Liu Jia-Yi is the current English Men's senior table tennis

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...

 coach. He is originally from China

China

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, where he was both a national team player and coach before moving to Dubai

Dubai

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 to work for the National Association. After this he moved to work for the ETTA (English Table Tennis Association

English Table Tennis Association

The English Table Tennis Association is the national governing body responsible for table tennis in England and has been affiliated to the ITTF since the formation of the ETTA in 1927.- Events/Tournaments :...

) and coach in England. Liu Jia-Yi is very well respected around the world for his vast knowledge of the sport, and for coaching Paul Drinkhall

Paul Drinkhall

Paul Drinkhall is a British table tennis player, currently the highest-ranked British player in the World. He is the current English Champion, winning the competition in March 2011. He is coached by Liu Jia-Yi, and is in Great Britain's Team Visa, an initiative to support young sports people to...

from the age of 11 to number 3 in the world Under 18 rankings.