Kirill Gerassimenko

Career

Kirill’s career started very early as he was seen as a very bright talent from the start. He started training with his father at 4 and continued developing himself. When he was 5, he participated in the Kazakhstan youth championships, where he was awarded the youngest participant award. When he was 9, he was eligible to be a candidate to become a master of the sport, and by the age of 12, he fulfilled his dream and became the youngest master of table tennis from Kazakhstan and the second youngest in the CIS.

After this, he continued his development. After a while, he was sent to China with his elder brother to partake in vigorous tactical, technical, and physical training to become a better player.

The training proved to be a success as he returned to his native country, participated in the national championships, won the singles edition of the competition, and was then called up for the National team. He then played in the Asian championship and was knocked out by the Olympic champion Ma Lin1 in the quarter-finals. After the championships, he was determined to become a better player. He left home and traveled to an international table tennis academy in Austria, where he trained under various coaches, notably Werner Schlager2 .

He was able to develop himself and graduate from the youth level, to become a part of the progressive athletes, where he learned from world-class players. He was given an excellent foundation to become a more professional player. With the help of the National Olympic Committee of his country and the table tennis federation, he was supported and went pro.

He then continued training with Dmitry Levenko and was trained in multiple international training centers, drastically improving him as a player. He made his professional debut and started participating in multiple competitions, notably in the Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He became more and more popular in the world, and he achieved success in the sport.

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Playing Style

Kirill Gerassimenko is an attacking table tennis player who uses his right hand to play. His grip is shakehand, and he performs multiple shots to defeat his opponents. His playing style has helped him win many matches in his career.

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Honors and Achievements

Kirill has achieved much in his career and has the accolades to show. His highest rank is 26^th. He has won multiple singles, doubles, and mixed and team events tournaments. In 2017, he won the under-21 edition of the ITTF World Tour and came third in the ITTF Challenge3 , Polish Open. In 2018, he was third in Thailand Open; in 2020, he won the ITTF Challenge Spanish Open. In 2021, he won the men’s double edition in the Kazakhstan Open, and also, in that same year, he reached the quarter-final of the Asian Open.