| Maxim Shmyrev | |
| Fullname: | Maxim Shmyrev |
| Playingstyle: | Offensive, two-wing looper |
| Birth Date: | 30 November 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Soviet Union (today as Russia) |
Maxim Shmyrev (born 30 November 1971) is a male table tennis player from Moscow, Russia. He is a multiple Russian National Champion in table tennis, winning Men Singles title five times. He is also a three-times world champion of ping-pong (sandpaper), having won the first three world championships in that discipline, from 2011 to 2014.[1]
In February 2011, he participated in an inaugural World Championship of Ping Pong held in Las Vegas, USA. In the final match he defeated Ernesto Ebuen from Philippines 3–1.[2] Then in 2012 he was once again selected (as part of the Russian team) to play at the second worlds championship [3] held in London, UK. He went undefeated again, winning his very tough final match vs Sule Olaleye from Nigeria with the score of 3–2.[4] In January 2014 he easily defeated 3-0 Ilija Lupulesku (United States) in the final of the third WCPP.[5] However, in the fourth WCPP held at the same location in January 2015 he lost his semifinal match to the eventual winner Andrew Baggaley.[6]
He is also very active in table tennis administration and currently sits on the board of Russian Table Tennis Federation, also being its vice-president.[7]