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Citizenship is not the same thing as sponsoring association, it's quite possible that Ma Jinbao is playing on the tour because he is approved by the USATT, which is what would give him the ranking as an American. But he might not be an American citizen which is required to play in the Olympics and certain ITTF events as an American (certain ITTF events have a waiting period even after filing association change as well).How come I haven’t seen Ma Jinbao despite technically being the highest ranked American man?
Good points. If he is not a US citizen yet, I hope he can become one soon. It wasn't too long ago that he took Felix Lebrun to game 5 in a WTT event.Citizenship is not the same thing as sponsoring association, it's quite possible that Ma Jinbao is playing on the tour because he is approved by the USATT, which is what would give him the ranking as an American. But he might not be an American citizen which is required to play in the Olympics and certain ITTF events as an American (certain ITTF events have a waiting period even after filing association change as well).