Four times national champion Matthew Syed from Richmond is competing in the Danish Open International Pro-Tour event this weekend.
This will be the first stage of the 31-year-old's campaign to win next summer's Commonwealth Games title in Manchester.
Syed said: "Winning the Commonwealth Games men's singles title, when table tennis is in the games for the first time and the games are in Manchester, is the one major ambition I have left in table tennis.
"I don't particularly mind where I am ranked in the world, my real focus is on the games. They are a wonderful opportunity to promote table tennis especially if, as I hope, the England players do well."
December 3, 2001 16:00
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