IT was game, set and match when two star players from Inkberrow Tennis Club took the Special Olympics 2003 in Dublin by storm and met James Bond himself.

Adam Hodgson, 23, from Marlbrook and Neil Samuels, 27, from Worcester, were picked from thousands of hopefuls to compete in the games which were held outside the United States for the first time in their 11-year history.

Adam took gold in the men's singles and Neil scooped a bronze in the same section.

Neil then went on to bag Great Britain a silver in the mixed doubles, teamed with 19-year-old Sarah Joy Simpson.

The Inkberrow players won three out of the seven medals Great Britain gained in the games for the tennis section.

And to make the events even more memorable, they were presented with their medals by Irish actor and Hollywood star Pierce Brosnan.

The British Tennis Foundation worked alongside Special Olympics Great Britain to select and prepare players for the games as part of its Disabilities programme which encompasses tennis for players with learning disabilities, those in wheelchairs and for the deaf.