Be a part of Team Los Angeles at the 2026 International Children’s Games

Participate in the March 7th team selection tryout for the 2026 International Children’s Games (to be held August 1-6 in Hualien, Taiwan)

Tryout Registration

• Register online
• Tryout registration fee: $20
• Registration deadline: March 5

Tryout Info

• Date: March 7, 2026
• Start Time: 2:30 PM
• Location: Los Angeles Table Tennis Association (LATTA)

Team Selection

• Top 2 boys and top 2 girls in the tryout will qualify to be a part of Team Los Angeles (3rd and 4th place will be alternates)
• Tryout competition format will be finalized once the final entry list and number of participants is set on March 5th.
• See below for eligibility and funding requirements to participate in the International Children’s Games

2026 International Children’s Games

• Dates: August 1-6, 2026
• Location: Hualien, Taiwan
• Website: https://2026icg.hlc.edu.tw
• Team Size: 2 male & 2 female athletes (plus team lead and coach)
• Eligibility:
  • Age: Participants must be at least 12 years old (as of January 1, 2026) and no older than 15 years old (as of December 31, 2026)
  • Geography: Participants must go to school in Los Angeles County or a neighboring county (such as Orange County, Ventura County, or San Bernardino County)
• Funding:
  • Athletes must be able to self-fund their own travel expenses to Taiwan (nearest international airport is Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei, airport code: TPE)
  • LA Ping Pong will cover the team registration fee which includes:
    • housing accommodation from August 1st to 6th in Hualien, Taiwan
    • meals for the athletes during the event
    • transportation between Taipei international airports (TPE) and Hualien

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#ThreeAmigos (e4Hats Table Tennis) lost to TH3 (LATTA) 2-3

Vikram Kadi defeated “Hugo” Kanghong Zhan 3-2 (-8, 4, 9, -11, 8)
Jack McCarthy lost to Joey Kuok 1-3 (-8, 7, 8, 8)
Vikram Kadi/Jack McCarthy lost to Joey Kuok/”Hugo” Kanghong Zhan 2-3 (10, 6, -6, -2, 9)
Vikram Kadi lost to Joey Kuok 1-3 (7, 3, -7, 7)
Jack McCarthy defeated “Hugo” Kanghong Zhan 3-0 (5, 5, 5)

Hugo, Joey, Jack, Vik

Hugo and Vik playing

Hugo and Vik highlight point

TH3 (LATTA) defeated Pongstarz (Gilbert TTC) 5-0

“Koffer” Guo Hui Lu defeated Sandesh Awale 3-0 (8, 8, 6)
Joey Kuok defeated Subal Mehta 3-0 (9, 8, 8)
Joey Kuok/”Koffer” Guo Hui Lu defeated Sandesh Awale/Kim Gilbert 3-0 (4, 5, 7)
“Koffer” Guo Hui Lu defeated Subal Mehta 3-0 (3, 9, 6)
Joey Kuok defeated Kim Gilbert 3-0 (3, 7, 5)

The Dews! (SGVBC 2) lost to TH3 (LATTA) 0-5

Roger Gorani lost to Joey Kuok 2-3 (7, -6, 5, -10, 4)
Mark Huang lost to “Koffer” Guo Hui Lu 0-3 (6, 5, 8)
Tom Liu/Mark Huang lost to “Koffer” Guo Hui Lu/Joey Kuok 0-3 (5, 4, 8)
Roger Gorani lost to “Koffer” Guo Hui Lu 0-3 (3, 6, 6)
Tom Liu lost to Joey Kuok 0-3 (9, 2, 4)

