Men’s class 14 World champions Paul Karabardak and Billy Shilton start their bid for the Paralympic title in the last 16 against the class 7 French pair of Kevin Dourbecker and Stephane Messi while Will Bayley and Martin Perry will face Thomas Rau and Bjoern Schnake from Germany.

Aaron McKibbin and Joshua Stacey have a first-round bye in men’s class 18 and face class 8 European bronze medallist Maksym Chudzicki and class 10 World number five Igor Misztal from Poland in the last 16. In men’s class 4 Rob Davies and Tom Matthews have a last 16 bye but face a tough quarterfinal against the number one seeds Jang Yeongjin and Park Sung Joo from Korea Republic.

Women’s class 14 starts with quarterfinals and Fliss Pickard and 14-year-old Bly Twomey will play Nora Korneliussen and Jenny Slettum from Norway with the winners guaranteed a medal.

In mixed class 17 Joshua Stacey and Bly Twomey play Kayode Alabi and Faith Obazuaye from Nigeria in their first-round match while in mixed class 4 Tom Matthews and Megan Shackleton face Chen Junjian and Lisa Di Toro from Australia.

The table tennis events in Paris will take place from August 29-September 7 at the South Paris Arena 4.

The full Para table tennis team that will compete for ParalympicsGB in Paris is:

Will Bayley, 36, Tunbridge Wells/Brighton
Events – men’s class 7 singles, men’s class 14 doubles (with Martin Perry)
Paralympic record – Beijing 2008, London 2012 (silver, men’s class 7 singles; bronze, men’s class 6-8 teams), Rio 2016 (gold, men’s class 7 singles; bronze, men’s class 6-8 teams), Tokyo 2020 (silver, men’s class 7 singles; silver, men’s class 6-7 teams)

Rob Davies, 39, Brecon
Events – men’s class 1 singles, men’s class 4 doubles (with Tom Matthews)
Paralympic record – London 2012, Rio 2016 (gold, men’s class 1 singles)

Paul Karabardak, 38, Swansea
Events – men’s class 6 singles, men’s class 14 doubles (with Billy Shilton)
Paralympic record – Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 (bronze, men’s class 6 singles; silver, men’s class 6-7 teams)

Tom Matthews, 31, Aberdare
Events – men’s class 1 singles, men’s class 4 doubles (with Rob Davies), mixed class 7 doubles (with Megan Shackleton)
Paralympic record – Tokyo 2020 (bronze, men’s class 1 singles)

Aaron McKibbin, 32, London (Wandsworth)/Epsom
Events – men’s class 8 singles, men’s class 18 doubles (with Joshua Stacey)
Paralympic record – London 2012 (bronze, men’s class 6-8 teams), Rio 2016 (bronze, men’s class 6-8 teams), Tokyo 2020 (bronze, men’s class 8 teams)

Martin Perry, 29, Paisley/Dumbarton
Events – men’s class 6 singles, men’s class 14 doubles (with Will Bayley)
Paralympic record – debut in Paris

Fliss Pickard, 29, Burnley/Sheffield
Events – women’s class 6 singles, women’s class 14 doubles (with Bly Twomey)
Paralympic record – debut in Paris

Megan Shackleton, 24, Todmorden/Sheffield
Events – women’s class 4 singles, mixed class 7 doubles (with Tom Matthews)
Paralympic record – Tokyo 2020 (bronze, women’s class 4-5 teams)

Billy Shilton, 25, Stonehouse (Gloucester)/Sheffield
Events – men’s class 8 singles, men’s class 14 doubles (with Paul Karabardak)
Paralympic record – Tokyo 2020 (bronze, men’s class 8 teams)

Joshua Stacey, 24, Cardiff/Sheffield
Events – men’s class 9 singles, men’s class 18 doubles (with Aaron McKibbin), mixed class 17 doubles (with Bly Twomey)
Paralympic record – Tokyo 2020

Bly Twomey, 14, Brighton
Events – women’s class 7 singles, women’s class 14 doubles (with Fliss Pickard), mixed class 17 doubles (with Joshua Stacey)
Paralympic record – debut in Paris