USA Captures 34 Medals at 2024 ITTF Pan Am U11 & U13 Championships in Santo Domingo
by Joshua Dyke
The U.S. U11 and U13 Junior National Teams celebrate 34 medals at the 2024 Pan American U11 & 13 Championships. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Aug. 19-25, 2024. (Photo by ITTF Americas)
Colorado Springs, Colo. – The U.S. Junior National Teams delivered an impressive performance at the 2024 ITTF Pan American U11 & U13 Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, winning a total of 34 medals: 12 gold, 9 silver, and 13 bronze. These medals were won across Boys’ and Girls’ Singles, Doubles, and Team events.
The U.S. secured 12 medals in singles and 14 in doubles, setting the tone for the competition. The medal haul continued in the U11 and U13 Team events, where the U.S. earned 8 more medals. The Boys’ and Girls’ Teams were dominant in all categories, securing gold and silver in U11 Boys’ Teams, U13 Boys’ Teams, and U13 Girls’ Teams. The U11 Girls’ Team brought home gold and bronze.
Notable Individual Performances:
Abigail Yu, Emma Yang, and Anya Shanbhag were standout performers in the U11 categories, each of them earning three gold medals.
Abigail Yu and Irene Yeoh claimed gold in U13 Girls’ Teams and Doubles, with Yu also winning the U13 Mixed Doubles title alongside Jaden Jia.
Emma Yang and Anya Shanbhag took gold in both Girls’ Teams and Girls’ Doubles, while Yang won gold in U11 Girls’ Singles, defeating Shreya Venkateraman, who took home silver for the U.S.
In U11 Mixed Doubles, Anya Shanbhag won gold with Chirag Pradhan, who also claimed gold in U11 Boys’ Singles and silver in Boys’ Doubles with Evan Dong, against Jacob Kordus and Ethan Zhou, another gold for the USA.
Angha Anagha Kasichainula secured gold in U13 Girls’ Singles after impressively defeating Irene Yeoh in the championship final.
The U.S. team's achievements at the 2024 Pan Am U11 & U13 Championships show that the U.S. is an established force in youth table tennis on the international stage.
Teams Medalists
4 gold, 3, silver, 1 bronze
U11 Boys' Teams
Gold
Team A: Evan Dong, Chirag Pradhan
Silver
Team B: Jacob Kordus, Ethan Zhou
U11 Girls' Teams
Gold
Team A: Anya Shanbhag, Emma Yang
Bronze
Team B: Amanda Liu, Shreya Venkateraman
U13 Boys' Teams
Gold
Team A: Kyler Chen, Liren Zhang
Silver
Team B: Jayden Cai, Jaden Jia
U13 Girls' Teams
Gold
Team A: Irene Yeoh, Abigail Yu
Silver
Team B: Anagha Kasichainula, Isabella Luo
Doubles Medalists
5 gold, 3 silver, 6 bronze
U11 Girls' Doubles
Gold
Anya Shanbhag, Emma Yang
Bronze
Amanda Liu, Shreya Venkateraman
U11 Boys' Doubles
Gold
Jacob Kordus, Ethan Zhou
Silver
Evan Dong, Chirag Pradhan
U13 Girls' Doubles
Gold
Irene Yeoh, Abigail Yu
Bronze
Anagha Kasichainula, Isabella Luo
U13 Boys' Doubles
Bronze
Jayden Cai, Jaden Jia
U11 Mixed Doubles
Gold
Chirag Pradhan, Anya Shanbhag
Silver
Ethan Zhou, Shreya Venkateraman
Bronze
Evan Dong, Emma Yang
Jacob Kordus, Amanda Liu
U13 Mixed Doubles
Gold
Jaden Jia, Abigail Yu
Bronze
Jayden Cai, Anagha Kasichainula
Liren Zhang, Isabella Luo
Singles Medalists
3 gold, 3 silver, 6 bronze
U11 Girls' Singles
Gold
Emma Yang
Silver
Shreya Venkateraman
U11 Boys' Singles
Gold
Chirag Pradhan
Silver
Jacob Kordus
Bronze
Evan Dong
Ethan Zhou
U13 Girls' Singles
Gold
Anagha Kasichainula
Silver
Irene Yeoh
Bronze
Abigail Yu
Isabella Luo
U13 Boys' Singles
Bronze
Liren Zhang
Jaden Jia