Men · POR
Tiago Apolonia
World No. 90 ▼3
- World ranking
- No. 90, 372 points
- Age
- 40 (born 28 July 1986)
- Plays
- Right-handed
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's doubles, Final | Lilian Bardet / Leo De Nodrest with Marcos Freitas | W 3-013-11, 13-11, 11-9 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's doubles, Semi-final | Tom Scholtes / Mael Van Dessel with Marcos Freitas | W 3-011-7, 11-7, 11-6 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Kay Stumper | L 0-38-11, 8-11, 5-11 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Lee Jungmok / Ma Yeongmin with Marcos Freitas | W 3-011-8, 11-6, 11-6 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Filip Zeljko | W 3-111-5, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6 |
Honours
2 titles and gold medals on record.
All honours →Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's doubles, Final | Lilian Bardet / Leo De Nodrest with Marcos Freitas | W 3-013-11, 13-11, 11-9 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's doubles, Semi-final | Tom Scholtes / Mael Van Dessel with Marcos Freitas | W 3-011-7, 11-7, 11-6 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Kay Stumper | L 0-38-11, 8-11, 5-11 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Lee Jungmok / Ma Yeongmin with Marcos Freitas | W 3-011-8, 11-6, 11-6 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Filip Zeljko | W 3-111-5, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Jakub Zelinka / Jakub Kaucky with Marcos Freitas | W 3-19-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-7 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 32 | Sora Matsushima / Shunsuke Togami with Marcos Freitas | L 1-311-7, 6-11, 7-11, 5-11 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 1 | Matteo Mutti | L 1-38-11, 5-11, 11-2, 6-11 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Florian Bourrassaud / Esteban Dorr with Marcos Freitas | L 1-35-11, 12-10, 11-13, 12-14 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Thibault Poret | L 1-311-8, 10-12, 4-11, 7-11 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Angel Naranjo / Martin Friis with Marcos Freitas | W 3-111-6, 11-3, 8-11, 16-14 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's doubles, Last 32 | Shunsuke Togami / Hiroto Shinozuka with Marcos Freitas | L 2-312-10, 10-12, 11-9, 8-11, 11-13 |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 1 | Deni Kozul | L 1-311-13, 11-6, 3-11, 10-12 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 32 | Sora Matsushima / Shunsuke Togami with Marcos Freitas | L 1-37-11, 11-7, 6-11, 10-12 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Csaba Andras | L 1-312-10, 4-11, 10-12, 7-11 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 1 | Alex Luo | W 3-011-1, 11-4, 11-7 |
| 5 Jun 2026 | WTT Contender Skopje 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Darko Jorgic / Deni Kozul with Marcos Freitas | L 1-39-11, 7-11, 11-6, 9-11 |
| 5 Jun 2026 | WTT Contender Skopje 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Hiroto Shinozuka | L 2-314-16, 11-9, 5-11, 11-6, 10-12 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | WTT Contender Skopje 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Rafael De Las Heras / Diego Lillo with Marcos Freitas | W 3-28-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | WTT Contender Skopje 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Manav Thakkar | W 3-25-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 16-11 | 59% | 0 | 1 | 10-5 |
| 2025 | 26 | 13-13 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 5-3 |
| 2024 | 13 | 3-10 | 23% | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 29 | 15-14 | 52% | 0 | 0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 19 | 8-11 | 42% | 0 | 0 | 3-3 |
| 2021 | 8 | 4-4 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 2-5 |
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 Qiu0-5
- Omar Assar3-0
- Mattias Karlsson1-2
- Jon Persson1-2
- Gustavo Gomez2-0
- Lim Jonghoon2-0
- Harmeet Desai2-0
- Jules Rolland2-0
- Can Akkuzu2-0
- Simon Gauzy2-0
Where the ranking points come from
372 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 | Last 16 (team) | 127 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Prishtina 2026 | Runner-up | 90 | Counts | 7 June 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Lagos 2026 | Semi-final | 60 | Counts | 31 May 2027 |
| WTT Contender Skopje 2026 | Last 16 | 30 | Counts | 14 June 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Doha 2026 | Last 64 | 25 | Counts | 25 January 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Qualifying | 20 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026 | Last 16 | 10 | Counts | 15 November 2027 |
