Paul DRINKHALL


Paul DRINKHALL - Schedule
Time | Event | Status | ||
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Thu, 5 Apr
12:00
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Men's Team
Group 2
ENG England
3
GHA Ghana
0
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Finished |
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Thu, 5 Apr
18:30
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Men's Team
Group 2
ENG England
3
GUY Guyana
0
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Finished |
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Sat, 7 Apr
18:30
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Men's Team
Quarterfinal 4
NIR Northern Ireland
0
ENG England
3
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Finished |
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Mon, 9 Apr
followed by
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Men's Team
Semifinal 2
NGR Nigeria
3
ENG England
2
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Finished |
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Mon, 9 Apr
16:55
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Men's Team
Bronze Medal Match
SGP Singapore
0
ENG England
3
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Finished |
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Wed, 11 Apr
13:00
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Men's Doubles
Round of 32
GHA ABREFA Derek/LARTEY Felix
0
ENG DRINKHALL Paul/PITCHFORD Liam
3
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Finished |
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Wed, 11 Apr
20:15
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Men's Singles
Round of 32
NIR Ashley ROBINSON
0
ENG Paul DRINKHALL
4
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Finished |
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Thu, 12 Apr
16:30
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Men's Singles
Round of 16
CAN Zhen WANG
4
ENG Paul DRINKHALL
2
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Finished |
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Thu, 12 Apr
18:35
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Men's Doubles
Round of 16
NGR ABIODUN Bode/OMOTAYO Olajide
0
ENG DRINKHALL Paul/PITCHFORD Liam
3
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Finished |
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Fri, 13 Apr
9:30
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Men's Doubles
Quarterfinal 4
SGP GAO Ning/PANG Xue Jie
2
ENG DRINKHALL Paul/PITCHFORD Liam
3
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Finished |
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Fri, 13 Apr
18:40
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Men's Doubles
Semifinal 2
IND DESAI Harmeet/SHETTY Sanil Shankar
0
ENG DRINKHALL Paul/PITCHFORD Liam
3
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Finished |
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Sat, 14 Apr
20:45
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Men's Doubles
Gold Medal Match
IND ACHANTA Sharath/GNANASEKARAN Sathiyan
2
ENG DRINKHALL Paul/PITCHFORD Liam
3
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Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights:
Year | Location | Event | Rank |
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2014 | Glasgow, SCO | Men's Singles | QF |
2014 | Glasgow, SCO | Men's Doubles | 4 |
2014 | Glasgow, SCO | Mixed Doubles | 1 |
2014 | Glasgow, SCO | Men's Team | 2 |
2010 | Delhi, IND | Men's Singles | QF |
2010 | Delhi, IND | Men's Doubles | R32 |
2010 | Delhi, IND | Mixed Doubles | 3 |
2010 | Delhi, IND | Men's Team | 2 |
2006 | Melbourne, AUS | Men's Singles | R32 |
2006 | Melbourne, AUS | Men's Doubles | 4 |
2006 | Melbourne, AUS | Mixed Doubles | R32 |
2006 | Melbourne, AUS | Men's Team | 5 |
Year | Location | Event | Rank |
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2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | Men's Singles | R16 |
2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | Men's Team | QF |
2012 | London, GBR | Men's Singles | R32 |
2012 | London, GBR | Men's Team | 9 |
Year | Location | Event | Rank |
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2017 | Dusseldorf, GER | Men's Singles | R64 |
2017 | Dusseldorf, GER | Men's Doubles | R64 |
2016 | Kuala Lumpur, MAS | Men's Team | 3 |
2015 | Suzhou, CHN | Men's Singles | R64 |
2015 | Suzhou, CHN | Men's Doubles | R64 |
2014 | Tokyo, JPN | Men's Team | 25 |
2011 | Rotterdam, NED | Men's Singles | R128 |
2011 | Rotterdam, NED | Men's Doubles | Prelim |
2011 | Rotterdam, NED | Mixed Doubles | R64 |
2009 | Yokohama, JPN | Men's Singles | R128 |
2009 | Yokohama, JPN | Mixed Doubles | R64 |
Hobbies:
Golf, tennis, football and family time. (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
Occupation: Athlete. (Twitter, 11 Apr 2017)
Languages spoken: English
Coach:
PERSONAL: Steve BAILEY (ENG) (icoachtabletennis.com, 18 Mar 2015)
CLUB: Jorg ROSSKOPF (GER) (ittf.com, 27 Jun 2017)
NATIONAL: Alan COOKE (ENG) (derbyshiretimes.co.uk, 19 May 2016)
Position style: Right-handed, shakehand grip
Sporting relatives:
His brother represented England in table tennis and held a national U18 title. Both of his parents played at a national level in badminton for England. (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
Injuries:
Had a hip operation in 2013, was on crutches for six weeks and out of action for 11 months. (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
Reason: Played a lot of sport as a child, but would always go along with his grandad who played in the local table tennis league to watch. Decided to join in and play at the age of seven. (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
Ambition: "To win a gold medal at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in singles and the team event." (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
Memorable: "Winning the gold medal in the mixed doubles at Glasgow in 2014 with my wife." (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
Hero: Swiss tennis player Roger FEDERER. "He is a model professional and I respect what he has done." (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
Influence: "Liu JIAYI, a previous coach of mine, starting from around the age of nine. He not only influenced my game in a Chinese way, but is like a second dad to me as we were together for 14 years, and travelling away from my family." (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
Ritual: "I try to stay away from them." (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
ACHIEVEMENTS
At age 17, in 2007, he became the youngest player to win an English senior men's title, and in 2014 was the first Englishman in 18 years to win an International Table Tennis Federation World Tour singles event, at the Spanish Open. (pauldrinkhall.com, 6 Mar 2016; bbc.com, 7 Apr 2016)
FAMILY AFFAIR
His wife, Joanna, represents England and Great Britain in table tennis. They partner up in the mixed doubles and together won gold at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. (pauldrinkhall.com, 6 Mar 2016)Â
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Legend
: Gold
: Silver
: Bronze
: Gold Medal Event
: Bronze Medal Event
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