Paul Drinkhall will face world No 7 Lin Gaoyuan of China at the WTT Contender Lasko event in Slovenia having successfully come through his first match.

Drinkhall defeated Peter Hribar of the host nation in three straight in his last-32 clash to set up the clash with Lin, who is the top seed.

The match will be at 1.10pm UK time on Friday and will be streamed live on the WTT website here.

Result

Men’s Singles
Round of 32
Paul Drinkhall bt Peter Hribar (SLO) 3-0 (12-10, 11-9, 11-8)