Jann Mari Nayre

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Country: Philippines

Place of Birth:  Baybay, Leyte

Date of Birth: January 30, 2000

Playing Style: Shakehand, Offensive, Right-handed

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Biography

Jann Mari Nayre is a professional Filipino table tennis player. He was born on January 30, 2000, and raised in Baybay, Leyte, Philippines.

He is the first Filipino table tennis player to qualify in Youth Olympic Games (2018). He is the younger brother of former national table tennis player Glendo Nayre. Nayre has an aggressive style of playing.

Jann Nayre is currently the #1 table tennis player in the Philippines. Jann has played with the best table tennis players in World including LIANG Jingkun (World #4), JANG Woojin, SHINOZUKA Hiroto, and HUANG Yan-Cheng.

Nayre won bronze medal at the 2025 South East Asian Games Men’s Team Event  in Bangkok, Thailand – his first evet SEA Games medal.

Social Media

Jann Nayre has an active Facebook account where he regularly posts table tennis content. The handle is @jann.nayre .

Sponsorship

Jann Nayre is currently sponsored by Donic Philippines.

Teammates

Jann Nayre latest teammates in the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024 are:

John Russel Misal

Richard Gonzales

Eljey Tormis

Edouard Valenet

Playing Style

Jann Nayre is a right-handed shakehand-grip offensive player. His greatest strength is his forehand, which he uses extensively in rallies.

Equipment

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World Ranking

Jann Nayre’s ITTF  world ranking as of December 26, 2025 is  #356

Highest World Ranking

Jann Nayre reached his highest world ranking of #319 on December 23, 2025.

World Titles

Jann Nayre has not won any WTT or ITTF titles.

Best Performances (Non-Title)

World Table Tennis (WTT) Competitions:

As of year 2025, Jann Nayre has played in WTT Feeder events.

WTT Feeder Vientiane 2025 – Round 16    

    * Earned $310

WTT Feeder Olomouc 2025 – Round 32

     * Earned $200

Jann Nayre has a career earnings of  $510 in WTT events.

International Competitions:

Youth Olympic Games Qualifier 2018 (Argentina) – Qualifier

Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024 (Kazakhstan) – Round 32

National Competitions:

2025 South East Asian Games Men’s Team Event – Bronze

2nd Sandugo Table Tournament (Bohol, Philippines) – Champion

Most Notable Win

Jann Nayre’s most notable win was against Ri Jong-sik of North Korea, who won a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. At the 2024 Asian Championships, Nayre recorded an impressive 3-0 victory over the North Korean Olympic medalist in a team event match between the Philippines and North Korea—a match the Philippines dominantly won.

Matchups against top players

Against HUANG Yan-Cheng (World #64) - Asian Championship 2024
Jann Nayre vs HUANG Yan-Cheng
Against RI Jong Sik (Olympics Silver Medalist) - Asian Championship 2024
Jann Nayre vs Ri Jong Sik

Popular Videos

Jann Nayre vs Harimoto Tomokazu
Jann Nayre vs Ri Jong Sik
Jann Nayre vs Kwan To Yiu

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