Result: British table tennis hopeful Paul Drinkhall through to third round in Baku

Paul Drinkhall of Great Britain competes during Men's Team Table Tennis first round match against team of Portugal on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 3, 2012
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Great Britain's Paul Drinkhall beats Hungary's Adam Pattantyus to reach the third round of the table tennis singles in Baku.

Great Britain's Paul Drinkhall has reached the third round of the men's table tennis singles after victory over Adam Pattantyus at the European Games.

Drinkhall fought back from 2-1 down to clinch the second-round match 4-2 against Hungary's Pattantyus.

The 25-year-old will play Slovenia's Bojan Tokic tomorrow morning for a place in the quarter-final.

Drinkhall's Team GB compatriot Liam Pitchford is in action later this afternoon.

England's Paul Drinkhall and Joanna Drinkhall celebrate after winning the table tennis mixed doubles gold medal match against England's Tin Tin Ho and Liam Pitchford in the Scotstoun Sports Complex at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on A
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