Andrew Baggaley
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Andrew Baggaley is a professional table tennis
player from Milton Keynes
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Andrew Baggaley is England's leading medal winner of all time in the Commonwealth Games
winning 2 Gold Medals
in Manchester, England (2002), 1 Silver Medal
in Melbourne, Australia (2006), and 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Medal
in Delhi, India (2010).
He started playing the sport with his mother Yvonne in the back garden of the family home in Milton Keynes in the Summer of 1987 aged 4 and has been coached almost exclusively by his brother Stephen Baggaley throughout his career.
He is a triple English Men’s Singles National Champion by winning the senior title in Sheffield in 2002, 2008 and 2010.
At the time, his 2002 victory aged just 19 was the youngest winner of the Men’s Singles National Title for 40 years and he is still only one of 3 teenage winners of the Title.
He also became the youngest ever British Men’s Singles Champion aged 15 when he won the British Home Countries Title in Oban
, Scotland (1998).
Andrew Baggaley became Britain’s youngest ever professional table tennis Player by signing terms to play for Brussels-based Belgian National League team TTC Logis Auderghem aged 13 (1996). He has subsequently played in national leagues across Europe including Germany, Sweden and Spain.
Andrew Baggaley made his England Junior International début aged 12 in the European Cadet (Under 14) Six Nations Championships in Soham (1995), and went on to win European Youth Medals at both Cadet and Junior (Under 17) categories; England’s first medals at these prestigious events for almost a decade.
He made his England Senior International début at the French Open in 1997 aged 14 and also represented England at the 44th World Table Tennis Championships
in Manchester, England later that year.
Baggaley has won 23 English National Junior titles and has been ranked England No1 in every age group (Under 10,11,12,14,17,21) culminating in becoming England No1 Senior aged 20 (2003), the youngest at the time for 20 years.
Baggaley has defeated many world class players from both Europe and Asia including victories over Peter Karlsson
(Sweden) and Jean-Michel Saive
(Belgium) both former European Singles Champion, Chiang Peng-Lung
(Chinese Taipei) the former Asian Singles Champion and Gao Ning
(Singapore) the Asian Cup champion.
In November 2011 Andrew Baggaley officially became the highest ranked British player on the ITTF
ranking list with a World Ranking of 142.
Andrew Baggaley was the Table Tennis motion capture actor for the XBox 360
game Kinect Sports
.
He currently plays for the club Fontenay US in the French Pro B League and is a Bid Ambassador for the London 2012 Olympics
where he is widely regarded as a medal contender for Great Britain.
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player from Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
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Andrew Baggaley is England's leading medal winner of all time in the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
winning 2 Gold Medals
England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England .England joined the Commonwealth of Nations as part of the United Kingdom in 1931....
in Manchester, England (2002), 1 Silver Medal
England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England . The country went by the abbreviation ENG and used the St George's Cross as flag and Land of Hope and Glory as the national anthem....
in Melbourne, Australia (2006), and 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Medal
England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
England will be represented at the 2010 Commonwealth Games by Commonwealth Games England. The country will go by the abbreviation ENG, will use the Cross of St George as its flag and "Jerusalem" as its victory anthem...
in Delhi, India (2010).
He started playing the sport with his mother Yvonne in the back garden of the family home in Milton Keynes in the Summer of 1987 aged 4 and has been coached almost exclusively by his brother Stephen Baggaley throughout his career.
He is a triple English Men’s Singles National Champion by winning the senior title in Sheffield in 2002, 2008 and 2010.
At the time, his 2002 victory aged just 19 was the youngest winner of the Men’s Singles National Title for 40 years and he is still only one of 3 teenage winners of the Title.
He also became the youngest ever British Men’s Singles Champion aged 15 when he won the British Home Countries Title in Oban
Oban
Oban Oban Oban ( is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It has a total resident population of 8,120. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William and during the tourist season the town can be crowded by up to 25,000 people. Oban...
, Scotland (1998).
Andrew Baggaley became Britain’s youngest ever professional table tennis Player by signing terms to play for Brussels-based Belgian National League team TTC Logis Auderghem aged 13 (1996). He has subsequently played in national leagues across Europe including Germany, Sweden and Spain.
Andrew Baggaley made his England Junior International début aged 12 in the European Cadet (Under 14) Six Nations Championships in Soham (1995), and went on to win European Youth Medals at both Cadet and Junior (Under 17) categories; England’s first medals at these prestigious events for almost a decade.
He made his England Senior International début at the French Open in 1997 aged 14 and also represented England at the 44th World Table Tennis Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...
in Manchester, England later that year.
Baggaley has won 23 English National Junior titles and has been ranked England No1 in every age group (Under 10,11,12,14,17,21) culminating in becoming England No1 Senior aged 20 (2003), the youngest at the time for 20 years.
Baggaley has defeated many world class players from both Europe and Asia including victories over Peter Karlsson
Peter Karlsson (table tennis)
Peter Karlsson , is a table tennis player. He was 1991 World Champion in men's doubles , and 2000 European Champion in men's singles.-Commitment:...
(Sweden) and Jean-Michel Saive
Jean-Michel Saive
Jean-Michel Saive is a Belgian professional table tennis player.Born in Liège in a table tennis playing family, Saive was predestined to become a very good table tennis player and began playing as a small boy...
(Belgium) both former European Singles Champion, Chiang Peng-Lung
Chiang Peng-Lung
Chiang Peng-Lung is a Taiwanese professional table tennis player.-Career highlights:Singles *Olympics: round of 16 .*World Championships: SF .*World Cup appearances: 6. Record: 4th ....
(Chinese Taipei) the former Asian Singles Champion and Gao Ning
Gao Ning
Gao Ning is a male Table Tennis player from Singapore. He is considered Singapore's best male player with a world ranking of 16 as of May, 2011...
(Singapore) the Asian Cup champion.
In November 2011 Andrew Baggaley officially became the highest ranked British player on the ITTF
International Table Tennis Federation
The International Table Tennis Federation is the governing body for all national table tennis associations.-Founding history:The ITTF was founded in 1926, the nine founding members being Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, India, Sweden and Wales...
ranking list with a World Ranking of 142.
Andrew Baggaley was the Table Tennis motion capture actor for the XBox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
game Kinect Sports
Kinect Sports
Kinect Sports is a sports video game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. The game utilises the Kinect motion-sensing peripheral and was released in North America, Europe, Australasia and Japan in November 2010 as a launch title for Kinect.The game is a...
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He currently plays for the club Fontenay US in the French Pro B League and is a Bid Ambassador for the London 2012 Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
where he is widely regarded as a medal contender for Great Britain.