Zayd Abu Yaman

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Zaid Abu Yamen (born June 20, 1993) is a Jordanian table tennis player who is part of a family that practices all members playing table tennis. He started practicing this sport at the age of six under the guidance of his father, Youssef Abu Yamen, coach of the Jordanian national table tennis team.

Achievements
Abu Yamen joined the ranks of the Jordanian national table tennis team for the first time in 2004 and achieved many international achievements, including:
- Second place at the Cyprus International Under 15 Championship in 2005
- Second place at the Yemen International Jerusalem Championship in 2009
- Second place at the Cyprus International Men's Championship in 2011 and 2014
- Third place at the same championship in 2012 and 2013
- Third place at the Arab Union Cup for men in Arbil, Iraq in 2013
- First place at the Salalah International Championship in 2017 in Oman
- Third place at the West Asian Championship (Olympic Qualifiers in 2016) in Hong Kong
- Third place at the West Asian Championship in 2017 and 2018
- Third place at the Olympic Qualifiers (Tokyo 2021) for the Western Asia region in 2020 in Jordan.

Abu Yamen previously qualified for four World Cups in 2010 in Russia, 2011 in the Netherlands, 2018 in Sweden, and 2019 in Hungary. He also participated in three Asian Championships in 2011 in India, 2017 in China, and 2019 in Indonesia.

Zaid Abu Yamen is considered the first Jordanian table tennis player to win all titles of the Kingdom's individual and team championships for all age groups, as well as holding the best international ranking for a Jordanian player by occupying the 290th place worldwide in March 2020.

Career
Abu Yamen turned professional with Al-Seeb Club in Oman and won the league title in Oman in 2018. He also finished second in the Omani League in 2019. In 2020, he turned professional with Ma'adi Club in Egypt.