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Date of Birth: Aug. 5, 1968 Residence: San Jose Education: BS in Computer Engineering from UC Irvine Ethnicity: Vietnamese Rating: 2330 Style: Steady blocker and looper Equipment: Butterfly Sardius Blade with Yasaka Mark V rubbers both sides Sponsor: None Clubs Played: Palo Alto TTC, San Jose State TTC |
Steve was born in Vietnam and began playing table-tennis there at the age of nine. When he moved to America, he lived in the Fresno area and could not find anybody to practice with until he moved to Silicon Valley. Now he is one of 2-time Olympian Khoa Nguyen's main practice partners and also practices with teammate Kevin Au and Olympian Michelle Do. He has beaten 2-time Men's National Team Member Han Xiao and Collegiate National Men's Singles Champion Brian Pace in tournament competition. He hopes to have his USATT rating cross 2400 for the first time in his career and hopes table-tennis becomes more popular in the Bay Area. By profession, Steve is a chip design engineer.