Hannah Saunders earned a top-10 finish at the Euro Mini Championships, Bly Twomey also made it through to the main draw.

The annual tournament in Schiltigheim, France, saw eight English girls and boys take on players from around the French regions, as well as an international contingent. All the players were born in 2010 or 2012.

Saunders (pictured above, photo by Michael Loveder), competing in the 2012 class, made it through three group stages with only one defeat out of six, and then saw off a Czech opponent in the round of 32.

She was defeated in the round of 16, going down 3-0 (11-8, 14-12, 12-10) to Albane Rochut of France. But the Peterborough player bounced back to win three successive positional play-offs against opponents from Turkey, Switzerland and Germany to claim ninth place.

In the same age group, Amber Lemmon won two of her six matches across the group stages and then won three straight games in the consolation draw to reach the semi-finals, where she was defeated by Slovakian opponent. She won her final match to take third place.

In the 2010 girls’ event, Twomey – recently called up to represent Great Britain at the European Para Championships in Sheffield next month, won four of seven matches across three group stages to reach the last 32, where she was defeated 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-4) by Renata Shypsha of Spain.

She had a good win in the first of the positional play-offs for 17th-32nd places, defeating Seangna Rin of Ile de France 3-2 (4-11, 11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6), but then lost her next three matches to end in 24th place.

The 2012 boys’ competition saw Zihan Lin and Lewis Wu both win a number of matches across the group stages, Lin getting through to the fourth and final stage before exiting. In the consolation event, both boys went out in the round of 32, therefore earning a share of 17th position.

In the 2010 boys’ competition, there were three England representatives – Adam Alibhai, Abraham Sellado and Ryan Goodier.

Alibhai and Sellado blitzed through the first three group stages with Alibhai unbeaten and Sellado losing just once. In the fourth stage, Sellado was defeated in his two matches while Alibhai was unlucky to lose out on a three-way countback having won one and lost one.

It meant the consolation event, where both were defeated in the round of 32.

Goodier lost four of his six matches by a 3-2 margin in the first two group stages, but in the consolation event won three of his five group matches.

Those results meant Alibhai and Sellado had a share of 17th place and Goodier a share of 57th.

Results

Girls 2010
Stage 1
Group 11
Mariia Lytvyn (AUT) bt Bly Twomey 3-1 (11-9, 7-11, 11-4, 11-9)
Emma Wibaux (Pays del la Loire) bt Twomey 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 16-14)
Twomey bt Zuzana Ondrackova (CZE) 3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-5)

Stage 2
Group 11
Twomey bt Deimante Adlyte (LTU) 3-0 (11-2, 11-6, 11-4)
Twomey bt Manon Sence (Hauts de France) 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-9)

Stage 3
Group 14
Sofia Carro bt Twomey 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-6)
Twomey bt Violette Clavier 3-1 (8-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-3)

Round of 32
Renata Shypsha (ESP) bt Twomey 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-4)

Positions 17-32
Twomey bt Seangna Rin (Ile de France) 3-2 (4-11,11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6)

Positions 17-24
Polina Kryvosheia (UKR) bt Twomey 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 15-13)

Positions 21-24
Tetiana Pukalo (UKR) bt Twomey 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-5)

Positions 23-24
Louane Bataille (Hauts de France) bt Twomey 3-0 (11-9, 11-3, 11-7)

Girls 2012
Stage 1
Group 18
Hannah Saunders bt Charlotte Guyot (Hauts de France) 3-1 (7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-4)
Claudia Bertolini (ITA) bt Saunders 3-1 (11-3, 3-11, 11-8, 11-7)

Group 21
Amber Lemmon bt Andreea Prohorovici (MDA) 3-0 (11-1, 11-8, 11-4)
Chloe Huang (Ile de France) bt Lemmon 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-4)

Stage 2
Group 7
Saunders bt Kalina Bozovic (MNE)3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-4)
Saunders bt Lola Moncere (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) 3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-7)

Group 22
Albane Rochut (FRA) bt Lemmon 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-8)
Lemmon bt Agathe Adolff (Grand-Est) 3-1 (11-4, 8-11, 11-3, 11-3)

Stage 3
Group 15
Saunders bt Bianca Pribeagu (ROU) 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-9)
Saunders bt Emili Vasilciuc (MDA) 3-1 (11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7)

Group 16
Leonie Jacquier (Bourgogne Franche-Comte) bt Lemmon 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 12-10)
Ela Su Yonter (TUR) bt Lemmon 3-0 (12-10, 11-3, 11-6)

Round of 32
Saunders bt Kristyna Konecna (CZE) 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-3)

Round of 16
Albane Rochut (FRA) bt Saunders 3-0 (11-8, 14-12, 12-10)

Positions 9-16
Saunders bt Armin Aydin (TUR) 3-2 (4-11, 11-8, 7-11, 13-11, 11-9)

Positions 9-12
Saunders bt Michelle Wu (SUI) 3-1 (11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8)

Positions 9-10
Saunders bt Lotta Rothfuss (GER) 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-8)

Consolation
Round of 32
Lemmon bt Yana Hnativ (UKR) 3-0

Round of 16
Lemmon bt Emili Vasilciuc (MDA) 3-0

Quarter-final
Lemmon bt Anain Laigle (Auvergne-Rhone Alpes) 3-1

Semi-final
Vivien Murkova (SVK) bt Lemmon 3-0

Positions 3-4
Lemmon bt Charlotte Guyot (Hauts de France) 3-2

Boys 2010
Stage 1
Group 9
Alexandru Ionel (ROU) bt Ryan Goodier 3-2 (11-9, 10-12, 4-11, 11-6, 11-5)
Simon Verchere (Pays de la Loire) bt Goodier 3-2 (5-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9)
Goodier bt Liam Bouchoir (Hauts de France) 3-2 (15-13, 11-9, 4-11, 8-11, 11-9)

