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Matthew Syed (Matthew Philip Syed) was born on 2 November, 1970 in Reading, Berkshire, England, is a British writer and former table tennis player. Discover Matthew Syed's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?

Popular As Matthew Philip Syed
Occupation Author · columnist · sportscaster
Age 53 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 2 November, 1970
Birthday 2 November
Birthplace Reading, Berkshire, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1970

Matthew Philip Syed (born 2 November 1970) is a British journalist, author, broadcaster and former table tennis player.

He competed as an English table tennis international, and was the English number one for many years.

1985

He reached the final of the European Youth Championships in 1985, losing to Dmitry Mazunov.

1986

Syed was a member of the English team that won the European title in 1986.

1992

He represented Great Britain in the men's singles at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, but failed to reach the second knockout stage each time.

He says that he "choked" at the Sydney Olympics: "when I walked out into the mega-watt light of the competition arena, I could hardly hit the ball."

1995

Syed attended the Maiden Erlegh School in Earley near Reading, then studied at Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated with first-class honours in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) in 1995.

A right-handed table-tennis player, Syed was the top-ranked player in England for nearly 10 years.

He won many titles with his usually defensive style.

1997

He is a three-time men's singles champion at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships (in 1997, 2000 and 2001), and also competed for Great Britain in two Olympic Games: at Barcelona in 1992 and at Sydney in 2000.

During his sporting career, Syed entered journalism, and later became a writer.

He was English champion four times: in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001.

He also won the men's singles event at three consecutive Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships (in 1997 in Glasgow, 2000 in Singapore and 2001 in Delhi), and also won three titles as a member of the English men's team in 1994, 1997 and 2000.

1998

He reached his top world ranking of 25 at the end of 1998.

1999

He has worked for The Times newspaper since 1999, and has published six books: Bounce in 2010, Black Box Thinking in 2015, The Greatest in 2017, You Are Awesome in 2018, Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking in 2019, and Dare to be You in 2020.

Syed was born in Reading, Berkshire, England.

His father, Abbas Syed, was a Pakistani immigrant to Britain who converted from Islam to Christianity, and his mother is Welsh.

Syed has worked as a commentator for the BBC and Eurosport, and as a journalist for The Times since 1999.

He is a regular pundit on radio and television, commentating on sporting, cultural and political issues.

2001

Syed stood as the Labour candidate in the 2001 UK General Election in Wokingham, coming third in a safe Conservative seat.

2002

He was a member of the England men's team that won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

2008

His film China and Table Tennis, made for the BBC, won bronze medal at the Olympic Golden Rings ceremony in Lausanne in 2008.

Syed's style has been mocked by satirical magazine Private Eye.

2010

Syed won a place on the Labour Party's shortlist to succeed Ashok Kumar for the Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in the 2010 UK General Election.

However, the party selected Tom Blenkinsop, who had worked in Kumar's constituency office for six years.

2015

In his second book, Black Box Thinking, which was published by John Murray in 2015, he argues that the key to success is a positive attitude to failure.

Syed is the co-founder of Matthew Syed Consulting.

He was one of the co-founders of TTK Greenhouse, a sports-related charity.

Syed hosts a BBC Radio 5 Live podcast called Flintoff, Savage & The Ping Pong Guy.

Alongside him on the podcast are ex-England cricketer Andrew Flintoff and former Blackburn Rovers captain Robbie Savage.

Current sporting topics are discussed on the podcast.

2016

In 2016, Syed was awarded an honorary doctorate in Liberal Arts by Abertay University in Dundee.

2018

His book You Are Awesome was published in 2018.

The publisher describes it as "a positive and empowering guide to help children build resilience".

2019

In the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Syed endorsed Jeremy Hunt.

Syed is married to Kathy Weeks.

They have a son and a daughter.

2020

A follow-up, Dare to be You, was released in 2020.

In 2021, Syed began presenting a new programme on BBC Radio 4, Sideways, about "the ideas that shape our lives".