Tunbridge Wells' Will Bayley beats Jean-Paul Montanus to gold at World Para Table Tennis Championships while Minster's Ross Wilson wins bronze

Tunbridge Wells' Will Bayley produced a brilliant performance to take gold at the World Para Table Tennis Championships in Andalucia.

Bayley, competing in the men’s class 7 singles, beat European champion and world No.2 Jean-Paul Montanus from the Netherlands 3-0 - a result all the sweeter after losing to the Dutchman in the European Championship final in 2013 and 2015.

Minster's Ross Wilson, meanwhile, was beaten in his class 8 semi-final and will take bronze.

“I was so focused,” said Bayley, who regained the title he won in 2014. “I just knew that when you’re playing someone like JP you have to be on top form and at your very best, so I knew I had to be totally focused in every single point to win and that was probably one of my best performances.

"I had to make it a tactical battle to have a chance against him and I was tactically good today."

Montanus took the first three points but after that it was all Bayley. He took the first set 11-6 and the second 11-7 with clever play that either produced winners or drew errors from an increasingly frustrated opponent.

At 5-3 in the third the Dutch coach called a timeout, but it didn’t halt Bayley’s momentum and a backhand error from Montanus gave him four match points. He only needed one and as a forehand from the Dutchman flew long Bayley held his arms aloft in triumph before sharing a hug with his sporting opponent.

“Being world champion again means everything to me," Bayley added. "I train really hard and work hard every day - everyone does - and anyone who knows me knows I love this sport.

"It means everything to me - more than just table tennis it is about my mindset and my attitude. It’s about trying to inspire people - my kids for example - to never give up on your