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Barbados’ table tennis ace Tyrese Knight is ready to take his game to the next level and who better to take him there than former United States national coach Jörg Bitzigelo who is based in San Francisco.The 21-year-old Knight for the past couple of months has been touring the United States and also Qatar where he featured in a special International Table Tennis Federation high-performance camp with his manager Sherdon Pierre.During a telephone interview with Barbados TODAY, Knight, a former Caribbean junior champion, said he was happy to be afforded this opportunity to train for two weeks with some of the world’s best in the United States.
March 16, 2021
Barbados’ table tennis ace Tyrese Knight will have to wait a while longer to realise his Olympic dream, as he lost his knockout match 4-1 against Zeyad Aldmaisy of Jordan this past weekend.
Knight was hoping to net one of the four places up for grabs and possibly secure his ticket to the Tokyo Olympics. But he was unable to stop Aldmaisy who won 11-5, 11-4, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7 in the four of seven sets played at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena in Doha, Qatar.
During an interview with
Barbados TODAY Knight said that despite the disappointing result he was really happy to see the level to which he has to aspire.
National table tennis champion Tyrese Knight faces a Herculean task but remains hopeful of doing well at the World Singles Qualification Tournament this Sunday, March 14, at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena in Doha, Qatar.Knight is hoping to secure one of the nine places up for grabs in the tournament to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. But he will have to wait a few days more to find out who his opponent will be as the draw has not yet been made.
Tyrese Knight honing skills in Qatar
Article by March 2, 2021
Barbados’ top table tennis player Tyrese Knight has landed a spot to compete against some of the world’s best when the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) high-performance camp commences tomorrow March 3 and runs until the 13th in Doha Qatar
The 21-year-old is seeking to make history for Barbados by becoming the first tennis player from the island to qualify for the Olympics.
While in Qatar, Knight, a former Caribbean junior champion will also compete in the Olympic qualifiers starting March 14th and ending the 17th.
Speaking with Barbados TODAY, the former Combermere student said: “Physically I am ready. I was able to go to the gym in Barbados even though it was locked down and trained with my trainer. Mentally I am okay but we will see how it goes when I am playing.