 0 | 9-10 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1-2 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 1-2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2-1 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 1-1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2-1 | 67% | 0 | 0 | – |
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.
- Miguel Pantoja1-1
- Temirlan Jiyenbayev1-0
- Breno Panini1-0
- Mykhailo Lovha1-0
- Daniil Vitorski1-0
- Turki Almutairi1-0
- Nishant Lebaka1-0
- Mohammed Abdulwahhab1-0
- Frane Kojic1-0
- Barish Moullet1-0
Where the ranking points come from
58 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Group stage (team) | 20 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Linz 2026 | Last 32 | 10 | Counts | 4 October 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Lille 2026 | Last 32 | 10 | Counts | 8 February 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Lagos 2026 | Qualifying | 8 | Counts | 31 May 2027 |
| WTT Contender Zagreb 2026 | Qualifying | 4 | Counts | 21 June 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026 | Group stage | 2 | Counts | 15 November 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Istanbul II 2026 | Group stage | 2 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Havirov 2026 | Group stage | 2 | Counts | 26 April 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Düsseldorf II 2025 | Qualifying | 2 | Not counted | 30 November 2026 |
| WTT Feeder Düsseldorf 2026 | Group stage | 2 | Not counted | 15 March 2027 |
| ETTU European U21 Championships Cluj-Napoca 2026 | Group stage | 0 | Not counted | 28 June 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|
| World Team Championships | Grp | 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.
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from worldtabletennis.com, checked 11 November 2026.