Benyamin Faraji

Benyamin Faraji
Personal information
Born (2009-12-20) 20 December 2009
Tehran, Iran
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportTable tennis
ClubSV Union Velbert[1]
Playing styleRight-handed with a stylish playing style
Highest ranking132 [2]
Current ranking170 [3]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Iran
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 HelsingborgU15 Singles
Asian Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place2025 ManamaSingles
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2025 RiyadhTeam
Bronze medal – third place2025 RiyadhDoubles

Benyamin Faraji (born 20 December 2009) is an Iranian professional table tennis player. Despite his young age, he was a member of the Iran team at the 2024 Asian Table Tennis Championships where he defeated World and Olympics champion and world No. 1 Wang Chuqin.[4] He repeated the feat a year later when he defeated world No. 2 Lin Shidong in the 2025 Championships.[5]

He also made history by winning the bronze medal in men’s singles at the 2025 Asian Youth Games - the first individual table tennis medal for Iran in the history of Asian youth games and junior competitions.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Profil Benyamin Faraji". mytischtennis.de (in German).
  2. ↑ "صعود ۳۳ پله‌ای بنیامین فرجی در رنکینگ جهانی" [Benjamin Faraji's 33-step climb in world rankings]. snn.ir (in Persian).
  3. ↑ "Senior Men's Singles 2026 Week #22".
  4. ↑ "Teen Sensation Faraji Ready to Light Up ITTF World Youth Championships 2024". ITTF. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "ITTF Tournament Results – TTE3166". ITTF Results. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "کسب مدال تاریخی برنز بازی های آسیایی توسط فرجی" [Faraji wins historic bronze medal at Asian Games]. irttf.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 21 November 2025.
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