Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Compare/Contrast Ping Pong players

In this blog I will be comparing and contrasting two ping pong players. Both of these players are from Australia and their names are Jeffrey Plumb and Mark Smythe. Jeffrey Plumb is a fast, furious, and an aggressive player. Born in Canberra but now lives in Melbourne, Australia he has access to some of the best training facilities. Jeffrey is right handed and plays doubles unlike Mark who is the opposite playing left handed and plays single. Qualifying for the team is Jeffrey's biggest thrills inspired by Pat Rafter who always works hard to succeed. Both Rafter and Plumb are named for the Australian Olympic team giving Plumb a chance to swap notes with his idol. Plumb also works as a Database Administrator and completed a degree in computer science at the RMIT in Melbourne, Australia. Mark Smythe is a player that uses power to his advantage. Although Marks career is starting to go down he’s still one of Australia's top players today. In 1998, Mark won the national title for Australia giving him the Australian player of the year. His best ranking of 206 was achieved in October 1998 after he won the Oceania Championships.

^Mark Smythe^

^Jeffrey Plumb^

Post url
http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2000/profiles/JEFFREYPLUMB.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2000/profiles/MARKSMYTHE.htm
Pic url
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mark+smythe+table+tennis&view=detail&id=4D8FCC88FD3C8BF1B97D534098B4388B52468902&first=1&FORM=IDFRIR&adlt=strict
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mark+smythe+table+tennis&view=detail&id=4D8FCC88FD3C8BF1B97D534098B4388B52468902&first=1&FORM=IDFRIR&adlt=strict

1 comment:

  1. Sounds like Jeffrey Plumb has everything made. Has he ever won a game against the Chinese?

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