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Liam Pitchford

リアム・ピッチフォード　/　りあむ・ぴっちふぉーど

Table tennis player from United Kingdom

July 12, 1993 (age 32)　・　Chesterfield, United Kingdom

table tennis player

My Take

Liam Pitchford fascinates me because he represents the quiet persistence of English table tennis, a sport perennially overshadowed by Asian dominance. At 186 cm, he is unusually tall for a discipline where compactness was long prized, yet he turns that reach into angles and reach others cannot match. The JOOLA sponsorship is a small but telling marker of credibility. I respect athletes like him who grind away in a sport with no domestic glamour, no roaring crowds, simply chasing world-class players match after match. There is something admirable about excellence pursued largely outside the spotlight, and Pitchford has carried that flag for years.

Overview

Liam Benjamin Pitchford (born 12 July 1993) is an English table tennis player. He is sponsored by JOOLA.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Liam Pitchford
Name (Japanese): リアム・ピッチフォード
Reading: りあむ・ぴっちふぉーど
Born: July 12, 1993 (age 32)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rooster
Origin: Chesterfield, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 186 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: table tennis player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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