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Article: Questionnaire: Matthew Syed - Table tennis player and commentator
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 12, 2001
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Has English table tennis benefited from staging the English Open
over the last week?
The Open was of great significance for English table tennis
because we secured both live coverage on television - seven hours on
Sky - and a major sponsor in sportingbet.co.uk. It was a showcase for
a sport that, whilst huge on the world stage, is only just beginning
to reassert itself here in the UK.
Is it possible to make a living out of table tennis? Do you have
other employment?
Income in table tennis rises exponentially as one approaches the
top echelons of the world rankings. In that context, elite players
can make a very good living. I do have other employment - as a writer
for the Times and as a ...