The Drumchapel Table Tennis Club star claimed victory in the disability singles at the North of Scotland Open in Aberdeen without dropping a set last weekend, while also performing well in the able bodied event in what was the perfect start to the year for Perry.

He said: “It was great to come back after the New Year and win without dropping a set, I did well in the able bodied event as well but it was great to win.

“It gives you the reassurance that the work done over the Christmas period has paid off. I had a winter training camp in between Christmas and New Year with Disability Scotland which was good.

“My normal training is a lot of match practice but we do a lot of physical work as well. It’s like any sport you work on the areas you think need improved.” As Perry looks ahead to the rest of the year he has clear targets in mind as to what he wants to achieve, and he will be aided by a new prosthetic leg which will enable him to move more freely around the table.

He said: “The Hungarian Open in March is probably the next big tournament. I want to win a medal at the European Championships in October, that is a big target for me this year. To do that would be a great achievement because there will be a lot of great players at that tournament.

“The new leg is being made specifically for me, it will be similar to the blades that sprinters use. That will enable me to stand the way an able bodied person would, my leg just now restricts that. It will take a bit of getting used to and a few nights picking myself off the floor but in the long run its going to help a lot.”