No. 1 Active Player in the US – Kou Lei Joins Butterfly and Wins Westchester May Open 2023

Posted on May 30, 2023

(by Stephanie Sun)

The No.1 active player in the US just joined Butterfly!! Kou Lei (USA Table Tennis Rating 2817) won the Westchester May Open after switching to Fan Zhendong ALC blade and Dignics 09C on both forehand and backhand, defeating #2 Seed Romain Lorentz (Rating 2638).

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