Welshman Paul Davies has picked up gold for the Britain Para Table Tennis team in the the team event in the Slovakian Open.

He was paired with Silvio Keller from Switzerland after his playing partner Rob Davies decided not to compete in the Slovakia open.

He lost to Italy’s Andrea Borgato but got his revenge when he beat the Italian number one 3-2 before combining with Keller in the doubles to win the match 3-0.

Davies said: ”In the singles final against Borgato I struggled with one of his serves,

“But I went away and analysed the match and I knew that if I could have another crack at him it would be a different result.

“Things didn’t go according to plan in Slovenia but it’s great to finish on a high here and I’m very happy.”