Despite the absence of Ochimura, who withdrew earlier in the month, Purvis will be keeping the best of company, with the Olympic silver medallist Marcel Nguyen (Germany) and bronze medallist Danell Leyva (USA).
The Stuttgart World Cup, to be held on December 1-2, is the first on the circuit; Glasgow hosts the second leg on December 8, an event which is sold out; Worcester, USA, stages the third leg on March 2; and the grand finals are in Tokyo on April 6-7.




