Men · JPN
Ryuusei Kawakami
World No. 65 ▼1
- World ranking
- No. 65, 560 points
- Age
- 17 (born 5 October 2009)
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | L 1-311-9, 8-11, 5-11, 7-11 |
| 18 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Chen Yuanyu | W 3-26-11, 11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 11-2 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Andre Bertelsmeier | W 3-211-9, 5-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 3 | Hiromu Kobayashi | W 3-211-3, 12-14, 6-11, 11-8, 11-3 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Yu Haiyang | W 3-15-11, 13-11, 11-5, 11-7 |
Latest news
Honours
1 title or gold medal on record.
All honours →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: Ryusei Kawakami and Miku Matsushima win mixed doubles gold for Japan
The Japanese pair, who knocked out China in the quarter-finals, beat Hong Kong in the Dakar final, while Taiwan came from behind against Thailand to take bronze.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | L 1-311-9, 8-11, 5-11, 7-11 |
| 18 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Chen Yuanyu | W 3-26-11, 11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 11-2 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Andre Bertelsmeier | W 3-211-9, 5-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 3 | Hiromu Kobayashi | W 3-211-3, 12-14, 6-11, 11-8, 11-3 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Yu Haiyang | W 3-15-11, 13-11, 11-5, 11-7 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | L 2-311-6, 14-16, 2-11, 11-8, 8-11 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Romain Brard | W 3-27-11, 6-11, 14-12, 11-2, 13-11 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Marcos Freitas | W 3-211-5, 12-14, 11-4, 9-11, 12-10 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, QER | Borgar Haug | W 3-011-8, 12-10, 11-6 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, Group | Andrea Puppo | W 3-011-5, 11-8, 11-6 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, Group | Benjamin Fruchart | W 3-011-5, 11-3, 11-5 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Berlin 2026Men's singles, Final | Kwon Hyuk | L 1-32-11, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Berlin 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Quek Izaac | W 3-19-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Berlin 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Feng Yi-Hsin | W 3-111-9, 12-10, 6-11, 11-4 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Berlin 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Kohei Sambe | W 3-18-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-5 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Berlin 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Tom Closset | W 3-011-7, 11-7, 11-7 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Tashkent 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Esteban Dorr | L 2-37-11, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10, 4-11 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Tashkent 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Nikita Artemenko | W 3-011-9, 11-4, 11-5 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Tashkent 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Kim Gaon | W 3-011-4, 11-7, 11-7 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | WTT Feeder Tashkent 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Amirreza Abbasi | W 3-27-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 19-7 | 73% | 0 | 1 | 0-1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 6-2 | 75% | 0 | 0 | 7-2 |
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.
Where the ranking points come from
560 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTT Star Contender Astana 2026 - President’s Cup | Last 16 | 135 | Counts | 27 September 2027 |
| WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026 | Quarter-final | 135 | Counts | 20 September 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Berlin 2026 | Runner-up | 90 | Counts | 30 August 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Tashkent 2026 | Semi-final | 60 | Counts | 9 August 2027 |
| Europe Youth Smash - Sweden 2026 | Winner | 50 | Counts | 23 August 2027 |
| ITTF World Youth Championships 2025 | Winner | 50 | Counts | 30 November 2026 |
| Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games | Winner | 40 | Counts | 15 November 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Senec 2026 | Quarter-final | 40 | Not counted | 3 May 2027 |
| ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 | Group stage | 15 | Not counted | 12 April 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Ulaanbaatar 2026 | Last 16 | 10 | Not counted | 2 August 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Havirov 2026 | Last 64 | 2 | Not counted | 26 April 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
WTT tour 1
- Winner 2025 WTT Feeder Prishtina doubles WTT Feeder Prishtina 2025
Club
Club matches
T.League: 13-3 in singles, all seasons on record.
| Date | League | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Okayama Rivets | Hao Shuai | W 3-111-7, 7-11, 11-3, 11-4 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 4-0 Ryukyu Asteeda | Cho Seungmin | W 3-111-10, 10-11, 11-10, 11-8 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-2 T.T Saitama | Asuka Sakai | W 3-27-11, 11-7, 10-11, 11-5, 11-6 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-2 T.T Saitama | Taimu Arinobu | W 1-012-10 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Kanazawa Port | Hiromu Kobayashi / Masaki Yoshida with Yuta Ito | L 0-21-11, 9-11 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Kanazawa Port | Yuma Tanigaki | W 3-210-11, 11-9, 11-10, 7-11, 11-6 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-0 Kanazawa Port | Yuta Tanaka | W 3-27-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8 |
| 8 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Ryukyu Asteeda | Hayate Suzuki | W 3-011-5, 11-3, 11-4 |
| 7 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Kanazawa Port | Lim Jonghoon | W 3-011-8, 11-10, 11-5 |
| 28 Feb 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-2 Shizuoka Jade | Kazuki Hamada | W 3-111-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6 |
| 28 Feb 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-2 Shizuoka Jade | Fumiya Igarashi | W 1-011-4 |
| 22 Feb 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Okayama Rivets | Lee Sangsu | W 3-011-7, 11-10, 11-8 |
| 11 Jan 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-2 Ryukyu Asteeda | Cho Daeseong | L 1-311-4, 7-11, 7-11, 7-11 |
| 10 Jan 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 1-3 T.T Saitama | Taimu Arinobu | L 0-39-11, 9-11, 10-11 |
| 21 Dec 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 2-3 Ryukyu Asteeda | Cho Daeseong | W 3-011-9, 11-9, 11-7 |
| 14 Nov 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-2 Kanazawa Port | Hiromu Kobayashi | W 3-111-6, 10-11, 11-9, 11-8 |
| 9 Nov 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 T.T Saitama | Yukiya Uda | L 0-310-11, 8-11, 7-11 |
| 8 Nov 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Shizuoka Jade | Asuka Machi / Yuma Tsuboi with Park Ganghyeon | W 2-19-11, 11-7, 11-7 |
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.