Our Team
Di Yu
Owner, Executive Head Coach
Di Yu - originally on the Liaoning Chinese Provincial Team - has defeated many top 30 ranked table tennis players in the world, has more than 10 years of coaching experience, is a certified National Coach, and has successfully coached many Olympians and National Team Juniors. Some players Di Yu has coached include:
- Lily Zhang, 3x Olympian and 5x National Champion
- YiJun Feng, 2x Olympian and National Champion
- Jeremy Hazin, Olympian and Canadian National Champion
- JiangShan Guo, Chinese National Team
- Amy Wang, 2021 National Champion
- Rachel Wang, U15, U17, U19 National Teams
- Jacob Kordus, U11 National Team
- Anav Gupta, U15 National Team
- Isabella Xu, U17 National Team
- Ethan Ruan, U17 National Team
- Daniel Ng, U19 National Team
- Emelie Lin, U19 National Team
- Zelin Ye, U15 Canadian National Team
- Changbo Lu, 2022 USATT U15 #5
JiangShan Guo
Owner, Coach
JiangShan Guo earned multiple gold medals in various Chinese tournaments and was 3rd place in the Chinese National Youth Seeding Camp in 2011. She was officially selected for the Chinese Women's Table Tennis National Team in 2014 where she trained with many world champions such as XingTong Chen, XiaoXia Li, and Manyu Wang. Unfortunately, JiangShan Guo was forced to retire due to injury. Since coming to the United States, she has been ranked top 3 for U.S. Women and has won many medals at U.S. Open, World Table Tennis Contender, Joola Global Teams, and Butterfly Cary Cup.
JiangShan Guo
Owner, Coach
JiangShan Guo earned multiple gold medals in various Chinese tournaments and was 3rd place in the Chinese National Youth Seeding Camp in 2011. She was officially selected for the Chinese Women's Table Tennis National Team in 2014 where she trained with many world champions such as XingTong Chen, XiaoXia Li, and Manyu Wang. Unfortunately, JiangShan Guo was forced to retire due to injury. Since coming to the United States, she has been ranked top 3 for U.S. Women and has won many medals at U.S. Open, World Table Tennis Contender, Joola Global Teams, and Butterfly Cary Cup.
JiangShan Guo
Owner, Head Coach
JiangShan Guo earned multiple gold medals in various Chinese tournaments and was 3rd place in the Chinese National Youth Seeding Camp in 2011. She was officially selected for the Chinese Women's Table Tennis National Team in 2014 where she trained with many world champions such as XingTong Chen, XiaoXia Li, and Manyu Wang. Unfortunately, JiangShan Guo was forced to retire due to injury. Since coming to the United States, she has been ranked top 3 for U.S. Women and has won many medals at U.S. Open, World Table Tennis Contender, Joola Global Teams, and Butterfly Cary Cup.
Rachid El Boubou
Senior Elite Coach
Table tennis player for 27 years
Lebanon men's single champion for 11 years
Lebanese teams' championship 16 times
Table tennis coach for 12 years
Participated in 10 world championships with the men's national teams, Asian games in Qatar, and Francophone games in Canada.
2024 Virginia Open - first place
2024 Butterfly triangle championships - under 2600 - first place
2023 CTTC Open men's singles- first place
2023 super league TBTT - first place
2023 Butterfly team round robin tournament - first place
2022 Missouri state championships - first place
2021 Butterfly NC State games men's single - first place
2021 Charlotte TTC open - first place
Lebanon table tennis championship - first place in men's single
Years: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
Arab games championship - third place in teams - Qatar 2010
Cyprus Mediterranean championship tournament - second place- Cyprus 2010
Arab teams championship in youth - second place - Morocco 1998
Olympic youth games in Russia - quarter final
Arab club championship- third place - Morocco
Francophone qualification games in men's single - third place - Switzerland
Quarter final result in mediterranean championship under age 21 - France
Luisa Zuluaga
Coach
- A Colombian player with 22 years of sports experience.
- Has competed in national and international tournaments.
- Member of the Colombian national team from 2003 to 2021.
- Champion in the Bolivarian Games 2018.
- Finalist in the 2018 Central American Games.
- Finalist in the Pan American Games 2011.
- Champion in the National Games 2019.
- Throughout her sports career, she was a champion in all categories from under-13 to the adult category.
- Attended World Championships from the U-13 category to the major category.
- 10 years of coaching experience.
- Holds a degree in Physical Education, Recreation, and Sport.
