Robbie Maycock will showcase the skills he has nurtured in three different countries when he makes his Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow tomorrow.

The 24-year-old is set for a baptism of fire after being pitted against tenth seed Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan, of Malaysia, in the men’s singles round of 64 at the Scotstoun Sports Campus.

Maycock developed a passion for the game at the age of 8, spending most of his free time at the Bermuda Squash Racquets Association in his home parish of Devonshire.

He further honed his skills while at boarding school at Wycliffe College in Gloucestershire, England, and Dartmouth College, in New Hampshire, United States.

“When I was 12 or 13, I wanted to take my squash to the next level; that was the catalyst to look outside of Bermuda,” said Maycock, who lives in New York. “I fell in love with the West Country of England: it’s so beautiful, and I can’t speak highly enough of my time at Wycliffe.

“The excellent coaching and the exposure I had going to national and international tournaments provided the springboard for a lot of the success I had.

“Home is home, though. In Bermuda, we used to do it all: football, tennis, squash. You don’t appreciate how convenient everything is, but when you’ve lived in other great places, you understand what a special place Bermuda is.”

Both Maycock’s parents, Bill and Jane, have made the trip to Glasgow to support their son on squash’s biggest stage. “I love playing in front of my parents,” Maycock said. “I still have a passion for squash. It’s such a complex game, a thinking man’s game, and even the best players are still learning.”

Maycock is also looking forward to brushing shoulders with some of sport’s biggest names at the sprawling Athletes’ Village. “There are two photos I want to get — one of Usain Bolt and the other of me at the Games in my Bermuda shorts,” he said.

“This is more than just a squash tournament, it’s going to be a big, life-altering experience, but I’m pretty relaxed about it.

“You’ve done the hard work at this point, so all you can do is go out there and play. I’m just going to live in the moment.”