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Live coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games - Saturday, September 1 - UPDATED 10.15pm

Ross Wilson
Ross Wilson

by Alex Hoad at the ExCeL Arena

10.15pm - Well, another Super Saturday it turned out to be!

Click here to read Bayley and Wilson's reactions to their semi-final results.

I'll be back at ExCeL tomorrow for GB men and women taking on Morocco and Japan respectively at sitting volleyball and the small matter of Will Bayley's GOLD MEDAL MATCH against the German Jochen Wollmert.

Wilso gets the day off to prepare for Monday's bronze medal clash with old foe Emil Andersson of Sweden.

7.50pm - Will Bayley said he played the best he possibly could in that semi-final and 'after everything I've been through in my life, a match against Nikolenko of Ukraine is nothing.'

He is thrilled to have guaranteed at least a silver, but 'the job is only half done.' He faces a gold medal match tomorrow evening.

Wilson however said he was 'still on a high' despite a cruel defeat in five sets against Zhao due to the incredible support he received.

Wilson led by two sets and was serving at 10-10 in the third but the missed serve gave the Chinese a way back into the match and he never looked back.

Wilson will try to raise himself for the bronze match on Monday lunchtime.

Full stories to follow a little later.

7.42pm - Wilson loses the decider 11-7.

7.38PM - WILL BAYLEY WINS 11-5 TO SECURE AT LEAST SILVER MEDAL

7.35pm - Wilson loses the fourth set 11-7 and faces a decider.

7.30pm - However both lads LOSE their third sets, Bayley 13-11 and Wilson 12-10.

7.25pm - They are both one set from a guaranteed silver medal. Sounds good hey?

7.20pm - Our lads both lead 2-0 in sets. Bayley won 11-3 and Wilson edged it 11-9. Class stuff.

7.15pm - Wilson finds top form to win the first set 11-9 and Bayley follows suit moments later by 11-8.

6.30pm - Just about half an hour til our lads come into the arena for their semi-finals.

Bayley faces the Ukrainian Maxym Nikolenko in Class 7 while 17-year-old Wilson is up against the dangerous Shuai Zhao of the table tennis powerhouse China in Class 8.

Spare a thought for me. The two of them are playing at the exact same time on tables about 50 yards apart in the arena.

I'll do my best.

5.48pm - Ok, about to dash back to table tennis, but thought you might like to know Claire's views on the game.

Click here for Harvey's reaction to the Holland defeat.

5.05pm - All over and Holland won 25-13, 25-12, 25-15.

Brave battle from the GB girls. They'll take plenty of positives from it.

4.42pm - GB have a mountain to climb after the Dutch take the second set 25-12.

Too many mistakes from GB against a strong side.

4.23pm - Opening set goes to the Dutch, 25-13.

They are very good but GB have got a chance of the second set if they can get a head of steam up!

3.56pm - About to get going with the SV. Warm-ups over and perhaps the best atmosphere I have encountered all summer.

Incredible support for both teams.

Meanwhile Wilson and Bayley are DEFINITELY both playing at 7pm tonight. No more changes. Promise.

3.30pm - Atmosphere is really hotting up at the sitting volleyball where I've dashed to see Claire Harvey and GB face the Dutch.

The two teams know each other very well, Claire has told me, but it's not going to be easy, facing the Beijing bronze medallists, a side they have never beaten.

There are 7,000 people here. Seven. Thousands. London2012 never ceases to amaze me. Superb support.

2.30pm - More heartbreak for Nathan Milgate.

He shot an impressive 599 of a possible 600 but misses out on the final.Eight shooters went perfect with Skelhon one of them.

Milgate was joint ninth. For the second day running one point made all the difference.

1.45pm - Milgate has begun with 13 straight 10s in a competition where a perfect 600 from 60 shots is very much the aim.

Meanwhile Bayley will face Ukrainian Maxym Nikolenko in the semis at 7pm after he overcame Messi (Stephane, not Lionel) in the quarter-final just now.