Rachel Wang
Director of Marketing, Coach
Rachel Wang has been a member of the U.S. Junior National Team since 2021. During her 10 years of playing, Rachel has earned a multitude of national and international titles, including 2022 Pan-American Champion, 2022 World Youth Championships quarter-finalist, 2023 U.S. Nationals U19 Girls' Doubles Champion, and 2024 World High School Games bronze-medalist. As the founder and president of her nonprofit Table Tennis Dreams, Rachel is very involved in the table tennis community, always finding ways to expand and enhance it. She loves to pass on the lessons she has learned throughout her career to others, and she pours all her energy into each student.
Rachel Wang
Director of Marketing, Coach
Rachel Wang has been a member of the U.S. Junior National Team since 2021. During her 10 years of playing, Rachel has earned a multitude of national and international titles, including 2022 Pan-American Champion, 2022 World Youth Championships quarter-finalist, 2023 U.S. Nationals U19 Girls' Doubles Champion, and 2024 World High School Games bronze-medalist. As the founder and president of her nonprofit Table Tennis Dreams, Rachel is very involved in the table tennis community, always finding ways to expand and enhance it. She loves to pass on the lessons she has learned throughout her career to others, and she pours all her energy into each student.
Michael Levene
Coach
SAFE sport certified
- 15+ years of professional coaching experience
- USATT Regional coach
- ITTF Certified Coach
- Bachelor's and Master's Degrees. AI Subject Matter Expert
- USATT Certified Referee and Umpire
Last 6 events played:
- July 2018 Event finalist at World Veterans Championships
- December 2021 USATT US Open Champion
- July 2022 USATT US Nationals Silver and Bronze Medalist
- July 2023 USATT US Nationals - Silver Medalist
- July 2024 USATT US Nationals - 2 x Bronze Medalist
- December 2024 USATT US Open doubles event champion playing with Louis Levene
Previously:
- Represented Great Britain in ITTF international competition
- Numerous Singles and Doubles championship titles at State and National level.
- Former top 60 in England Men’s and top 12 Men’s over 40.
Style: Left-handed attacker with inverted / pimples combination, switching sides during play
Brianne Quiroz
Coach
- Colombian player with 9 years of sports experience, competing since she was 12 years old.
- Champion from the U13 category to the adult category
- Champion from the U13 category to the adult women’s doubles category.
- Champion from the U13 category to the U21 mixed doubles category.
- Top 5 rated in the Colombian federation 5
- She had different international camps and training.
- Colombia national team from the U15 to U21 category.
- 3 years of coaching experience.
Louis Levene
Coach
Louis has a peak USATT rating of 2343 and is one of the top players in the region. He has many years of playing experience and coaches with a heavy focus on strategy and match play.
- Career best win against USATT rated 2625 player
- 2024 US Open doubles event champion playing with Michael Levene
- 2022 Butterfly Teams - Division A Champions
- Former #1 ranked U21 Player in North Carolina
- Multiple 1st place finishes in top division leagues and tournaments in the area
- Asked to be a part of USA juniors table tennis team in the 2017 Maccabiah Games
- Received a table tennis scholarship to play for Lindenwood University
- Always up to date with the forever evolving ways the game is played including strategy and technique
Sean Liu
Coach
Sean Liu is an ITTF certified level 1 coach (State level table tennis coach) with 18+ years of extensive experience in teaching/coaching. He has lived in the Triangle area for 25+ years and is a very popular and strong local table tennis player with abundant experience. In addition, he speaks both English and Chinese.
Some of his achievements include:
- 10+ years of table tennis coaching experience in USA
- 8+ years of university teaching experience in China (Awarded outstanding teacher every year)
- 40+ years of table tennis experience
- Languages: English & Chinese
- Education: Bachelor’s in mathematics, master’s in computer science, PhD in Statistics
- 2019 NC State Senior Games Finals Table Tennis Tournament:
Men's Singles Gold Medalist, Men's Doubles Silver Medalist, Mixed Doubles Silver Medalist
- 2019 Wake County Senior Games Table Tennis Tournament:
Men's Singles Gold Medalist, Men's Doubles Gold Medalist, Mixed Doubles Gold Medalist
- 2018 NC State Senior Games Finals Table Tennis Tournament:
Men's Singles Gold Medalist, Men's Doubles Gold Medalist
- 2018 Wake County Senior Games Table Tennis Tournament:
Men's Singles Gold Medalist, Men's Doubles Gold Medalist, Mixed Doubles Gold Medalist
