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Name | Wade Townsend |
Nickname | Waddles |
DOB | 17th July 1990 |
Place of Birth | Orange, New South Wales |
Place of Residence | Cabarita Beach, New South Wales |
Height | 172cm |
Occupation | Student |
First Table Tennis Club | Cabarita Beach Table Tennis Club |
First Started Playing Table Tennis |
7 years old. I am a third generation table tennis player |
Current Club | Cabarita Beach Table Tennis Club and ITS Mitaka |
Handed | Right Handed |
Type of Grip | Shakehand |
Style of Play | Close to the table attacking, short pimples forehand |
Coaches | Koji Oribe |
International Debut | Senior Debut - 2008 Oceania Championships in Tahiti |
Career Highlights | Playing on show court for my first match at my first World Individual Championships, and Winning |
Current Ranking National & International |
National - 6 |
Hobbies | Cinema, gym & listening to BBC radio |
Most Influential Person | Nassim Taleb and Stephen Fry |
Career Ambitions | To be able to write and play ping pong at my own leisure |