Powys Paralympian Rob Davies has been knocked out of the quarter finals of the table tennis doubles tournament by the South Korean top seeds.

Rob who won a Gold Medal at Rio 2016 in the singles and who holds multiple European titles was knocked out with partner Thomas Matthews to top seeded pair Yeongjin Jang and Sung Joo Park.

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The pair lost in straight matches with a score of 11-5 in game one, 11-6 in game two and 11-4 in game three.

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“The atmosphere was amazing,” said Rob. “We’d been hearing it in the warmup area so it sort of prepared us for it and I really enjoyed it.

"I know the result wasn’t what we wanted but the atmosphere was unreal, and it was all about getting out there and trying to play like we can but it was always going to be difficult against the number one seeds.

"Tom and I are both playing really well and I can’t wait to play again so let’s go in the singles now.”

Matthews said he will use this experience in his mixed doubles match with Megan Shackleton this evening.

“It was crazy,” said Tom. “This is the first time I’ve actually played in front of a crowd, so it was an amazing experience and doing it alongside Rob was even more special.

"To get the experience and play on the table with that crowd is a bit different and I’ll speak to Megan and tell her what to expect but we’ll go out there and give it our best. It’s going to be difficult match again obviously with me being a class 1 against class 3s, 4s and 5s but we’ll put up a fight and give it our all.”

Rob, 40, originally from Brecon, was awarded an MBE after his win in Rio and will be competing later this week when the singles tournament kicks off.

In that he looks to retake Olympic gold after missing out in Tokyo after being put out of action by a shoulder injury.

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Ahead of the games, Rob says he was not putting pressure on himself.

“I do like the big occasions, and I like to think that I can up my game for it. I feel I’m going in the right direction, and I just want to make the most of it and enjoy it every time I’m on the table," said Rob.

“I don’t want to put too much pressure on myself for Paris, so we’ll see what happens.”