Matthew Karwalski

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Matthew Karwalski
Nickname(s)Killer
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Medowie
Born (1985-12-03) 3 December 1985 (age 37)
Wagga Wagga, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Turned Pro2007
RetiredActive
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byDavid Palmer
Racquet usedGrays
Website https://www.facebook.com/killer.karwalski
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 49 (December, 2013)
Current rankingNo. 61 (November, 2014)
Title(s)3
Tour final(s)7
Last updated: November, 2014.

Matthew Karwalski (born 3 February 1985 in Wagga Wagga) is an Australian professional squash player. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 49 in December 2013. [1] [2] He participated in the WSF Men's World Team Championship 2013 in Mulhouse, France [3] and also represented Australia in the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. [4]

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References

  1. "PSA Player Profile". Psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. Matthew Karwalski at Squash Info OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Mulhouse World Cup 2013". Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  4. "Glasgow 2014 - Matthew Karwalski Profile".