The Official Website of the British No.1 and Triple European Champion
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PERSONAL: NAME: Paul Drinkhall NICKNAMES: Wiggy/The Wiggster/Pauli DATE OF BIRTH: 16/01/1990 PLACE OF BIRTH: Loftus, Cleveland HEIGHT: 1.75m WEIGHT: 169 lbs FAMILY: Brother Bryn, sister Michelle, mother Karen and father Andy STAR SIGN: Capricorn STATUS: Single PROFESSION: Professional Table Tennis Player IN TABLE TENNIS: ENGLISH RANKING SENIOR: 1 ENGLISH RANKING JUNIOR: 1 RESIDES: National Training Centre, Sheffield CURRENT CLUB: Pluederhausen PREVIOUS CLUBS: Ormesby TTC, SAG Cestas Bordeaux, TTV Gonnern COACH: Jai Yi Liu SPONSORS: Butterfly EQUIPMENT: Timo Boll Spirit ST handle, Bryce Speed 2.1, Tenergy 2.1 PLAYING STYLE: Shakehands, Powerful attacker with great touch and variation MAJOR INJURIES: Broken arm aged 6 before started playing TABLE TENNIS AMBITION: To win gold at London 2012 and to become World Champion BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENTS: European Youth Triple gold medallist in singles, doubles and mixed PROUDEST MOMENT: Becoming English Senior No.1 for the first time, Winning three gold medals at the European youth championships in Terni, Italy and staying undefeated throughout the entire competition - team event, singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Winning the English senior national title for the first time. AT HOME: FAVOURITE FOOD: Steak, Pasta FAVOURITE DRINK: Water, Coca Cola FAVOURITE PASS TIME: Seeing friends, playing pool, listening to music, watching DVDs, going to the cinema FAVOURITE OTHER SPORT: Football, Tennis, Athletics, Golf AMBITION OUTSIDE OF TT: Become rich, lead a happy and healthy life FAVOURITE BOOK: The Last Of The Mohicans FAVOURITE MUSIC: R n B, Hip Hop, Indie, Rock FAVOURITE FILM: 8 Mile, The Shawshank Redemption, Goodfellas FAVOURITE SPORTS PERSON: Mohammad Ali FAVOURITE PLACE: At home with friends and family FAVOURITE QUOTES: He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail ADVICE TO YOUNG PLAYERS: Train hard, improve your fitness, always fight and enjoy the sport! Take all criticism as potential advice - take on board the comments and then work hard to improve things! |
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