Torpoint table tennis star David Wetherill is among a 16-strong GB squad that will compete in the IPTT Slovenia Open next week (May 4-7). With nearly all the world’s top players set to take part including a strong Chinese team the tournament will provide a valuable opportunity for the GB players to test themselves against the competition ahead of the Paralympic Games in September.

’Rio is still a few months away but it’s a crucial time in the run up to the Games,’ said Wetherill, ’and may have a direct impact on how things go although I don’t want to be playing my best just yet - it’s all about peaking for Rio.

’I wasn’t playing that well at the start of this year and was disappointed in myself to lose in the final of the Malmo Open and the semi-finals of the Italian Open back in February. But things have picked up a bit since then and hopefully I can make amends out in Slovenia, and in Slovakia the following week.’