Table Tennis Kanazawa Port: Announcement of New Contract Agreement with Player Taisei Matsushita

Thank you for your continued warm support for Kanazawa Port.

We are pleased to announce that Kanazawa Port has reached a player contract agreement with Taisei Matsushita for the 2026-2027 season.

Taisei Matsushita is a table tennis thoroughbred whose parents were both Japan national team representatives. His uncle is Koji Matsushita, the first T-League chairman, and he grew up in a table tennis family. He himself experienced being a Japan national team representative at the 2023 Asian Games.

In the T-League, he joined Ryukyu Asteeda in the 2022-2023 season, and for three years from the 2023-2024 season, he led Shizuoka Jade, which joined the league at the same time as Kanazawa Port, as their ace. He has achieved a total of 25 T-League wins (23 singles wins, 2 doubles wins).

Matsushita's characteristic style, as he is called the 'star of penholders,' is his reverse backhand drive and over-the-table techniques, which are rare for a penholder in recent years. Kanazawa Port resonated with Matsushita's attitude as a table tennis player who continues to grow even after becoming a professional, leading to this contract agreement.

Taisei Matsushita 2025-2026 Season Individual Stats

[Comment from Player Taisei Matsushita]

I am Taisei Matsushita, and I have joined Kanazawa Port.

I am delighted to be able to fight as a member of this team.

I will do my best to contribute to the team's victory.

I would be happy if you could come to the venue and cheer us on.

Thank you for your support this season!

[Comment from Coach Akira Saido]

We have reached a contract agreement with Taisei Matsushita as a newly acquired player.

Above all, I believe his charm lies in being a master of the penholder style.

Many of the people who come to support Kanazawa Port are elderly, and I think Matsushita, a penholder, will appear like a hero to them.

We expect him to bring a new wind to Kanazawa Port.

We appreciate your support.

[Taisei Matsushita Profile]

Date of Birth: August 5, 1996 (29 years old as of May 2026)

Place of Birth: Kumamoto Prefecture

Playing Style: Right-handed pen drive style

Achievements: 2022 All Japan Table Tennis Championships Men's Singles Best 8 2023 Asian Games Japan National Team 2025 All Japan Social Table Tennis Championships Men's Singles 3rd, Doubles Winner 2026 All Japan Table Tennis Championships Men's Doubles 2nd

[Taisei Matsushita's T-League Affiliation History]

2022-2023 Ryukyu Asteeda 2023-2026 Shizuoka Jade 2026- Kanazawa Port