MARCUS ELLIS might be ending 2012 in the form of his life but he isn’t about to pop open the champagne just yet, with the picture set to change again in the New Year.

Ellis has taken three titles in the past month, the Scottish and Welsh Internationals with Gabby White in the mixed doubles as well as the men’s doubles at the latter with Paul van Rietvelde.

The 23-year-old and White have featured in the Czech and Belgian International finals too, winning the latter but losing the former, while also finishing runners-up at the Dutch Open.

But, despite this good form, Ellis is not getting too carried away as he is set to team up with Alyssa Lim in the New Year with White going back to fiancé Chris Adcock.

And although this will essentially put him back to square one again, Ellis is adamant the same heady heights can be reached in 2013 alongside the highly-rated Lim.

“The end of the year has gone well for me as I have picked up a couple of mixed doubles titles with Gabby,” said Ellis.

“However it is all set to change in the New Year as I will be paired up with Alyssa so it will essentially be back to square one again I suppose.

“It is a bit frustrating because Gabby and I have been in good from but that is just the way it goes sometimes and it happens to a lot of people.

“Gabby and I were ranked around 25th in the world and were just ready to make that step up to the next level. But there is no reason why I can’t get to that level playing with Alyssa.

“I have a lot of faith in my new partner and I think we compliment each other well. Every time I have seen her play with previous partners I have seen a lot of things about her game that I think will compliment my game too.”

Ellis was scarcely in contention to compete at the London 2012 Olympics which saw Britain send a mixed doubles pairing as well as one player in the men’s singles and one in women’s.

But he did get a sneak peak of the Games after being invited onto the British Olympic Association’s Ambition Programme.

“Even though London 2012 has only just finished and the next Games in Rio is four years away everyone is already talking about it,” he added. “I don’t want to be on the sidelines again and I will be working hard to make sure I don’t miss out on Rio.”

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