Paisley para table tennis star Martin Perry endured a painful start to the 2022 season after suffering a quarter-final defeat against nemesis Esteban Herrault.
Competing at the Costa Brava Spanish Para Open in Platja d’Aro, in the group stage of the men’s class 6 event, Perry started with a comfortable 3-0 win against Mario Bastardo – a 19-year-old from Portugal who was making his international debut.
He then faced old rival Kazuki Shichino from Japan, the 23-year-old who defeated Perry last year to end his dreams of competing in Tokyo at the Paralympic Games.