Daniel Moon
Hometown | Seoul, South Korea |
Nickname | Dan Moon |
DOB | 9/9/1995 |
Weight | 210 |
Sign | Gemini |
Best shot | Backhand Loop |
Theme song | Uptown Funk |
Quote | "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." - Thomas Edison |
ABOUT DANIEL
Daniel Moon has been playing table tennis since he was 10 years old, shortly after immigrating into the United States from his native country, South Korea. Since beginning his training, he has competed alongside some of the top players in the country and has received coaching from the 3rd highest ranked player in the U.S. Daniel has traveled all around the U.S. to compete in national tournaments and also received certification as one of the country’s youngest certified ITTF Level I Coaches. After graduating college with a biophysics degree, Daniel continues to further his table tennis career as Bryn Mawr College’s head table tennis coach, while working a full time job with Merakey USA.
Some of Daniel’s table tennis accomplishments include:
– 3x Nationals Qualifier for NCTTA (National Collegiate Table Tennis Association) (2014, 2016-2017)
– 2x State Representative for the Korean Olympics (2015, 2019)
– Temple University Table Tennis Team Captain and Top Rated Player (2013-2017)
– Joined the Korean National Junior Team in Butterfly Teams (2015)
– Certified ITTF Level I Coach
– Head Table Tennis Coach at Bryn Mawr College