Pradeeban Peter-Paul Explained

Pradeeban Peter-Paul
Fullname:Pradeeban Peter-Paul
Nationality:Canadian
Residence:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Playingstyle:Shakehand
Equipment:Butterfly Gergely 21, Bryce Hard max
Birth Date:17 May 1977
Birth Place:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height:6 ft 0 in
Weight:165 lb
Show-Medals:yes

Pradeeban Peter-Paul (born May 17, 1977) is a Tamil Canadian table tennis player.

Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Pradeeban Peter-Paul emigrated with his family to Germany at the age of 11.[1] It was in Würzburg, Germany that Peter-Paul learned table tennis. When he left Germany in 1993 he was on the Bavarian provincial team and had won a junior doubles title. He started playing by the age of 14 At the age of 16 Peter-Paul moved to Canada. Peter-Paul represented Canada for the first time at the English Open in 1996 and has been with the national team for the past 12 years.

Peter-Paul can fluently speak Tamil, German, and English.[1] He qualified to play table tennis in the 2008 Olympics for Canada.[2]

Peter-Paul had a men's ITTF world ranking of 266th on 26 September 2011 with 1599 points.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview with Pradeeban Peter-Paul . usatt.org . December 6, 2005 . January 2, 2010.
  2. Web site: Butterflu Players: Pradeeban Peter-Paul . . October 10, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101002055151/http://butterflyonline.com/bio_p_peterPaul.asp . October 2, 2010 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Table tennis - Pradeeban Peter-Paul (Canada).