Koffer, Joey, Tom, Mark, Roger

TH3 (LATTA) defeated The One Night Standard (Hyundae Table Tennis) 5-0

“Koffer” Guo Hui Lu defeated Hiroe Imai 3-0 (8, 5, 11)
“Justin” Zihao Huang defeated Satoko Hayashi 3-2 (-8, 5, 9, -11, 5)
“Koffer” Guo Hui Lu/”Justin” Zihao Huang defeated Satoko Hayashi/Hiroe Imai 3-2 (9, -8, 7, -8, 7)
“Koffer” Guo Hui Lu defeated Marco Martinez 3-0 (5, 2, 3)
Joey Kuok defeated Clayton Kjos 3-1 (6, -8, 8, 4)

Joey Kuok vs. Clayton Kjos

Pongstarz (Gilbert TTC) lost to TH3 (LATTA) 0-5

Kim Gilbert lost to “Koffer” Guo Hui Lu 0-3 (2, 2, 6)
Alex Figueroa lost to Joey Kuok 0-3 (7, 6, 9)
Kim Gilbert/Alex Figueroa lost to Joey Kuok/”Koffer” Guo Hui Lu 0-3 (4, 5, 7)
Kim Gilbert lost to “Hugo” Kanghong Zhan 0-3 (5, 5, 5)
Alex Figueroa lost to “Koffer” Guo Hui Lu 0-3 (9, 7, 4)

Alex Figueroa, “Koffer” Guo Hui Lu, “Hugo” Kanghong Zhan, “Joey” Kuok, and Kim Gilbert

Pongstarz player Kim Gilbert clocks a fast smash again TH3 “Koffer”

The One Night Standard (Hyundae Table Tennis) lost to TH3 (LATTA) 0-5

Satoko Hayashi lost to “Justin” Zihao Huang 2-3 (9, -7, -10, 4, 5)
Hiroe Imai lost to “Koffer” Guo Hui Lu 0-3 (9, 9, 4)
Satoko Hayashi/Hiroe Imai lost to “Koffer” Guo Hui Lu/”Justin” Zihao Huang 0-3 (15, 9, 7)
Satoko Hayashi lost to “Koffer” Guo Hui Lu 0-3 (6, 4, 10)
Hiroe Imai lost to “Justin” Zihao Huang 1-3 (9, -6, 6, 7)

Hiroe, Satoko, Clayton, David, Marco, Koffee, Justin

Fantastic Points between Satoko, Justin, Hiroe & Koffee

TH3 (LATTA) defeated #ThreeAmigos (e4Hats Table Tennis) 5-0

“Koffer” Guo Hui Lu defeated Vikram Kadi 3-0 (5, 6, 7)
Joey Kuok defeated Jack McCarthy 3-1 (10, 7, -7, 12)
Joey Kuok/”Koffer” Guo Hui Lu defeated Jack McCarthy/Vikram Kadi 3-0 (7, 6, 7)
“Koffer” Guo Hui Lu defeated Jack McCarthy 3-0 (6, 13, 8)
Joey Kuok defeated Vikram Kadi 3-0 (9, 7, 8)

iPongsters (LATTA) defeated What the PHETT (SGVBC 2) 4-1

Derek Hong defeated Peter Su 3-0 (4, 4, 8)
Jeffrey Yee defeated Hung Nguyen 3-2 (-7, 2, 10, -7, 7)
Derek Hong/Jeffrey Yee defeated Hung Nguyen/Jianfeng Sun 3-1 (5, -9, 10, 7)
Derek Hong lost to Hung Nguyen 2-3 (-14, -6, 5, 1, 11)
Jeffrey Yee defeated Jianfeng Sun 3-0 (6, 7, 11)

iPongsters (LATTA) defeated Song Je Ho (Song Jeho TTC) 4-1

Jeffrey Yee lost to Peter Wu 1-3 (7, 9, -9, 11)
Derek Hong defeated Joyce Kim 3-0 (9, 9, 6)
Jeffrey Yee/Derek Hong defeated Peter Wu/Joyce Kim 3-2 (-9, 7, 4, -9, 5)
Jeffrey Yee defeated Peter Lao 3-1 (8, 5, -8, 9)
Derek Hong defeated Yong Ji 3-0 (6, 10, 6)