12.15pm - Nathan Milgate is an hour away!

12.10pm - Ok. Wilson seems to be on at 8pm in his semi against the dangerous Zhao of China with Bayley playing at 7pm.

I've decided to listen to the players, rather than the website schedule, press handouts or human beings in the centre when it comes to timing.

Click here to read what Ross Wilson said after his match.

And/or click here to read what Will Bayley said after his match.

11.38am - What a nice lad. Wilson admitted it was tough for him to come into his first game, against an opponent who had played twice here previously, especially with the noise of a GB game in a deciding set going on on the next table.

He's off to go and 'chill out' this afternoon. I've still got work to do before I head off to see Claire Harvey and the GB volleyball team this afternoon.

Don't forget hot-shot Nathan Milgate will go for a place in the Mixed R3 10m Air Rifle Prone final at 1.15pm.

11.25am - Wilson is through the Class 8 semi-finals after overcoming the Pole.

He won 11-2, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7 starting brightly and then recovering from a dodgy second set nicely.

Semis are at 7pm tonight, same as Bayley's. That's going to be fun!

10.45am - Not long til Wilson's quarter-final.

Still trying to understand why Bayley is straight through to last four when there were six group winners. Possibly top two in rankings get a bye while next four play-off for two other SF places.

However you look at it it's a weird format and it has done my head in over the last couple of days! :)

10.30am - Bayley thinks he's through to the semis at 7pm - which is good enough for me!

No 1.15pm QF for him then.... unless I hear differently in the next couple of hours.

I'll keep you posted.

9.45am - Bayley tells me energy drinks helped him get so pumped up for a 9am game. He was actually up at 5.50am. Cor.

More TT to come still, Ross Wilson will be facing Marcin Skrzynecki of Poland (or Marcin S, as I'll call him the rest of the day) in Class 8 at 11am.

That will be Ross' first appearance at the Games but it's a biggie - the quarter-final. He received a bye through the preliminary round.

It looks like Bayley will be back for his quarter-final at 1.15pm - but the scheduling with the table tennis gets a bit, errr, confused, so I'll keep you updated!

9.30am - Bayley wins 11-9, 11-7, 11-8 and celebrates on his back on the floor.

He is very pumped. Through to the knockout stages at lunchtime he goes.

9.20am - It's 2-0 to Bayley who wins the final four points of the set to take it 11-7.

He's two-thirds of the way to the quarter final.

9.10am - Bayley takes the first set 11-9. The intensity of the two players is staggering. Roars of anguish and celebration with every point.

Bayley beats his chest as he wins the opening set while the home crowd stand to applaud.

This is guaranteed to wake up any sleepyheads. SO intense.

9.05am - The knock-up is complete and Will makes a solid start. Decent crowd in here for so early on a Saturday. Lot of support for Will, including Ross, who is sat in the stands!

8am - Welcome to Super Saturday Part III.

I’m at ExCeL this morning to see our two table tennis stars Will Bayley and Ross Wilson in action.

Tunbridge Wells’ Bayley will face China’s Keli Liao at 9am knowing a win would seal his place in the Class 7 quarter-final this lunchtime.

Wilson, 17, from the Isle of Sheppey, (pictured) will play the Class 8 quarter-finals at 11am after receiving a bye through the preliminary rounds.

At the Royal Artillery Barracks shooter Nathan Milgate will seek to put yesterday’s disappointment behind him in the Mixed R3 10m Air Rifle Prone qualification round at 1.15pm.

Hopefully he’ll be able to do what he couldn’t yesterday and reach the final, which is scheduled for 4pm.

Also at 4pm and in another part of the huge complex here at ExCel, Claire Harvey and the GB sitting volleyball women will face old foes the Netherlands, looking to bounce back from yesterday’s opening game defeat against the Ukraine.

Bayley and Wilson will both be hoping to be involved in the semi-finals of their events which are due off in the same hall at the same time, 7pm. It could be quite a day!

Alex Hoad at the Games - Twitter button
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