Group 10
Abraham Sellado bt Ottomar Hobeoja (EST) 3-0 (11-1, 11-5, 11-4)
Sellado bt Kentin Tan Van (Ile de France) 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-4)
Sellado bt Lenny Jan (Bretagne) (11-7, 11-6, 11-4)

Group 18
Adam Alibhai bt Adam Ocovsky (SVK) 3-0 (11-2, 11-7, 11-4)
Alibhai bt Dorian Moussay (Pays de la Loire) 3-0 (11-1, 11-3, 11-8)
Alibhai bt Sasha Campagne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) 3-1 (11-4, 11-8, 9-11, 12-10)

Stage 2
Group 3
Gorkem Ocal (TUR) bt Goodier 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-2)
Soren Loock (Ile de France) bt Goodier 3-2 (11-7, 9-11, 3-11, 11-8, 11-7)
Shaine Nogrette (Hauts de France) bt Goodier 3-1 (11-8, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7)

Group 15
Alibhai bt Luka Cacic Blazek (SLO) 3-2 (7-11, 11-5, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8)
Alibhai bt Philip Theisen (LUX) 3-1 (11-7, 10-12, 11-6, 13-11)
Alibhai bt Alban Clou 3-1 (6-11, 11-5, 14-12, 14-12)

Group 23
Sellado bt Roland Baca (SVK) 3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-5)
Sellado bt Timeo Dolci Pichon (Ile de France) 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-8)
Sellado bt Sasha Campagne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) 3-1 (11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 11-6)

Stage 3
Group 3
Alibhai bt Vojtech Lastovka (CZE) 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 12-10)
Alibhai bt Soren Loock (Ile de France) 3-2 (11-6, 4-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-6)

Group 11
Sellado bt Philip Theisen 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-3)
Pierre Poulain (Bretagne) bt Sellado 3-2 (11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 7-11, 11-6)

Stage 4
Group 4
Alexandru Ionel (ROU) bt Sellado 3-2 (11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-9)
Noah Tessier (FRA) bt Sellado 3-1 (11-5, 11-4, 5-11, 11-9)

Group 15
Nolan Johnston (Ile de France) bt Alibhai 3-0 (12-10, 11-6, 11-8)
Alibhai bt Luke Jalass (GER) 3-1 (7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-6)

Consolation
Stage A
Group 2
Goodier bt Ottomar Hobeoja (EST) 3-1 (9-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-3)
Mathis Lisena (Ile de France) bt Goodier 3-1 (4-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-9)
Goodier bt Maksims Rusinovs (LAT) 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-2)
Goodier bt Tom Marie (Auvergne-Rhone Alpes) 3-1 (11-9, 11-7, 14-16, 11-5)
Robert Graur (MDA) bt Goodier 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-4)

Round of 32
Onur Guluzade (AZE) bt Sellado 3-2
Emil Hasselbalch (DEN) bt Alibhai 3-1

Boys 2012
Stage 1
Group 1
Zihan Lin bt Louis Lamine Fenkam (Ile de France) 3-2 (5-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 11-3)
Alexander Malov (ESP) bt Lin 3-1 (9-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-7)

Group 14
Lewis Wu bt Lecroc Guenole (Bourgogne Franche-Comte) 3-0 (12-10, 11-6, 11-7)
Wu bt Filip Nagy (SVK) 3-2 (11-4, 7-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-4)

Stage 2
Group 16
Lin bt Noa Warrand (BEL) 3-1 (9-11, 11-8, 14-12, 11-8)
Gabriel Tramonti (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) bt Lin 3-2 (11-4, 7-11, 11-9, 12-14, 11-8)
Lin bt Thilyo Martin (Centre-Val de Loire) 3-2 (11-9, 6-11, 13-11, 6-11, 11-9)

Group 19
Ladimir Mayorov (ESP) bt Wu 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 14-12)
Wu bt Honore Battaglia (Bourgogne Franche-Comte) 3-2 (8-11, 11-7, 11-3, 10-12, 11-6)
Wu bt Lucas Reinberger (Grand-Est) 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-8)

Stage 3
Group 7
Pietro Campagna (ITA) bt Wu 3-1 (11-4, 10-12, 11-4, 11-7)
Deyvan Lemaire (Occitaine) bt Wu 3-1 (13-11, 11-6, 10-12, 12-10)

Group 24
Lin bt Romeo Vauleon (Auvergne-Rhone Alpes) 3-1 (10-12, 13-11, 11-8, 11-9)
David Drobov (UKR) bt Lin 3-2 (11-6, 10-12, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5)

Stage 4
Group 5
Tim Escudier (Provence Alpes Cote D’Azur) bt Lin 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 13-11)
Noah Valente (LUX) bt Lin 3-2 (7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 3-11, 11-7)

Consolation
Stage B
Group 5
Wu bt Jules Pruvot 3-0 (14-12, 11-8, 11-8)
Dorian Lheriau (GER) bt Wu 3-1 (11-8, 9-11, 11-2, 13-11)
Wu bt Loic Tran (Ile de France) 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-8)

Round of 32
Ali Enes Seren (TUR) bt Lin 3-2
Soen Bonnet (Centre-Val de Loire) bt Wu 3-2