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Men · ITA

Niagol Stoyanov

World No. 158 ▼9

World ranking
No. 158, 169 points
Age
39 (born 31 May 1987)
Plays
Right-handed

Overview

Latest results

DateEventOpponentResult
1 Oct 2026China Smash 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 1Cedric NuytinckL 2-311-3, 6-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-13
9 Sep 2026WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, GroupRomain BrardL 1-37-11, 11-4, 6-11, 16-18
9 Sep 2026WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Mixed doubles, Qualifying round 1Alvaro Robles / Maria Xiao with Giorgia PiccolinL 2-39-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 7-11
8 Sep 2026WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, GroupFederico VallinoW 3-29-11, 9-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-5
8 Aug 2026Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 1Ivor BanL 2-312-10, 4-11, 5-11, 11-8, 8-11
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Honours

1 title or gold medal on record.

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Results

Recent matches

DateEventOpponentResult
1 Oct 2026China Smash 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 1Cedric NuytinckL 2-311-3, 6-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-13
9 Sep 2026WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, GroupRomain BrardL 1-37-11, 11-4, 6-11, 16-18
9 Sep 2026WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Mixed doubles, Qualifying round 1Alvaro Robles / Maria Xiao with Giorgia PiccolinL 2-39-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 7-11
8 Sep 2026WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, GroupFederico VallinoW 3-29-11, 9-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-5
8 Aug 2026Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 1Ivor BanL 2-312-10, 4-11, 5-11, 11-8, 8-11
9 Jun 2026WTT Contender Zagreb 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2Yiu Kwan ToL 1-37-11, 5-11, 11-5, 8-11
24 May 2026WTT Feeder Hennebont 2026Mixed doubles, FinalNathan Pilard / Nina Guo Zheng with Giorgia PiccolinL 2-34-11, 11-5, 11-8, 5-11, 9-11
24 May 2026WTT Feeder Hennebont 2026Men's singles, Semi-finalCedric NuytinckL 2-311-9, 7-11, 10-12, 11-7, 8-11
23 May 2026WTT Feeder Hennebont 2026Mixed doubles, Semi-finalMartin Baechler / Clemence Chevallier with Giorgia PiccolinW 3-18-11, 11-0, 11-0, 11-0
23 May 2026WTT Feeder Hennebont 2026Men's singles, Quarter-finalLin Yen-ChunW 3-011-9, 11-9, 11-7
23 May 2026WTT Feeder Hennebont 2026Men's singles, Last 16Florian BourrassaudW 3-17-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-6
23 May 2026WTT Feeder Hennebont 2026Mixed doubles, Quarter-finalSandro Cavaille / Jade Huynh with Giorgia PiccolinW 3-011-6, 11-9, 11-9
22 May 2026WTT Feeder Hennebont 2026Men's singles, Last 32Benjamin FruchartW 3-110-12, 11-4, 11-9, 11-6
22 May 2026WTT Feeder Hennebont 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16Daniels Kogans / Chloe Fraser with Giorgia PiccolinW 3-011-4, 11-4, 11-4
21 Apr 2026WTT Feeder Senec 2026Men's singles, Quarter-finalLubomir PistejL 2-312-10, 11-13, 9-11, 11-6, 11-13
21 Apr 2026WTT Feeder Senec 2026Men's singles, Last 16Akash PalW 3-111-8, 10-12, 11-4, 12-10
20 Apr 2026WTT Feeder Senec 2026Men's singles, Last 32Samuel PalusekW 3-27-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-8, 11-6
15 Apr 2026WTT Feeder Havirov 2026Men's singles, Last 32Vincent PicardL 0-35-11, 10-12, 10-12
26 Mar 2026WTT Contender Tunis 2026Men's singles, Last 32Ricardo WaltherL 2-37-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-13, 9-11
20 Feb 2026Singapore Smash 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2Chang Yu-AnL 2-311-9, 5-11, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11

Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.

Season by season

202133% of 3
202218% of 11
202331% of 26
202439% of 28
202552% of 25
202642% of 19
YearSinglesWon-lostWin %TitlesFinalsDoubles
2026198-1142%003-3
20252513-1252%001-5
20242811-1739%007-4
2023268-1831%004-12
2022112-918%005-9
202131-233%004-6

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.

Where the ranking points come from

169 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.

EventResultPointsDrops off
WTT Feeder Hennebont 2026Semi-final60Counts31 May 2027
WTT Feeder Senec 2026Quarter-final40Counts3 May 2027
Singapore Smash 2026Qualifying20Counts8 March 2027
WTT Feeder Parma 2025Last 1615Counts7 December 2026
China Smash 2026Qualifying10Counts18 October 2027
Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Qualifying10Counts23 August 2027
WTT Feeder Lille 2026Last 1610Counts8 February 2027
WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Group stage4Counts20 September 2027
WTT Contender Tunis 2026Last 324Not counted5 April 2027
WTT Contender Zagreb 2026Qualifying4Not counted21 June 2027
WTT Feeder Havirov 2026Last 642Not counted26 April 2027
WTT Feeder Cappadocia 2026Last 322Not counted15 February 2027
WTT Feeder Gdansk 2025Last 642Not counted16 November 2026

From World Table Tennis's ranking records.

Honours

Honours

At the majors and Grand Smashes

202120222023202420252026Titles
World ChampionshipsR128Not heldR64Not held–Not held0
Singapore SmashNot heldQQQQQ0
Saudi SmashNot heldNot heldNot heldQNot heldNot held0
China SmashNot heldNot heldNot heldQQQ0
Europe SmashNot heldNot heldNot heldNot held–Q0

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

Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from worldtabletennis.com, checked 10 November 2026.