Torpoint Para table tennis star David Wetherill has been included in a 16-strong GB squad that will compete in the Lignano Master Open in Italy next week (February 17-20), the first international competition of the season for the GB Para Table Tennis Team as it prepares for this year’s Paralympic Games in Rio. 

The 26-year-old, world ranked number six in men’s class 6, capped a successful season in 2015 by taking individual bronze and team silver in the European Championships and is hoping to continue that form into  the start of what will be an important year. 

’When you are training all the time your game is in a constant state of fluidity,’ said Wetherill, ’and you are always trying to get better and I’ve been working on a lot of things recently.

’Although I was playing quite well at the back end of last season I’ve always been looking for improvements and there are a few things I’m really looking  forward to trying in Italy.

’It’s a very important tournament but I’m going in with an open mind and I really want to just nail down the  things I’ve been working on recently and hopefully I can improve my ranking and my seeding position before Rio.’