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National Level Coach

Charlie Berman

Charlie began playing table tennis when he was 11 years old and has been competing internationally since high school. He is left-handed and uses short pips on his forehand, so he has experience playing and coaching a variety of styles. Charlie loves meeting new people and sharing his passion for table tennis!

  • 2013 World Maccabiah Games Bronze Medal,
  • 2016 Olympic Trials Participant,
  • #1 Junior in North Carolina,
  • World Rank #124 U18,
  • NCTTA #12 in USA,
  • Captain of Duke Table Tennis Team,
  • NCTTA Mid-Atlantic Regionals Champion
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Meet Coach Charlie

Charlie is originally from North Carolina, but has spent a large portion of his life living, studying and working in Asia and Latin America. He holds a B.A. in Visual Media Studies and Chinese from Duke University and a Master’s in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University in Beijing. Charlie just returned from living in Taiwan for the last 2 years.

Favorite Serve

Hook Serve

Favorite Table Tennis Memory

Making memories with my teammates on the Duke Table Tennis Team

Outside of pingpod

Charlie works as an artist and chef. He is currently building an art installation in NYC

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