Ethan Walsh had a 100% record and Charlotte Bardsley came out on top of a three-way countback as they became Junior National Cup champions.

Sam Walker missed three match points as he was eliminated from the European Games in a deciding set, while Liam Pitchford also went out in Minsk.

Five years ago the future of Banbury and District Table Tennis Association looked bleak, but after introducing a new scheme to get clubs linked to local primary schools and creating a pathway for junior player development, numbers are on the up.

The top three girls are unbeaten after day one of the Junior National Cup in Plymouth – but third seed Ethan Walsh is the only unbeaten boy after No 10 seed Josh Weatherby beat the No 1 Shayan Siraj.

Sam Walker dug deep to advance to the third round of the men’s singles at the European Games in Minsk, but Tin-Tin Ho and Charlotte Carey are out of the women’s singles.

Tin-Tin Ho will be the first Team GB player in action when the table tennis events get under way at the European Games in Minsk on Saturday.

Para table tennis is one of three new sports that could be added to the programme of events at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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