Men · AUS
Nicholas Lum
World No. 54
- World ranking
- No. 54, 668 points
- Age
- 21 (born 29 May 2005)
- Plays
- Left-handed
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Yang Wang | L 0-315-17, 8-11, 4-11 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Hugo Calderano | L 0-34-11, 9-11, 6-11 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Cedric Nuytinck | L 0-39-11, 12-14, 9-11 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | WTT Champions Yokohama 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Tomokazu Harimoto | L 0-33-11, 6-11, 5-11 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 32 | Nicolas Burgos / Gustavo Gomez with Finn Luu | L 1-311-8, 8-11, 7-11, 4-11 |
Honours
4 titles and gold medals on record.
All honours →Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Yang Wang | L 0-315-17, 8-11, 4-11 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Hugo Calderano | L 0-34-11, 9-11, 6-11 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Cedric Nuytinck | L 0-39-11, 12-14, 9-11 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | WTT Champions Yokohama 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Tomokazu Harimoto | L 0-33-11, 6-11, 5-11 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 32 | Nicolas Burgos / Gustavo Gomez with Finn Luu | L 1-311-8, 8-11, 7-11, 4-11 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Last 32 | Wen Ruibo / Kuai Man with Yangzi Liu | L 1-31-11, 9-11, 11-6, 5-11 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Anders Lind | L 1-36-11, 6-11, 11-9, 5-11 |
| 5 May 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Liang Jingkun | L 0-39-11, 5-11, 6-11 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Group | Ham Yu Song | L 2-311-8, 7-11, 11-5, 1-11, 9-11 |
| 29 Apr 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Group | Eli Ho | W 3-011-6, 11-6, 11-3 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Men's singles, Group | Yassine Theophile | W 3-011-4, 11-8, 11-6 |
| 9 Apr 2026 | WTT Contender Taiyuan 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Quek Izaac | L 0-34-11, 9-11, 12-14 |
| 9 Apr 2026 | WTT Contender Taiyuan 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Yuhi Sakai / Satoshi Aida with Hwan Bae | L 2-36-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 3-11 |
| 9 Apr 2026 | WTT Contender Taiyuan 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Yiu Kwan To / Ng Wing Lam with Lam Yee Lok | L 0-37-11, 10-12, 8-11 |
| 8 Apr 2026 | WTT Contender Taiyuan 2026Mixed doubles, Qualifying round 1 | Ma Jinbao / Zhen Deng with Lam Yee Lok | W 3-113-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-3 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | WTT Champions Chongqing 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Sora Matsushima | L 0-38-11, 6-11, 10-12 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | WTT Champions Chongqing 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Darko Jorgic | W 3-011-8, 11-8, 12-10 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Singapore Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 32 | Martin Allegro / Adrien Rassenfosse with Finn Luu | L 2-312-10, 8-11, 11-9, 8-11, 6-11 |
| 22 Feb 2026 | Singapore Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Last 32 | Pang Koen / Zeng Jian with Yangzi Liu | L 1-311-9, 6-11, 2-11, 6-11 |
| 22 Feb 2026 | Singapore Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Simon Gauzy | L 2-311-6, 10-12, 15-13, 10-12, 12-14 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 3-10 | 23% | 0 | 0 | 1-6 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2-9 | 18% | 0 | 0 | 2-18 |
| 2024 | 13 | 4-9 | 31% | 0 | 0 | 6-3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3-3 | 50% | 1 | 1 | 2-3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6-1 | 86% | 2 | 2 | 9-2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0-2 |
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.
- Alfred Dela Pena3-0
- Aditya Sareen1-2
- Jeremy Dey2-0
- Xin Yan2-0
- Darko Jorgic1-1
- Finn Luu1-1
- Xiang Peng0-2
- Eli Ho1-0
- Yassine Theophile1-0
- Jakub Stecyszyn1-0
Where the ranking points come from
668 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITTF-Oceania Cup Christchurch 2026 | Runner-up | 350 | Counts | 8 February 2027 |
| WTT Champions Chongqing 2026 | Last 16 | 140 | Counts | 22 March 2027 |
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Last 32 (team) | 83 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| China Smash 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Counts | 18 October 2027 |
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Counts | 23 August 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Counts | 8 March 2027 |
| WTT Champions Macao 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Counts | 20 September 2027 |
| ITTF-Oceania Championships Ballarat 2026 | Semi-final | 175 | Not counted | 6 September 2027 |
| ITTF Oceania Team Championships Ballarat 2026 | Winner (team) | 33 | Not counted | 6 September 2027 |
| ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 | Group stage | 15 | Not counted | 12 April 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Gdansk 2025 | Last 16 | 15 | Not counted | 16 November 2026 |
| WTT Champions Yokohama 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 16 August 2027 |
| WTT Contender Taiyuan 2026 | Last 32 | 4 | Not counted | 19 April 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | R128 | Not held | R128 | Not held | 0 |
| World Team Championships | Not held | – | Not held | R32 | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | R64 | R64 | Q | R64 | 0 |
| Saudi Smash | Not held | R32 | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| China Smash | Not held | R64 | R32 | R64 | 0 |
| United States Smash | Not held | Not held | R64 | R64 | 0 |
| Europe Smash | Not held | Not held | R64 | 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 2023 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
Continental and multi-sport 4
- Gold 2024 Doubles ITTF-Oceania Senior Championships 2024
- Gold 2023 Singles 2023 ITTF-Oceania Cup
- Gold 2022 Singles 2022 ITTF-Oceania Cup
- Gold 2022 Doubles ITTF-Oceania Senior Championships
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from worldtabletennis.com, checked 6 November 2026.