Torpoint table tennis star David Wetherill took two silver medals in the PTT Slovakia Open as he continues his preparations for the Paralympic Games in September.

In the men’s class 6 singles he showed great character to come back from 2-0 down against Rungroj Thainiyom fromThailand in the semi-finals to beat the Paralympic champion 11-6 in the fifth. That took him through to the final, in which he lost to the world number one Alvaro Valera.

In the team event Wetherill and his Spanish team partner Alberto Seoane reached the final where they took on the combination of Paralympic champion Rungroj Thainiyom from Thailand and world number four Hong Kyu Park from Korea. They started well but eventually lost the doubles 1-3 and had to settle for silver when Seoane lost in three close games to Thainiyom.

’It’s been a tough two weeks with back-to-back tournaments,’ said Wetherill, ’but I’ve only lost two games against the top two players in the world so it is not a bad performance really.

’I came here to improve my seeding for Rio and I think I’ve done that so I’ve reached my targets. I always want to win every match that I play so I’m disappointed in that respect that I’ve lost those matches but they’ve been close and I’ve played well, especially this week, and it’s all good for Rio.

’I’m pretty confident that with the preparation we’ve got over the next few months the results will be much better for me in Rio.’