Tamolwan Khetkhuan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Native name | ธมลวรรณ เขตต์เขื่อน | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Samut Prakan, Thailand | 9 June 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb; 8.2 st) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Right-handed, Shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 99 (November 2017) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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