Sarnians just fall short of the top 12

GARRY DODD and his table tennis colleagues will be thinking 'what if?' as they narrowly missed out on the top 12 in the team event, in Guernsey's first real drama of these Games.

Hopes were high as Dodd, Olly Langlois and Matt Stubbington headed into their game against Sri Lanka knowing a win would secure qualification, which was ultimately a step too far.

But it did not look that way as Dodd gave the Sarnians the early lead with a fine 3-1 victory over Buwaneka Nirmala Jayasingha.

But like so often, the tie hinged on two key moments, the first being Langlois' dramatic encounter second up against Rohan Sirisena Manamendra Gedara.