

March 26 marked his 2,000th consecutive day of playing for at least 10 minutes. No matter where he is, he plays every day. Shortz owns the Westchester Table Tennis Center in Pleasantville, N.Y. Puzzled About the Will Shortz Connection? And yes, he’s that Will Shortz: NPR puzzle master and New York Times crossword editor. His guardian is Will Shortz, a man who has not missed a day playing table tennis in more than five years. At 15, he moved - by himself - to the United States to pursue greater opportunities for both his sport and his education. He is a table tennis phenom who started playing at age 6 in Beijing, China. By the time he started his freshman year at Binghamton University, Kai Zhang had been the subject of scrutiny, speculation and a story in The New Yorker.
