Silvano Leshada
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| Nationality |  Staynes
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| Born | December 15, 1993 Fort Ejard |
| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip |
| Equipment | Butterfly Tenergy 05 (forehand) Butterfly Tenergy 64 (backhand) |
| Highest ranking | 1 |
| Current ranking | 1 (February 2017) |
| Club | Celidizia TTC |
| Height | 175cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (136 lb) |
Silvano Leshada (Silvano Leshada; born 15 December 1993) is a Staynish Table tennis player. As of February 2017, he is ranked number 1 in the world by the World Table Tennis Federation (WTTF), a ranking which he has held for 23 months, the second most held by a male player behind Berowalt Penn. Silvano was born in Fort Ejard where he started his junior Table tennis career aged 4 for a small club, Walton Aces until he was noticed as a young prodigy aged 6, progressing to a national level at age 9 where he won the National Staynish Junior Table Tennis Competition six times in a row (4 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals).
Silvano started as the reserve player for the Staynish national side following the Auroran Table Tennis Tour in 2010 at aged 16. He had major success in the competition, being knocked out in the semi-finals to finish 4th. Silvano went on to be selected for the Staynish national side in the 2011 WTTF Grand Tour where he won Gold in Staynes and Setzna, narrowly defeating the Setznan champion Shima Nakahara in the quarter-finals to win 4-3 in sets.
