According to a news item posted on the BTA website it looks as though Simon Lessing has withdrawn from the GB elite squad for the World Championships. Despite his recent win at Hannover the story quotes early season injury, the birth of his first child and a need "for a longer-term focus on the Commonwealth and Olympic Games". Richard Stannard replaces him in the men's team, joining Andrew Johns, Tim Don, Marc Jenkins, Richard Allen, and Spencer Smith.