Pitchford & Drinkhall withdraw commonwealths

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Source: etta.co.uk

The England team selected for the upcoming Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in New Delhi, India has unfortunately witnessed some changes. Liam Pitchford and Paul Drinkhall are now no longer available to feature for England and are replaced by Sam Walker and Chris Doran respectively.

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Paul Drinkhall - Photo by: Getty Images

Whilst Liam has had several high profiles wins this season on the International circuit he has also been producing similar performances in the German Bundesliga, competing for TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen. Paul has also had some key victories in Germany, beating the likes of Patrick Franziska.

Both players’ performances for their clubs have resulted in reaching the play-offs for the Bundesliga title. The play-offs, however, clash with the championships in India as the 2nd leg is to be played on the opening day of the Commonwealth Championships. This is an extremely important set of fixtures for the German club and the players’ employers with significant prize money and television coverage. As a result, this selection has resulted in both players having to be withdrawn from the England team.

Whats your views? This is clearly important for England as they need their best players, however also important for their clubs due to their recent performances?
 
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