| China Smash 2026 | Qualifying | 10 | Counts | 18 October 2027 |
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Qualifying | 10 | Not counted | 23 August 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Qualifying | 10 | Not counted | 8 March 2027 |
| WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026 | Last 32 | 4 | Not counted | 20 September 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Parma 2025 | Last 64 | 2 | Not counted | 7 December 2026 |
| ETTU European Individual Championships Ljubljana 2026 | Last 64 | 0 | Not counted | 25 October 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 | R128 | Not held | R64 | Not held | R128 | Not held | 0 |
| World Team Championships | Not held | – | Not held | – | Not held | R16 | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | Not held | R64 | R32 | R64 | Q | Q | 0 |
| Saudi Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | R64 | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| China Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Q | Q | Q | 0 |
| United States Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Q | Q | 0 |
| Europe Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Q | Q | 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 2
- Winner 2026 WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia doubles WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia 2026
- Winner 2026 WTT Feeder Lagos doubles WTT Feeder Lagos 2026
Club
Club matches
Bundesliga: 48-40 in singles; T.League: 1-4 in singles, all seasons on record.
| Date | League | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau | Liam Pitchford | L 0-38-11, 5-11, 7-11 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau | Maciej Kubik / Martin Allegro with Tobias Hippler | L 2-312-14, 5-11, 12-10, 11-2, 9-11 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 3-2 SV Werder Bremen | Irvin Bertrand / Kirill Gerassimenko with Tobias Hippler | W 3-111-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 Post SV Mühlhausen | Kay Stumper | L 2-38-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7, 6-11 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 Post SV Mühlhausen | Ovidiu Ionescu / Marcos Freitas with Ricardo Walther | L 1-38-11, 14-16, 12-10, 8-11 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 1-3 TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen | Shunsuke Togami | L 2-36-11, 11-13, 11-7, 11-5, 7-11 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 3-2 TSV Bad Königshofen | Andre Bertelsmeier | W 3-19-11, 14-12, 11-7, 11-8 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 3-2 TSV Bad Königshofen | Daniel Habesohn / Bastian Steger with Ricardo Walther | W 3-112-10, 11-7, 2-11, 11-5 |
| 19 Apr 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 3-0 TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau | Samuel Walker | W 3-011-3, 15-13, 11-9 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 3-1 TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt | Benedikt Duda | W 3-24-11, 12-10, 6-11, 11-5, 11-6 |
| 29 Mar 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 0-3 TSV Bad Königshofen | Daniel Habesohn | L 2-311-9, 4-11, 11-5, 1-11, 6-11 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 0-3 TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen | Iulian Chirita | L 1-316-14, 9-11, 4-11, 7-11 |
| 14 Feb 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell | Ruwen Filus | W 3-111-6, 12-14, 11-6, 13-11 |
| 14 Feb 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell | Fanbo Meng / Jonathan Groth with Ricardo Walther | L 0-37-11, 9-11, 7-11 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 Borussia Düsseldorf | Yongyin Li | W 3-211-4, 11-9, 5-11, 4-11, 11-8 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 Borussia Düsseldorf | Kanak Jha | L 0-38-11, 9-11, 7-11 |
| 31 Jan 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 1-3 TTC OE Clarity-Tel.Syst.Bad Homburg | Csaba Andras | W 3-011-6, 11-5, 11-3 |
| 31 Jan 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 1-3 TTC OE Clarity-Tel.Syst.Bad Homburg | Juan Perez | L 1-39-11, 13-11, 9-11, 9-11 |
| 25 Jan 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 SV Werder Bremen | Mattias Karlsson | W 3-211-5, 11-8, 2-11, 6-11, 11-8 |
| 25 Jan 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 SV Werder Bremen | Kirill Gerassimenko | W 3-011-9, 11-8, 11-9 |
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.