GB's Bayley beaten in final after controversial penalty

Will Bayley says he was "devastated" to suffer nan last of nan men's S7 array tennis singles pursuing a arguable umpiring determination successful nan deciding game.

The British jock was penalised a constituent by umpire Darek Mikita successful nan 5th crippled aft Bayley was judged to person kicked nan shot successful vexation owed to missing a shot.

The 36-year-old says he often uses his feet to retrieve balls owed to difficulties moving his limbs, and that he has ne'er been penalised for this previously.

Bayley went connected to suffer a thrilling last to Yan Shuo of China 11-8 12-14 11-7 7-11 11-9.

"I'm conscionable devastated, it hasn't really sunk successful 100%," said Bayley. "I felt I was nan amended subordinate coming without sounding bitter, I felt bully today."

On utilizing his feet to thief retrieve balls betwixt points, he said: "Especially erstwhile I'm tired, my legs aren't that bully truthful I footwear nan shot into nan obstruction to prime it up, it's a batch easier.

"I automatically do it, I was still doing it aft I sewage red-carded - past I started moving aft nan shot because I didn't want him to responsibility me. I wasn't doing it pinch thinking, I do it successful training, I'm connected autopilot. I person ne'er had an umpire opportunity thing astir it successful my life."

On whether nan punishment affected him, Bayley added: "Big time. I was 3-1 up successful that [fifth] game, different and it's 4-1. I felt it was important - it's a crippled to 11, it's quick. But someway I person to find a measurement to judge that.

"I person to look astatine nan video [of nan match] arsenic well, I don't cognize what he was talking astir for a batch of nan issues."

Bayley had been initially yellow-carded successful nan 2nd crippled by Mikita for misbehaviour connected court. International Table Tennis Federation rules authorities if nan subordinate gets a 2nd yellowish for an infringement, their force is awarded a point.

That proved to beryllium cardinal successful deciding nan result arsenic Shuo defeated Bayley successful nan S7 singles last for nan 2nd successive Paralympics.

Bayley has reached nan last of nan erstwhile 4 Games, but only won 1 - astatine Rio 2016 - while now having to settee for 3 silvers.

After being penalised a point, Bayley engaged successful a agelong statement pinch Mikita and besides said to an off-court charismatic earlier having to judge nan penalty.

He besides said to nan umpire afterwards. Asked what he told Mikita, Bayley said: "I said, I've ne'er seen thing for illustration it. It's nan Paralympic final. It's difficult to take, I'm gutted and I'm emotional, it's difficult to talk logically."

Bayley resolved to return for nan adjacent Paralympics and spell for golden successful Los Angeles successful 2028.

"I'm bully capable to triumph a Paralympic Games - 100% [will spell for LA 2028], I conscionable request to get complete this loss, I'm judge I will successful a fewer weeks," he added.

Earlier connected Friday, Rob Davies claimed metallic successful nan men's singles MS1.

The Welshman, 40, won golden astatine Rio 2016 but was incapable to take sides his title successful Tokyo 5 years later because of a enarthrosis injury.

In Friday's final, Cuba's Yunier Fernandez won a adjacent first crippled earlier wrapping up a 14-12 11-7 11-4 victory.

Medals won by Bayley and Davies added to nan 3 bronze medals won by ParalympicsGB successful Para-table tennis earlier successful nan Games - those for Felicity Pickard and Bly Twomey successful nan women's doubles WD14, Billy Shilton and Paul Karabardak successful nan men's doubles MD14 and Twomey successful nan women's singles WS7.