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Result: Great Britain's Liam Pitchford progresses to quarter-final

Team GB table tennis player Liam Pitchford qualifies for the European Games quarter-final with victory over Slovakia's Wang Yang.

Great Britain's Liam Pitchford has won his table tennis singles third-round match against Slovakia's Wang Yang.

Pitchford strolled into a 3-0 lead, but Wang won games four and five.

The 21-year-old won game six 14-12 to claim a 4-2 victory and set up a match against Ukraine's Lei Kou.

Pitchford won two Commonwealth Games silver medals in 2014.

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Liam Pitchford of England in action during the singles match between Ning Gao of Singapore and Liam Pitchford of England in the Men's Team Table Tennis Final between Singapore and England at Scotstoun Sports Campus during day five of the Glasgow 2014 Comm
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