Mark Bates Ltd Junior & Under-21 Nationals

About the event

The Mark Bates Ltd Junior & Under-21 National Championships see the best young players in the country compete in singles and doubles at Junior (U19) and Under-21 levels.

The 2025/26 event will take place on the weekend of May 16-17, 2026, at David Ross Sports Village, University of Nottingham.

Competition documentation will be made available on this page in due course.

Once again, the series of Cadet and Junior 4* events around the country during the 2025/26 season, will provide a route to the Nationals as they have since 2021. All players invited must take part in 2 x 4* events. Click below to see the latest leaderboards for the Junior category (updated 05.11.25).

Boys’ leaderboard | Girls’ leaderboard

Latest news
Competitions

Extra 4* tournaments for our young players on road to the Nationals

The best young players in the country will have an extra Cadet & Junior 4* tournament this season where they can earn points towards qualifying for the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships for their age group.

August 14, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
Junior and U21 National Championships

Out now: Rewind highlights package for Mark Bates Ltd Junior & U21 Nationals

The final national champions of the season have been crowned and now you can see how they struck gold by watching our Rewind highlights package on YouTube.

May 21, 2025 | Paul Stimpson
Junior and U21 National Championships

Sophie Earley and Jakub Piwowar double up at Junior Nationals

Sophie Earley made it three titles across the weekend, while Jakub Piwowar took his first national singles title as the Mark Bates Ltd Junior & Under-21 Nationals came to a close.

May 18, 2025 | Paul Stimpson

Event information

Draws and results 2023/24

 

Mark Bates Ltd are the headline sponsor of the Nationals

Photos from the event are on our Flickr page

Tees Sport/Butterfly are the Official Ball Supplier

 


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