Derek Abrefa
| Derek Abrefa | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Ghana |
| Residence | Accra, Ghana |
| Born | Berekum, Ghana |
Table tennis career  | |
| Playing style | Right-handed, backhand grip |
| Highest ranking | 278 (April 2018) |
| Current ranking | 278 (April 2018)[1] |
Derek Abrefa is a Ghanaian born table tennis player. He started playing table tennis when he was in Presbyterian Senior High School, Osu as a student and junior national champion.[2] Derek being a junior ping pong player represented Ghana at the Africa Junior Championship in Alexandria, Egypt and the All African Games in Algiers, Algeria in 2007.
Abrefa is a two-time bronze medallist at the All Africa Games and Commonwealth and currently ranked number 1 in Ghana by the Ghana Table Tennis Federation.[3] He is currently ranked 278 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation(ITTF).[4]
Career
Abrefa started of as a junior ping pong player in the Africa Junior Championship in Alexandria, Egypt and the All African Games in Algiers, Algeria in 2007.[5]
In 2008 he won gold and silver medals in the African Championship in Cote d'Ivoire. He is currently part of the team representing Ghana at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[6] During the commonwealth games in Gold Coast, Australia Derek has made the men's single match where he beat Sierra Leone's Emmanuel Gboyah in four straight sets, (11-5, 11-1, 11-4, 11-5).[7]
Career Records
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Reference
- ^ "Player profile". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ Larweh, Kwame. "Abrefa, Lartey, gear up for Chairman's Cup". Graphic Online. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Derek Abrefa". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Player profile". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Derek Abrefa aiming to restore Ghanaian glory - International Table Tennis Federation". International Table Tennis Federation. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Gold Coast 2018: Ghana's Table Team will impress- Derek Abrefa - Starr Fm". Starr Fm. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Totally different from home but Derek Abrefa adapts - International Table Tennis Federation". International Table Tennis Federation. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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