Desmond Douglas

Desmond Douglas MBE (born 20 July 1955[1] in Jamaica) is a British table tennis player. He lived and was brought up in the area of Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands. He was an attacking, left-handed, player, notable for his scissor jump smash. He was famous for his use of close to the table blocks on the backhand side, mixing pace with powerful topspin from his forehand side.[2]

Desmond Douglas
Personal information
Full nameDesmond Douglas
NationalityEnglish
British
Born (1955-07-20) 20 July 1955

Douglas was 11 times English Table Tennis champion, who peaked at equal World No. 7 and European No. 3. He represented Great Britain at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, in both the singles and the doubles, where he was partnered by Sky Andrew. Douglas played professionally in The German Bundesliga for eight years , between 1977-1985.[3][4][5]

Douglas is still actively involved in table tennis, coaching throughout the country, including training some of the top young British prospects at the Youth Development Squad. He also coaches at Sutton Coldfield College and Woodfield Table Tennis Club, Wolverhampton.

He lives in Walsall, West Midlands.

See also

References
  1. "Weekend birthdays". The Guardian. Guardian Media. 20 July 2014. p. 52.
  2. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=1726
  3. http://www.rootsofsport.org.uk/files/Roots%20Of%20Sport%20info%20booklet_1_web_optimized.pdf
  4. "Skylet Andrew". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  5. "Skylet Andrew". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.


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