Max Radiven won his first WTT title at the WTT Youth Contender Batumi in Georgia, beating the top two seeds on his way to victory in the Under-15 Boys’ Singles.
He became the fourth English youngster to win on the WTT circuit, and the most senior – Dimitar Dimitrov having won at Under-11 level and Abraham Sellado and Kacper Piwowar at Under-13s.
Fourth seed Sellado was also on the podium in Georgia, having been defeated in the semi-finals – 11-9 in the fifth by second seed Berk Ostoprak of Turkey.
Fifth seed Radiven beat Ostoprak 3-1 (11-8, 12-10, 4-11, 11-4) in the final to extract revenge on behalf of England and take the title. He had earlier beaten top seed Khurshid Akhmedov of Uzbekistan 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 13-11) in the semi-finals.
Watch the final below – navigate to 1hr 39min for the start of the match.
Kacper Piwowar was third seed but went into the knockouts as a group runner-up and ran into Ostoprak in the round of 16, losing in four games.
In the Under-17 Boys’ Singles, all three English boys again went through. Piwowar went out in the round of 16 at the hands of second seed Gorkem Ocal of Turkey, who went on to win the event.
Radiven and Sellado were both knocked out in the quarter-finals, Sellado by the third seed Akhmedov and Radiven by top seed Ignas Sisanovas of Lithuania.
Results
Under-17 Boys’ Singles
Qualifying group 5
Artsiom Papkou (AIN) bt Kacper Piwowar 3-2 (6-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8)
Piwowar bt Ramazan Nazir (KAZ) 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-3)
Qualifying group 6
Abraham Sellado bt Aliaksandr Petrasheuski (AIN) 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-4)
Sellado bt Davit Chedishvili (GEO) 3-1 (11-6, 6-11, 11-5, 11-2)
Qualifying group 7
Max Radiven bt Arseni Razhchanka (AIN) 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-5)
Radiven bt Tunar Baghirov (AZE) 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-0)
Round of 32
Piwowar bt Martin Frizel (LTU) 3-0 (11-5, 12-10, 11-5)
Round of 16
Radiven bt Daniil Vitorski (AIN) 3-2 (12-10, 7-11, 11-7, 9-11, 13-11)
Sellado bt Arseni Razhchanka (AIN) 3-1 (11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7)
Gorkem Ocal (TUR) bt Piwowar 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-2)
Quarter-finals
Ignas Sisanovas (LTU) bt Radiven 3-1 (17-15, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9)
Khurshid Akhmedov (UZB) bt Sellado 3-1 (11-7, 9-11, 11-2, 11-6)
Under-15 Boys’ Singles
Qualifying group 3
Aliaksei Krot (AIN) bt Kacper Piwowar 3-2 (8-11, 11-8, 4-11, 13-11, 11-9)
Piwowar bt Nikolozi Varazashvili (GEO) 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-7)
Qualifying group 4
Abraham Sellado bt Sandro Kontselidze (GEO) 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-6)
Sellado bt Ali Seren (TUR) 3-1 (11-9, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5)
Qualifying group 5
Max Radiven bt Daniil Lianets (AIN) 3-0 (11-1, 13-11, 11-3)
Radiven bt Davit Chedishvili (GEO) 3-1 (12-10, 11-9, 7-11, 11-6)
Round of 32
Piwowar bt Sanzhar Ibakhan (KAZ) 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-6)
Round of 16
Radiven bt Nurdaulet Azamatuly (KAZ) 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-4)
Sellado bt Nikoloz Chkhartishvili (GEO) 3-1 (11-9, 11-3, 9-11, 11-7)
Berk Oztoprak (TUR) bt Piwowar 3-1 (11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 11-7)
Quarter-finals
Radiven bt Aliaksei Krot (AIN) 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-7)
Sellado bt Yhali Zagori (ISR) 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-3)
Semi-finals
Radiven bt Khurshid Akhmedov (UZB) 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 13-11)
Berk Oztoprak (TUR) bt Sellado 3-2 (11-4, 6-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-9)
Final
Radiven bt Berk Oztoprak (TUR) 3-1 (11-8, 12-10, 4-11, 11-4)