Wondering who the American table tennis stars of tomorrow are? This weekend, you have a chance to find out.
Table Tennis TV will stream the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) West Regional Championships 26 from Saturday, Feb. 21 to Sunday, Feb. 22. The event will begin streaming at 12:30 p.m. EST on both dates.
Schools and athletes from the Western United States will compete to earn their place in the NCTTA Finals in Rockford, Ill., which Table Tennis TV will stream on April 10-12, 2026. When the West Regional Championships conclude, the top three Coed teams, the top two Women’s teams, the top eight Men’s Singles players and the top four Women’s Singles players will automatically earn their spot in the Finals.
Reaching that spot in the Finale won’t be easy. Not if University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)’s Ved Sheth has anything to say about it. The two-time reigning champion is the highest-rated player participating in this event, and he’s eyeing his third straight trip to Rockford.
The UC Berkeley star will face some incredible competition from the rival University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Ethan Liu, Ryan Wu and Kai Zarehbin came in second and third/fourth, respectively, last year, and they’re both preparing to take home the gold this year.
The Women’s Singles tournament is wide open this year, as UCLA’s Joanna Sung will not defend her crown. This year could be teammate Angie Tan’s chance to avenge last season’s second-place finish, or an opportunity for California Institute of Technology’s Amber Liu to prove why she’s the West Regionals’ highest-rated woman.
Two schools lead the pack for Coed Teams, and it’s the same two. UCLA and UC Berkeley are both eyeing another Coed title, even if it means eventually facing one another in the title match for the fourth consecutive year. But they won’t be alone; recent bronze medalists Stanford University (2025) and University of British Columbia (2024), as well as 2023 silver medalist University of Washington, are all hoping to pull off an upset this weekend.
UCLA, Stanford, British Columbia and Washington are all sending their Women’s Teams to San Francisco for the West Regionals, but only one of those teams can take first place. Recent history says that it will be UCLA, the winners of the last three Women’s Team events, but anything can happen with stars Amy Wang and Rachel Sung not competing in this year’s event.
Prepare for a bloodbath between some of the top young table tennis players in the world and the schools they represent. Here’s who’s playing this weekend:
Participating Coed Teams:
Confirmed:
- University of California, Berkeley
- Stanford University
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, San Diego
- University of California, Davis
- University of Washington
- University of California, Irvine
- University of British Columbia
Possible Wild Cards:
- Arizona State University A
- California State University, Long Beach A
- California State University, Northridge A
- University of Colorado A
- Portland State University A
- University of Portland A
- University of Oregon A
- San José State University A
- Colorado Mesa University A
- University of California, Santa Barbara A
Participating Women’s Teams:
Confirmed:
- Stanford University
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of Washington
- University of California, Irvine
- University of British Columbia
- University of California, Riverside
Possible Wild Cards:
- California Polytechnic State University W
- Arizona State University W
- University of Oregon W
- University of Oregon WB
Participating Men’s Singles Players:
Confirmed*:
- Ved Sheth: University of California, Berkeley (NCTTA Rating: 2662)
- Daryl Tsao: University of California, Berkeley (2593)
- Victor Xie: California Polytechnic State University (2505)
- Jerry Fung: University of California, Berkeley (2494)
- Ethan Liu: University of California, Los Angeles (2404)
- Kai Zarehbin: University of California, Los Angeles (2390)
- Raymond Zhu: University of California, Berkeley (2353)
- Ryan Wu: University of California, Los Angeles (2347)
- Feng Yi Liao: University of California, San Diego (2336)
- Ishaan Mahendrakar: University of California, Davis (2326)
- Derrick Phan: California Polytechnic State University (2287)
- Chia-Hsiang Chang: Stanford University (2270)
- Handson Li: University of California, Berkeley (2250)
- Diyan Shah: University of California, Berkeley (2221)
- Yuhan “Edmond” Zhang: University of California, Irvine (2202)
- Andrew Wong: University of California, Los Angeles (2199)
- Hongbo Han: University of California, San Diego (2173)
- Zachary Li: University of Washington (2169)
- Daniel Zhou: University of California, Berkeley (2156)
- James Goodwin: University of California, San Diego (2152)
- Gautam Kathiravan: University of California, Berkeley (2128)
- Jiahe Chen: University of California, Irvine (2113)
- Yu Tang Kao: Oregon State University (2106)
- Kevin Nguyen: University of Portland (2035)
- Vikhyath Bulusu: University of British Columbia (1996)
- Raymond Zhu: University of British Columbia (1950)
- Nolan Yu: University of Washington (1943)
- Gian Assante: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (1627)
- Antonio Assante: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (1189)
- Yan Jin: University of Colorado at Boulder (1107)
*Sid Naresh (University of California, Berkeley, 2654) was scheduled to participate in this year’s West Regionals, but will not compete due to his participation in this year’s WTT Singapore Smash.
Possible Wild Cards:
- Yunchun Yang: University of California, Los Angeles (2090)
- Liyan Ma: University of Southern California (1984)
- Bryson Liu: University of California, San Diego (1960)
- Advait Achanta: University of California, Los Angeles (1954)
- Arthur Hsieh: University of California, Los Angeles (1929)
- Simou Chen: University of Southern California (1924)
- Danh Mai: University of California, San Diego (1916)
- Nate Wilkinson: Oregon State University (1915)
- Sam Kuo: California Polytechnic State University (1900)
- Doogyul Lee: University of California, San Diego
Participating Women’s Singles Players:
Confirmed:
- Amber Liu: California Institute of Technology (NCTTA Rating: 2418)
- Angie Tan: University of California, Los Angeles (2340)
- Faith Tung: University of California, Los Angeles (2234)
- Svetlana Lepilova: University of Washington (2040)
- Helen Li: Stanford University (1954)
- Chujing Zheng: University of California, Riverside (1801)
- Lynette Chan: Stanford University (1741)
- Ran Tang: University of Washington (1698)
- Yura Kimura: University of British Columbia (1619)
- Jasmine Goodwin: University of California, Davis (1577)
- Jingjing Zhang: University of California, Riverside (1343)
- Vivian Li: University of British Columbia (1268)
- Teagan Meens: Colorado Mesa University (771)
Possible Wild Cards:
- Tianyu Liu: University of British Columbia (799)
- Alley Wu: University of British Columbia (749)
- Faith Lou: University of California, Davis (663)
- Amy Tang: Stanford University (502)
- Ella Pallister: Portland State University (494)
- Yimeng Lin: Stanford University (462)
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