Kyle Davis (born 18 January 1989, in Melbourne) is an Australian table tennis player. He was selected to represent his nation, Australia, at the

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and at the

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in Delhi, India. As of October 2011, Davis is ranked no. 401 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). He is also right-handed, and uses the classic grip and Butterfly Jonyer blade. Since becoming a member of the national team in 2004, Davis is considered one of Australia's most promising table tennis players in its sporting history. He has obtained thirty-six age-group Australian titles in both the singles and doubles tournaments, and finished fourth in the men's doubles at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival. In 2007, Davis picked up a silver medal at the peak of his career in the men's singles at the Commonwealth Championships in

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. Davis qualified for the Australian squad, as a 19-year-old teen, in two table tennis events at the

in Beijing, by placing second in the men's singles from the Oceania Qualification Tournament in Noumea, and receiving a continental spot for Oceania in the men's team under ITTF's Computer Team Ranking List. Joining his fellow players

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and

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in the inaugural men's team event, Davis and his Australian squad finished on the bottom of the prelim pool with three straight defeats against Greece, Austria, and the host nation China. A few days later, in the men's singles, Davis lost his opening match to Egypt's

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with a set score 1–4.

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Australian Olympic Team Bio

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